Short On Time? If youโre running this adventure in a shorter time slot, you can skip either this encounter or the encounter in Part 3. Both of them communicate that Aeldwynโs bloody past is catching up with her (and the characters). Yllani the aquatic elf has pestered Captain Gizor about investigating a shipwreck along the route, and judging by the stream of profanities heโs muttering, it seemsโฆ
Creature Type: Monstrosity Size: Medium (about 4โ5 feet tall) Speed: 40 feet As a Worg, you have the following special traits. Darkvision. You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet. Keen Senses. You have proficiency in the Perception skill, and you have Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. Bite. Your formidable jaws are a natural weapon, which you can use toโฆ
Estimated Duration: 20 Minutes When youโre ready to begin the adventure, read the following boxed text aloud: It is late in the day in Turtleback Cove as you look around the massive dome above you, still in awe of the colossal Primordial Dragon Turtle skull that this town inhabits. But unto the problems at hand; finding lodgings is proving to be problematic. The last couple of inns or tavernsโฆ
Spells Prepared. You determine what spells you can prepare for each class individually, as if you were a single-classed member of that class. If you are a level 4 Ranger / level 3 Sorcerer, for example, you can prepare five level 1 Ranger spells, and you can prepare six Sorcerer spells of level 1 or 2 (as well as four Sorcerer cantrips). Each spell you prepare is associated with one of yourโฆ
Wondrous Item, common This item attaches to the body of a warforged, and is designed to serve as one of the following tools that weighs 10 pounds or less: an Artisanโs Tool, Forgery Kit, Herbalism Kit, Poisonerโs Kit, Thievesโ Tools, or a Musical Instrument. You must incorporate the tool into your body before you can use it. Over the course of 1 hour, you can attach the tool or remove it fromโฆ
Infiltrators can pass as human, their serpentine features limited to scaly skin, forked tongues, and other minor or internal transformations. These spies insinuate themselves among their rivals, manipulating others and making foes vulnerable to the plots of more powerful yuan-ti. Yuan-ti Exploiting pacts with sinister supernatural forces, yuan-ti bargain away their humanity for the lethality andโฆ
| Investment | Item Rarity |
|---|---|
| 150 GP | Common |
| 600 GP | Uncommon โฆ |
โ Use Minimum Hit Points and Damage Rolls for this creature.
Terrifying in scale and overwhelming power, goristros are giant demons capable of bringing cities to ruin. These demons embody senseless anarchy and nihilistic destruction, and they take special offense at creatures or structures that rival them in size. Castles, towers, giants, and beasts of war are all common victims of these monstersโ wrath. Goristros resemble hunched, primeval minotaursโฆ
Magic Items for Starting Characters If youโre starting a campaign for characters above level 1, the Playerโs Handbook offers suggestions for how many magic items such characters should start with and the rarity of those items. Consider these approaches to determining the items each character receives: DM Choice: Choose items for each character using your own judgment. Player Choice: Let theโฆ
Tracing arcane sigils along its boundary, you can ward a doorway, window, or other portal from entry. For the duration, an Invisible eldritch creature stalks the warded portal. Any creature that attempts to pass through the portal makes a Wisdom saving throw, taking 4d6 Psychic damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful save. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damageโฆ
Weapon (greatclub), uncommon You have a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Proficiency with a Greatclub allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it. This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it. Push. If you hit a creature with this weapon, you canโฆ
| Name | AC | HP | Initiative | Key Ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulette | 17 | 94 | +0 | Burrows and leaps |
| Commoner | 10 | 4 | +0 | Club (hiking pole) โฆ |
The would-be muggers have a total of 40 GP between them.
Weapon (any melee weapon), rare (requires attunement) This magic weapon has 5 charges. When you hit a creature with it, you can expend 1 of the weaponโs charges to negate all of the creatureโs Resistances to damage until the end of your next turn. The weapon regains 1d4 + 1 expended charges daily at dawn. Applicable Weapons: Name
Level 7 โ 8 Adventure. Adventurous. Defence. Game Reserve. A game reserve that houses endangered animals has been on high alert ever since a pack of Bulette bullies moved in. The merciless monsters have already killed a number of animals, so itโs up to the party to trigger sonic devices to scare them off once and for all.
That evening, the Castanamir puts in at Cantona for the night. Itโs a mid-sized town of industrious craftspeople. Gizor and his crew have some cargo to deliver, but the characters are welcome to stay on board the ship if they please. Any character with the mark of prestige โSlayer of the Beastโ (from Hands of a Healer) receives a heroโs welcome in Cantona and offered every form of accommodationโฆ
Dreaming Dark Infiltrators are spies sent to gather intelligence. They plant psychic seeds in their minds of their foes that enhance the infiltratorsโ combat prowess against those enemies.
Armor (ring mail), legendary You have a +3 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. This armor is leather armor with heavy rings sewn into it. The rings help reinforce the armor against blows from swords and axes. Ring mail is inferior to chain mail, and it's usually worn only by those who can't afford better armor.
If exposed to light or otherwise disturbed, mushroomlike shriekers emit a high-pitched noise that gives them their name. This wailing might alert other creatures or attract predators. Fungi The dank, sunless Underdark is a fertile breeding ground for weird and dangerous fungi.
Shrill Mushroom If exposed to light or otherwise disturbed, mushroomlike shriekers emit a high-pitched noise that gives them their name. This wailing might alert other creatures or attract predators.
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Wondrous Item, uncommon This silver lock pick twists and reorients itself to more easily open locks. You gain a +3 bonus on Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) checks you make with it to pick a lock.If you roll a 1 on such a check using the lock pick, it casts the Knock spell on the lock before it turns to dust and is destroyed. If you roll a 1 in this way and use an ability to reroll the die orโฆ
Jeholrak Infiltrators are specialist members of Jeholrak society, hired by Jeholrak Politicians to eliminate other politicians. They are, in essence, master assassins whose primary purpose is to act as a wedge in the complex interplay of Jeholrak politics. The assassination of a particular politician is usually requested by another who has less influence, intending to clear space for theirโฆ
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