Sister Garaele
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The presence of the Redbrand ruffians in Phandalin should carry real weight at your table. They are not disposable mooks meant to be cut down and forgotten on the way to a side quest. Driving them out should feel less like clearing a dungeon and more like breaking the grip of a gang that has…
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One more of Sister Garaele’s spooky stories before we move onto other topics. The last one from the cutting room floor: will-o’-wisps. “Take care when venturing out of doors past nightfall, children. But most of all, beware the luring lights. Some believe they are fairies, leading travelers to forgotten treasures in the night. Others say…
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Sister Garaele’s story concerning wraiths didn’t make the final cut for Festival of Faces, but I think this one has the most useful information in it. I wanted Garaele to provide insight into the monster’s weakness (sunlight sensitivity), as well as its most devastating effect (create specter). Knowledge that might benefit the characters once they…
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It’s October. Tis’ the season for ghosts, and ghouls, and zombies, and werewolves. You may have noticed that’s all I’ve been talking about this month. Especially since I have a Halloween themed mini-adventure called The Festival of Faces, which is free for download over at Dungeon Master’s Guild. Download it for some inspiration! Details below.…
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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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The Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide doesn’t get the love it deserves. There’s a lot of good stuff in there if you want to put it to use in your game. To illustrate this, let’s take some tidbits from the Tymora entry in SCAG and apply them to Sister Garaele, Phandalin’s priestess of Tymora. Garaele Practices…
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So for the past couple of days, my thoughts have been bent upon a barrow north of Gnomengarde that’s inhabited by a pack of ghouls. The barrow’s proximity to both Phandalin and Gnomengarde is of concern to Sister Garaele. An Elvish priestess of Tymora, Garaele journeys to the barrow by herself, with the expectation that…
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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…