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<blockquote data-quote="Jeremy E Grenemyer" data-source="post: 7535912" data-attributes="member: 12388"><p><strong>December Preview for Current Clack: Neverwinter</strong></p><p></p><p>Work is progressing on a new adventure update for <strong><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/239081/Current-Clack-Neverwinter" target="_blank">Current Clack: Neverwinter</a></strong>. This update expands the "Lair of the Summoner" map included in the book to a full one-shot adventure. </p><p></p><p>Look for the new one-shot to be included in the December update to the Neverwinter sourcebook.</p><p></p><p>********</p><p></p><p>Here's a work-in-progress preview for the introduction to the adventure:</p><p></p><p>The wizard Anszarra was a master of conjuration. Hers were the spells that tamed elementals and bound fey spirits. She valued privacy and loyalty, and always kept her word. </p><p></p><p>Anszarra was strict with her two apprentices. Discipline was her way. Every lesson she taught was bound by it, for to be undisciplined when summoning creatures was to risk death. This way of life was reflected in her trusted friend and steward, Dralthus, who took charge of Anszarra's lair when she was away on business in Neverwinter or Waterdeep. </p><p></p><p>The forested hills west of Mount Hotenow, within the Neverwinter Wood, concealed Anszarra's lair from prying eyes and interlopers. Within the lair, she crafted magic items, researched spells, taught her two apprentices, and whisked herself away by means of <em>Teleport</em> spells when the time came to sell her creations to her business partners or to purchase supplies for the lair. </p><p></p><p>Anszarra sometimes took an apprentice along with her, but never her steward. Dralthus always remained behind to see to his duties within the lair, and to ensure the remaining apprentice stayed hard at work.</p><p></p><p>The life Anszarra had crafted for herself was shattered soon after she encountered a <em>Crown of Demon Summoning</em>. The magic item was loaned to her with a request by its owner to discern its properties and, if possible, to discover where it came from. Anszarra knew that confidence is no substitute for discipline. But the crown had its ways; it urged her to summon a fiend, for was she not a master of the art summoning? </p><p></p><p>Had the crown not distracted Anszarra, she might have realized the Shadow Demon she'd summoned with the crown's power had not departed back to the Abyss the moment she'd stopped concentrating to control it. She never saw the fiend lingering in the shadows; did not see it follow her into her private chambers; could not defend herself against its black tallons thrusting into her heart, killing her. </p><p></p><p>Compounding her errors, Anszarra had not completed her research. She died not knowing that a fiend summoned by the crown that goes on to slay a creature may remain. When Dralthus came to check on his master, the Shadow Demon slew him.</p><p></p><p>After attuning to the crown overnight, the Shadow Demon summoned a Balgura. The Balgura ate the first apprentice to awaken and come see what was causing a tumult in the laboratory. At the command of the Shadow Demon, the Balgura found the other apprentice and broke her legs. The Shadow Demon fed the Balgura Anszarra's body as a reward for good behavior. </p><p></p><p>The following morning, the hobbled apprentice was devoured by a pack of summoned Dretches. The Balgura would have eaten a Dretch or two, but for the fact that the Shadow Demon led the fiends on a hunt. The unwary prospectors overwhelmed by the fiends made for good eating.</p><p></p><p>The fiends returned with full bellies the next morning, and another captive. A second pack of Dretches was summoned. Now all the Dretches guard the lair entrance.</p><p></p><p>The infestation has begun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeremy E Grenemyer, post: 7535912, member: 12388"] [b]December Preview for Current Clack: Neverwinter[/b] Work is progressing on a new adventure update for [b][URL="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/239081/Current-Clack-Neverwinter"]Current Clack: Neverwinter[/URL][/b]. This update expands the "Lair of the Summoner" map included in the book to a full one-shot adventure. Look for the new one-shot to be included in the December update to the Neverwinter sourcebook. ******** Here's a work-in-progress preview for the introduction to the adventure: The wizard Anszarra was a master of conjuration. Hers were the spells that tamed elementals and bound fey spirits. She valued privacy and loyalty, and always kept her word. Anszarra was strict with her two apprentices. Discipline was her way. Every lesson she taught was bound by it, for to be undisciplined when summoning creatures was to risk death. This way of life was reflected in her trusted friend and steward, Dralthus, who took charge of Anszarra's lair when she was away on business in Neverwinter or Waterdeep. The forested hills west of Mount Hotenow, within the Neverwinter Wood, concealed Anszarra's lair from prying eyes and interlopers. Within the lair, she crafted magic items, researched spells, taught her two apprentices, and whisked herself away by means of [i]Teleport[/i] spells when the time came to sell her creations to her business partners or to purchase supplies for the lair. Anszarra sometimes took an apprentice along with her, but never her steward. Dralthus always remained behind to see to his duties within the lair, and to ensure the remaining apprentice stayed hard at work. The life Anszarra had crafted for herself was shattered soon after she encountered a [I]Crown of Demon Summoning[/I]. The magic item was loaned to her with a request by its owner to discern its properties and, if possible, to discover where it came from. Anszarra knew that confidence is no substitute for discipline. But the crown had its ways; it urged her to summon a fiend, for was she not a master of the art summoning? Had the crown not distracted Anszarra, she might have realized the Shadow Demon she'd summoned with the crown's power had not departed back to the Abyss the moment she'd stopped concentrating to control it. She never saw the fiend lingering in the shadows; did not see it follow her into her private chambers; could not defend herself against its black tallons thrusting into her heart, killing her. Compounding her errors, Anszarra had not completed her research. She died not knowing that a fiend summoned by the crown that goes on to slay a creature may remain. When Dralthus came to check on his master, the Shadow Demon slew him. After attuning to the crown overnight, the Shadow Demon summoned a Balgura. The Balgura ate the first apprentice to awaken and come see what was causing a tumult in the laboratory. At the command of the Shadow Demon, the Balgura found the other apprentice and broke her legs. The Shadow Demon fed the Balgura Anszarra's body as a reward for good behavior. The following morning, the hobbled apprentice was devoured by a pack of summoned Dretches. The Balgura would have eaten a Dretch or two, but for the fact that the Shadow Demon led the fiends on a hunt. The unwary prospectors overwhelmed by the fiends made for good eating. The fiends returned with full bellies the next morning, and another captive. A second pack of Dretches was summoned. Now all the Dretches guard the lair entrance. The infestation has begun. [/QUOTE]
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