Just past the encounter with the crawling claws, there are multiple holes bored into the tunnel’s sides hidden behind stacks of bones. If triggered, armed crossbows fire from behind the bones and all characters must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 11 (3d6) Piercing damage
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…
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…
Just offstage, there’s a rickety spiral staircase leading to a small upper level built onto a platform overlooking the stage. On the platform, Hemlock has set up a desk, a shelf, and a full-length mirror on a stand. The shelves are full of books in myriad languages and some ornamental knickknacks, mostly props and costume pieces from bygone performers. If the twins are willing to escape, they…
An ancient sofa with its covering torn open and its stuffing and springs revealed sits against the west wall of this room. This reading room contains much more than meets the eye. Secret doors in the north and south walls, either of which can be found by a character who succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check, open into a hidden hall around the room. A character who searches the…
The murals in the antechamber show the seven Zussra gods interacting with the people in their day-to-day lives in the lands around the Nyr Dyv centuries ago. Broadly, each god’s portfolio is represented clearly, so the murals confirm the domain of each if the characters didn’t know it before. There is additional information that can be gleaned related to each god from the murals. A character can…
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…
A character looking for a specific item can also make a DC 16 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Perception) check to try and find it within the clutter. Distilled Memory. Dozens of crystal decanters containing glowing, violet-colored liquid can be found scattered throughout the Laboratory—Unrefined Ichor, harvested directly from The White Worm. Each container is labeled with a date and…
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…
When you cast this spell, all footprints and fingerprints within a 30-foot Emanation originating from you become highlighted and glow faintly for the duration. When you cast the spell, choose any point in time up to 10 days ago. Only footprints and fingerprints left between that time and the present will be highlighted. Each creature that leaves footprints and fingerprints is assigned a unique…
The admiral resents Daphie because she once spilled ice cream on his uniform before a parade. Admiral Wyndar is especially irate today because he has lost his lucky, handheld, brass spyglass. Daphie has served on the Serendipity, a small naval scout vessel, for the past year. Despite her bad luck, Daphie is popular with her crewmates, due to her infectious optimism. The Serendipity is about to…
The party can search the suspects. Challenge. None of the suspects will agree to this, as they all have secrets they don’t want revealed. Solutions. Characters must make a Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check opposed by the target’s Passive Perception. If successful, the character discovers which group the suspect works for as a secret agent. If the target is the spy, the character finds the…
Freylie’s mother, Mags, carves wooden toys, and her father, Pietr, specialises in painting them. In many years of working at the factory, Freylie’s parents have never had to work such long shifts. Freylie’s brother Toma is 18. He was looking after her until he went to visit the factory yesterday. The note Freylie received is in Mags’ handwriting, but the formal wording matches Mr Meville’s ads.…
This old prison office is full of filth and cobwebs. A single door exits to the north. A character who searches this room and makes a successful DC 25 Intelligence (Investigation) check discovers the secret door. If the characters clean the dust and cobwebs from this room first, this DC drops to 20. Tiny cracks form the subtle shape of a manacle and chain on the wall. The spaces between the…
Questioning Vorbis: In addition to what is noted in Part 1, the giantkin chef freely relates the following (in order):
Frigid. Frosty. Dimly lit. This room’s temperature suits only those accustomed to it. The magical lighting has frosted over, muting the room’s illumination. A large bed and a chest rest against the east wall. The fortress staff has altered the room’s temperature to well below freezing, to accommodate the Glytta’s instructions. The wall adjoining this chamber and Queen Sinmara’s (Area 8) sweats…
During their patrol, the characters have an opportunity to sniff out the plans of Chase and Caset, the thieves hired to break into the Great Library’s vaults, well ahead of their actual heist. The characters need at least two of the three clues titled “On closer inspection” to gain Renown from the condition “Discover evidence of the heist”. If they have done so, read or paraphrase the following:…
Level 9 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: Membership in the Seers of Sea and Sky Space: Roomy Hirelings: 1 Order: Harvest This tall lighthouse has rotating lenses that make its light visible from a significant distance, even in poor weather. Your hireling operates and maintains the machinery and ignites or douses the light as you direct. Vision Charm. Time in your lighthouse inspires you to pierce…
| 1d8 | Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | A set of Fine Clothes and a gold pocket watch worth 150 GP |
| 2 | 4 cannisters that each contain the following seasonings: salt (5 CP each); ginger (1 GP each); cinnamon (2 GP each); pepper (2 GP each); cloves (3 GP each); saffron (15 GP each) … |
Second Floor, Experimental Wing Both entrances to the Laboratory are concealed behind smooth walls, each bearing a mural depicting a barn owl roosting in a weeping willow. As a Search action, a character who examines one of the murals and succeeds on a DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check spies that one of the owl’s eyes has a small hole cut into the wall, ringed in metal. If the check succeeds by 5…
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…
Both Lefty and JT know how to operate the secret door between the vault and the mop closet. A character finds a lever in the vault with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) or Intelligence (Investigation) check. Pulling it closes the door to the mop closet and prevents pursuit. Throwing the lever the other way reopens the door. The main entrance into the common room is blocked and…
If the characters accept the assignment, Fillius deputizes them as temporary members of the Oakshore Guard in a brief and underwhelming curbside ceremony.
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…
Both JT and Lefty recognize the characters as new recruits. If a character proves their competence by winning an interaction against either faction leader, they try to convince the characters to side with them in case a fight breaks out. While JT is unaware of the specifics, he knows Lefty is planning something soon, so he is gathering a group loyal to him. Lefty is the underdog and she is trying…
A glittering mass of treasure sits at the south end of this small room. This is the bulk of treasure Vethris has accumulated, as well as that she tasked the undead to gather. Poisoned Treasure: A porcelain teapot that sits near the front of the hoard is slathered with Oil of Taggit poison. Treasure: The teapot is worth 40 GP once the poison is washed off. Scattered about the room are 25 PP, 330…
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…
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