For those who dont know the hoard of the dragon queen module from wizards of the coast is pretty brutal. Background template hoard of the dragon queen tyranny. You can replace or augment some or all of the options in your chosen background with one or more of the elements given below. In the home of ellenton, the group arrives in the tavern only to find out that there is a black widow in a nearby town called dartalis. Contribute to ceryliaedndappfiles development by creating an account on github. The dragon queen is bills fourth novel and is the second book in his trilogy about korea, which includes daughters of the dragona comfort womans story and a planned third book. This campaign takes the game to evergreater heights of power, both for the heroes and for the foes they face. Hoard of dragon queen tesouro da rainha dragao masmorras. Monsters the section collects the stat blocks for those monsters referenced in the hoard of the dragon queen. Aug 19, 2014 in an audacious bid for power, the cult of the dragon, along with its dragon allies and the red wizards of thay, seek to bring tiamat from her prison in the nine hells to faerun. By anastasiasnyder ongoing updated mar 20, 2018 embed story share via email read new reading list. Version 1 released 8 august 2014 on wizards of the coast site see weblink in standard and printerfriendly forms. After the conclusion of the playtest releases, murder in baldurs gate and legacy of the crystal shard were both great campaign settings.
The queen has given me a mission, may i speak to the headmaster. It sat off to the side gathering dust while we completed a homebrew campaign, until, one day when rifling through his sourcebooks, we decided wed. Running greenest in flames hoard of the dragon queen, part. Find file copy path mark obcena add spell slots to monster entries. If youre planning on running hoard of the dragon queen and using miniatures, you might considering drawing the encounter locations in chapter 1 on a wet or dry erase battlemat. The southwestern region of the realms which would include baldurs gate, candlekeep, beregost, elturel, and most importantly greenest has a temperate climate. Ive made the town affiliated with the caravan city scornubel, which is itself part of elturgard both are too far away to give aid to greenest obviously. Fight the war against draconic oppression in this adventure for the worlds greatest roleplaying game in an audacious bid for power the cult of the dragon, along with its dragon allies and the red wizards of thay, seek to bring tiamat from her prison in the nine hells to faerun. He spent the majority of his life as a toddler as a tool to help his parents rob unsuspecting civilians and merchants. How can i start hoard of the dragon queen with 4th level characters.
By wolfgang baur and steve winter wizards corporate. Here you will find tips and tricks for running your own version of this epic adventure. Being the grandchild of a renowned dragon slayer is usually a good way to impress people, but just last week a gang of ruffians attack you. Hoard of the dragon queen might not be the best adventure to move into, or even play at all in my opinion however, the princes of the apocalypse adventure is excellent and even has a page containing information on how to move characters finishing the starter set adventure into this one, which might be exactly what you need. It is the first part of the tyranny of dragons storyline and followed by a second adventure, the rise of tiamat. To this end, they are sweeping from town to town, laying waste to all those who oppose them and gathering a hoard of riches for their dread queen. Background template hoard of the dragon queen tyranny of. How difficult have you found horde of the dragon queen.
Taking the spot as the first officially published dungeons and dragons 5th edition adventure excluding lost mines of phandelver included in the the dungeons and dragons starter set, hoard of the dragon queen has a lot of pressure on it. Below is a background template that applies to any background that you select or create. After fighting our way into the keep, we take a short rest and receive the mission to take the secret exit and find a cultist to bring back for interrogation. She sat on a golden throne forty feet long and sixty feet tall. Meet the dragon queen and style her from head to toe in iron armor, deadly weapons, and royal gowns or scepter accessories.
Taking the spot as the first officially published dungeons and dragons 5th edition adventure excluding lost mines of phandelver included in the the dungeons and dragons starter set, hoard of the dragon queen has a lot of. Aug 08, 2014 the hoard of the dragon queen online supplement has been released. This article continues our journey through the hoard of the dragon queen adventure module for the 5th edition of dungeons and dragons. Hoard of the dragon queen errata wizards of the coast. The changes appear in recent print ings of the book, starting with the. Running hoard of the dragon queen episode 1 rpg roll tables. Well yes, but you need to answer a riddle to get into the school, the school senses your type of magic and locks you out if your not registered. Once he reached the age of four, his parents begun to train him to be a thief, like. While the dragonclaw can see a dragon or higherranking cult of the dragon cultist friendly to it, the dragonclaw ignores the effects of being charmed or frightened.
Looked into fantasy grounds and discovered what a cash hole that is. Fight the war against draconic oppression in this adventure for the worlds greatest roleplaying game. Hoard of the dragon queen, they should be 7th or 8th level and ready to continue with the rise of tiamat. Each section tells you whether it replaces or adds to your background. A bit disappointing after reading daughters of the dragon which i couldnt put down. Soon the mouth opened up, leading into the throne room. Prepping and running hoard of the dragon queen, the first part of tyranny of dragons took a bit of work on my part.
Right of the starting gate characters can and have been killed during the intro session when players find themselves rushing to aid a city under siege by an army of mercenaries, kobolds, and literally a dragon. The map has received the following corrections, from top to bottom. Hoard of the dragon queen is the first of two books in the tyranny of dragons questline. Renown for a characters faction is awarded at the end of an episode. It was difficult to find good, high resolution images of the maps, images and graphics from the hoard of the dragon queen adventure module so here are the ones ive found map of greenest town. First a bit of background info the first chapter of hoard of the dragon queen sees the party arriving in greenest in time to see the cult of the dragon and their allies attack the town.
