Prepping and running hoard of the dragon queen, the first part of tyranny of dragons took a bit of work on my part. In which they had their fill of the cultists raiding camp. Dec 30, 2014 the party talks with the governor and eventually heads off to do their work. This article continues our look at running hoard of the dragon queen you can read all of our hoard of the dragon queen articles here. In episode 4, he represents the harpers, and together with ontharr frume of the order of the gauntlet, he gives the characters the quest that drives the campaign from episode 4 through to episode 8. Hoard of the dragon queen forgotten realms wiki fandom.
This is a fully 3d dungeon of the hatchery dungeon for the hotdq. 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. Hoard of the dragon queen starts with a map of the sword coast and a very brief introduction and overview. 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. In episode 3, he sends the player characters back to the cult camp, and sends them to meet ontharr frume in episode 4. Hoard of the dragon queen errata this document corrects and clarifies some text in the adventure hoard of the dragon queen. Hoard of the dragon queen maps download free clip art with a. You can purchase this module individually, or buy the full bundle of tyranny of dragons.
Dec 17, 2014 hoard of the dragon queen episode 4, round 1 following the cultist loot the rat pack is back in full. The three previous chapters include greenest in flames, the bandit camp, and the dragon hatchery. 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. Running hoard of the dragon queen, episode 4 merrics musings. There are almost no original assets in this dungeon. Monsters the section collects the stat blocks for those monsters referenced in the hoard of the dragon queen. The primary arc of hoard of the dragon queen is disappointingly linear. Every time i see discussions about what module is best for new dms, hoard of the dragon queen almost always gets called out as the worst module, due to being wonky with rules and railroady. Running greenest in flames hoard of the dragon queen. Running hoard of the dragon queen, episode 4 the fourth episode of hoard of the dragon queen sends the group off on the quest that will continue for the rest of the adventure. Last week i started to run hoard of the dragon queen for a new group of players online. 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.
By wolfgang baur and steve winter wizards corporate. The module revolves around the cult of the dragon s plans to free tiamat, the goddess of chromatic dragons, from the nine hells. Background the cult of the dragon has been active in faerun for centuries. Renown for a characters faction is awarded at the end of an episode.
I just ran part 1 of this episode today for my group and decided that elturel was such a wasted. Roll20 lets build hoard of the dragon queen episode 1. Locations hoard of the dragon queen obsidian portal. Hoard of the dragon queen maps download free clip art with a transparent background on browser gameita 2020. This first article covers episode 4 from the bandit camp to baldurs gate. Maps included for greenest keep, the temple of chauntea and all optional encounters, plus a selection of generic maps for random encounters and a few bonus maps, for any dm who needs to go offpiste. The town of greenrest is being attacked, and the pcs show up just in time to maybe do a little bit about it why the pcs show up can be generic, or there is a page of potential background hooks for why the pcs might be interested in greenrest. Click for full size image, or right click and save. So where to place it best would be determined by the other locations. Hoard of the dragon queen errata wizards of the coast. The module revolves around the cult of the dragons plans to free tiamat, the goddess of chromatic dragons, from the nine hells. Developed as the first half of the tyrrany of dragons campaign, wizards of the coast partnered with kobold press. 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. It is made with many different assets from the workshop.
Inside you will find notes on every chapter, ways to link things together, clarifications on confusing sections, breakdowns of the council of waterdeep and that long journey in hoard of the dragon queen. I f t h e r o l l i s 4 o r l o w e r, t h e y d i d n t a t t r a c t a t t e n. Sly flourish hoard of the dragon queen episode 4 part 1. 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. Apr 27, 2019 hoard of the dragon queen chapter 3 fully 3d. Myrkaras hoard is a 46 hour tier two forgotten realms adventure.
For those who dont know the hoard of the dragon queen module from wizards of the coast is pretty brutal. Party attitude towards leosin after episode 2 spoilers. The cult of the dragon has abandoned its previous plans of turning dragons into dracoliches and has allied itself with a variety of living dragons and their halfbreed offspring to free tiamat from her infernal prison. You can read all of our hoard of the dragon queen articles here. Doing this without leosin is simple any representative of the harpers can take his place, or ontharr frume can give the quest by himself. The coast itself is treacherous, featuring undersea reefs, rocky outcroppings, and a soft, mucky bottom that extends for miles in many areas. The party talks with the governor and eventually heads off to do their work. The biggest problem is some haste in layout, and a few odd bits in chapter 4.
Hoard of the dragon queen was released on august 14, 2014 as part of the fantasy storyline called tyranny of dragons, which launched alongside the new edition and is told through game supplements, video games, and other outlets. Steam workshop hoard of the dragon queen chapter 3 fully 3d. Hoard of the dragon queen online supplement pdf link. 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. This is meant to be accomplished in part by collecting a massive hoard of gold to present to her upon her summoning. In the first part, our heroes traveled from the dragon. 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. A guide to tyranny of dragons dungeon masters guild. Locations in hoard of the dragon queen greenest could be any manor holding anywhere on ansalon.
Review of hoard of the dragon queen rpgnet d20 rpg game. The adventure was created by kobold press under commission from wizards of the coast. This is a fully 3d dungeon of the hatchery dungeon for the hotdq adventure. I know, that until the group plays that part it will be christmas optimistic, but i generally like to. The fourth episode of hoard of the dragon queen sends the group off on the quest that will continue for the rest of the adventure. The changes appear in recent printings of the book, starting with the sixth printing. Hoard of the dragon queen episode 3, session 4 by ameron derek myers on november 6, 2014. Mar 05, 2018 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. Dec 08, 2016 for those who dont know the hoard of the dragon queen module from wizards of the coast is pretty brutal. For the uninitiated, this is the first module for the 5e game.
