Descent into Avernus

Descent into Avernus is a complete (socially distanced/virtual setup) side campaign. There are 20 chapters including an epilogue showdown against Arkhan the Cruel.
== Summary ==
The Sideshow Slashers – a troupe of troublemaking performers – get swept up in an ancient conflict between celestial and infernal forces, taking the fate of the world into their hands. 
Google doc of episode-by-episode campaign notes here (wip).
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== Characters ==
=== Player Characters ===
*Dess, a swashbuckling performer who looks out for #1
*Sovereignty, a paladin facing her troublesome heritage
*Four, an amnesiac construct on a mission to save his maker
*Fenris, a lycan woman with bloodlust and a big heart
*Anatoly, chaotic kitty from the city (with a blood bond on his mind)
*Judgment, the brain cell of the group (ALSO with a blood bond on his mind...)
*Haro, a hawk-eyed druid looking for a way home
=== Key Non-Player Characters ===
* Reya, Hellrider of Torm
*Mambo, skeletal servant
*La the Pirate Queen, former captain of Dess
* Gargauth aka Gary, archdevil
* Dr. Cosmia, renowned artificer & creator of Four 
*Twenty-Six, construct
* Archmage Sylvira, sage of Candlekeep
*Analexis the Slayer, metallic dragon 
== Chapters ==
Chapter #	Title 	Summary 	Air Date 	Run Time
01 	Hell Amongst Us 	The Sideshow Slashers arrive at Baldur's Gate to find an evil cult has taken a toll on the city. Its sister city, Elturel, has disappeared completely... 	June 3, 2020 	2:48:32
02 	Dungeon of the Dead 	The party pierces through the dark dungeon of the Dead Three, where within they find blood, death, and a startling secret... 	June 7, 2020 	4:24:25
03 	Pirates & Riders 	The Sideshow Slashers have a foreboding encounter with cultists of Tiamat and investigate the Vanthampurs, befriending a warrior along the way... 	June 15, 2020 	3:16:45
04 	The Devil's Estate 	A small contingent of the party infiltrates the Vanthampur estate, only to encounter some devilish dealings, conspiracies, and a peculiar flying cat... 	June 30, 2020 	4:22:54
05 	A Devil Within 	The Sideshow Slashers finally come face to face with the Duke, but the mystery of Avernus only seems to deepen further... 	July 1, 2020 	4:00:22
06 	Roads, Riddles, & Bearritos 	The Sideshow Slashers take a journey south to Candlekeep and find a few unusual encounters along the coastal highway... 	July 20, 2020 	3:49:04
07 	An Astral Jump 	A powerful ally has a plan to help the Sideshow Slashers get to Avernus... 	August 9, 2020 	4:56:13
08 	Exes & Tomes 	The Sideshow Slashers brave the graveyard in the doomed city of Elturel, where they discover a demon hunter and a portal to the abyss... 	September 1, 2020 	4:02:23
09 	The Tormentor 	Trekking through the wastelands in Avernus, the party encounters the devious Mad Maggie and her cohorts... 	September 22, 2020	4:14:49
10 	Zariel in the Flesh 	The Sideshow Slashers ride their Infernal War Machines into battle, and then encounter the archdevil of Avernus herself... 	October 20, 2020 	3:39:52
11 	A Proposal 	The Sideshow Slashers engage in a brutal Death Race, and Fenris has a quiet moment with Reya on the way to Haruman's Hill. 	November 20, 2020 	3:27:47
12 	Queen of Dragons 	A djinn and a unicorn send The Sideshow Slashers on a quest, which involves the legendary dragonborn champion of the Queen Tiamat... 	November 28, 2020 	2:31:54
13 	Stone & Leather 	The Sideshow Slashers face up against some colossal construct demons in an effort to save the unicorn Mooncolor... 	December 27, 2020 	2:27:41
14 	Volcanic Love 	The Sideshow Slashers enter the mighty Bel's Forge and have a beautiful surprise ceremony off the side of the adjoining volcano... 	January 10, 2021 	2:53:41
15 	Dreams of Death 	Sovereignty has a premonition. The Sideshow Slashers engage in an epic vehicle chase, and get more than they bargained for while searching a shipwrecked fortress.	February 22, 2021 	3:42:35
16 	Bonds & Bends 	Upon returning to Bel's Forge, Judgment and Anatoly learn about their intertwined fates, and the Sideshow Slashers meet someone from Four's past... 	March 8, 2021 	1:30:49
17 	The Sword 	The Sideshow Slashers finally arrive at the Bleeding Citadel where the Sword of Zariel is rumored to lay. Who knows what awaits them inside... 	March 15, 2021 	2:49:37
18 	The Choice
(Finale: Part I) 	The Sideshow Slashers take a step toward the conclusion of their journey, summoning their VIP friends list for the end of the world. 	April 6, 2021 	2:21:42
19 	Onto an Ending (Finale: Part II) 	Lives hang in the balance as the Sideshow Slashers combat the demon lord at the head of the Blood War. 	May 2, 2021 	2:37:50
20 	The Fate of Arkhan the Cruel & the Hand of Vecna (Epilogue)	In this epilogue, the Sideshow Slashers return to the Arkhan the Cruel's tower to enact a conclusion to what began in Critical Role's Vecna the Ascended. 	June 7, 2021 	2:59:52
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