01. The Bard’s Journey - 6:53
Plague Grave - 5:53
Hours ago, Antoon Roelaar set out to warn
the people of Trier of a grave danger. The bard
would have successfully reached the village if
not for an ambush. Now, wounded and dying,
Roelaar hobbles along the forest road where he
meets the adventurers.
The bard, wounded by the magic dagger of a
goblin scout, cannot be healed. He begs the
heroes to complete his journey and warn Tri-
er that the graves in their small cemetery have
been poisoned. They have been cursed by a foul
wizard who hired the goblins who ambushed
the bard . . . and those same goblins now attack
the PCs. Roelaar collapses, dead, and the he-
roes must face the goblins on their own.
02.
Though fewer than three dozen graves fill the
cemetery, those somber resting places of the
village’s dead are now terrible threats to those
who call Trier their home.
If the PCs try to tell the people of Trier that
the graves are cursed, their words of warning
are ignored. Trierians aren’t ones to worry over
the whispered threats of evil. In their experi-
ence, the village has always been a safe haven
from the dangers of the larger world.
Unfortunately, the cemetery is cursed. Every
evening at sunfall, 2d4 graves expel either a
zombie or an animated skeleton, undead mon-
sters who assault the villagers in their sleep.
03. The Trapped Door - 6:36
If the heroes visit the cemetery of Trier, they
find a few dozen graves in a ring around a
well-crafted tomb of chiseled marble blocks.
The tomb’s door shows signs of a failed break
in. Scratches and deep gouges where a crow-
bar worked at shattering the door’s lock are
instantly noticed by the party’s thief or rogue.
Inscriptions on the tomb door describe it as
the resting place of Phillip Kreisel, Conjurer
and Protector. Those capable of reading wiz-
ardly sigils and signs notice that the writing
etched into the tomb’s door warns of a deadly
trap. According to the arcane symbols, open-
ing the door sets off an explosive burst that is
certain to slaughter any near the blast.
04. The Conjurer’s Tomb - 5:43
Those adventurers who leave the tomb’s door
alone must face the undead who crawl from
their graves.
Heroes who force their way into Kreisel’s tomb
find a web-covered casket. Before they can
open it, the PCs are attacked by the 3d3 giant
spiders who call this tomb their home. Cracks
in the tomb’s stone floor, too small for even
a halfling to fit through, are how the spiders
come in and out of the tomb. The cracks lead
to subterranean passages that the spiders use
to explore the lands near the cemetery. If they
defeat the spiders, the PCs open the casket
and discover a narrow shaft that connects to a
secret room.
05. A Concealed Chamber - 5:24
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The shaft is so narrow that only those wearing
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leather armor may descend into the chamber
loops, and royalty-free samples from ADSR, Black Octopus,
below. Heavier armors must be removed before
PCs may enter the chamber.
The 20-foot square room has no exits save back
up through the casket in the tomb above. This
secret chamber is home to the conjurer’s ghost,
who wishes only to be left to its studies. Doz-
ens of tomes of knowledge are kept here, and
the ghost spends its time reading and re-reading
each book. If the heroes talk, and do not attack,
Kriesel’s spirit will answer any one question to
the best of its ability. If challenged, or not left
alone after answering a question, the ghost
attacks and fights until destroyed or victorious.