The River Shining Tavern is located in the town of Daggerford, in the Sword Coast region of the Forgotten Realms. The tavern’s menu is legendary, but shipments from Holrow Homestead, the tavern’s main supplier of ingredients, have suddenly stopped.
Kaga, the tavern’s head chef, is growing anxious. A week ago, he sent adventurers to Holrow Homestead to investigate, but yesterday their bodies were found floating down the river.
So you, adventurers, have been called upon to aid Kaga, find out what has happened to the homestead and its proprietor, Arthur Holrow, and to bring back the ingredients for a special pasta dish beloved by the tavern’s youngest patrons.
CONTENT WARNING: Child Endangerment. Children endangered by the villains.
Save the Children is a fairly short adventure so hopefully it will help fill some time between now and the upcoming new PHB drop! Here are the character creation notes:
Characters should level 10
Use standard array/point buy for stats only please
Any standard race/background/class is fine. No Spelljammer or Partner Content
Gold will be irrelevant but you may start with an extra 500g.
You may have 1 uncommon magical item (subject to approval)
Your backstory is also pretty irrelevant, so please don't post your background novella here. A simple sentence or two about your character is plenty sufficient.
Recruitment will stay open for a few days at least, so take your time applying. Will shoot to close recruitment by the end of the day, Wednesday, July 24 but may be sooner if there are enough good applicants and interest has waned here.
Backstory: Raised by his grandfather, the feared beast of Carbannog, he was devastated when his grandfather was slain by a troop of human knights, and swore revenge. Many years later, he has mellowed. Just looking for a pint an a plate of Haggis.
Backstory: Having recently lost a large part of her town and family to destruction, Rova aims to prove herself worthy of protecting others and doing what's right, using the newfound abilities she received when she made a deal with a fiend that slithered through the ruins of her home.
Name: Frydan Ezlwit but better known as Goggles Race: Rock Gnome Class: Rogue Background: Sage Backstory: Hailing from the colder northern reaches of the Sword Coast, Goggles is a particularly curious and inventive Rogue who loves to tinker, and has been a regular customer of the River Shining Tavern ever since he first discovered it on a quest.
Name: Dealu of Burntland Race: Variant Human Class: Druid (Sheppard) Background: Far Traveler / Ruined Backstory: He was taken by the orcs who destroyed his village and murdered his family to care for their livestock. He did well enough to live and to learn from the animals he cared for and those who would prey on them. Now that he has finally escaped, he relies on animals to help him hunt orcs and goblins and to assist those in need.
Name: Lucy (Luciferazen Von Weise Pflaume) Race: High Elf Class: Wizard (Bladesinging) Background: Noble Backstory: Lucy is the rebellious daughter of a powerful family from Silverymoon. She ran away from home because her mother tried to force her to marry a 600-year-old elf. Now, the girl is furious—not just because innocents are in danger, but because the pasta she was so looking forward to can't be served due to some jerk villain! Anyone who stands between Lucy and her food shall suffer a horrible death!
Backstory: Her father holds a high rank in the military, and because of this her fellow soldiers always believed she wasn’t a good soldier and was just given her position. So in order to prove her place and skill, she set out to help as many as she could, so when she heard what was happening in town, she knew she had to offer her aid.
Your backstory is also pretty irrelevant, so please don't post your background novella here. A simple sentence or two about your character is plenty sufficient.
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"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
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"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
Is Twilight cleric allowed? If not I'll change it to Celestial warlock.
Name: Thoradin
Race: Hill Dwarf
Class: Cleric (Twilight)
Background: Acolyte
Backstory: Somewhat of a maverick among his people, Thoradin spent much of his youth among humans and was attracted to the Martyr God, Illmater. He believes in directly reducing others' suffering by preventing harm to them rather than trying to heal them afterward.
Backstory: Gita is a charismatic female dark elf who is somewhat self centred. Been a local bounty hunter enables her to achieve her own goals and needs.
Backstory: Although a recent retiree sellsword hailing from Amn, Gimmor Frostbeard's wish for spending his last century or two wouldn't have him sitting idle! For in his youth he tasted a most wonderous dish, and was now more determined then ever to learn from great chefs across the land in pursuit of recreating himself one day!
Name: Gail Race: Variant Human Class: Fighter Background: Haunted One Backstory: A child herself, Gail's hometown was wiped out with her as the only surviver. She was trained by the heroes that dealt with the problem. A child prodigy, she's incredibly strong for someone her age.
The River Shining Tavern is located in the town of Daggerford, in the Sword Coast region of the Forgotten Realms. The tavern’s menu is legendary, but shipments from Holrow Homestead, the tavern’s main supplier of ingredients, have suddenly stopped.
Kaga, the tavern’s head chef, is growing anxious. A week ago, he sent adventurers to Holrow Homestead to investigate, but yesterday their bodies were found floating down the river.
So you, adventurers, have been called upon to aid Kaga, find out what has happened to the homestead and its proprietor, Arthur Holrow, and to bring back the ingredients for a special pasta dish beloved by the tavern’s youngest patrons.
