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79 EYE ON THE REALMSBy Ed GreenwoodT D w I y Sz, k y d k w zd .

82 DUNGEONCRAFTBy James Wyatt

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85 RULING SKILL CHALLENGESBy Mike Mearls

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ON THE COVERIllustration by Howard Lyon

4 CROSS CITY RACEBy James GRIM DesboroughAd d w

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25 CHAOS SCAR: DEAD BY DAWNBy Aeryn Blackdirge Rudel

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38 CHAOS SCAR: THE CROSSROADSBy Rodney Thompson

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47 THE KEEP ON THE CHAOS SCARBy Mike MearlsT Kp Bdd d d d Ed. Updd y, kp dd pd CS w p k y.

57 CODEX OF BETRAYAL: GERYONBy Ari Marmell

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63 CREATURE INCARNATIONS:FOMORIANS

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70 ELEMENTAL MOTESBy Charles Choi

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The Best Adventure I Never WroteAs D&D 3rd Edition rode o into the sunset , Wizards ran a competition or our reelancers,asking them to present the ideas or the adventures that they had always wanted to write buthad never done so or one reason or another. Those short synopses were voted on, and theeventual winner rom the reelancer submissions was this, Cross City Race!

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An Adventureor Characters oLevels 13

illustration by Howard Lyoncartography by Jered Blando

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INTRODUCTION

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Racial AbilitiesS w d p k

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Initiative +4 Senses Pcpti +3, lw-liht vii

HP 29; Bloodied 14

AC 15; Fortitude 12, Relex 15,Will 14

Speed 7m Dagger (tdd; t will) FWeapon

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Skills Nt +8, Acbtic +9

Str 11 (+0) Dex 18 (+4) Wis 16 (+3)

Con 13 (+1) Int 12 (+1) Cha 10 (+0)

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Human Watchman Level 2 SoldierMedium natural humanoid, Human Fighter XP 125

Initiative +4 Senses Pcpti +2

HP 40; Bloodied 20


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Skills Athltic +10, Edc +10, Itimidt +6

Str 16 (+4) Dex 13 (+2) Wis 12 (+2)

Con 16 (+4) Int 10 (+1) Cha 11 (+1)

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Initiative +5 Senses Pcpti +1 lw-liht

HP 46; Bloodied 23


Speed 6m Brawl (tdd; t will)FWeapon

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Str 18 (+5) Dex 14 (+3) Wis 11 (+1)

Con 14 (+3) Int 10 (+1) Cha 13 (+2)

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Skills Ac +7, Acbtic +6, Athltic +6

Str 10 (+1) Dex 12 (+1) Wis 11 (+0)

Con 13 (+1) Int 14 (+2) Cha 18 (+4)

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THE RACE

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Str 14 (+3) Dex 16 (+4) Wis 11 (+1)

Con 10 (+1) Int 14 (+3) Cha 15 (+3)

Equipment: Lth m, d, bx dity tick

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Race Rules

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the southern gate, sizing each other up. With a great deal

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contestant, bows, and presents them with a small scrollbound up with red ribbonthe message to be delivered at

the end o the race. With this accomplished, he paces to the

side o the starting line and raises a bright red handkerchie

and waves it uriously like a ag to signal the guards. In a

moment there is a loud CLANG! right behind the runners

as the portcullis drops. The race has begun!

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RICH ROOF ROUTE

This path requires climbing up onto the buildings above the

magic and noble quarters o the city. These large, grand

buildings are better made than most but theyre also built

urther apart, requiring a little more athleticism to get

across the open spaces.

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magical quarter, clambering up through ornate weather

vanes and baroque experiments as you start to sprint. The

street below is billowing with strangely colored smoke and,

as you dash along, you realize that the roo tiles beneath

your eet are scaldingly hot.

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SO YOURE OUT OF THE RACE?

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k d kp , jp

p d kp y d

p, y w-

. T k x

.

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p y d dw d

y d d. T y

, y k. T k

x .

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d y y d. Y

d d wy y

d . T k x

. Prcpion (DC 20): T

z d kd. W y

xp y, y p p

d w d . T k x-

.

Succ:Y d p d

p p x w

dy .

Filur: T d y .

Y y. Y wy

p y y dpp dw R

S R Y y p-

.

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The River: RiggingThe roos o the magical quarter drop away

abruptly as you reach the river. The river is

wider and deeper here than on the other side

o town. A ew small sail boats are moored hereas well as the river barges. You might be able

to spring rom one to the next in order to get

across the river.

Lvl: (XP 5)

Coplxi: (q 4

3 )

Prir Skill:A, A

Acrobic (DC 15): W y -

k, y p

d qky d -

y d d

. T k x-

3 .

Ahlic (DC 20): A d d

d dp jp w

y d, w k d

wd. T k

x 3 .

Succ:Y p p

p p p d k d d ,

k dp d p

.

Filur:Y y d

p dw k w

. Y wp dw k Wy S

R. Y y d

w .

Wealthy Quarter:A Moral DilemmaClambering over the crenulated and garden-

studded roos o the rich and powerul, you

suddenly espy a thie, using the commotion othe race to piler, clambering out o an upstairs

window almost directly in your path. I you run

on youll have allowed a thie to get away, but i

you interere you might oreit the race . . .

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d wy w w. H

w y y d. I

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, d

d w .

