Chapter 04 Adventure Genre: Film Noir Pop Culture: Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, Mike Hammer, Dick Tracy Kuno A Battle Smith inquisitive trails his quarry through the streets and towers of Sharn The inquisitives of Sharn are a distinctive breed of adventurers: part private investigator, part police detective, and part spy. To them, adventure means investigating crimes and making sure the criminals…
The PCs learn several things while scouring the fortress for clues. You’ll find some information tagged with “[ CLUE ]” immediately below, while other tagged details appear under Key Locations. The heroes can take all the time needed on Day 3 to search the desired locations. If they question the servants, they learn additional clues, in the following order:
You have honed your talents of investigation and deduction—fueled by a boundless curiosity—to explore mysteries, find missing people, recover stolen goods, unearth corruption and conspiracies, and solve crimes. As an inquisitive, you might have pursued freelance work, signed on with an inquisitive agency (perhaps one licensed by a dragonmarked house such as Medani or Tharashk), reported for a…
For the duration, you sense the presence of curses within 30 feet of yourself. If you sense a curse, you can take the Magic action to see a faint aura around any visible creature or object in the area that bears the curse, and if a curse was bestowed by an item or spell, you learn what item or spell caused it and its rarity or spell level. This spell is blocked by 1 foot of stone, dirt, or wood;…
You radiate a concealing aura in a 30-foot Emanation for the duration. While in the aura, you and each creature you choose have a +10 bonus to Dexterity (Stealth) checks and leave no tracks. Spell Tags: Buff, Exploration Available For: Druid (Legacy), Ranger (Legacy), Druid, Ranger, Cleric - Trickery Domain, Cleric - Hunt Domain, Ranger - Trail Warden, Sorcerer - Shadow Sorcery
The Records Office of the Guild of Lawyers, Scribes, and Accountants, as it is formally known, is located in the Artisans’ Quarter. The façade is embellished with detailed carvings of gold and silver dragons, and the interior boasts highly polished dark woodwork. Stairs circle up to the records rooms above, where Helva Plinkington staffs the front desk. Helva is Indifferent to the party and takes…
Dragonmark Feat (Prerequisite: Eberron Campaign, Can’t Have Another Dragonmark Feat) You gain the following benefits. Deductive Intuition. When you make an Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Insight) check, you can roll 1d4 and add the number rolled to the ability check. Magical Detection. You always have the Detect Magic and Detect Poison and Disease spells prepared. You can cast each…
You relentlessly seek the truth. Perhaps you witnessed something remarkable or terrible and now desire to unravel its mystery, or maybe you’re motivated by universal justice and honesty. Whether the cases you’re embroiled in are local crimes or eldritch conspiracies, you’re driven to reveal what others would keep hidden. Ability Scores: Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma Feat: Sharp Eye or a Dark…
Darklord: Flimira Vhage Hallmarks: Detective work, memory loss Everything inside the office of the Agency is a monotone gray. Anyone who passes the frosted glass door into this single-room domain is expected by Flimira “Flintlock” Vhage, the detective agency’s owner. From here, Flimira collects cryptic correspondence relating to mysteries across the Domains of Dread. She enlists agents to…
Occult detective stories straddle the line between fantasy, mystery, and horror. For the occult detective, solving paranormal mysteries is part of the job. In these adventures, supernatural criminals or monsters pursue nefarious ends while the characters act as detectives: interpreting events, seeking patterns, deducing goals, and ultimately putting an end to the threat. Investigation and…
Refer to the Oakshore Docks Map and identify the Suggested Start Area for the Player Characters. Don't reveal the rest of the dock's contents yet, as they aren't initially visible to the characters. To begin the investigation, read or paraphrase: Oakshore’s dockside neighborhood consists of six single-story homes and businesses separated by dingy alleys. Shells in intricate geometrical patterns…
Inquisitive agencies run the gamut from a handful of private investigators working together to networks of detectives supported by dragonmarked houses. If the characters want to establish their own inquisitive agency, they should consider two key factors: where to locate the agency, and whether to associate with an established guild. Kuno Inquisitives in Sharn keep constant watch over criminal…
Thuranne d’Velderan, a human investigator, operates an inquisitive agency in the Warden Towers district as part of her house’s Finders Guild. Her greatest asset is an extensive network of contacts within the Watch garrison that keeps order throughout the entire Menthis Plateau. Thuranne specializes in criminal investigation and frequently consults for the Watch to repay the many favors her…
The new rules presented in this adventure appear below, grouped together by rules type.