CONTENT WARNING: Child Endangerment. Children endangered by the villains.
Save the Children is a fairly short adventure so hopefully it will help fill some time between now and the upcoming new PHB drop! Here are the character creation notes:
Recruitment will stay open for a few days at least, so take your time applying. Will shoot to close recruitment by the end of the day, Wednesday, July 24 but may be sooner if there are enough good applicants and interest has waned here.
I look forward to some delicious fun!
Name: Daniel
Race: Elf
Class: Druid
Background: Guild Artison
Backstory: Dan lived in his Druid circle and was sent by the Arch Druid to help the nearby town save the children.
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Name: Bast
Race: half Elf
Class: Bard
Background: Noble
Backstory: Bast is a famous entertainer for nobles and royalty, he eventually became wealthy through this.
Caerbannog
Race: Rabbit
Class: Ranger / Monk
Background: Far Traveler.
Backstory: Raised by his grandfather, the feared beast of Carbannog, he was devastated when his grandfather was slain by a troop of human knights, and swore revenge. Many years later, he has mellowed. Just looking for a pint an a plate of Haggis.
Name: Rova
Race: Half-Orc
Class: Warlock
Background: Soldier
Backstory: Having recently lost a large part of her town and family to destruction, Rova aims to prove herself worthy of protecting others and doing what's right, using the newfound abilities she received when she made a deal with a fiend that slithered through the ruins of her home.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/128595168
Name: Frydan Ezlwit but better known as Goggles
Race: Rock Gnome
Class: Rogue
Background: Sage
Backstory: Hailing from the colder northern reaches of the Sword Coast, Goggles is a particularly curious and inventive Rogue who loves to tinker, and has been a regular customer of the River Shining Tavern ever since he first discovered it on a quest.
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Borvnir Chelvnich: Black Dragonborn Barbarian: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Pushover Gerilwitz: Tiefling Wizard: Acquisitions Incorporated
Callow Sunken-Eyes: Goliath Arctic Druid: We Are Modron
DMing The 100 Dungeons of the Blood Archivist , The Hunt for the Balowang and Surviving Tempest City!
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Name: Dealu of Burntland
Race: Variant Human
Class: Druid (Sheppard)
Background: Far Traveler / Ruined
Backstory: He was taken by the orcs who destroyed his village and murdered his family to care for their livestock. He did well enough to live and to learn from the animals he cared for and those who would prey on them. Now that he has finally escaped, he relies on animals to help him hunt orcs and goblins and to assist those in need.
Name: Lucy (Luciferazen Von Weise Pflaume)
Race: High Elf
Class: Wizard (Bladesinging)
Background: Noble
Backstory: Lucy is the rebellious daughter of a powerful family from Silverymoon. She ran away from home because her mother tried to force her to marry a 600-year-old elf. Now, the girl is furious—not just because innocents are in danger, but because the pasta she was so looking forward to can't be served due to some jerk villain! Anyone who stands between Lucy and her food shall suffer a horrible death!
Name: Corrin Thorngage
Race: Tiefling
Class: Paladin
Background: Solider
Backstory: Her father holds a high rank in the military, and because of this her fellow soldiers always believed she wasn’t a good soldier and was just given her position. So in order to prove her place and skill, she set out to help as many as she could, so when she heard what was happening in town, she knew she had to offer her aid.
I love this.
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale
Is Twilight cleric allowed? If not I'll change it to Celestial warlock.
Name: Thoradin
Race: Hill Dwarf
Class: Cleric (Twilight)
Background: Acolyte
Backstory: Somewhat of a maverick among his people, Thoradin spent much of his youth among humans and was attracted to the Martyr God, Illmater. He believes in directly reducing others' suffering by preventing harm to them rather than trying to heal them afterward.
Name: Dangar
Race: Kobold
Class: Druid
Background: Lorehold Student
Backstory: "Somebody is stealing our food?! OUR food!??! Those bastards! Lets go get them!!"
www.dndbeyond.com/characters/128666731/WAqXsm
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale
Name: Kelrith
Race: Blue Dragonborn
Class: Cleric
Background: Noble
Backstory: The 3rd son of a mid-tier noble family, Kelrith received the finest education, But no land or holding are likely due to an older brother.
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Backstory: Gita is a charismatic female dark elf who is somewhat self centred. Been a local bounty hunter enables her to achieve her own goals and needs.
Name: Gimmor Frostbeard
Race: (Mountain) Dwarf
Class: Fighter
Background: Mercernary Veteran
Backstory: Although a recent retiree sellsword hailing from Amn, Gimmor Frostbeard's wish for spending his last century or two wouldn't have him sitting idle! For in his youth he tasted a most wonderous dish, and was now more determined then ever to learn from great chefs across the land in pursuit of recreating himself one day!
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Name: Gail
Race: Variant Human
Class: Fighter
Background: Haunted One
Backstory: A child herself, Gail's hometown was wiped out with her as the only surviver. She was trained by the heroes that dealt with the problem. A child prodigy, she's incredibly strong for someone her age.
Thank you everyone for your interest! Those selected have been messaged. This thread will now be closed. Safe travels!