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w .

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.

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, k d ( y

dd -

pk). H p qky p.

Haling Second-Storey Man Level 2 SkirmisherSmall natural humanoid XP 125Initiative +6 Senses Pcpti +1

HP 34; Bloodied 17


Speed 6m Dagger (tdd; t-will) FWeapon


dvt, d i 5 pi dm (v d).RThrown Dagger (tdd; t-will)FWeapon

Rd 5/10; +7 v. AC; 1d4 + 2 dm, 1d4 + 6

with cmbt dvt, d i 5 pi dm

(v d).

Mobile Melee Attack (tdd; t will)

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ml bic ttck t y pit di tht mvmt.

Alignment Ulid Languages Cmm d Elv

Skills Acbtic +11, Athltic +9, Thivy +11

Str 13 (+2) Dex 14 (+3) Wis 13 (+2)

Con 14 (+3) Int 10 (+1) Cha 10 (+1)

Equipment lth m, ix d, thiv tl

The TowerC dw wy

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3 .

RICH STREET ROUTE

Smoking BarrelsAs the race starts, you dart into the side streets, heading

into the clean and tree-lined paths o the richer side o

town. You pass beneath the spires and gargoyle-estooned

crenulations o the college o wizardry, shiting back and

orth through the crowd beore youre interrupted by a loud

crump! noise and a cloud o sparkling, multicolored smoke

billows out o the nearby cellars o an alchemy shop. It

oods the street with thick, noxious gas which obscures the

shop ronts, crates, and the tangled mass o street detritus

in a thick, billowing cloud.

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, k d6 + 3 d d p-

y Ed k .

T d 5- . C

d k y y w,

w dy .

Lvl: (XP 5)

Coplxi: (q 4 3

) Prir Skill:A, A, A,

Ed

Acrobic (DC 15): T k d d

k, y d. W

p , y d k y

k d, w

k , d p w w. T

k x .

Arcn (DC 20): W y p k wd

, y dy p q

k d d y

w k w y d

y k.

T k x . Ahlic (DC 10): Dk y d dw, y

k, pp

wy d y j qky p-

w pd d . T k

x .

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p d k w-

k , y k y d pk

y wy y pk,

wd. T k x . Succ:Y y wy k d

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, k d p!

d d y, w

w pk .

Filur:Y d k d d

p d d y, p pp d

d k w y d.

E y d kd y x-

k x wd

p d .

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The River: BargesThis side route doesnt have a bridge; you need to make

your way across the water by some other means. The

water is lthy and busy, with barges moving up and down

between the rickety wooden docks carrying goods up- and

downriver. A ragged cheer goes up rom some o the bargers

and rom onlookers on the shore as they take bets over how

youre going to get across the river.

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y. Ay k k w

pd y k -

d w. I , y d4 p .

Lvl: (XP 5)

Coplxi: (q 4

3 )

Prir Skill:A, A, B/

Id, Ty

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, y wd p dk

dk d w d

w w .

T k x

.

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p pp ;

y d d k

w d w y d ww-

y, w.

T k x 3

.

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wy w

wy p d dw

. Y pd

d p

w y w y d . T k

x .

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pd p

w d y y

d , y j

. T py d p

k d ky

wd p. A y d d

w ppd. T k

x .

Succ: C w d

d

.

Filur: C w

wp dw x , w

y kp y y

d . O y

y , w p w y

y d.

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Wealthy Quarter: Guard DogsWhile sprinting through the rich quarter, youre orced to take a diversion to avoid a blockage in

the street. When you vault over a low wall into a great, green garden surrounding a magnicent

home, a pack o spike-collared guard dogs comes snarling and barking out o the shadows

beneath the trees, making a line straight or you. Streamers o saliva trail behind them as they

pound the dirt toward you.

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p .

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dy.

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kd (Ty DC 5).

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Initiative +4 Senses Pcpti +6,

lw-liht viiHP 1; mid ttck v dm mii


Speed 8m Bite (Stdd; t-will)

+6 v. AC; 4 dm, 6 it p tt.

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Alignment Ulid Languages

Str 13 (+1) Dex 14 (+2) Wis 13 (+1)

Con 14 (+2) Int 2 (-4) Cha 10 (+0)

The TowerC wy

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MAIN STREET ROUTE

The Main Road: CrowdsAs the race begins you charge past and through the

cheering crowds and up the cobbles o the main road,bruising your eet on the hard, rounded stones, as you

sprint toward your rst landmark, the bridge. The crowds

o cheering spectators are packed thicker and thicker, cheek

by jowl with disgruntled tradesmen and townsolk simply

trying to go about their daily business. Its going to be hard

to get through this crowd.

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p -

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Coplxi: (q 4

3 )

Prir Skill:A, A, B,

Dpy, Id

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w wd d ,

w w d ,

pp d pd d

wd d. T k x .

Ahlic (DC 15): Y k dw d p

y d , wd d

pp wy d p

. T k x .

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d! wy ! d wy - wd y wy. T k

x .

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y y. T p ypy -

d w d y k

y pp d j

y . T k

x .

Iniid (DC 15): I y MOVE! dy

d py pp w wx y , d y

wy . T k x-

.

Succ:Y d

wd w, d y d.

Filur: F wd

d y . T

k d6 + 3 p d d jd

wd. T d-

y p ,

x x y.

