Lore
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Conyberry itself is not haunted, but the mere presence of Agatha the Banshee in the adjacent Neverwinter Wood can make it seem so. Many a traveler passing through the ruined town has heard a distant, forlorn wail echoing from the darkened forest encroaching upon the borders of the town. Especially at night. Sister Garaele was…
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Your telling of Lost Mine of Phandelver could begin with the party reaching Phandalin at gloaming on the evening of the Festival of Faces. The harvest celebration is in full swing as they walk into town, treading along a path lined with the candlelit jack-o-lanterns the festival is named for. Standing among the glowing faces…
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When I was writing The Festival of Faces (my Halloween-themed mini-adventure), I decided that Phandalin needed an “Old Nan” type character. I love Old Nan and her stories. If you’re a fan of the A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF) novels, you know exactly what I’m talking about. For those of you who haven’t…
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In yesterday’s thoughts, I proposed a side quest given by Sister Garaele using the ghouls from the Wilderness Encounters table in Lost Mine of Phandelver Chapter 3: The Spider’s Web. With her religious training, Garaele knows the telltale signs of a ghoul pack, as well as what makes this particular undead creature dangerous. So, in…
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If one were to run with the premise that Auntie Adabra was the driving force behind the bloodshed at Umbrage Hill (as I did earlier this week), you could keep pulling at that thread and build the annis hag into a destructive force among other societies that have fallen into ruin beneath the shadows of…