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Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus: Wizards RPG Team: September 17, 2019: The city of Baldur's Gate falls under the influence of evil gods, so adventurers must search for redemption in Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells. 256: 1-13: 978-0-7869-6676-9: Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden: Chris Perkins et al. [8] September 15, 2020
Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus is an adventure module for the 5th edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It serves as a prologue to the video game Baldur's Gate III . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Christopher Perkins , Dungeons & Dragons Principal Narrative Designer, described the module as " Dungeons & Dragons meets Mad Max: Fury Road ".
Baldur's Gate is a series of role-playing video games set in the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. The series has been divided into two sub-series, known as the Bhaalspawn Saga and the Dark Alliance, both taking place mostly within the Western Heartlands, but the Bhaalspawn Saga extends to Amn and Tethyr.
Final Gate, by Richard Baker (paperback, June 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4002-8) Realms of the Elves , edited by Philip Athans (paperback, February 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-3980-0 ) (this book is also listed under the Anthologies section, above)
Baldur's Gate sold more than two million copies after its release, nearly matching the sales of Diablo. Following the success of Baldur's Gate, the Infinity Engine was used for the games Planescape: Torment and the Icewind Dale series. The success of Baldur's Gate was followed by an expansion pack for the game: Tales of the Sword Coast. [9]
In the years leading to the closure of Black Isle, Interplay's financial difficulties would worsen, leading for the team to cancel anticipated games as Black Isle's Torn and Stonekeep 2: Godmaker, releasing only Icewind Dale II, publishing Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader and developing Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II.
The game was followed by a sequel, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, in 2000 and Icewind Dale, a separate game that utilized the same game engine as Baldur's Gate. Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor was released in 2001. Several popular Forgotten Realms characters such as Drizzt Do'Urden and Elminster made minor appearances in these games.
The character Balduran, a sea captain and founder of Baldur's Gate, sails to Anchorome and returns with a great wealth which is used to build the wall around the fledgling Baldur's Gate. In the Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast expansion, it is revealed that Balduran returns to Anchorome and retrieves a second hoard of treasure from the ...