The Main Road: The BridgeLeaving the crowd behind, you arrive at the one, main

bridge that serves the whole town or getting rom one side

to the other. Theres a steady ow o people back and orth

across this broad, stone path . . . or there would be i two bigcarts hadnt tried to cross at the same time and gotten stuck,

their respective owners arguing and shaking their sts at

each other. This is, apparently, almost a daily occurrence.

Lvl: (XP 5)

Coplxi: (q 4 3

)

Prir Skill:A, Dpy,

Id, N

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d d, y wk p

w d d k d wd d

p d dk. T k x

.

Diploc (DC 10): I y

w w w

d , y p

y qz w d

d. T k x

.

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Iniid (DC 15): A wd w

y pk w w d

w wy

wy. T k x

.

Nur (DC 20): W w , y d k d

d wy y. T

y d d w d

d w d

. T k x .

Succ: I y d, y -

d d y

kp d

w.

Filur:Y k wd d d y d. Y

, y

k , w p

y x .

The Main Road:The MarketThe marketplace is a tangle o tents, stalls and crowds

made up o many dierent peoples rom the surrounding

area. Its ull o the smells and sounds o any busy town andthe ways between the stalls are close-packed with shufing

people carrying their purchases. The only real gaps are

behind the stalls, but you cant just go cutting through there,

can you?

Lvl: (XP 5)

Coplxi: (q 4 3

)

Prir Skill:A, A, B,

Id, Sw

Acrobic (DC 20): T d ky

w pp y w, y d

d d , y d

w wd. T k x

.

Ahlic (DC 15): Y y d

d wd, w k

y y d d y pp

d kk w w. T

k x .

Bluff (DC 15): Ey p p! y w

k y w . I

d y w wd

wk y wy y. T k

x .

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d d

w. A d wd

d . Y py

d p y p d

d pp p d ywy. T k x .

Srwi (DC 10): I y

kw, w wd. Y p d

d p d w d

ppy, ppy, p p. T k

x .

Succ:Y k

d wd k w d

d w,

w y d pz. Filur: F k

d p y d yd pp d

pkp, w dy y . A ,

y y y k, -

y x .

The TowerT k wy p

w, w wd d w

w w d p

pz.

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POOR STREET ROUTE

Poor Quarter: ThuggeryAs you leap o the starting line and dart, immediately, into the dark and winding alleys o the poor

quarter youre already aware o eyes on you rom the windows and cul-de-sacs. Sure enough, youround a corner to be conronted by a gang o our surly thugs who seem intent on either robbing you,

or breaking your legs or the hell o it. Youre not sure which.

Lvl: (XP 4)

Thug: T y kk

w . Ay y

y k p

dy p py -

dy. I

, T E p

p .

Ohr Approch: T y

wy p . Ty d

d; q 0 d p

d Sw k (DC 5), k

p p. Ty d -

zd p;

pxy k d

B, Id, Sw, d Ty

DC 5, k k k p .

F yd k. S y

p.

I , -

y d d

d p. T q-

p, .

Succ:Y p wy

d k y

w .

Filur: F y w

d. Ty w k -

, y w

d k y

y , d

k.

4 Footpads (F) Level 2 MinionMedium natural humanoid XP 31 each


HP 1; mid ttck v dm mii


Speed 6m Club (tdd; t-will)FWeapon

+7 v. AC; 5 dm, d th tpd hit

1 q.Peer Pressure

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t lt tw th tpd withi 5 q

it.

Alignment Ulid Languages Cmm

d Dwv

Str 14 (+3) Dex 10 (+1) Wis 10 (+1)

Con 12 (+2) Int 9 (+0) Cha 11 (+1)

Equipment clb

R EH

F

F

F

F

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The River: Dirty WaterThere are no bridges, boats, or barges here to cross the river.

I youre going to get across, then you really only have one

option; to take a plunge into the lthy water and swim

across to the other side as ast as you can.

T w dy d. Ay

k w k d

w, d4 p .

Lvl: (XP 5)

Coplxi: (q 4 3

)

Prir Skill:A, Ed, N

Ahlic (DC 10): A d w,

y d y d k

pw k w y d y y

d. T k x 3

.

Endurnc (DC 15): E y d

w, d . I

d d y

d. Y . . . . T k

x .

Nur (DC 20): I y jd ,

w y y pwy d ,

y . T k x- .

Succ:Y d d

y dpp dy k, w

w w d y wk p

y H Q.

Filur:Y d d ky

w, k d y y

y . Y d y -

, y x .

Halfling Quarter: Rat RunThe houses and shops suddenly shrink down, the alleys

cramping in as you enter the Haling Quarter, an area

o the town that the halings and other little olk have

claimed or themselves. Its terribly cramped and hard

to move i youre o a human size and you eel like a

blundering elephant. Other little people are going to

have an easier time o it here, even i the alleyways are a

conusing rat run and maze, the whole quarter having been

thrown together hap-hazard.

Ay w Md

k wy ; DC

k d y .

Lvl: (XP 5)

Coplxi: (q 4 3

)

Prir Skill:A, D,

Pp, Sw

Ahlic (DC 20): Pdd y

d d w y p

w y kk , y d p

d k p d

d qky . T k

x .

Dungonring (DC 15): B d k d d.

