Almost all of the dragonmarked houses are represented in Ardev, providing the standard services the citizens of the Five Nations have come to rely on. Hereโs a breakdown of some of the best. Ardev Station. This Orien station handles a steady stream of coaches and caravans. The lightning rail runs two routes. Thereโs a daily, full-sized train that runs east to Galethspyre and Sharn. Twice a week,โฆ
If a mezzolothโs after ya, just pay it off with whateverโs in your pack. While itโs rooting around looking for a good deal, you hightail it, Chief! โMorte
Characters selecting this option receive 125 GP.
Onaivu pulls aside characters who bear the Thievesโ Guild Initiate mark of prestige or consider themselves members of the Thievesโ Guild and hands them a small note: Donโt forget you are a member of the Guild and must consider the bigger picture. Your contract remains in my care, and I havenโt treated you so poorly, have I? We see these young rats as too valuable to be set loose for others. Seeโฆ
Begin the adventure by reading the following to the players. Yesterday you saw a quest posted on a quest board at the Keep on the Borderlands. The quest was posted by Quintanna Zorn, an adventurer with a strange request. The quest post asked someone to go to the Kobold Cave, one of the mysterious and dangerous Caves of Chaos, and retrieve a valuable heirloom that Zorn dropped when she was thereโฆ
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Spellcasting or Pact Magic Feature) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma by 1, to a maximum of 20. Arcane Skill. When you fail a D20 Test, you can expend a spell slot to gain a bonus to the roll, potentially causing it to succeed. The bonus equals 2 plus the level of the spell slot expended.โฆ
The gems are held in locking clasps, keeping them in place for โcarefulโ observation and study. There is no obvious release mechanism, as the clasps were installed magically. A character can remove gems in one of the following ways: cast the Knock spell, succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check, or take the Utilize action to break the locks with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics)โฆ
The Plea. Chase requests the partyโs assistance, as the Guild has called on Caset to do something that would jeopardize the future the siblings have worked so hard for, and ignoring the indenture would place a target on both siblings. We Are Family. Chase considers characters bearing the We Are Family mark of prestige from Castle Greyhawk part of their patchwork family and will remind them ofโฆ
Wondrous Item, common While carrying this blackened silver coin, if you fail a Death Saving Throw, you treat the save as a success instead. Then the coin crumbles into dust. If you carry more than one Helโs Coin, you gain the following curse instead. If you succeed on a Death Saving Throw, you treat the success as a failure. Then one Helโs Coin crumbles to dust. This curse remains until there isโฆ
Dark Bargains weave Druskenvaldโs 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 theseโฆ
The bank offers the following services: Take Out a Loan. A character can borrow up to 10 GP from the bank with an interest rate of 1 GP per day. Thereโs no minimum payment due, but if the loan is left unpaid for long, word of the characterโs financial insolvency spreads throughout the keep. Deposit and Withdraw Money. A character can deposit gold and other valuables at the bank. They can withdrawโฆ
Level 9 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: Renown 15+ with House Kundarak Space: Cramped Hirelings: 1 Order: Trade A Kundarak Vault occupies space in your Bastion like any other special facility, but it is an extradimensional space that can be accessed from other places. As a Kundarak facility, it provides exceptionally secure storage for your trade goods and other treasures. Only you and yourโฆ
The bank has the following features: Service Counter. Sturdy hinges connect a wooden drop-down counter to the bankโs window. At night, Quink folds up the counter and closes the window, then secures both with an iron grate. Vault. A locked, reinforced door connects the bank tellerโs office to Quinkโs private quarters and a vault. Inside the vault are several strongboxes containing 250 GP worth ofโฆ
Nearly every major power of Faerรปn has its own currency minted within its borders that represent both its influence and material wealth. Most coins of pure composition and standard weight are accepted across the continent, though not every city-state or nation bothers to mint every sort of coin. The standard used to set the weight and value of coins is Waukeenโs Golden Coin, a relic that lies onโฆ
Once youโve chosen the DM, follow the instructions below to begin play.
Type: Heavy Armor Cost: 350 GP Weight: 65 lbs Armor Class: 17 Strength: 16 Stealth: Disadvantage Also called tvifold brynja, the rings of this chain mail are doubled, so each pair is passed through by four pairs of other rings. It is very heavy and bulky.
The adventure consists of these encounters. Dig Your Vibe. Eroso and Siobhan Manduchi approach the characters and invite them to go carousing if the adventurers agree to share tales of their exploits. The two are Friendly and flattering. Exquisite Corpse. Soon after the characters leave the siblings, they hear a scream. If they investigate, they find Erosoโs stabbed corpse surrounded by guards.โฆ
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.
Upon completion of the adventure, each character may select one treasure bundle listed below.
Location: Main Street (18) Services: Financial services Key NPCs: Ilia Kemble (female human banker) Kemble Bank is a small financial institution offering basic savings and loan services to the people of Quickstone. Ilia Kemble saw a thriving community in Quickstone, yet one too small to draw the interest of House Kundarak. Kemble Bank has provided good service to the town, and helped manyโฆ
Any remaining treasure encountered in the adventure is removed at the conclusion of play. Instead, each character selects a treasure bundle as a reward.
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