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While you’re wearing this tabard, NPCs in the Keep on the Borderlands are initially Friendly toward you.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Borderlands Tabard While you’re wearing this tabard, NPCs in the Keep on the Borderlands are initially Friendly toward you.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Dagger Danger!
Borderlands Quest: Dagger Danger! A short adventure for level 1 characters Borderlands Quest: Dagger Danger is a Dungeons & Dragons adventure that introduces four or five new players to the game and
teaches you, the Dungeon Master, how to run it for them. This short adventure is meant to take two hours to play. The adventure uses elements from the D&D Starter Set: Heroes of the Borderlands
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Keep on the Borderlands Rising from rugged crags amid a harsh countryside, the Keep on the Borderlands is a bastion of peace amid an otherwise brutal wilderness. The keep’s stalwart defenders protect
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble A short adventure for four to six level 1 characters Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble is a Dungeons & Dragons adventure that introduces four to six new players to
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. Response: Pral adds 2 to his AC against that attack, potentially causing the attack to miss.Pral’s boyishly handsome, self-assured grin graces wanted posters throughout the Borderlands. A self
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damage.This itinerant explorer knows the caves around the Keep on the Borderlands better than anyone else. Vinx frequently delves these caves in search of treasure.
Recently, Vinx got caught in a bind while pursuing a stolen family heirloom. When she gets loose, those goblins won’t know what hit them!
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damage.Jacko advertises his cloak-and-dagger services in seedy places throughout the Borderlands. For the right price, Jacko will trail, rob, rough up, or take out any mark—no questions asked.
Satisfied
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Character Advancement Though there are quests to complete in the Keep on the Borderlands, the characters don’t gain levels in this section. Each quest offers its own reward, usually in the form of gold or favors.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
Continuing the Story If the players are interested in more adventures, you can continue the story in the D&D Starter Set: Heroes of the Borderlands available in September 2025. That set provides more
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
Conclusion The characters can take the Bowl of Plenty back to the Keep on the Borderlands after defeating the enemies. They return it to a hero’s welcome and their promised reward of 20 GP each. If
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Leaving the Keep The player characters can leave the Keep on the Borderlands whenever they choose. As they accumulate treasure and advance in level, the party might return to spend their hard-earned wealth, rest, or follow up on previously undertaken quests.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Dagger Danger!
Conclusion If the characters succeed in their mission, they can return to the Keep on the Borderlands with the Zorn family dagger. Quintanna Zorn eventually meets them at the Traveler’s Inn to pay
digitally or physically on D&D Beyond and at your local game store.
Check out the D&D Starter Set: Heroes of the Borderlands, which is thematically linked to this adventure and has everything you need
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’ current whereabouts. If this is your first time as Dungeon Master, ask your players to keep the party together; it’s easier if the player characters visit each location as a group. Stacey Allan & William Doyle Map: Keep on the Borderlands View Unlabeled Version
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.
Witty. Toryn says smart things and always has the last word.
Rumors
“Castellan Winvarle is the ultimate authority in the keep.” (True)
“The Borderlands are home to all sorts of trades: musicians
piece of equipment.
Research. The library contains books on history, magic, and the creatures of the Borderlands. For 1 GP, a character can spend 1 hour researching in the library. The next time
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
or fails. Then I’ll describe the outcome, and the story moves forward. Let’s begin playing this adventure! It’s called Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble!
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
the Borderlands and the people under my charge, I humbly ask you to investigate these rumors and, if need be, quash this evil before it reaches the keep.”
Winvarle claims this quest is its own
Castellan’s Letter Handout, which might inspire future adventures involving the Keep on the Borderlands. Castellan’s Letter Handout Noble Adventurers,
I extend to you my deepest thanks. Your gallant
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Dagger Danger!
Starting the Adventure 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
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
the Keep on the Borderlands Map where a goat can be found. For example, on a 6, a goat is outside the trader’s shop (area 6). To find the goat, the characters must go to that location, though they
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6: Trader’s Shop Only bold traders bring goods to the Borderlands.
When the characters arrive at the shop, read the following boxed text aloud:
Awnings extend over weapon racks and armor stands
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Getting Started The Keep on the Borderlands Map displays all the locations characters can visit in the keep. Share this map with your players. To begin, read the following boxed text aloud: You
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
Introducing the Adventure When the players have selected and reviewed their characters, you’re ready to begin the adventure. You have been hired by the castellan of the Keep on the Borderlands to
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inn’s basic necessities—like clean sheets and doors with locks—as luxury amenities.
Rumors
“The food at the tavern is the best in the Borderlands!” (Doubtful)
“My inn is the only place visitors to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Domain Features The Shadowlands is known for the following features: Bastions on the Borderlands. The Circle seeks to reclaim a foothold in Avonleigh in a region called the Borderlands. They often
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1: Outer Gatehouse This gatehouse is the first stop for those seeking to enter the Keep on the Borderlands. The guards here greet outsiders, watch for potential threats, and permit entrance to
, you should visit locations within the keep and offer your aid.”
“Residents usually pay for a job well done,” Bartho adds casually.
Before they venture into the Borderlands, the characters can
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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.
Alejandro Pacheco A Rack of Standard-Issue Spears
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Trade Goods and Other On the borderlands, many people conduct transactions through barter. Like gems and art objects, trade goods--bars of iron, bags of salt, livestock, and so on--retain their full value in the market and can be used as currency.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
adventure’s three settings—the Caves of Chaos, the Keep on the Borderlands, or the Wilderness—determine who will be the DM for the upcoming section. The previous DM can either make a new character of a level equal to the other characters or play as the new DM's now-available character.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
industrial workers and their families. These buildings, known as vecindades, each house dozens of tenants and abide by complex internal community structures. The Borderlands and Milpazul The dry, rocky
landscape outside San Citlán offers little in the way of comfort. Over half the city’s workers live in these borderlands, while many more folk labor at mines and farms in the area. These communities
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Wilderness The wilds of the Borderlands teem with dangerous animals and ravenous monsters. DM Secret! This is for the Dungeon Master’s eyes only. Unless text appears in a read-aloud box (like the one below), don’t read it to the players. Ignatius Budi
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Pral The Most Infamous Bandit of the Borderlands Pral’s boyishly handsome, self-assured grin graces wanted posters throughout the Borderlands. A self-proclaimed “gentleman thief,” Pral abides by a
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Resting The dangers of the wilds keep travelers on their toes. The characters can take only Short Rests while exploring a wilderness region. To take a Long Rest, characters must visit the keep (see “Keep on the Borderlands”). For more on resting, see the D&D Beyond Basic Rules.
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Caves of Chaos Beyond the Keep on the Borderlands hide the Caves of Chaos, a network of monster-infested caves where by a wicked cult lurks. Danger awaits foolhardy adventurers who enter the caves
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the Borderlands. They dream of destroying the keep and looting its riches. You can add another Bugbear Warrior to the cave to make this scenario longer and more difficult, or you can remove one or more of them to make it easier and shorter.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Dagger Danger!
result tells me whether your character succeeds or fails. Then I’ll describe the outcome, and the story moves forward. Now let’s begin playing this adventure! It’s called Borderlands Quest: Dagger