Y d p y

d. T k x

.

Prcpion (DC 15): W k y

d w y w

y , y wk w y -

y d q d p w.

T k x .

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y k w y

d w . T k x

3 .

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d w d d

y wk, d

w d.

Filur:Y d d d

. Y y, w, w

ywy y y kw w wy w.

Y , y

x .

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L H Q , w d dy

d w.

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POOR ROOF ROUTE

Poor Quarter: PigeonsThe portcullis slams down and the ringing o iron against

stone sets you going. You leap onto barrels and scramble uponto the roos o the buildings on the poorer side o town.

(Ascending to the roo requires an Athletics check against

DC 10). As you hit the roo and start running, great clouds

o panicked pigeons y up in droves. Startled by your

intrusion, they ll the air with beating wings and uttering

eathers until you can barely see where youre going.

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d pkd d d d

p y k .

Lvl: (XP 5)

Coplxi: (q 4 3 )

Prir Skill: Ed, N, Pp

Endurnc (DC 20): Y wd d

d w y d wd

w, x, d , y

d p. T k x

.

Nur (DC 15): Y kw w

d. I y j w dw d dp

, y w pk . T yd j . T k

x .

Prcpion (DC 10): Bw y y w

k k d w y k y

q, y pk y wy .

T k x .

Succ:Y d p

d p x , w y

d y w .

Filur:Y d d, dd y p-y p p d y

y . A y p wy, y p d

k 0- d . S

x , kp .

The River:

The Old City WallThe river at this side o town is spanned by the old city

wall rom when the town was much smaller. Its crumbling

arches cross over the lthy water and aord a skillul

runner a quick way across the river to the saety o the low

roos o the Haling Quarter.

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w wy, k p p-

d d d. T DC

q k k y +, y.Lvl: (XP 5)

Coplxi: (q 4 3

)

Prir Skill:A, A,

D

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, y p p w d

kp d y. T w

y y qky. T k x-

.

Ahlic (DC 10): Y j wk

w; p j

p d . I y k

, y pk y wy

wyd y d. T k

x .

Dungonring (DC 20): Kwd w,

kwk, d

d, d ppy . W

kwd, y pk w p w

w pp y w d w w . T k

x .

Succ:Y p dw d

w jd H Q,

d wd y w .

Filur: T w py p d y,p y dw w w k

d . Y d T

R: Dy W P S R (p. ).

R y dy d,

w w k .

Halfling Quarter:ChimbliesThe Haling Quarter is a jumble o low, thrown-together

buildings. Because theyre so much smaller than normalhuman houses, the chimneys are much closer together and

all o them seem to be spewing smoke and cinders all at

once, along with the many and varied smells o cooking ood.

Its both distracting and conusing, not to mention hot. You

need to wind your way through the chimneys and the smoke

to nd the other side.

Lvl: (XP 5)

Coplxi: (q 4 3 )

Prir Skill:A, Ed, Pp

Acrobic (DC 15): W w -

y k w d d p

w y . T k

x .

Endurnc (DC 10): I j k;

k p y

k. Y y y d -

d. T

k x .

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Prcpion (DC 20): F wy k

d , y w -

y k d d . T d p

y k d. T k

x .

Succ:Y k, dp, y , w d d-

w.

Filur:W y y , -

, d y k, d d

y p, y d y y dd

k. Tk p d d py

Pp d . By

d y , y

k x , y x .

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H Q, d p

w, w

w.

THE TOWER

To win the race, you need to clamber to the top o the

northern watchtower and hand your letter to the town

elder. The tower is old and craggy and many o the bricks

look loose. Pigeons roost amongst the nooks and crannies

and the stone is stained white with their droppings in many

places, incongruous clumps o wild grasses and owers

sprouting rom unlikely places amongst the brickwork.

Lvl: (XP 50)

Coplxi: (q 6 3 )

Prir Skill:A, A,

D, Ed, Hy, N, Ty

Acrobic (DC 15): Sw wd p-

p wd-j k w y p

w qk py . T k

x .

Ahlic (DC 10): I wd

d y w . T d d y-

y, j p . T k

x .

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d y kw-

d kwk, w wk p d

wy d d . T k

x .

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Dd d

k. I y d p pp yw w, y k y

w. T k x .

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- w d . I

d p y,

. T k x .

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p, y kw w d d y w

d, y, w d

p. T k x .

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wd . T d d

y, k d py y j

d k j p wy k

y w dd. T k

x .

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pp d ,

d w y p

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d pz!

Filur: O w d pp,

p p d

w w . I x , y w.

T d 0 y d,

w d0 d y 0 .

C w ,

y d ; kp!

VICTORY!

You press the crumpled and illegible note into the town elders

hand and he raises your arm triumphantly, proclaiming youto be the winner and ringing the alarum bell that hangs in the

tower. As it peels, a great cheer goes up rom the crowd and the

town crier solemnly steps orward to present your prize, a ne

pair o boots that twinkle with the glow o magic and a small

but weighty coer o gold. Right now, youre probably too tired

to lit it, but its a ne prize or a mornings work.

