This week I continued with the creating a shortened Zine, something that fits on a single A4 sheet of paper with just enough information to set the scene, plot and hook with some NPCs sprinkled through that it could be used in any system.
I think its still working well so without any further waiting I present Echoes of Desmodus, in the short format, as a fun one-shot to assist GMs when they need a night out of the books whether you run Pathfinder, Open Legends RPG, D&D or any other RPG System.
There is references to the blog nights which are D&D centric (regarding Friday night’s Stat-blocks) but this adventure can be used system agnostic more so than my regular Zines. 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 many of my D&D creatures.
So I hope you enjoy this weeks adventure, Echoes of Desmodus, and that your rolls are made with advantage.
Echoes of Desmodus
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The party makes for the barracks to look for information, or provide what they have seen to claim the reward. As they wait for their turn they witness a determined guard Captain, Kat, as she walks out after questioning a familiar face, Jayce Stonecliff, who they have heard performing at the inn they were staying at, the Mullberry Inn. “Thanks for your information, we will consider looking for these short-folk or children when searching for these wretches. Don’t leave Desmodus so I can come find you… If I have further questions that is” Katiana blurted out.
Captain Katiana hires the party to help her find those responsible for the destruction of the ancient ruins. She gets them listening to people performing at Inns across the town to see if they recognise anyone and particularly looking out for gnomes, halfling or children who are performing. They search late into the night and are offered free lodgings in the Blue Juniper, a fancy inn which is known for its food and customer service. In the morning they hear the ear splitting crack as something hard, heavy and likely huge hits the ground nearby.
As the party struck down another husk zombie fell to the ground a vortex of magic appeared above where the inn would have been. A orb of magical energy formed as debris from the inn and the tower to Selune flew to form a shell around it. Within heartbeats a form started to take shape as both fallen bodies and the still moving forms of the undead that had been brought to life from the magic also joined the debris.The swelled until it was a glowing chaotic red-purple within the centre of the undead construct which began to lumber forward. Each step sent shockwaves out towards those standing against it and caused tiles from nearby roofs to fall down upon those still foolish enough to be standing on the streets.
PDF adventure – Echoes of Desmodus
Thanks for joining me today for another Zine this year. This is a condensed version of the Zine, but I hope the format works and is good to look at! Please feel free to leave comments if this format is appealing – 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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