If you plan to run hoard of the dragon queen with miniatures, here are a few suggestions on what you might use and how many youll need in chapter 1. Last week i started to run hoard of the dragon queen for a new group of players online. Kera has been possessed by the evil queen liriels spirit, and aelwen has been gravely injured. Dec 08, 2016 for those who dont know the hoard of the dragon queen module from wizards of the coast is pretty brutal. So my group is running hoard of the dragon queen in order to get acquainted with 5e, and we were having a lot of fun, and then we almost got murdered. You barely escaped with your life, but as you fled, the ruffians told you that the cult of the dragon never forgets and always avenges.
The best indication for what month it is when hoard of the dragon queen begins is the information provided regarding greenests mill. Hoard of the dragon queen by wizards of the coast a96060. For years, the evil cult of the dragon has devoted itself to creating undead dragons in a vain attempt to fulfill an ancient prophecy. The hoard of the dragon queen monster supplement will be available for download on august 8. Child, criminal, dead calibur shortround was born from a couple of thieves, in waterdeep. December 22, 2014 december 30, 2014 edward d comment. The dragon queen was very slow to get started, and there was too much about spirits and mastics for my liking. Fight the war against draconic oppression in this adventure for the worlds greatest roleplaying game in an audacious bid for power the cult. The story was sad, but the courage of the comfort women shone through. The hoard of the dragon queen online supplement has been released fight the war against draconic oppression in this adventure for the worlds greatest roleplaying game. The first of two adventures in the tyranny of dragons story arc, hoard of the dragon queen provides everything a dungeon master needs to create an exciting. Hoard of the dragon queen online supplement rpg item rpggeek. Its in flames, being attacked by the cult of the dragon. To make things easier, ive taken the map of greenest found in the adventure and overlaid a grid to use as a reference for drawing.
If your group is larger or smaller, you can adjust the adventures difficulty by reducing or increasing the number of enemies present. They cast long dark shadows on the wall, but i continued on. Hoard of the dragon queen by wolfgang baur goodreads. Tugg continues his reckless charge into danger, and the group has to act quickly to make the best of a bad situation. You can purchase this module individually, or buy the full bundle of tyranny of dragons. I searched the pdf and the dm guide, i dont think i saw it. The changes appear in recent printings of the book, starting with the sixth printing. Hoard of the dragon queen, episode i part 1, but that would be a form of colon cancer.
The counts are based on the maximum number youre likely to need at one time, not the total that appear in the chapter. Hoard of the dragon queen loot im starting my group on hotdq tonight, and while i love the general feel of the adventure im afraid ill be getting some reactions on the apparent lack of loot throughout the adventure, and no good ways to spent all the gold they amass. Sep 14, 2014 starting hoard of the dragon queen last week i started to run hoard of the dragon queen for a new group of players online. How large shoudl the part played it once at a pick up my experience is its more cheap than hard. But now, under new leadership, the cult believes that the prophecy does not speak of undead dragons, but of a dragon empire. He lives in minneapolis with his wife, whos been an innercity schoolteacher for thirtytwo years. Running greenest in flames hoard of the dragon queen. The book is a quest for players, in which players head to the town of greenest, expecting it to be warm and welcoming, but its a bit too warm. In an audacious bid for power the cult of the dragon, along with its dragon allies and the red wizards of thay, seek to bring tiamat from her prison in the nine hells to faerun. How to play dragon queen use your mouse to click on and through the floating clothing, hair, background, skin, scale and armor or.
Feb 09, 2017 dragon fanatic the dragonclaw has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened. Sep 16, 2017 so a while back, when 5e just came out, a friend bought a copy of the hoard of the dragon queen campaign book. Im starting my group on hotdq tonight, and while i love the general feel of the adventure im afraid ill be getting some reactions on the apparent lack of loot throughout the adventure, and no good ways to spent all the gold they amass. So a while back, when 5e just came out, a friend bought a copy of the hoard of the dragon queen campaign book. Dndappfiles bestiary hoard of the dragon queen bestiary.
She has been causing chaos and devastation in dartalis to the point of total destruction. In an audacious bid for power, the cult of the dragon, along with its dragon allies and the red wizards of thay, seek to bring tiamat from her prison in the nine hells to faerun. Thus far i have been a very big fan of the previous adventures intended for use with the playtest rules. Hoard of the dragon queen online supplement rpg item. How to adjust hoard of the dragon queen for more players. The dragon can then fly up to half its flying speed. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Each episode in hoard of the dragon queen awards 1 renown point in a characters faction. Hoard of the dragon queen errata wizards corporate. It sat off to the side gathering dust while we completed a homebrew campaign, until, one day when rifling through his sourcebooks, we decided wed take the chance to run it. Spoilers hoard of the dragon queen is an adventure set in faerun that has 1st level pcs uncover the machinations of the cult of the dragon as they raid settlements and gather treasure for some nefarious purpose. I will post some thoughts later in the week about the challenges and opportunities posed when running a game online, but first i wanted to discuss how i approached the inaugural campaign for fifth edition dungeons. Hoard of the dragon queen errata this document corrects and clarifies some text in the adventure hoard of the dragon queen. This document corrects and clarifies some text in the adventure.