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w 400 d p, p p sureoot boots

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The Tower Main Street Route

Poor Street Route

Chimblies The Old City Wall Pigeons

Rat Run Dirty Water Thuggery

The Market The Bridge Crowds Start

Guard Dogs Barges Smoking Barrels

A Moral Dilemma Rigging Hot Roof

Poor Roof Route

Rich Roof Route

Rich Street Route

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Second Wave

PLAYER INTRODUCTION

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The trees o the orest suddenly give way to a large, bareclearing dominated by a weed-choked temple. Its peaked

roo, estooned with demonic gargoyles, is largely intact,

although its windowless walls are cracked and crumbling.

The main entrance to the temple, two mammoth,

ironbound doors, yawn open, exposing nothing but

darkness beyond. Although obviously abandoned and in

disrepair, the structure exudes a quiet malevolence made

all the more haunting by the waning light o the setting sun.

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AREA 1:

TEMPLE INTERIOR

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You step rom the ading sunshine into the surprisingly

cold darkness o the temple interior, gloomy and shrouded

in shadow. The temples oor is smooth, polished stone.

The ceiling has collapsed in some areas and littered the

ground with allen debris, and in one section, the oor has

collapsed, leaving an open pit. The interior walls eature

ading murals depicting scenes o butchery, cannibalism,

and other proane acts. The temple is divided into two

sections by a row o tall, ornate bookshelves lled with

crumbling scrolls and tomes. In addition, you notice a

number o egresses beyond the main door, and two sets o

smaller doors along the eastern and western walls.

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oor around the statue is stained with the rust-colored

patina o old blood. The statue is anked by a pair o huge

braziers, each standing ve eet high.

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AREA 2: RECTORY

Encounr Lvl 1 (XP 550)

Grvu (G)

3 zobi dvnurr (Z)

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rd:

The trapdoor opens easily with a gentle tug, unleashing a

blast o violent purple light ollowed by the charnel stench

o death. A short spiral staircase leads down 10 eet into a

small rectory. The room below contains two sets o tablesand chairs, a moth-eaten bearskin rug, two unlit braziers

similar to those in the temple above, and two small beds

with ootlockers in an alcove. A small altar sits against the

northern wall, and a pair o double doors stands in the

center o the west wall.

Three rotting corpses lay in a heap near the two beds

in the southern end o the room. Each is dressed in leather

armor, now tattered and crusted with dried gore, and they

all appear to have been hal-devoured. A ourth corpse sits

beore the altar, legs curled beneath it, head bowed as i inprayer. This corpse is little more than a mummied husk,

and its moth-eaten clerical robes bear the dire skull symbol

o Orcus. Around its neck hangs a large, black gem on a

crude leather thong. The gem glows brightly with a dire

purple light that lls you with queasy dread.

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esh, climb unsteadily to their eet. The gem around the

neck o mummied cleric pulses brightly as the our undead

horrors lurch to the attack.

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Initiative 1 Senses Pcpti +0;dkvii

HP 40; Bloodied 20

AC 13; Fortitude 13; Relex 9;Will 10

Immune di; pi; Resist 10 ctic;Vulnerable 5

ditSpeed 4mSlam (tdd; t-will)

+6 v. AC; 2d6 + 2 dmMZombie Grab (tdd; t-will)

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plty.

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ittly.


Str 14 (+3) Dex 6 (1) Wis 8 (+0)

Con 10 (+1) Int 1 (4) Cha 3 (3)

Garvus Harbane (G) Level 4 Controller(Deathlock Wight)

Mdim tl hmid XP 175

Initiative +4 Senses Pcpti +1;dkvii

HP 54; Bloodied 27



dit

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pd hli til th d it xt t.RGrave Bolt (tdd; t-will)F Necrotic

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th tt i immbilizd (v d).RReanimate (mi; ct)F Healing, Necrotic

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Alignment Evil Languages Cmm

Skills Ac +10, Rlii +10

Str 10 (+2) Dex 14 (+4) Wis 9 (+1)

Con 14 (+4) Int 16 (+5) Cha 18 (+6)

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Features of the Area

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ZOMBIE SIEGE:

THE SIEGE BEGINS

Encounr Lvl 2+ (XP 614+)

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1+ zobi oldir

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inrior, rd:

Outside the temple, the orest is lled with a cacophony o

agonized moaning and screaming that turns your blood to

ice. Through the main entrance o the temple, you see a truly

horric sight. The orest, lit by shats o pale moonlight, is

alive with rotting corpses clawing their way ree rom shallow

graves. You try to count the ir numbers, but soon realize thereis little point. The undead horde appears to approach several

hundred, i not several thousand, members. The re is nowhere

to run; st i, shambling orms ll the landscape as ar as you

can see in every direction. The dubious saety o the temple is

now your only hope o survival.

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, Ty.

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mum): T z d

qk d py . T pd

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maximum): T kwd ddd w

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mum): T py E, k

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p.

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mum): T p

p wd. I y d

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Scondr Skill: Pp.

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k y p kd p

d d y p.

A k + y x

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k .

WE CAN MAKE IT!

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wy thh th zmbi hd i btt pti th

mii i th tmpl d di ddi. I thi pti cm p, lt th ply t

d lk t wht thy ci.

You look out upon a nightmarish scene. Hundreds of

animated corpses crowd around the temple, three and

four rows deep. Humans, dwarves, elves, and every con-

ceivable race, both civilized and savage, are represented

among the shambling horde. Worse yet, the corpses of

dinosaurs, dire animals, and even more fantastic beasts

add their mass and strength to the zombie assault.

