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ColleCtioN Premise. A necromancer named Daniella is using undead to
work her farm. This free labor that need not rest is giving
Use any of the adventure ideas below to flesh out complete her a tremendous edge over all nearby farmers, allowing her
adventures for your game, customizing elements as desired to undercut the local farmer’s market and practically forcing
to fit the playstyle of you and your players. The suggested them out of business. Furthermore, Daniella is getting the
tier indicates the levels the adventure is recommended for, bodies for her undead servants from local graveyards, and the
though it can be tweaked to serve the purposes of your table. local populace has begun noticing their decaying loved ones
working her fields.
tier oNe (1-4): loCal Villain. Necromancer
Minions. Skeletons, Zombies
heroes Plot Hook. The other farmers hire the characters to kill
the necromancer, tripling the reward if they bring her
ribbitiNG for War back as a zombie to work in their fields as recompense for
undercutting them.
Premise. The Frog Smasher Gnoll Tribe has been
aggressively expanding its territory in recent months. NiGht of the haG
First, a clan of elves were wiped out. Then, some worthless
variant humans. And now, the gnolls have set their sights on Premise. The populace of a small town is being driven crazy
taking over nearby mines belonging to the Headbasher Clan by nightmares. A night hag and her meenlock minions are
of dwarves. responsible. The night hag, of course, is stealing souls.

Villains. gnoll, hyena, giant hyena Villain. Night hag
Plot Hook. The dwarves recently received a crate full of Minions. Meenlocks
dead frogs from the nearby Frog Smasher Gnoll Tribe as Plot Hook. This is happening in the group’s home town
a declaration of war. The dwarves are seeking a group of or base, and the nightmares they have are preventing them
adventurers to deal with the gnolls so that their mining from long resting.
enterprises won’t be interrupted.
daNCe maCabre
What ale’s You
Premise. Players are asked to infiltrate a circus of the undead
Premise. Two dwarven-run taverns on opposite sides to get to the bottom of a murder mystery. The bearded lady
of the same street, both famous for their own house ale, from a competing circus in town was murdered, and the
begin a feud that turns violent. One of the taverns is run by competitor is suspected.
mountain dwarves and the other by duergar. Secretly, the
mountain dwarf innkeeper has been replaced by a duergar Villain. A necromancer who has created the circus of long
illusionist from the rival clan trying to foment chaos. lost family and friends
Villain. Duergar warlord Minions. Various undead
Minions. Duergar Plot Hook. The party is being set up and framed for the
murder; they must solve it to clear their names.
Plot Hook. The characters are in one of the taverns when it
is attacked by charmed fans of the other tavern.
baaad for busiNess
ettiN Good iN the NeiGhborhood Premise. Sheep have been stolen from town, and the
shepherds ask for the players’ help. The sheep were eaten by
Premise. An ettin is stealing swine from local pig farms. The a werewolf the town doesn’t know about.
otyugh lives with it and eats the scraps.
Villain. The town leader is the father of the werewolf, and
Villains. Ettin, otyugh trying to keep it a secret.
Plot Hook. The pig farmers hire the characters to Minions. Werewolves, wolves, worgs
stop the ettin.
Plot Hook. The shepherds ask for the players’ help,
promising them sheep and wool in return. Or, they could
offer them a share of their ranch, providing a permanent,
ongoing source of income.

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