Multiattack. Keldar makes two attacks using Longsword or Handaxe in any combination. She can replace one of her attacks with a use of Spellcasting. Longsword. Melee Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) Slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) Thunder damage. Handaxe. Melee or Ranged Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) Slashing damage plus 5 (2d4) Thunder…
Ketgrinn are catlike Fey spirits who delight in puzzles, riddles, and bargains. They have large, bright eyes and too-wide grins that gleam starkly even in shadows. Ketgrinn are tricksters and spies, often sent by those they serve to steal the voices of a rival’s minions to sow chaos and confusion. Secret. Ketgrinn can’t resist a puzzle or riddle, and a difficult one can send a ketgrinn’s mind…
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.
The inner bailey offers the following service: Weapon Upgrade. The keep ordered too many crossbows, which untrained recruits can’t wield effectively. Shannik wants to trade the weapons for simpler ones. In exchange for 25 GP and a Shortbow, he can provide a character with a Hand Crossbow.
This is where the orcs (Toughs) sleep and is in Darkness, day or night. Any of the 12 orcs not elsewhere in the tower are here. It stinks.
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.
The sheltered inner bailey is where the keep’s defenders live and practice combat drills. When the characters arrive at the inner bailey, read the following boxed text aloud: Targets and practice dummies dot this courtyard, which contains a large stable and poles with hanging rings. Cavalry soldiers train atop horseback while guards watch the area from the walls and towers that rise around it. A…
In nearly all cases, the power that is proposing a Dark Bargain is uninterested in negotiating the duration or eventual cost of this gift. However, there may be extenuating circumstances. There could be roleplaying scenarios or simply the current events in the adventure’s narrative that could cause the power to briefly—briefly!—consider negotiating. The GM has the final say on whether a given…
Capital: Lake Home Primary Resources: Copper, silver Enemies: Doldarun Celebrated Virtues: Diplomacy, flexibility, pragmatism. Never miss an opportunity. The Kolkarun dwarves aren’t the wealthiest clan, but they are skilled negotiators and are one of the more active clans in the wider world. Some Kolkarun dwarves believe that their mythic founder was Kol Korran, though they don’t like to brag…
You take control of the weather within 5 miles of you for the duration. You must be outdoors to cast this spell, and it ends early if you go indoors. When you cast the spell, you change the current weather conditions, which are determined by the DM. You can change precipitation, temperature, and wind. It takes 1d4 × 10 minutes for the new conditions to take effect. Once they do so, you can change…
Ankylier Enchanters utilise their magical skills to add further value to the merchandise that the Ankylier forges produce. By commercialising their knowledge, they are able to imbue mystical energies into a piece of armour or weapon, granting it magical properties. Despite their magical abilities, Ankylier Enchanters are not generally turned to for guidance or wisdom. Instead, they are seen as…
*Stat blocks for these creatures (except the card drawer) appear in the Monster Manual.
*Stat blocks for these creatures (except the card drawer) appear in the Monster Manual.
The gatehouse offers the following service: Requisition Uniforms. Characters who pledge to defend the keep can requisition uniforms from Andrella free of charge. Give those players one Borderlands Tabard each.
Wondrous Item, Rare This backpack has a central pouch and two side pouches, each of which is an extradimensional space. Each side pouch can hold up to 200 pounds of material, not exceeding a volume of 25 cubic feet. The central pouch can hold up to 500 pounds of material, not exceeding a volume of 64 cubic feet. The haversack always weighs 5 pounds, regardless of its contents. Retrieving an item…
Type: Martial Melee Weapon Cost: 25 GP Weight: 7 lbs Damage: 1d10 Piercing Properties: Heavy, Reach, Two-Handed, Pull A polearm with a large, single-edged blade attached along the side of the haft. Atgeirs are thrusting weapons often used to lever enemies out of position after they have been struck. This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that…
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.…
Dark Bargains weave Druskenvald’s essence into the characters who dare to strike them. These ancient agreements bind the land, its magical energies, its creatures.. and you. The effects bring boon and bane alike. It may be best for some sinister characters to offer their bargains plainly, letting the lurking curses reveal themselves only when the time is right. Beware your entry into these…
The crooked fate that governs Druskenvald has taken a liking to you. You can avoid calamity, but you must pay back your good fortune eventually. Cheat Fate. When you fail a saving throw, you can choose to succeed instead. When you do so, if you would take half damage on a successful save, you take no damage instead. Once you use Cheat Fate, you can’t use it again until you pay the price (see…
Wondrous Item, Uncommon This small sphere of thick glass weighs 1 pound. If you are within 60 feet of it, you can command it to emanate light equivalent to that of the Light or Daylight spell (your choice). Once used, the Daylight effect can’t be used again until the next dawn. You can issue another command as a Magic action to make the illuminated globe rise into the air and float no more than 5…
A couple crates here contain the orcs’ meager provisions and the weapons and armor taken from the warriors being held in Area F.
Wondrous Item, Uncommon When you eat this spicy chocolate sweet as a Magic action, you have Resistance to Fire damage for 1 hour, and you can tolerate temperatures as low as −50 degrees Fahrenheit without any additional protection for the duration. Upset Stomach. You can only be under the effects of one sugarbomb that has this property at a time. Eating a sugarbomb that has this property while…
Crafting. Creating a Manual of Occult Anatomy requires a Workshop and Components of equal rarity to the item created. The Components required are:
“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.…
As an heir of House Kundarak, you take great pride in your family and its work of safeguarding the valuables of Khorvaire. Your house has always been a leader among the clans of the Mror Holds. Though it has never held the crown, it has a reputation for professionalism, honor, and order. You might strive to uphold that reputation, you might place your own sense of honor over your family’s, or…
Guild Initiates generally include the youngest members of the guild. The rank of Initiate is usually achieved after an introductory period of schooling for a young Manyhorn. Initiates’ duties include simple cleaning, cooking, and maintenance of guild facilities, along with other mundane and basic tasks. Those who show promise, or excel in one area are quickly promoted to a higher rank, but it is…
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