I just ran part 1 of this episode today for my group and decided that elturel was such a wasted opportunity for some awesome play. Hoard of the dragon queen maps download free clip art with. The pcs travel to elturel, meet some members of a couple factions that encourage them to continue tracking the cults wagons of loot, and move on to baldurs gate and beyond. This campaign takes the game to evergreater heights of power, both for the heroes and for the foes they face. I fell off the recap wagon for a while, and then we had a long break between sessions, so its been a while since we actually played through episodes 2 and 3, hence why the following recaps are so brief. 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.
In hoard of the dragon queen, the charac ters gain a level after completing each episode except episode 5. This was made using unity and imported into table top. Hi all, in this video i build the first episode of hoard of the dragon queen. This article continues our look at running hoard of the dragon queen. Hoard of the dragon queen episode 4, round 1 following the cultist loot the rat pack is back in full. Hoard of the dragon queen hoard of the dragon queen. Steam workshop hoard of the dragon queen chapter 3. A fantastic and momentous adventure for the worlds greatest roleplaying game.
This extends to the descriptions, which are almost universally uninspiring. Curse of strahd episode 1 the village of barovia duration. This sunday i will run this campaign for my friends, and although ive read every possible fix and suggestion on the internet, i still cannot find much about episode 4, on the road. The party defeated the halfdragon and his five fanatical barbarian underlings in the dragon shrine during the last session. Like these previous articles, this article is packed with spoilers for this. The magic items are completely generic 1 sword, and the titular hoard of the dragon queen is actually abstracted throughout most of the adventure.
Hoard of the dragon queen sources hoard of the dragon queen a fantastic and momentous adventure for the worlds greatest roleplaying game. It has focused on making undead dragons to fulfill a prophecy most of that time, but thats changing. It is on that note that the party enters the game, approaching a town that is being plundered by the cult, with an adult blue dragon circling overhead. It is the first part of the tyranny of dragons storyline and followed by a second adventure, the rise of tiamat. Map of greenest town click for full size image, or right click and save. View cover art view introduction contents view map of. Given its frontier character, i am thinking of placing it on the border near the estwilde, where raids would be fairly common. In this article we look at the second part of episode 4, a chapter called on the road. If groups want to continue on with the tyranny of dragons storyline they can purchase the hoard of the dragon queen hardcover adventure and keep on playing as part of their home game. Prep for episode 4 of hoard of the dragon queen dice delving. Its just a little bit important the players understand what theyre in for, and thats the purpose of the initial meeting with leosin and onthar in elturel.
Note that it only attacks while the pcs are inside the keep already, so flight is a problem. I decided that the heroes arrived just in time for the festival of the golden dragon and used heaps of the events you outlined in your. Sep 14, 2014 for players who plan to play hoard of the dragon queen, it may be best to skip this article as there will be some spoilers. Aug 27, 2014 this extends to the descriptions, which are almost universally uninspiring. The two harpers we meet, an elven bard and a halfelven monk, would fit in pretty well in the legion of steel.
Running hoard of the dragon queen, episode 4 merrics. Hoard of the dragon queen is part of the tyranny of dragons storyline, and received a direct. The map has received the following corrections, from top to bottom. Nov 10, 2014 hoard of the dragon queen episode 4 part 1. The only requirement for episode 1 is the seek the keep mission. Disappointing because the concept is so delightfully ripe for a nonlinear approach. Commerce along the trade way and other caravan routes binds the citystates of the sword coast. Factions of hoard of the dragon queenrise of tiamat good guys the harpers legion of steel pretty similar groups in ethos and outlook, though the legion of steel is more martial.
The dragon can then fly up to half its flying speed. 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. Running hoard of the dragon queen episode 1 rpg roll tables. 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. Session 1 by ameron derek myers on september 11, 2014 in episode 1 the cult of the dragon attacked the town of greenest in search of gold, silver, and other valuables.
Dec, 2014 prep for episode 4 of hoard of the dragon queen. 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. A selection of maps designed for the first episode of the hoard of the dragon queen campaign. Hoard of the dragon queen maps collection of 25 free cliparts and images with a transparent background. Each episode in hoard of the dragon queen awards 1 renown point in a characters. Greenrest in flames alas, hoard of the dragon queen opens with my least favorite part of the book. 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. The text does not inspire you, the dm, and that may be the most important sin. This is going to be the hardest leosin instance to replace, since at this point there isnt any equivalent npc to give the quest. To this end, they are sweeping from town to town, laying waste to all those who oppose. As the first official campaign story published for 5e, tyranny of dragons is a bit rough around the edges. A guide to tyranny of dragons is designed to help dungeon masters prepare to run both hoard of the dragon queen and rise of tiamat. Most of the pcs were pretty banged up so they took another short rest before advancing to the dragon hatchery.
Episode 3 dragon hatchery map hoard of the dragon queen adventure module for dungeons and dragons. 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. Characters who finish all three episodes should reach 3rd or 4th level at the end. The dragon never closes, never targets pcs who dont explicitly make themselves targets, and flees when it takes 25 damage or a single critical hit.
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