Despite the zombies numbers, there are still gaps in

their ranks; gaps the f leet and nimble among you might

use to escape the multitudes of undead. However, as if

the gods were reading your thoughts, a stag suddenly

bursts from cover and runs a bounding course through

the advancing zombies. Hope soars within you as the stag

easily dodges the clumsy blows of the first few undead

it encounters before the great, animated corpse of a

tyrannosaurus rex surges from the mass of undead bodies

surrounding the temple and snaps the stag up in its colos-

sal jaws. The stag utters a single bleat of pain and surprise

before the zombie T-rexs jaws slam down, stifling the

stags cries in a gout of blood. A wriggling pile of smaller

zombies quickly forms around the undead dinosaur, eager

for the gobbets of f lesh falling from its mouth.

The stag provides only a momentary distraction for

the zombie horde. In seconds, there is little left of the poor

beast beyond a crimson smear on the ground. But there is

fresher fare still to be had, and the masses of undead press

in, clawing at your hastily erected defenses and creating

an impassable wall of rotting flesh.

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p d y xw z.

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MAN THE DEFENSES!

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Initiative 1 Senses Pcpti 1;

dkvii

HP 1; mid ttck v dm mii.


Immune di; pi

Speed 4mSlam (tdd; t-will)

+6 v. AC; 5 dm.


Str 14 (+3) Dex 6 (1) Wis 8 (+0)

Con 10 (+1) Int 1 (4) Cha 3 (3)

Zombie Soldier Level 2 SoldierMdim tl imt XP 125

Initiative +2 Senses Pcpti +2;

dkvii

HP 38; Bloodied 19



ditSpeed 6mLongsword (tdd; t-will)

+8 v. AC; 1d8 + 3 dm.MProtective Strike (immdit itpt, wh djct

ttck zmbi tt; t-will)

+9 v. AC; 1d8 + 3 dm, d th tt tk 4

plty t th tii ttck.


Str 16 (+4) Dex 12 (+2) Wis 13 (+2)

Con 14 (+3) Int 10 (+1) Cha 10 (+1)

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ZOMBIE SIEGE:

FIRST WAVE


2 grvhound

4 zobi ror

2 zobi oldir

SetupN d,

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p p. W

, d, 4 z ,

d z d d k

p. T d z

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d.

W k , d:

The temple is lled with a cacophony o thick, horrid

moaning and the staccato rhythm o hundreds o undead

sts beating against the temple doors. Suddenly, a sharp

cracking noise echoes through the temple, and you realize

your deenses have been breached!

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Athletics (DC 15, standard action, 1 success, no maxi-mum): T z d

qk d py . T

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d.

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maximum): T kwd d

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p d p-

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mum): T py E, k

d d

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p.

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mum): T p

p wd. I y d

p d d k

dy d.

Scondr Skill: Pp.Perception (DC 5, minor action, no successes): T

k y p kd p

d d y p.

A k + y x

D Ty k d p

k .

Succ: T d p

d, d y z.

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Filur: E py

k k, w z

( d8 d w y p y ).

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d y p ( dy).T y k

k. Id, p d d

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d; y j z

w d . S M D d

p 3 d.

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y. O y d d p py k k,

d z

d.

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Initiative +2 Senses Pcpti +1;lw-liht vii

HP 54; Bloodied 27



dit

Speed 8

mBite (tdd; t-will)F Necrotic+7 v. AC; 1d6 + 3 dm, d th tt tk i 5

ctic dm (v d) d i kckd p.MDeath Jaws (wh dcd t 0 hit pit)F Necrotic

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it ch.

Zombie Weakness

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ittly.


Str 16 (+4) Dex 13 (+2) Wis 10 (+1)

Con 14 (+3) Int 1 (4) Cha 3 (3)

4+ Zombie Rotters Level 3 MinionMdim tl imt XP 38

Initiative 1 Senses Pcpti 1;dkvii



Immune di; pi

Speed 4

mSlam (tdd; t-will)+6 v. AC; 5 dm.


Str 14 (+3) Dex 6 (1) Wis 8 (+0)

Con 10 (+1) Int 1 (4) Cha 3 (3)

2+ Zombie Soldier Level 2 SoldierMdim tl imt XP 125


HP 38; Bloodied 19



dit

Speed 6mLongsword (tdd; t-will)

+8 v. AC; 1d8 + 3 dm.MProtective Strike (immdit itpt, wh djct

ttck zmbi tt; t-will)

+9 v. AC; 1d8 + 3 dm, d th tt tk 4

plty t th tii ttck.


Str 16 (+4) Dex 12 (+2) Wis 13 (+2)

Con 14 (+3) Int 10 (+1) Cha 10 (+1)

Tactics

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,

protective strike.T d k -

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Development

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HEY, I KNOW

THAT ZOMBIE!

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th pt hw p zmbi. Zmbiid vi

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pw th chd.

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ZOMBIE SIEGE:

SECOND WAVE


2 corrupion corp2 hobgoblin zobi

1 hrd zobi

6 zobi ror

SetupA p, z d k

p . T -

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S p D k w

z. Hw, d w d w :

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py k k, z

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2 Hobgoblin Zombies Level 2 BruteMedium natural animate XP 125

Initiative 1 Senses Pcpti +0;dkvii

HP 40; Bloodied 20



dit


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+4 v. Rlx; th tt i bbd (til cp). Chck

md t cp th zmbi b md with 5

plty.

