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THE SETTING
CREDITS
Inputsomethingaboutyoursettinginthisbit,where
itslocated,isiturbanorrural?Mountainousor
Design
desert?
Original Document Layout:
Dennis Dollins www.keyourcars.com
Whatisthepoliticalclimate?Howdiditget
Editing there?Whatsthesynopsisofwhatsgoingon.

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THE PLOT
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DRAGONS Compatibility Logo, D&D, PLAYERS thebadguysarentdefeated?
HANDBOOK, DUNGEON MASTERS GUIDE, and
MONSTER MANUAL are trademarks of Wizards of the
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References in this publication, D&D core rules mechanics,
and all D&D characters and their distinctive likenesses, are
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Game System License. All 4E References are listed in the
4E System Reference Document, available at
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Andy Collins, and James Wyatt; DUNGEON MASTERS
GUIDE, written by James Wyatt; and MONSTER
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James Wyatt. 2008 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All rights
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Whatsgoingonrecentlyintheareaorwiththe
quest?Whatarethemajorcharactersofthemodule
doingrightthisverysecond?
ADVENTURE SUMMARY
Whatarethelikelythingsthataregoingtohappen
duringtheadventure?Whoaretheygoingtomeet
andwhoaretheygoingtobeatup?
Whatarethelikelydirectionstheyregoingto
endupgoingin?
PREPARING FOR ADVENTURE
Beforeyoustartyouradventurereadthroughthe
hooksbelowanddeterminewhichoneisagoodfit
foryourplayerscharactersastowhytheyreinthis
areaandwhattheyredoinghere.
Somehooksmighthavequestsinvolvedwith
themthatalsoofferrewardsinXPiftheyre
completedduringthecourseoftheadventure.In
additionsomehooksmighthavealternativewaysto
getaparticularsidequeststartedevenifyouelect
nottousethathookasthemainreasonthepartyis
here.
HOOK:HOOKONE
ThiswouldbewhereyouputinaHooktoexplain
whythecharactersareintheareaandpossibly
provideasubquestthattheycandoforareward.
Youcanalsoprovideanalternativewayforthe
characterstobecomeinvolvedinthequestwithout
makingittheirprimaryreasonforbeinghere.
Alternative:Anotherwaytogetthe
charactersinvolvedinthisquest,perhapsanNPC
willaskthemaboutitortaskthemwithit.
QuestXP:Howmuchdothecharactersget
forsolvingthequestandwhataretherequirements
forsucceedingatthequest.
HOOK:HOOKTWO
Thiswouldbewhereyoucouldputinasecond
Hooktoexplainwhythecharactersareinthearea
andpossiblyprovideasubquestthattheycandofor
areward.Youcanalsoprovideanalternativeway
forthecharacterstobecomeinvolvedinthequest
withoutmakingittheirprimaryreasonforbeing
here.
Alternative:Anotherwaytogetthe
charactersinvolvedinthisquest,perhapsanNPC
willaskthemaboutitortaskthemwithit.
QuestXP:Howmuchdothecharactersget
forsolvingthequestandwhataretherequirements
forsucceedingatthequest.
HOOK:HOOKTHREE
ThiswouldbewhereyoucouldputinathirdHook
toexplainwhythecharactersareintheareaand
possiblyprovideasubquestthattheycandofora
reward.Youcanalsoprovideanalternativewayfor
thecharacterstobecomeinvolvedinthequest
withoutmakingittheirprimaryreasonforbeing
here.
Alternative:Anotherwaytogetthe
charactersinvolvedinthisquest,perhapsanNPC
willaskthemaboutitortaskthemwithit.
QuestXP:Howmuchdothecharactersget
forsolvingthequestandwhataretherequirements
forsucceedingatthequest.

