Now tonight we have the last Zine of the year in a single page zine format for Heart of the Serpent to condense it a bit get back to the smaller adventures that fit on a single sheet of paper. These provide DMs a lot more freedom to tinker with it how they want and open up the adventures to be more free formed and flowing than the larger booklet zines.
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, Heart of the Serpent, and that all your rolls are made with advantage.
Heart of the Serpent
448SuHeSe
The hall was filled with raised voices as another local village mayor argued with the current speaker. The party had been practically begged to attend by a previous client who had hired them to save his kingdom. The prince, cloaked and in riding leathers, was poorly disguised and shaking with anger as the men in the room blamed each other for the attacks on their villages.
One mayor accused another of greedily ordering villagers to cut into the Gremire jungle, leading to the attacks. Heated exchanges continued until the prince, frustrated, revealed his identity and asserted his right to speak. He emphasized the threat posed by the Reptilian Regeneration cult and its shaman, who harnessed the power of a dangerous artefact, the Heart of the Serpent.
The prince did not bring the royal army but instead relied on the party of adventurers, praising their past deeds. He requested the mayor’s support for Chupak and conducted an offensive to distract the enemy, allowing the party to neutralize the Heart of the Serpent. Fear, uncertainty, and anger were evident in the mayors’ faces as they listened to his plan.
The party encountered local jungle denizens earlier in the morning. They had been traveling for over a day into the heart of the jungle, and their guide, C’tik, a renegade lizardfolk, grew increasingly skittish. After fending off an attack by large snakes with minimal injuries, C’tik’s behavior changed, becoming more alert and fearful. Despite his fear, he reassured the party and seemed more relaxed later, even jovial, indicating they were close to their destination.
As they ventured deeper, the jungle appeared to reflect C’tik’s changing mood. They caught plenty of creatures for a meal, but these creatures quickly healed, hinting at the temple’s influence. The surrounding wildlife’s noise gradually ceased, replaced by an incessant insect hum, making the party uneasy. Lizardfolk warriors, with colorful frills and crude armor, emerged from the water, advancing towards the party. Despite the danger, the party struggled to prepare for the encounter.
C’tik, now gleeful, declared the order complete and the Regeneration to commence before being struck by an arrow. Even as he fell, he laughed joyfully, while dozens of lizardfolk warriors charged towards the party, who was supported by an unseen ally loosing arrows from a concealed position.
PDF adventure – Heart of the Serpent
Thanks for joining me today for another adventure, the last one for the year, the lost one from week 48! I have gone back to the short format for this Zine so I hope the format works and gives you something to go by! Please feel free to leave comments if you like what you see when you 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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