The last couple of weeks have been a little crazy with the bill paying part of my life. As a result things haven’t gone quite so smoothly here as I would have liked. I have however every intention of catching up the missing day, and working to get myself in front of the scheduel so …
Monthly Archive: March 2010
Ninja Attack
Encounter Level 3 (800xp) As you move down the street escorting your charge, from the shadows of two alleys figures emerge. They have blades drawn and they leap to attack…. The PCs are protecting and individual (ideally an apparently innocent girl or their current patron, or both in one person) and leading them through a …
Inspiration
One of the biggest problems with coming up with a module, or even a single encounter, is getting inspired. There are obvious sources of inspiration that a routinely mentioned; mostly movies and books, then there are others like old gaming books, other games, and history. Movies and books are full of ideas if you look …
The Guard’s Bar (Fight)
Encounter Level 4 (350xp) There is the possibility of a paying job that suits your talents, all you need to do is go to the Soothing Draught and meet with Tashard this evening. Of course things are never so easy… Tashard is a merchant who needs a few small items carried to another settlement for …
The Darkest Night
Encounter Level 5 (1000 XP) The characters discover a building in which an unholy ritual is taking place, and arrive in time to confront the leader of the vile cultists, Kershad. Dressed in his red robes he is busy performing a ritual that is infusing a Bone Mongrel Dracolich with greater powers… perhaps a shortcut …
Vile Acts
Encounter Level 4 (902 XP) This encounter makes use of terrain features, and combat wide effects to change what is happening from round to round. Minions are used mostly to force the players to consider other tactics and break formations that the players will try to use. Divine characters will be very strong in this …
Oops I used a Throng
I’ve been pondering yesterday’s Encounter (Zombies at Dusk) since I put it up (well not constantly ) and I realise the Throng even deleveled to 5 is probably to strong for a level 1 party; played “hardline” it should be a solid encounter for a level 3 party as presented. So what about level 1? …
Zombies at Dusk
Encounter Level 3 (800xp) In this encounter the characters arrive at a large village to find a ghost town, and soon they encounter a shambling horde of zombies and their cultist controller. As the PCs approach the settlement: The sun is setting all to quickly tonight, hidden behind heavy clouds that rumble ominously with thunder. …
Encounters Past and Future
Last night as I was struggling with the sleep demons it occured to me that one use I could make of this blog is to release a series of encounters intended to take PCs from 1st level to 30th in a loosely connected campaign. If you take the time to read the first three encounters …
The Dragon’s Hostage
Encounter Level 4 (952 xp) In this encounter the characters are rescuing a girl, Zarra, from a Blue Dragon Wyrmling called Kanethrax, and its Hobgoblin allies. The Dragon and its allies are hiding out in the wreck of a ship with their captive. This encounter assumes that the girl is a drow, this may or …