Zombie Weakness

A citicl hit t hbbli zmbi dc it t 0 hit

pit ittly.


Str 17 (+4) Dex 6 (1) Wis 8 (+0)

Con 10 (+1) Int 1 (4) Cha 3 (3)

Shard Zombie Level 4 Controller (Leader)Medium natural humanoid XP 175

Initiative +2 Senses Pcpti +10; dkvii

HP 57; Bloodied 28


Resist 10 ctic;Vulnerable 5 dit


+9 v. AC; 1d8 + 3 dm.RClaw o Doom (tdd; t-will)

Rd 10; +9 v. Ftitd; hdwy clw lid th

tt 3 q, d zmbi lly djct t th

tt t th lid mk ml bic ttck itth tt.

CSpeed o the Damned (tdd; t-will)Cl bt 10; p t zmbi tt; tt mk

ml bic ttck.

Arise, Corpse (tdd; ct)

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t th hd zmbi.

Undead Tenacity

Wh zmbi tt withi 2 q th hd

zmbi hit ct, it b tht ct.

Alignment Evil Languages Cmm

Str 15 (+4) Dex 11 (+2) Wis 16 (+5)

Con 17 (+5) Int 17 (+5) Cha 11 (+2)

2 Corruption Corpses Level 4 ArtilleryMedium natural animate XP 175


Grave Stench 1; livi mi i th tk 5

plty t ttck ll.

HP 46; Bloodied 23

Regeneration 5 (i th cpti cp tk dit

dm, ti dt cti it xt t)

AC 17;Fortitude 16; Relex 14;Will 14


dit


+8 v. AC; 1d6 + 3 dm.RMote o Corruption (tdd; t-will)F Necrotic

Th cpti cp hl blck lb ctic ilth:

d 10; +7 v. Rlx; 2d6 + 3 ctic dm, d th

tt i wkd (v d).CDeath Burst (wh dcd t 0 hit pit) F Necrotic

Th cpti cp xpld: cl bt 1; +7 v.

Ftitd; 2d6 + 3 ctic dm.Alignment Ulid Languages

Str 16 (+5) Dex 13 (+3) Wis 12 (+3)

Con 16 (+5) Int 4 (1) Cha 3 (2)

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6+ Zombie Rotters Level 3 MinionMedium natural animate XP 38

Initiative 1 Senses Pcpti 1;dkvii



Immune di; pi

Speed 4

mSlam (tdd; t-will)+6 v. AC; 5 dm.


Str 14 (+3) Dex 6 (1) Wis 8 (+0)

Con 10 (+1) Int 1 (4) Cha 3 (3)

Tactics

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w slam k. T p-

p , motes

o corruption

. T d z w

q z y

undead tenacity. I claw o doom d

d k p d speed

o the damnedw z

d . T d z arise,

corpsew z

dyd.

Development

I , y w z .

Whn h chrcr df h l zobi in

hi ncounr, rd:

The zombie shudders and collapses as the energy

animating its rotting body dissipates rom your attack. You

turn toward the main doors, expecting another wave o

endish undead. Instead, the temple interior is suddenly

lled with shats o pale, morning sunshine, bursting

through the cracks and holes in the doors and walls. Youthen realize the orest outside the temple walls has become

still and quiet.

Dw , d pw d

d . T

d . Hw, w y y

x p, w.

Whn h chrcr xi h pl, rd:

The clearing around the temple is littered with hundreds o

bodies, rom tiny, shrunken goblin corpses to the behemothcarcass o what appears to be a dragon. Corpses are stacked

up against each o the temple doors ten and twenty high,

and the stench o rot and death lls the air in a nauseating

miasma

IS THAT ALL YOU GOT?

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zmbi lt hv t pvd icitly chll-

i, imply thw th Zmbi Si ctt thm b dw ivl. Hwv, ch tim

y Zmbi Si byd th tw ptd i

th dvt, pivly th zmbi,

v th typ cpl dd, ch hl

d wiht.

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CONCLUSION:

WHAT TO DO WITH

THE NECROSHARD?

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d y pp d z

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d w d

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pw E, d dyd y

p d p , p-

d y k .

Lvl: (XP 50).

Coplxi: (q 6 3

).

Prir Skill: R.

Religion (DC 10, 1 success, no maximum): Y

p pw E dy d.

Y + k y d

d d E d Z-P

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.

Ohr Skill: Dpy, D.

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dp d . Y ,

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Getting Black Market Access Level 3Skill Chll XP 150

You try to convince Millen Si lvereye to sell you some o theblack market goods hidden at the Crossroads trading post.

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Complexity

1 (qi 4 cc b 3 il)

Primary Skills

Diplmcy, Iiht, Itimidt, Sttwi

Other Skills

Bl, Pcpti

Victory

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w. Mill p tw mic itm l t 90%

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thm it hi chm ( Th T Tp blw).

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him tht thy will mk d (d dict) ctm d

tht h hld dl with thm.

Insight (DC 10)

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kw t cvic Mill tht h wt bi y tbl

t th tdi pt.

Intimidate (DC 15)

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tk wht thy wtd.

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hv itptd m cldti tdi. Thi t th

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mid th kill chll.

