Rogues with the outlaw specialization are ruthless swashbucklers who use agility and guile to dominate in combat while standing toe-to-toe with their enemies. Many of these rogues are affiliated with outlaw bands like the Defias Brotherhood and the pirates of Booty Bay. The following choices will help you focus on this specialization: Level 1. Choose Daggers and Rapiers for your Weapon Mastery…

The smithy offers the following service: Leather Branding. For 1 GP, Kalista can brand anything made of leather, such as Leather Armor or a Spellbook, with the keep’s coat of arms. Kalista makes armaments but doesn’t sell them. She forges them exclusively for the keep’s armed forces.

Affliction warlocks draw primarily on the power of the Void, a power often called shadow magic. Their spells cause intense pain, corrupting minds and agonizing souls, leaving their enemies in a state of ongoing torment. The following choices will help you focus on this specialization: Level 1. Choose the Pact of the Legion Eldritch Invocation. Choose the following cantrips: Eldritch Blast and…

Weapon, very rare You have a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this piece of magic ammunition. Once it hits a target, the ammunition is no longer magical.

Weapon, rare You have a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this piece of magic ammunition. Once it hits a target, the ammunition is no longer magical.

The smithy is where the keep’s residents purchase metal goods and have them repaired. When the characters arrive at the smithy, read the following boxed text aloud: The stench of hot smoke and the sound of clanging metal fill this smithy. Lit by the orange glow of a forge, a dark-haired dwarf pounds a molten ingot at an anvil behind a low wooden counter. Sparks fly with every strike of her…

Origin Feat (Prerequisite: Warforged) You gain the following benefits. Envoy Competence. You gain proficiency with one tool of your choice. Integrated Tool. Choose one tool you are proficient with. You have a working model of this tool integrated into your body, which can’t be removed. As long as you have a hand free, you can make use of the integrated tool. Innate Talent. When you make an…

Once the characters have assumed control of the Recluse, they can continue toward Korth.

Weapon (any simple or martial), common An alchemical process has bonded silver to this magic weapon. When you score a Critical Hit with it against a creature that is shape-shifted, the weapon deals one additional die of damage. Weapons Name Simple Melee Weapons Silvered Club | 1d4 Bludgeoning | Light | Slow Silvered Dagger | 1d4 Piercing | Finesse, Light, Thrown (Range 20/60) | Nick …

Weapon (any simple or martial), varies (requires attunement) Bound into this weapon is a spell of level 8 or lower. The spell is determined when the weapon is created and must belong to the Conjuration, Divination, Evocation, Necromancy, or Transmutation school of magic. The weapon has 6 charges and regains 1d6 expended charges daily at dawn. While holding the weapon, you can expend 1 charge to…

Armor (plate), legendary You have a +3 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. Plate consists of shaped, interlocking metal plates to cover the entire body. A suit of plate includes gauntlets, heavy leather boots, a visored helmet, and thick layers of padding underneath the armor. Buckles and straps distribute the weight over the body.

Weapon (any simple or martial), rare You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The weapon deals an extra 3d6 damage of the weapon’s type if the target is a Dragon. Weapons Name Simple Melee Weapons Dragon Slayer Club | 1d4 Bludgeoning | Light | Slow Dragon Slayer Dagger | 1d4 Piercing | Finesse, Light, Thrown (Range 20/60) | Nick …

Weapon, uncommon You have a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this piece of magic ammunition. Once it hits a target, the ammunition is no longer magical.

“Clo-bi-oh-don” (Cage tooth) This whole area was filled with lil’ fish-snatching pterosaurs. They kept their distance from us – I guess they’re used to being plucked off of the ground by small predators. Still, beautiful creatures to see flyin’ and fascinatin’ to observe perchin’ on rocks. They fed by flyin’ low over the water and quickly dippin’ their heads in, nabbin’ unaware fish. Nifty stuff.…

Korth is approximately 960 miles away from where the Recluse was attacked. The characters must navigate their airship to its intended destination if they have any hopes of arriving before their supplies run out. This section references the rules and guidance in the “Journeys in the Skies” section of chapter 7 of Eberron: Forge of the Artificer.

Knights frequently lead troops in combat or work in units that dominate the battlefield. They’re often attended by squires, who might be less skilled soldiers or commoners.

Armor (leather), legendary You have a +3 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. The breastplate and shoulder protectors of this armor are made of leather that has been stiffened by being boiled in oil. The rest of the armor is made of softer and more flexible materials.

You alter the appearance of a set of nonmagical clothing that isn’t being worn by someone else. You determine the color, styling, decoration, and form the clothing takes, though you can’t generate clothes worth more than 15 GP. For example, you could transform a tattered Robe into Fine Clothes, or vice versa. At the end of the spell’s duration, the altered clothing returns to its original form.…

Once the characters enter Ashenwood, they cannot take a Long Rest until the adventure concludes. This wilderness contains too many threats, and the spirits themselves bristle at the intrusion.

Armor (scale mail), legendary You have a +3 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. This armor consists of a coat and leggings (and perhaps a separate skirt) of leather covered with overlapping pieces of metal, much like the scales of a fish. The suit includes gauntlets.

Armor (scale mail), uncommon Metal armor made of songsteel rings like a bell or chime when it clangs against an object. When wearing the armor, you can call out to Volund as a Bonus Action. Until the end of your next turn, you take 5 less damage from all attacks that hit you. Once you use this feature, you must finish a Long Rest before you can use it again. This armor consists of a coat and…

Once the entire group of characters records an experience, the flumph ushers them into a nearby meeting room.

Armor (scale mail), very rare (requires attunement) You gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class while wearing this scale mail. The scale mail is enchanted to look like a scholarly or priestly robe. Mountain Walker. While you’re wearing this armor, Difficult Terrain composed of heavy snow, ice, rubble, or undergrowth doesn’t cost you extra movement. Grasping Tendrils. As a Magic action, you can activate…

Kalista recently received a cartload of battered and rusted weapons seized by the keep’s defenders. She asks the characters to help melt them down. The disarmament process takes 1 hour. To aid Kalista with it, the characters must succeed on the following ability checks in this order: DC 13 Strength (Athletics). The character piles the weapons in the forge and undertakes the tough labor needed…

Armor (scale mail), rare You have a +1 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. This armor consists of a coat and leggings (and perhaps a separate skirt) of leather covered with overlapping pieces of metal, much like the scales of a fish. The suit includes gauntlets.

Rogues who specialize in subtlety draw on the supernatural magic of the shadows to cloak themselves in darkness and form deadly blades. They strike from hiding, incapacitate their enemies with an overwhelming assault of rapid attacks, and disappear just as quickly back into the shadows. The following choices will help you focus on this specialization: Level 1. Choose Daggers and Maces for your…

Make a Deal with the Lower Planes Your pact draws on the Lower Planes, the realms of perdition. You might forge a bargain with a demon lord such as Demogorgon or Orcus; an archdevil such as Asmodeus; or a pit fiend, balor, yugoloth, or night hag that is especially mighty. That patron’s aims are evil—the corruption or destruction of all things, ultimately including you—and your path is defined by…

Questing knights travel in pursuit of a cause, such as slaying a villain, defeating a monster, recovering an Artifact, or restoring their lost honor.

Armor (double mail), uncommon Metal armor made of songsteel rings like a bell or chime when it clangs against an object. When wearing the armor, you can call out to Volund as a Bonus Action. Until the end of your next turn, you take 5 less damage from all attacks that hit you. Once you use this feature, you must finish a Long Rest before you can use it again. Also called tvifold brynja, the rings…