Map Monday: Crypt of Dirvatha

January 26, 2015

Mysterious Vault of the Lost Wizard Tyr

For this weeks Map Monday, I give you Mysterious Vault of the Lost Wizard Tyr: Possible adventure hook: The wizard has died, and most of his collection has escaped, in large part thanks to his rust monster eating bars and door hinges. Those that have escaped are creating trouble nearby, however some have stayed because they have…

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January 5, 2015

General Info

Village of Cresthaven

The starting village for most players in the worlds of Cresthaven RPG, Cresthaven.

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December 29, 2014

Uncategorized

The Santa Situation

Santa's been kidnapped by Ogres. Can you save him?

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December 24, 2014

General Info

Map: The Desert Tomb

The Desert Tomb has been lost time time, until now!

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December 20, 2014

Adventure / Dungeon Mastery / Encounter

Random Encounters: Road mysteries

Your travelling party takes a rest on the side of the road. Or perhaps they have struck out cross-country, across farms and fields. What do you find?

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December 17, 2014

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Encounter

Map: Carbon Beach Backdoor

Now that the manor is ruined and nothing left, there can't be any more treasures to be found. Or can there?

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December 12, 2014

Encounter

Arachnid Ambush

This is simple ENCOUNTER and should be part of a greater story. Read the indented information to the party. Instructions to the DM are in italics. I would adjust the number of spiders so there are no more than 1 spiders per collective character level. The party has a very uneventful trek the mile or so…

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November 27, 2014

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