Chapter 1The Lower Spire
Lord Marrowgar An Adventure for Level 16 Characters
Lord Marrowgar An Adventure for Level 16 Characters
The preceding example of play shows how one Dungeon Master might run an encounter, but no two DMs run the game in exactly the same wayāand thatās how it should be! Youāll be most successful as a DM if you choose a play style that works best for you and your players. The Rule of Fun D&D; is a game, and everyone should have fun playing it. Everyone shares equal responsibility in moving the gameā¦
One of the best ways to learn how to run a D&D; game is to observe other DMs in action. Another DM can give you a solid foundation for understanding the roleāas well as inspire you with cool things you can do in your games. You can use these questions to help you reflect on a game you observe: Beginning the Session. How did the DM start the session? Was there a recap? Body Language. What gesturesā¦
While adventuring in the Dragonlance setting, the siblings Caramon Majere, Raistlin Majere, and Kitiara uth Matar provoke the rage of a wyvern Imagination is a key ingredient of Dungeons & Dragons, a cooperative game in which the characters that you roleplay embark on adventures together in fantasy worlds filled with monsters and magic. In D&D;, the action takes place in the imaginations of theā¦
Read or paraphrase the following: The doors to Lord Governor Saevilās office are carved from dark oak. One hangs loosely from broken hinges. Inside, the chamber is lined with maps of Leukish and Urnst pinned across the walls. At the center of the room float three massive, rotting orbs of flesh. Eye stalks twitch erratically atop each, and their central eyes roll erratically.
Some nefarious magic-users carry out forbidden necromantic rituals that sever their souls from their bodies to turn themselves into liches, masters of magic and undeath. With their souls preserved in hidden relics, liches puppet their own corpses as they pursue ambitions free from mortal bonds. Liches possess exceptional cunning and magical prowess, and they use their unnatural immortality toā¦
an adventure for Level 1 characters This adventure is designed to fill one or two sessions of play. It can take place in any heavily forested region. If you start the characters at level 2, skip the gathering of samples from the redwood trees in the grove and move the characters directly to the entrance of the dragonās lair (area R4).
The beholder zombies are spread out and unmindful. Itās likely the characters arrive at the door without alerting the monsters to their presence (Passive Perception 9). Adjusting the Encounter Use the following suggestions to guide adjustments at your table: Less Challenging: Remove one beholder zombie. More Challenging: Add one beholder zombie.
If a question about the interpretation of a rule comes up in your game, record how you decide to interpret it. Add that to your collection of house rules so you and the players can reference it when the rule comes up again later.
Medivh, a Human Mage Students with a keen intellect and unwavering discipline may walk the path of the mage. The arcane magic available to mages is both great and dangerous, and it is revealed only to the most devoted practitioners. To avoid interference with their spellcasting, mages wear no armor, instead protecting themselves with arcane shields and enchantments. To keep enemies at bay, magesā¦
Type: Gemstone Cost: 500 GP Weight: 1 lb Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant tones, and glow brightly at night or when exposed to magic. Deposits are found throughout Drakkenheim, often fused into stone streets and buildings likeā¦
When Matron Lethica ambushesāor is ambushed byāthe characters, read or paraphrase the following: The Weeping Widow stands beside her hulking ward and quickly loads her syringe. āYou threaten my work. You would put a stop to bringing peaceful bliss to all of Wickermoor Hollow. Enough. You are beyond saving⦠Hugo. Send these fools into oblivion.ā Matron Lethica (The Weeping Widow *) fights withā¦
List of Chapter 1: Realms of Etharis from the Grim Hollow: Campaign Guide.
This room is the Lord Governorās office and at least used to be well appointed. Two Beholder Zombies are here and are not interested in anything but making a meal of the heroes. The area has the following features:
Type: Gemstone Cost: 10 GP Weight: 1/4 lb Delerium is a magical mineral left behind by the meteor. It appears in geode clusters of translucent, sharp-edged crystals which reflect octarine light. The eldritch stones softly hum in dissonant tones, and glow brightly at night or when exposed to magic. Deposits are found throughout Drakkenheim, often fused into stone streets and buildings likeā¦
Illidan Stormrage and Two Demon Hunters Under His Tutelage The first demon hunter was Illidan Stormrage, a night elf sorcerer (and brother of Archdruid Malfurion Stormrage) who betrayed his people and all of Azeroth during the War of the Ancients, the first invasion of the Burning Legion. Secretly planning to learn the Legionās secrets in order to undermine the demonic forces from within,ā¦
Type: Gemstone Cost: 5,000 GP Weight: -- A blue white, canary, pink, brown, or blue gemstone worth 5000 gold pieces.
Chapter 1: Character Options Chapter 1
Night Elf Druid The first druids learned the secrets of nature magic from the demigod Cenarius, who tutored the yaungol (ancestors of the tauren) and then the night elves in druidic ways. Druids harness the vast powers of nature to preserve balance and protect life. They unleash natureās raw energy against their enemies, raining celestial fury on them from a distance, binding them with enchantedā¦
When the fog is creeping, And the moon is low; When the town is sleeping, Gauntlight starts to glow! Thatās when she arises For her midnight lunch. Naughty kids are prizes For her teeth to crunch. But if you obey me, And obey the rules; Youāre safe from Belcorra; She just eats the fools! So warns a popular nursery rhyme among the parents of the town of Otari, as they often sing the melodious butā¦
Each Dark Bargain is unique, and a character can enter into a given bargain only once. A character could be bound to multiple Dark Bargains at one time, but each one only once.
Thayās economy runs off heavy taxes and the export of magic items. Though many of its residents are poor, Thay is one of the richest nations in FaerĆ»n.
Dragonmarked houses and others are heading to the Western Frontier. House Orien is extending the lightning rail toward Graywall. But this is no story of Brelish colonialism. Breland isnāt expanding across this frontierāitās being driven away from it. Throughout the history of Galifar, the people of the Barrens were divided. The medusas of Cazhaak Draal, the changelings of Lost, and the tieflingsā¦
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