Agatha The Banshee
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I am admittedly a (scrunching up my face, raising my voice an octave) “the book is sooo much better than the movie” kinda guy. And annoyingly so. While I’m entertained by the Harry Potter movies, it’s hard for me to get through scenes in the movies without thinking how differently each was portrayed in the…
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Planning on sending the party out to Conyberry on Sister Garaele’s errand? Reward a player for their choices at character creation. Allow characters proficient in History to recall the following poem about Agatha the Banshee. If none of the characters are proficient in History, perhaps they hear the resident entertainer at the Stonehill Inn singing…
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A couple things caught my eye in the banshee’s description from the Monster Manual: “The vanity that inspired the banshee’s cursed creation persists in undeath.” And: “A single glimpse of itself is enough to send a banshee into a rage.” Each may explain why Agatha wouldn’t appear for Sister Garaele when she came calling in…
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Meanwhile, at the Stonehill Inn: Dungeon Master: So according to Ol’ Narth, Sister Garaele left Phandalin for a few days and then “returned wounded and exhausted.” Players: Hmm. Interesting. I wonder what happened? Dungeon Master: (oh, shiiiit…) Players: Let’s head over to the Shrine of Luck. Dungeon Master: (fuuuuuuhhh…) Don’t get caught flat-footed. If you’re…
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Bowgentle’s Book is certainly worthy of a quest. This tome is an absolute treasure hoard of arcane magic. A dragon should be sleeping on top of it! Egads! This spellbook contains 50 (FIFTY!) spells, from cantrips to 6th level spells. Can you think of any other loot drop in a published adventure that approaches that…
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If you’re running Lost Mine of Phandelver, and the bookish character in the party has a scholar pack slung over their shoulder, don’t sleep on the contents of the pack: Scholar’s Pack (40 gp). Includes a backpack, a book of lore, a bottle of ink, an ink pen, 10 sheets of parchment, a little bag of sand,…
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From the introduction of Lost Mine of Phandelver, under the background section: “A powerful force of orcs reinforced by evil mercenary wizards attacked Wave Echo Cave to seize its riches and magic treasures. Human wizards fought alongside their dwarf and gnome allies to defend the Forge of Spells, and the ensuing spell battle destroyed much…
Along The Triboar Trail 