Don't Wake Dretchlor: An adventure for characters of 5th-7th level

New for EN5ider patrons only! A forgotten mansion. A sadistic demon. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse. Can the heroes outwit the demon and escape the mansion, or will they fall prey to Dretchlor's evil machinations? An adventure for characters of 5th-7th level by Kiel Chienier.

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  17. Don't Wake Dretchlor. A forgotten mansion. A sadistic demon. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse. Can the heroes outwit the demon and escape the mansion, or will they fall prey to Dretchlor's evil machinations? An adventure for characters of 5th-7th level by Kiel Chienier; illustrated by Rick Hershey and Sexualtyranosarus.
 

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JeffB

Legend
oooo. this looks awesome upon a brief skim through. I am a sucker for Haunted Mansion adventures.

That Bite critical looks maybe a bit .?.....rough? Im all for old school, but my players tend to have bad luck on rolls like this..especially when the chips are down.
 

jamesjhaeck

Explorer
It's really brutal. Dretchlor isn't supposed to be a creature you fight mano a mano. The mansion is littered with deactivated traps to ensnare him while the PCs run away and devise a plan. The Relics that you can find and destroy will weaken him, too.
 

raphaelus

Explorer
get all of the following articles for as little as $1.
...as little as 1$ each, right? More than one of your Patreon explanations around make it unnecessarily confusing.

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Good level for the module, it can be fitted after the Phandelver intro.
 
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JeffB

Legend
as little as 1$ each, right? More than one of your Patreon explanations around make it unnecessarily confusing.

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Good level for the module, it can be fitted after the Phandelver intro.

The way I understand it, you can give 1 buck an article, and then cap your monthly max at 1 buck, and you get all the articles. I put a payment of $3 per article, and a monthly cap @$3. I wanted to see the article quality before I upped my monthly max.

So far, impressed.

And yes, confusing.
 

Henry

Autoexreginated
Yep, keeping in mind that the more you pay, the longer it sticks around, and the better the articles get. So far, It's been getting better and better month by month, with plenty of little add-ons and short adventures I can use. Plus, if all goes well, I'll be starting a regular 5e game shortly instead of one-offs, and be able to put even more to use.
 

werecorpse

Adventurer
I paid for the rebuild kickstarter at the level (£100) to get a free PDF of everything produced at Enworld. Does that include this ? I've never activated it can someone PM me to explain what I need to do.
 

Herobizkit

Adventurer
"Don't Wake Dretchlor" _has_ to be a reference to this 90's kid's game:[video=youtube;kndIxjQsw-Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kndIxjQsw-Q[/video]
 


jamesjhaeck

Explorer
"Don't Wake Dretchlor" _has_ to be a reference to this 90's kid's game:[video=youtube;kndIxjQsw-Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kndIxjQsw-Q[/video]

From what I know of him, author Kiel Chenier always writes with tongue firmly in cheek. The reference was 100% intentional.
 

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