The following events can be used as you see fit to shake things up and reveal new information. If you prefer to embrace chaos, roll 1d6 whenever the party moves to a new location. On a 1 or 2, an event occurs there or nearby. Caset and Chase. After Part 2, the siblings leave the characters to pursue their own leads but return as needed to stay abreast of the party’s progress. They can point the…
Eberron: Rising from the Last War includes suggestions for building adventures focused on individual dragonmarked houses, but the most interesting adventures involve interaction between multiple houses. Use the House Intrigue table to inspire plots involving two or more houses.
| 1d10 | Secret Club Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Panic Room |
| 2 | The Desperate Fear Dance Hall … |
Casting your mind through time, you make a subtle alteration to history, allowing you to make preparations for the current situation within the last 24 hours. Describe to your GM how the precautions you took ahead of time to affect the current situation. For example, you might have packed a particular piece of gear or arranged for a distraction to occur at this exact moment. The GM might call for…
Wondrous Item, uncommon This powder resembles fine sand. There is enough of it for one use. When you take a Utilize action to throw the dust into the air, you and each creature and object within a 10-foot Emanation originating from you have the Invisible condition for 2d4 minutes. The duration is the same for all subjects, and the dust is consumed when its magic takes effect. Immediately after an…
A long worktable and racks fill this cramped but organized space. Arranged meticulously on the table are shears, chalk, awls, needles, thread, and measuring tapes, along with folded piles of clothing. A stack of leather-bound ledgers sits on a shelf along the western wall. Wrynn performs custom tailoring in this workspace; most production work occurs elsewhere. The ledgers note transactions for…
Unbearably warm. Brimstone and wood odor. This room, meticulously maintained by its inhabitant’s servants, features an enormous, well-appointed bed over which hangs a massive painting of a mountain scene. An open jar sits atop a small chest resting against the wall. This richly decorated chamber feels unnaturally warm and has an odor mixing brimstone and sandalwood. The bed and furnishings are…
Level 13 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: None Space: Roomy Hirelings: 1 Order: Research This facility is an office for an inquisitive agency—either the headquarters of an agency you control or a branch office for a larger agency (such as Information Acquisition or Karr’Aashta’s Investigations, both of which are discussed in chapter 4). Its one hireling is a secretary who maintains an extensive…
Chapter 05 Adventure Genre: Renaissance Schemes and Struggles Pop Culture: The Sopranos, Succession Members of different dragonmarked houses set aside their differences to investigate a murder in Sharn, the City of Towers. The prosperity of Khorvaire is built on magic, with the dragonmarked houses as the mortar that holds this magical economy together. The cornerstones of Khorvaire’s…
There are two mechanisms to keep the adventure moving when the players are stumped.
Each character must verbally accept the assignment and commit to seeing it through. Once that’s done, Davil smiles brightly and begins his story. “There is an abandoned warehouse in the Dock Ward not far from here—at least, that is what you are meant to believe it to be. In reality, it is a private, heavily guarded club owned by Xanathar and his loathsome followers. We require you to infiltrate…
The investigation ends when the characters feel they’ve collected enough information to report to Fillius, who meets them after they contact him with the Speaking Stone he gave them. If the characters correctly deduce that Korex is behind the murders, Fillius agrees that the evidence supports their conclusion. If the characters don’t arrive at this discovery themselves, Fillius can help them make…
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