THE ADVENTURE BEGINS
Youveinformedyourplayersofthereasontheyre
here,eitherthroughoneofthesuppliedhooksorone
ofyourowndevising.Theyshouldhaveatleast
someideaofWho,Whereand/orWhyaswellas
someideaofhowtoproceedfurther.
Modulespecificnoteshere.
WHATYOUNEEDTOPLAY
ThismoduleworksbestwithagroupofXcharacters
ofXlevel.Ifyourgroupdeviatesfromthisyoucan
makeadjustmentstoincreasetheencounter
difficultiesbyaddingorreducethembyremoving
additionalcreaturesfromeachencounter.Forsome
encounterstheremaybesuggestedwaystomodify
thedifficultyaswell.
Anotheroptionifyourgrouphasfewer
playersthanthemoduleisdesignedforistoallow
playerstorunmorethanonecharacteratatime.
Notethisisnotasimpletaskandonebettersuited
forexperiencedplayers.
Althoughnotstrictlyrequiredaflatsurface
markedoffin1gridsandtokenstorepresentthe
playercharactersaswellasthemonstersandNPCs
willagainhelpspeedgameplay.Tokenscanbeas
simpleasexcessdicetopaintedminiaturesbutin
generalaslongaseveryoneknowswhattoken
representswhatcreatureitshouldworkoutfine.
USING TACTICAL ENCOUNTERS
InthefollowingtextisalistoftheTactical
Encounters,thesetypicallywillbeencountersthat
includecombatorrequireskillchecksofsomekind.
Eachencountercanincludeseveralcommon
elementseachofwhichisdescribedindetailbelow.
ENCOUNTERLEVEL
Eachencounterisbasedonthemodulesgroup
requirementslistedunderWhatYouNeedtoPlay.
Youmayneedtoadjustportionsoftheencounterto
adjustforanonrecommendedgroupsizeor
makeup.
EachencounterwilllistanXPorExperience
PointvaluenexttotheLevelandthisisthe
experiencethatisdividedequallybetweenthe
playersoncetheyvesuccessfullydefeatedor
otherwisesucceededattheencounter.
SETUP
Thissectionwillprovidethebasicsettingsofthe
encounter.Itwillprovidecontextorhowthe
encounterfitsintothemoduleasawhole.
Itwillalsoprovideakeytotheencounterfor
anymapordiagramindicatingtherecommended
placementofthecreaturesoritemsinvolvedinthe
encounter.
READALOUDTEXT
Thissectionincludestextthatyoushouldreadtothe
playersattheindicatedtimes.Thisisusually
writtenforthemostlikelywaythattheplayerswill
comeintotheencounterbutbepreparedtochangeor
alteritasneededtoadjustforplayeractions.
MONSTERSTATISTICS
Obviousbutthissectionincludesthestatblocksfor
themonstersoritemsincludedintheencounter.
TACTICS
Anyrecommendedtacticsinvolvingthemonsters
abilitiesortheareatheyrewillbelistedinthis
section.
MAP
Ifanencounterincludesamapordiagramitwillbe
includedhereorreferenceonandincludedmaterials
withthemodule.
FEATURESOFTHEAREA
Anynoteworthyeitherforvisualoraural
descriptionsorthatmightbeofuseintheencounter SIDEQUESTS
byonesideortheotherwillbedescribedinthis
Thissectionmightlistanyqueststhatcanbepicked
section.Thiscanalsoincludespecialinformation
upbytheplayersandthewho/where/howtheycan
abouttheotherwiseordinaryappearingitemsinthe
beobtained.EachissimilartoaHookinthatitwill
roomlikehiddenchambersorsecretdoors.
provideinformationonwhatthequestparameters
arehowtofulfillthemandwhattherewardfor
USING INTERLUDES doingso.
Inadditionsomesidequestsmighthavea
Interludesaregenerallyanysetting,informationor
broaderimpactonthecharacters,thenonplayer
encounterthatwillnotlikelyinvolvecombat.This
characters,thesettingorthearea.Failingtosolvea
couldbeadescriptionofanentiretownorperhapsa
sidequestwithatimelimitcouldtriggerother
chancemeetingwithatravelingmerchantonthe
encountersorcausesomeencounterstobecomenon
roadthatmightprovidetheplayerswithsomeclues
available.
tohelpthemontheirmissionorawaytopurchase
neededsuppliesorsimplytoprovideachancefor
ANSWERS
theplayersthroughtheircharacterstointeractwith
Hereyoullfindanswerstotypicalquestionsthata
theworldthatthemoduleissetinandbringlifeto
playerortheircharactermightaskaboutthe
both.
interludeoritssetting.
Interludescaninvolveseveralofthesame
Theseanswersmightbeavailablefromany
featuresofatacticalencounter.Theremightbea
NPCorfromobservationorskillchecksoronly
SetupthatdescribestheareafortheDM,aRead
underveryspecificcircumstancesandthose
Aloudsectiontotransferpertinentbitsofthat
conditionswillbelistedwitheachquestionandits
informationtotheplayers.
possibleanswers.
IfanInterludetakesplaceinaninhabited
areathenalistingofthemajororimportantlocations
WHATCOMESNEXT
inthevillage/town/citywillbelistedaswellas
Hereiswhereyoullfindthevariouspathsthatyou
detailsontheindividualsthecharactersarelikelyto
cansettheplayersonorthatwillopenupforthem.
meetduringtheirinterlude.
Thisinformationcanchangebasedontheir
Additionallytherecanbeentriesforsomeofthe actions,thepassingoftimeorastheyworkthrough
followingaswellasentriesuniqueandnotlisted. otherencounters.

OVERVIEW

Thiswilllistgeneralknowledgethatmightpertainto
featuresoftheInterlude.

DMTIPS
CanofferadvicefortheDMonhowtomakea
sectionbetterfittheirworld,variouswaystopresent
ittotheplayersorsuggestionsonhowtomakea
sectionsomethingpersonalanduniquetothem.


