The intent is for the PCs to become the main heroes of the kingdom, realm, and maybe even the world that can defeat the fiendish invasion. It’s not meant to be a stand-alone campaign and framework and information gives a timeframe to run a Planet Apocalypse campaign. The main take-away from this chapter is that Planet Apocalypse is best run with existing campaigns, and it will need customization to become part of your campaign. Overall, you get excellent lore, and the GM should receive some great ideas from the tips on how to blend Planet Apocalypse and horror elements into their campaigns. There’s an excellent detailed adventure framework for how to plan out a Planet Apocalypse campaign and which ties directly into the chapter 4 adventures included in this sourcebook. The chapter then goes on to outline how to incorporate Planet Apocalypse into existing campaigns and bringing horror element into it if there especially was not one prior. The fiends invade by killing and corrupting the mortal world. There’s also good lore of how the Doomgates are formed, why the fiends form these portals to invade, and why the PC adventures should have the Sanguine Ward or protect those with these marks to fight against the fiend invasion. The first chapter gives readers a background of the hierarchy of the 4 circles of Underhell and the invading legions by Fiend Lords. Instead, I’ll highlight what’s included (trying not to give away too many spoilers), focus on what I like or don’t, and give some final thoughts on the overall Planet Apocalypse Sourcebook for 5e. This will also not be a normal tabletop review because it will not have a Gameplay Overview since the Planet Apocalypse Sourcebook is a rules compendium for 5e. It’s important to note that the first 3 chapters are more for the GM to share with PCs as they see fit, but chapters 4 and beyond are really for the GMs eyes only. This Sourcebook is part Dungeon Master’s Guide, Player’s Handbook, and Monster Manual for how to incorporate Planet Apocalypse universe completely into your 5e campaign. Jump forward almost a year and Petersen Games has decided to leverage much of that lore from their Planet Apocalypse board game and create a Sourcebook for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. It was an in-depth and engaging read about how the Hell Gates were formed, the hierarchy of minions and their masters of Underhell, and how the heroes in the game were able to resist these hellish beings. What impressed me the most, aside from it being a balanced, well-produced board game, was the amount of lore that was included for the Planet Apocalypse universe. It was a great but challenging coop which I enjoyed. Last year Petersen Games released the board game Planet Apocalypse and I was lucky enough to receive a copy to review.
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