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Thanks for the post, carborundum! This mod is a mini-adventure I wrote for a 3e group a few years back, I've updated it for 5e and I'll post it once (if?) our fictional adventurers make it through. * * * Chapter 22 “Kosk!” Glori shouted, but there was nothing any of them could do to help...

Chapter 21 They followed the passage that led out from the demon room for about twenty feet before it split, with a side-fork leading off to the left. Quellan chose that direction without discussion, and they made their way down another twenty-foot segment of corridor before it came to an end...

Chapter 20 The demon only came to half the cleric’s height, but what it lacked in size it made up for in ferocity. It had a hideous appearance, its form roughly humanoid but bloated and bulbous with a sickly gray hide that was covered in oozing sores. Its face was dominated by sagging jaws...

Chapter 19 Kosk’s lips tightened in a snarl and he let out a low growl as he raised his staff and leapt to the attack. Glori flinched back as the iron-shot staff slammed hard into its target. The attacks kept coming, one after another, the head of the staff striking like a snake. She threw...

Chapter 18 Quellan had no difficulty admitting to himself that he was afraid. Introspection was a skill that was strongly encouraged within the clergy of Hosrenu, and his particular circumstances had made him especially aware of his own perceptions. And there was plenty of reason to be...

Chapter 17 Quellan reacted instinctively, thrusting his torch into the snapping jaws of the creature. The monster bit down on it, splattering burning pitch all over its face. That would have given a normal beast pause, but the flames didn’t seem to have any effect on this… whatever it was...

Chapter 16 The monster was chasing Bredan through a dark forest. He could hear it behind him, the harsh rasp of its breathing punctuated by rhythmic thuds of its claws tearing into the ground with each long stride. He couldn’t look back, didn’t dare shift his attention from the uneven ground...

Chapter 15 The old woman crumpled, and nearly fell into the fire before she rolled over and lay in a lifeless heap upon the ground. The dwarf’s three companions stood staring for a shocked moment. “What in the hells did you do that for?” Bredan finally blurted. “She was lying,” Kosk said...

Chapter 14 Bredan looked up through the gap in the trees at the bluff that rose up in front of them. It wasn’t the largest of the massive formations that the map and Glori had called the Godstones, but it was still impressive. Bredan could see where the name had come from. It was as if...

Chapter 13 Glori had her bow ready and fired off a shot at the first of the monsters that dove at her. But her aim was hasty and the arrow narrowly missed. She let out a startled cry as her target swept down at her, its claws snapping for purchase as it brushed past her head. Bredan tried to...

Chapter 12 Their second night in the Dry Hills was quiet and unremarkable. The night passed swiftly for those wrapped in their bedrolls, slowly for those awake on watch. The encounter with the elves had put them all on edge, and once they had eaten their evening meal they let the fire go out...

Chapter 11 As soon as Bredan realized they were under attack, he shouted a warning to his companions and reached for his sword. He didn’t panic, but as he tried to unfasten his baldric and swing the weapon around it got caught up in the straps of his pack. He tried to swing the pack off but...

Book 2: STARTER QUEST/FINDING THEIR FOOTING Chapter 10 The Dry Hills weren’t really that dry, when you got down to it. While there weren’t any actual forests or meadows full of blooming flowers there was plenty of plant life, from the stubble of weeds that filled in the gaps between the...

Now that we've gotten the party established and on its way here are the stat blocks for first level. Equipment lists are not exhaustive, just the highlights. * * * Bredan Karras, Human Male Fighter, Level 1 AC 16 (chain mail), hp 12, Str 16, Dex 11, Con 15, Int 9, Wis 14, Cha 13 Attacks...

Chapter 9 Bredan hurt. His arms hurt. His legs and feet hurt, the exact location of the pain shifting from one moment to the next regardless of how he adjusted himself. His back and neck hurt, especially since it had taken him some time to figure out how to arrange his varied burdens so that...

Chapter 8 The bell attached to the top of the door announced their arrival with a tinny jingle. The shopkeeper emerged from the back room with a pile of winter coats tucked under his arm. He broke into a smile as he recognized Bredan and Glori, though that grin faltered a bit as Quellan and...

Chapter 7 The giant stepped back to let the others pass. Bredan was the last, and once he was through the door the big man fell in behind him. The young smith had never felt small before, but this fellow’s hands looked big enough to enfold Bredan’s skull like it was a child’s ball. His neck...

It took a lot of consideration to find a Background that fit with Bredan's character concept. * * * Chapter 6 When Bredan emerged from the wrecked smithy the first thing he saw was Glori. The half-elf woman was standing next to the raised porch of the leatherworker’s shop across the way...

Chapter 5 Bredan ducked low under a fallen beam and carefully watched where he was putting his feet as he moved into burned-out wreckage of the smithy. He had known every inch of this place intimately before the disaster, but now there were only ruined echoes of the once-familiar workshop...

I thought about posting the stat blocks at this point, but I think I'll finish getting things set up first. You've probably already noticed that I'm playing around with some of the standard RPG tropes here. Hopefully it will be obvious when I'm using 5e mechanics without taking the reader out...