Glacial Terror

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The creature is none other than the Remorhaz. Now this thing is renown for being a TPKer (Total Party Killer) but it will be moving slower on vertical surfaces doesn’t have ranged attacks and can only attack one creature at once. If fought and engaged carefully these creatures can be ridiculously rewarding encounters that your players will remember for years.

However, players that blindly jump into this encounter may and likely will regret it. So I would put a break in the adventure – such as snack or lunch – as this creature is revealed to give them some time to discuss what it is and maybe even look it up (I am not an evil DM, just a brutal one).

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Cliff Dwellers

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The Wind cutter goes by a few names but it is a much smaller cousin of the wyvern and winged drakes that people may be familiar with. With a wingspan of twelve feet and large muscles that power these massive sails they are quick and strong.

This makes them excellent mounts for those who know how to handle them, or who have a stomach for heights and speed. They are carnivorous but lack true aggression like many land predators. They prefer to hunt small prey or scavenge. However they have been known to carry off creatures to great heights and to drop them to make an easy meal.

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Seekers of Lost Knowledge

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A whole rabble of people line the streets of Rastabar. From commoners to guards and mercenaries to mages and knights there is nearly an endless list of who could be after the party at any one time, or who could be trying to keep the peace.

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Race to the Amulet

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As the party stepped foot on the floating islands the ruins in front of them glittered. Even from the sky as they came in form their ships they could tell that every stone ruin was inlaid with gold. Perhaps that is what drew the attention of the dragon.

‘Where is it!’ the blue dragon roared in frustration as it stood on two of the pillars and balanced between them. ‘I must find the trinket’ it roared in growing frustration. The party from their vantage point outside the range of the ruins could see a small pedestal in the centre of the ruins that almost glowed with arcane power . But as soon as one of the party stepped near the ruins a hum resonated through the air. The statue slowly crawled to life, standing up and glancing around.

The blue dragon snarled and looked around. ‘You idiots! Who woke up the guardian. It will be a month before it rests again!’

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Denizens of Trenchold Woods

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‘The wild ones‘

A collection of creatures for random encounters that can be used either on the way to the cave, on the side of the road or even in the cave. Some of these you can set up as the main battle, like the ogre, who is a tough combatant (if you start adventures at level 2 for example).

The Goblins, orcs and such are all easy enough for a level 1 party of 4 to deal with but don’t forget that weight of numbers is also a great way to challenge a party.

All sources from tetra-cube.

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Humans

The humans are easy, cultist, bandits or other low level encounters can pose as a main threat or as a twist along the way.

All sources from tetra-cube.

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Followers of Flame and Water

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The Mephits

Mephits are elemental creatures that appear to be humanoids with wings. These creatures generally align themselves with an elemental plane but most comprise of one or two elemental natures.

The magma Mephit may be a bit strong so I would suggest using the Mud Mephit and Smoke Mephit in its place as they are a little less overwhelming.

All sources from tetra-cube.

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Servants to the elementals

The next stage up is the cultists. Now we got a glimpse of this the other night where we saw some of the village elders actively encouraging the water to rise – however its not just water we have to contend with. Cultists of fire Genasi and Magmin also either impede the approach to the mountain or are are the precipice. Only time will tell.

All sources from tetra-cube.

The Forces of Nature

Now it wasn’t hard to work out that I would have elementals in this weeks adventure but the end combat will be something a bit challenging even for veteran players, I hope. So I hope these forces of nature are up to the task.

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The ‘other’ Boon

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The request

The king stared at the party member for a moment as he began to process the request. “My own daughter… her hand in marriage is what you request for the boon…?” he quivered as he spoke. “And if she isn’t available my wife?!” he roared. “I generously offer you a reward where none was promised and you request the impossible. I seriously hope you are joking or you will find out just how generous I have been until this point.”

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Now this one is simple. Asking for a daughters hand in marriage, or the queens hand could be a bit cheeky but it’s nearly guaranteed to be a quick way to make enemies. In this case a room filled with knights, guards, lords and even the requested princesses family may step towards to you protect her and their families honour.

They may have several guards, a few knights and even one or more Royals that would jump to the aid of the king. But also consider things like guard animals such as dogs, lions, cats or birds. Different cultures would have different animals.

The request for Aid

Now the other use for this certain set of stat blocks is the request for Aid. Asking the king or queen to have some of their troops and warriors. If the cause is noble and the deed great enough for the boon perhaps even the king or queen will join the adventurers who ask for such a boon.

In this case instead of fighting these statblocks they would join the party for a period of time. This would be more beneficial if they had a grand quest or conflict that they needed to prepare for, such as fighting demons lords, dragons, giants or worse.

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The Lords Puppets

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The Puppets

Humans who are left to rot and die in the sewers or alleyways may turn into zombies who are called to the lord’s cause. However they are not the best at chasing down their prey – they save that for the bigger of the lord’s minions.

The Ghouls are fast, ferocious and frankly terrifying. A single bad roll and you’re paralyzed. My love for ghouls should be well documented now and this week sees a ‘hunting group’ have three ghouls and a Ghast with support from the lesser undead.

But these hunts need to have a leader. Enter the Vampire Spawn. Now I know what you’re thinking. Vampires are no joke, their spawn are pretty lethal so will the sheer volume of bodies be too much? Probably not, but perhaps. So monitoring the flow of the combat and having the spawn enter when required to step up the pace would be ideal.

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The Prophets of Shar

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Lady Ruesford

Lady Ruesford is a mage of some power. Born into a family that worshipped Shar she was exposed to the Mistress of the Nights blessings from an early age. But as her family slowly left her she realised that somethings you just need to do yourself.

Getting married was difficult for her due to her devoutness to Shar. However she needed to keep up the pretence of being a lady of the city and an arrangement was made. While the arrangement suited them both she was still uncomfortable with the level of devotion to Shar she was able to give. So an ambitious project was undertaken and the result was a place of worship, a shrine to the goddess of darkness and night under her house.

Not long after construction finished she started to receive visions and urgent impulses to create a series of scrolls and documents that announced a prophecy.

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Followers

Her followers, well the followers of Shar and the prophecy, although numerous are not very powerful. Shar can be fickle and jealous of those with real power and in her jealousy those who worship her never tend to get that powerful. However they are numerous and their powers combined can be deadly.

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The Dryads Raiders

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Satyr

Fast of foot, not very strong or durable the Satyr is an interesting enemy. Resistant to magical effects having a horde of these guys to contend with will make cutting them down a bit harder. However the volley of arrows will likely do the trick

Between 15 and 16 of these creatures will join the fray, All will loose a volley of arrows before a few go to engage in melee with the party to try and pin them down. Drawn to violence in their drunken states these creatures will be a bit slow to realise that the yare in danger before its too late. Being the core of the dryads raiders these creatures should be a fun component.

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Dryad – Willow

Now while we have the Satyr being the dryads raiders the dryad herself will be standing back and using her magical abilities to try and entangle the opponents. More importantly the ability to charm humanoids and beasts can protect her from some damage. Her Satyr allies will not attack a charmed creature but instead will call out to it for aid trying to sew confusion in the the party. This with the other surprises coming will make for a fun adventure.

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