Tonight and I have created a new zine for the year. I hope you are finding the current format of this Zine useful as I am continue to investigate what I can create weekly. I do this while aiming to give the DM freedom and flexibility without railroading them and the Party. So without any further waiting I present, The Price Verone Paid, in the same format, as a fun one-shot to assist GMs when they need a night out of the books.
As always this adventure can be used system agnostic but focuses on D&D so please feel free to adjust to what ever system and the creatures you are using in your adventure! However as always Kobold fight club can be used to quickly balance an encounter for Dungeons and Dragons and Tetra-cube provides the stat-blocks for the creatures found in this adventure.
So I hope you enjoy this weeks adventure, The Price Verone Paid, and that your rolls are made with advantage.
The Price Verone Paid
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The lure of gold is tough for nearly anyone to overcome as with great gold comes great power. The ability to fund your own operation, to buy medicine for the homeless, to build homes, fortifications, magical artefacts and more all stems from great wealth. But when there is too much gold offered then the question shifts from “How much are you willing to pay for” to “why so much, what’s the catch?”
The party had just entered Verone when an official of the city, a noble and secretary to the lord, approached them. “I am so grateful that you came in such short notice. We were really worried you wouldn’t show up in time and were beginning to wonder what we were to do with the chest of gold being out of the treasury for so long.” Without giving the party time to talk he signalled them to follow where several guards were standing around a wagon that was laden with a large chest. As he neared the wagon he called backwards “I hope the sum of ten thousand gold pieces was enough. I daresay we had to scrape the vault dry to get this much.” he said as he slapped the chest, the guards looking nervously around.
“But as our messenger explained, we are in desperate need of heroes to accompany Verone’s hope, our own Hero, to complete the trail of the black tower. Simple enough for people of your skill as all you have to do is make sure the hero gets to the top and completes the ritual.” he said with a hint of nerves, “It’s a bit different this time around with the hero,” he paused, “never mind me – a lot of nerves is all. We need it to go well so we can ensure the future safety of the city, that’s all. So the hero will meet you by the gates, you are free to take the gold with you now or later – but I would encourage you to leave it here as it is a lot of gold to travel to the black tower.”
PDF adventure – The Price Verone Paid
Thanks for joining me today for another Zine this year. As usual there is a lot more in the Zine than there was in the daily updates on this blog – so make sure to grab a copy of the PDF.
Next time you get a party together consider running this adventure and I hope that you enjoy it.
I hope you don’t miss a thing so come back daily in the coming week and year. This is so you can experience the creation of the next adventure as it evolves and shapes out. And as always, don’t forget to roll with advantage,
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