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The Glamour Dragon

In this community encounter by Dylan Goss of Stuffed Rock Studio, your party must fight a crystal dragon. The dragon has literally frozen trade between cities and the cities the PCs represent depend on the trade route for survival. The PCs have to defeat the dragon before they succumb to a crystal state.

Fantasy, CombatRyan IhleJuly 10, 2021Combat, Dragon, Dungeons and Dragons, Crystal, Forest, Crystal ForestComment

Dining with Class: Almost Out (Part 5)

The final encounter in the dining with class series. The PCs have almost made their way out, now they just need to sneak past the final two guards and they will be out.

Skill, Combat, FantasyRyan IhleJuly 3, 2021Undead, Dining with Class, Skill Challenge, CombatComment

A Crushing Event

In this encounters the PCs have to wiggle their way out between two giants or risked being crushed!

Fantasy, CombatRyan IhleMarch 21, 2020Giant, Combat, Combat and Trap, Crushing, Giants with Shields, Giants SmashingComment

King of the Hill

In this encounter your PCs are going to be fighting atop a giant construct on top of a hill.

Combat, FantasyRyan IhleFebruary 29, 2020Terrian, Knock Over, Combat, Fight, Bash, Fall, FallingComment

Here they Come!

In this encounter your PCs help defend the wall of a town under siege.

Combat, FantasyRyan IhleOctober 10, 2018D&D, 5E, War, Defend, Wall, Battle, Army, Combat, Epic, seige Comments

Sand Sailing

In this encounter the PCs are sailing across a sea of sand when their boat is attacked by a giant worm.

Fantasy, CombatRyan IhleOctober 7, 2018Worm, Sailing, Desert, Action, Combat, Fight, D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, 5E, Boat, SpawnComment

The Three Witches

In this encounter your PCs face off a group of three evil witches that conjure zombies and work to tear the PCs apart.

Fantasy, CombatRyan IhleOctober 5, 2018Combat, D&D, 5E, Spawn, Witches, Zombies, Evil, Dark, Hut, Magic, ConjureComment

Unleash the Beast (Down in the Ice Caves)

In this encounter the PCs try to open a magical ice prison keeping the giant serpent. This is part of the Down in the Ice Caves series which will be continued.

Fantasy, CombatRyan IhleSeptember 19, 2018Down in the Ice Caves, Combat, Fantasy, Ice, Caves, Caverns, Spawning, Spawn, Meregoblins, Aquatic, EncounterComment

The Ever Changing Maze

In this encounter your players need to navigate their way through a maze that is constantly changing and avoid copies of themselves lurking in the maze.

Fantasy, CombatRyan IhleSeptember 1, 2018Maze, Encounter, Combat, Skill, McGuffin, Spawn, Changing Enviornment Comments

Chapel's Light

In this encounter the PCs face the deadly split avatar of a god while dealing with divine magic being blasted at them within a small chapel.

FantasyRyan IhleAugust 29, 2018Combat, Encounter, Chapel, Boss Fight, Avatar, Gods, Temple, chapel, indoors, church, boss, big bad, lights, spell effects, random attacksComment

Boom Spiders!

In this encounter your PCs need to navigate a series of caverns infested with exploding spiders.

Fantasy, CombatRyan IhleAugust 25, 2018Explosions, Spiders, Cave, Combat, Spawn, Spawning, Spawn Points, Encounter, Fantasy, Underground, D&DComment

Get that Horse! Sponsored by L'gat's Tome of Amazing Creatures

Check out our encounter inspired by L’gat’s Tome of Amazing Creatures.

Fantasy, Combat, SkillRyan IhleAugust 22, 2018L'Gat's Tome of Amazing Creatures, Sky, D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, CombatComment

The Hallway

In this encounter the PCs face an angry dark force attacking them as the attempt to interpret a mural which can help keep that force at bay.

Skill, CombatRyan IhleAugust 18, 2018Explosions, Spawning, Timer, Skill, Encounter, Skill Challenge, CombatComment

Connection Trouble

This encounter pits your PCs against both angry foes and the dangers of space.

Skill, Combat, Sci-FiRyan IhleAugust 15, 2018Space, Disconnect, Void, Exposure, Combat, Ambush, Surprise, Space StationComment

Ghost Town

A combat encounter that takes place in two times at once!

Skill, Fantasy, CombatRyan IhleAugust 11, 2018D&D, Time Travel, Multiple Locations, Combat, Skill Challenge, Fantasy, Ghosts, Village Under Attack, Encounter, Wild, Magic, Ghost, PastComment

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