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Grave Awakenings An adventure for level 3 characters set in the domain of Sithicus Grave Awakenings is a Dungeons & Dragons Encounters Celebration adventure that serves as an event play experience at the beginning of the Season of Horror. It is designed to fill a three-hour session.
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Dungeon Master’s Guide. Alternatively, they can select a Potion of Healing from the Player’s Handbook.
After completing Grave Awakenings, the characters advance to level 4. After completing the
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anywhere or play with your own group at your own pace. The adventure begins at level 3, with characters advancing to levels 4 and 5 before the season ends. For more information, see the sidebar “Characters for This Season” in Grave Awakenings.
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; Grave Awakenings kicks off the season in a big way. June 10 – July 12, 2026: D&D Encounters Weekly Play; try out a new mini-adventure each week over four successive weeks. Some regions may have different play dates depending on their market. Check with your local game store for more details.
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Encounter 1: From the Shadows Aaron J. Riley When the characters arrive at the cemetery, read or paraphrase the following: Six lanterns light this section of the gloomy cemetery. A pair of terrified
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Encounter 2: Grave Concerns The characters need to successfully discern which graves hold the four living victims. Checking Graves Tell the players that none of the graves show obvious signs of
holding the victims and ask them how their characters plan to find the missing innocents. Give each player the chance to answer. A successful DC 12 check pinpoints a correct grave. They can use any method
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Beginning the Adventure To begin the adventure, the Event Coordinator (or DM, if applicable) reads the following aloud to the entire event: You travel along a familiar road on a sunny day—then come
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Encounter 3 When the third encounter begins, let the DMs know if four victims died across all groups during the second encounter. Random Event. When the first table defeats their enemies, go to that
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Preparation Before running the adventure, prepare as follows: Step 1. Read the Adventure Background section. Step 2. Review the Beginning the Adventure section and all the encounters. Step 3. Review
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Encounter 3: In Pieces Give the characters one minute to collect themselves, check on rescued townspeople, heal themselves, and so forth. When that minute passes, read or paraphrase the following
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Appendix A: Event Coordinator Guide This document provides instruction on how to run this event with multiple groups. If there isn’t an Event Coordinator but there are multiple groups, the DMs should
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Adventure Background Lord Soth is the Dark Lord of the Dread Domain of Sithicus. He broods in his castle, tormented by his past and haunted by spirits who remind him of his failures. Recently, Soth’s
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attached to the mausoleum. When these lanterns are extinguished (see Encounter 2: Grave Concerns), the entire area is left in complete Darkness until the characters relight the lanterns. Graves At the
start of the adventure, all of the graves are filled with loose dirt. After a grave is emptied by the characters or monsters, it becomes a 10-foot-deep hole. The gravestones are too short to provide
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Conclusion After each group has completed the encounter, you or the Event Coordinator should read or paraphrase the following: As the ghastly mass of zombie flesh stills, you see a shadow rise from it
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Beginning the Adventure Read the following aloud to the entire event. If there is no Event Coordinator, one DM can read to everyone, or DMs can each read to their own table: You travel along a
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Encounter 2 Note when each table relights their first three lamps, and keep track of how many victims die by asking the DMs to call out deaths as they occur. If four victims total die across all
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and are immediately attacked by hostile spirits. After dealing with the spirits, the characters learn that innocent people have been grabbed and pulled into graves, requiring rescue. Grave Encounters
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The Har-Thelen Cemetery The cemetery is the hotspot for the shadow spirits, one of Sithicus’s many threats. With the troubles involving Lord Soth affecting these spirits, the cemetery has become deadly. Jared Blando Map: Grave AwakeningsView Player Version
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Encounter 4: The Mausoleum Door When all groups are ready to continue, you or the Event Coordinator should read or paraphrase the following: A young woman runs up to your group as you catch your
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Encounter 5. A Final Horror Hinchel Or When the mausoleum door is opened, read or paraphrase the following: The doors of the mausoleum open, accompanied by the sound of a doleful, ethereal bell’s
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Ongoing Effect Inza’s Blessing The witch Inza’s sigil gives you the power to complete your quest. As a Bonus Action, you can use this blessing to regain 2d4 + 2 Hit Points. This blessing can be used
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Encounter 1 Keep track of all groups’ progress. If the final group isn’t finished within 45 minutes, the remaining enemies disintegrate. After the final group has finished, instruct the DMs to start Encounter 2: Grave Concerns.
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Encounter 4 Distribute the four Mausoleum Door handouts. If there are four groups, each group receives one handout. If there are three groups, one group receives the extra handout. If there are two