I mentioned yesterday that I had published two adventures, but didn’t say much about the second one. This was another adventure I wrote for the two-year Rime of the Frostmaiden campaign we recently completed.
One of my players is a huge fan of new and interesting things in D&D. In this case, his wizard was hoping to find spells and other types of magic that he (as a player) had never seen before. We’ve all been there. We’ve all seen a +1 longsword and thought, well, what’s so special about this longsword?
The adventure I originally wrote involved wolves, the cold, and an ancient underground library dedicated to Jergul, a dead god in the Forgotten Realms. It also contained the first spells created with a Far Realm theme, something my player was very interested in.
This version has been generalized and no longer takes place in the cold, but rather a generic Kingswood type forest of lush and green and sunshine. The perfect place for a horror story, in other words.
I’m really enjoying this type of storytelling – our group is currently on a break – defeating Auril the Frostmaiden takes a lot out of you – and this is as close as I am getting to running a game at the moment. I’m playing in two, but I’m sure forever DMs out there will agree it’s hard to let go of the chair.
The Den and The Changelings have garnered a handful of sales this weekend, and I’ve been telling my daughter it’s time to quit my job. I have already made enough for a cup of coffee – but from Tim Hortons, not Starbucks.
The teaser from the adventure:
A horror is growing in the woods…
Beneath the ancient boughs of the Kingswood, something stirs. Mutilated animal
carcasses litter the forest floor, their remains too gruesome for even the bravest
hunters to stomach.
Villagers speak of goblins, werewolves, or something far worse—unseen horrors
whose howls pierce the still of night.
A hunting party ventured into the woods to uncover the truth, only for one survivor
to stagger back, delirious and dying.
Unbeknownst to all, the pack of wolves that once ruled the forest has fallen victim
to the sinister power of a forgotten necromancer’s lair, their corrupted spirits bound
by ancient magic—and hungry for blood.
A horror Story for levels 3-5
Here is a link to The Den on DMs Guild:
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/510010/The-Den?affiliate_id=3648540
J.W. Schnarr 