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HOBGOBLIN HANGMEN

Encounr Lvl 3 (850 XP)

Setup

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2 rvn wr (R)

3 hobgoblin dhwchr (H)

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The sound o harsh words spoken in a guttural language

nearly drowns out the cries or mercy coming rom ahead.Looming over the path is what appears to be a massive

metal rame resembling a tree, rom which hang a number

o metal cages. Rotting corpses occupy most o the cages,

though a malnourished human prisoner reaches out rom

between the bars o one cage, pleading with three stern-

looking hobgoblins to set him ree.

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3 Hobgoblin Deathwatchers (H) Level 3 SoldierMdim tl hmid XP 150

Initiative +5 Senses Pcpti +2; lw-liht vii

HP 46; Bloodied 23


Speed 6mDeathwatcher Pike (tdd; t-will)FWeapon

Rch 2; +10 v. AC; 1d10+4 dm, d th tt i

mkd til th d th hbbli dthwtch xt

t.MPinning Pike (pptity cti, wh mkd tt

mk ttck tht d t icld th hbbli

dthwtch; t-will) FWeapon

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d th dthwtch xt t.MPrisoners Lament (tdd; t-will)FWeapon

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2 plty t kill chck d v til th d th

dthwtch xt t.CClearing Pike (tdd; wh it bldid)FWeapon

Cl bt 2; tt mi i bt; +10 v. AC;

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Hobgoblin Resilience (immdit cti, wh th

hbbli dthwtch ct tht v c

d; ct)

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Alignment Evil Languages Cmm, Gbli

Skills Athltic +9

Str 17 (+4) Dex 15 (+3) Wis 12 (+2)

Con 14 (+3) Int 8 (+0) Cha 7 (1)

Equipment dthwtch pik, cl m

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2 Raven Swarms (R) Level 2 SkirmisherMdim tl bt (wm) XP 125

Initiative +6 Senses Pcpti +8; lw-liht vii

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tk 5 dm.

HP 34; Bloodied 17


Speed 6 lymBeaks and Talons (tdd; t-will)

+7 v. AC; 2d4+4 dm.MFeasting Ravens (tdd; t-will)

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Blur o Black (mv; t-will)

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Str 12 (+2) Dex 16 (+4) Wis 14 (+3)

Con 10 (+1) Int 2 (3) Cha 10 (+1)

Gibbet Zombies (G) Level 3 LurkerHzd XP 150

These gibbets hang like ruit rom a large metal tree. Inside,rotting corpsessome resher than otherslean against thebars o the cages.

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b th livi.

Perception:

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Trigger:

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Attack

Opportunity Action Melee

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Attack: +10 v. Ftitd

Hit: Th tt i bbd til cp (Acbtic Athltic,

DC 10)

Countermeasures

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INSIDE THE

TRADING POST

Encounr Lvl 3 (800 XP)

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Fulgri (F) Milln Silvr (M)

Dwrf crvn r (D)

4 dwrf crvn gurd (G)

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The inside o this building looks to be only marginally

cleaner than the wilderness outside. The ground oor o the

building is host to a wide open area where several benchesare arrayed or the display o wares. A group o dwarves is

picking through what looks to be animal hides on one table,

while a weathered hal-orc watches them closely. A lithe

tieing man with the hood o his robe pulled up turns to

look at you as you enter, gazing at you with what appears to

be one eye made completely o silver.

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d . I y .

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d p, .

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w d y . T d

w q p d .

Fulgrim (F) Level 3 LurkerMdim tl hmid, hl-c XP 150


HP 40; Bloodied 20


Speed 6mHandaxe (tdd; t-will) FWeapon

+8 v. AC; 1d6+3 dm.rAxe Throw (tdd; t-will)FWeapon

Rd 5/10; +8 v. AC; 1d6+3 dm.MHook and Hold (tdd; t-will)FWeapon

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tt i bbd. Th tt t cmbt dvt t

Flim whil bbd.

Hostage Strike (immdit itpt, wh hit by ml

d ttck; t-will)

A ct Flim i bbi tk th dm m th

tii ttck.

Combat Advantage

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dvt dl xt 1d6 dm hit, d thtt i phd th tt 2 q.

Alignment Ulid Languages Cmm, Git

Skills Stlth +7

Str 13 (+2) Dex 13 (+2) Wis 15 (+3)

Con 16 (+4) Int 10 (+1) Cha 14 (+3)

Equipment 4 hd x, lth m

Millen Silvereye (M) Level 2 ControllerMdim tl hmid, tifi XP 125


HP 37; Bloodied 18


Speed 6mQuartersta(tdd; t-will)

+7 v. AC; 1d8+5 dm.rHurl Object (tdd; t-will)

+6 v. Rlx; 2d4+4 dm, d th tt i lwd

til th d Mill xt t.AKneel! (tdd; ch)FPsychic

A bt 1 withi 10; +4 v. Will; 1d6+6 pychic

dm, d th tt i kckd p.

Psionic Augment (, wh Mill hit with quarterstaff

hurl object ttck; ch wh it bldid)FPsychic

Mill ttck dl xt 1d8 pychic dm.

Vision o the Future (immdit itpt, wh hit by

ttck; ct)

Mill hit 2 q.

Alignment Ulid Languages Cmm, ElvSkills Ac +9

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