ENCOUNTER NAME
Monster Level X Role
Size origin type XP XXX
Initiative +x Senses
ENCOUNTERLEVELX(XXXXP) Aura
HP xx
AC xx; Fortitude xx, Reflex xx, Will xx
SETUP Resist
Describethesetupoftheencounterhere.Wherethey Speed x
areexactly,whattheencounterwillconsistofin Attack or Power (action; power) * Keywords
termsofmonsters,trapsorskillchallenges.If Description
necessaryhavetheplayersplacetheircharacters Attack or Power (action; power) * Keywords
tokensontheappropriatemap. Description
Youwouldlistanymonstersatthistimeand Attack or Power (action; power) * Keywords
includetheirKeysymbolsotheycouldbematched Description
upwithanymaporifamapisntprovidedthen Alignment Languages
youdsimplygiveadescriptionastowheretheydbe Skills
Str xx(+xx) Dex xx(+xx) Wis xx(+xx)
placedinthedescribedroomorarea. Con xx(+xx) Int xx(+xx) Cha xx(+xx)

Asthecharactersbegantheencounterread:
Thisiswhereyoudcomeupwithadescriptivebitof
FEATURESOFTHEAREA
textthattheDMwouldreadtotheplayerstosetthe
Illumination:Lightlevel
mood,describethesetting,dictateanythingthe
MainTerrain:Describethegeneralterrain
playerscharactersmayhavenoticed.
type,anyspecialimpactitmighthaveonthe
Whathappensnextwouldgointhisareaafterthe encounter.
playershavereactedtotheReadAloudportionorto TerrainFeature:Describeindividualterrain
setupwhathappensnext. featuresthatmightcomeintoplayduringthe
encountertohelporhindereitherside.Repeatas
Assomethingelsehappensread:
necessary.
Andnowweprovidethecharacterswithadditional
detailsastowhatsreactedtotheirreactingetc. MAP
Includeyourmaphereorareferencetothe
TACTICS
appropriateattachmenttothemodule.
Hereinwedescribeanyspecialtacticsthatthe
participantsoftheencountermightbetaking,how
theyllreacttothemosttypicalresponses,whatthey
mightdoiftheyrewinningorlosingetc.

Nowincludeanystatblocksneededforthemonsters
andtrapsetcthatareinvolvedinthecombathere.
 Janikisahunterthatprovidesgameforthe
thelocaltavernsandinns.Afteranunfortunate
INTERLUDE XX: INTERLUDE NAME incidentwithalargeblackbearhesbeen
recuperatingattheSmokeandEelthelastthree

OVERVIEW weekswhilehisleghealsenoughforhimtogetback
intotheforestwherehesmostcomfortable.
Listageneraloverviewoftheareaorinterludes
purposefortheDMhere. Includeanysectionsmentionedpreviouslyherethat
fitthisparticularInterludeormakeupyourownthat
SETUP aremoreappropriatefortheentry.
Describethesetupoftheinterludehere.Whatthe
settingis,howtheplayersgothereetc.
Iftheinterludetakesplaceinatownfor
Textboxforpulloutinformationoroptional
exampleyouwouldalsoincludedescriptionsofany
rules.
buildingsthatareofimporttothecharactersaswell
asdescriptionsofanyNPCstheymightencounter.
ANSWERS
WherepossibleNPCsshouldbefleshedout
Areanyquestionsabletobeansweredbythis
tosomeextenttobettergivetheDManideaofthe
interlude?Cantheplayersgainanyspecial
critical4Wsofacharacter,Who,Why,When,
knowledgeduringtheirtimehere?
Where.Whoarethey?Whyaretheythere?Whydo
theydothethingstheydowhatstheirmotivations,
dreams,desires?Whendotheydothings?Where
WHATCOMESNEXT
dotheygo?Wherecanaplayerexpecttofindthem? Wheredoestheadventurecontinuefromhere?What
Somethinglikethebelowwouldprovide aretherepercussionsofthetypicalplayersactions
morethanenoughinformationformostDMstobe duringthisinterlude?
abletoworkwithintermsofrunningthatNPC
duringanencounterwiththeplayers:
DMTIPS
Gorakisthebakerforthetown.Hesasingle ArethereanytipsyoucangivetheDMtobetterrun
humanwhomovedtothetownseveralyearsago.He thissection?Perhapsitinvolvesspecificbutunder
riseswellbeforethesuncomesuptostarthisbaking usedrules?Thiswouldbewhereyoudmention
andwiththesettingofthesunhecloseshisshopand thoserulesandhelpexplainthemperhapsinmore
hasdinnerattheSmokeandEeltavernandhasbeen detail.
knowntostayabitlongertodownapintortwo.He
hassecretloveonMillietheprovisionersdaughter
andhasbeentryingtoworkupthenervetotalkto
herofthingsotherthanflourandsalt.
Gorakisamanofearlyyearsnothavingyet
reachedhisthirddecadeandisgenerallycoveredin
afinedustingofflourwhichhideshisruddy
complexionandbrownhair.Hehasanopenmanner
withallbutthosewhoangerhim.
Orsomethingassimpleasthis:
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