Red Moon Roleplaying in association with the Adventure Hook podcast proudly present a Blackspire Studios rendition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition classic Planescape adventure “To Baator & Back”… which we’ve humbly subtitled: “Hell is Other People”.

This episode contains themes and situations that may be offensive to some audiences. Listener discretion is advised…

In the final installment of this classic Planescape adventure, our characters face a series of terrifying challenges, each more horrific than the last… all in the desperate hope that they might finally escape from the plane of Baator and perhaps even one day to find a portal that will eventually lead them back to their home world. But, how many more of their dwindling numbers will the Nine Hells ultimately claim before they even have a prayer of safely setting foot upon the streets of Sigil: the City of Doors…?

Abandon all hope, ye who exit here.

But first, please enjoy Mattiaz’s dramatic reading of excerpts from his character background that was provided to each player prior to gameplay. And special thanks to Jenny Randle for voicing Shaaraxxis, called “Stormsong”! If you prefer to just jump forward to the actual-play action, please skip ahead to 18:30.

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The four Player Characters (PCs) and their voice actors (from left to right):Lord Finott Pickett, the Occultist (Aaron Campbell) Virgil St. Frostkiss, the Inquisitor (Craig Austin) Sir Milton Vespers, the Papal Dragonknight (Mattiaz Fredriksson) Magi Dante Harkadies, aka “The Swarmer” (Hjalmar Nordén) & Nix his falcon familiar

Map of Avernus provided in the “To Baator & Back” module (from the Well of Worlds adventure anthology)

Ar’kle-mens and the Portal to Sigil (art by Tony Diterlizzi) from the opening page of the “To Baator and Back” module

A Rogue Modron (art by Tony Diterlizzi)

Two of the mysterious Dabus (art by Tony Diterlizzi) and their strange “rebus” speech

The Lady of Pain (art by Tony Diterlizzi)

This episode features music from the enhanced soundtrack of the classic video game Planescape: Torment created by Black Isle Studios (music composed by Mark Morgan) and provided courtesy of the fine folks at Beamdog.

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Tracks:

Main Title

Fortress of Regrets