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The Case of the Talking Bear

This is a whole adventure, not just a single encounter. It’s a mystery set in the old west!

Social, SkillRyan IhleOctober 17, 2018Mystery, Western, Social, Skill, Murder, Old West, MundaneComment

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

Something Strange About this Town

In our first purely social encounter we have the PCs trying to figure out what has happened to this town and the McGuffin they are looking for.

Skill, Social, FantasyRyan IhleOctober 6, 2018Vampire, Town, Mystery, Social, Saloon, Bar, DiscoveryComment

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

Sabotage!

In this encounter the PCs try and sabotage a group of ships sitting aboard the dock. Can they do it without getting caught?

Combat, Skill, FantasyRyan IhleSeptember 26, 2018Water, Ocean, Savage Worlds, Stealth, Destruction, Sailing, Ships, Floating City, PiratesComment

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

Maze of Destiny: Unfortunate Mutations

In this submitted encounter PCs explore a maze that constantly spawns new mutated monsters making them harder to kill, stronger, and more numerous.

Sci-Fi, Skill, CombatRyan IhleSeptember 16, 2018Maze, Mutation, Monsters, Tele-port, Spawn, Destiny of Fate, Fractal Maze Comments

Airship Down (Above the Clouds part 3)

Our last entry in the above the clouds series, the PCs have to figure out what to do as their airship hurtles towards the ground.

Combat, Skill, FantasyRyan IhleSeptember 12, 2018airship, encounter, air, clouds, sky, falling, Spawning, minions, series, Above the Clouds, RPG, D&DComment

From Bad to Worse (Above the Clouds part 2)

This is the second installment of a multi-part encounter series above the clouds. The PCs are guarding an airship that gets attacked by sky pirates.

Combat, Skill, FantasyRyan IhleSeptember 9, 2018airship, encounter, air, clouds, sky, falling, Spawning, minions, series, Above the Clouds, RPG, D&DComment

Voyage Interrupted (Above the Clouds part 1)

This is the first of a multi-part encounter series above the clouds. The PCs are guarding an airship that gets attacked by sky pirates.

Combat, Skill, FantasyRyan IhleSeptember 5, 2018airship, encounter, air, clouds, sky, falling, Spawning, minions, series, Above the Clouds, RPG, D&DComment

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

Theory to Encounter: 30 by 30 Orc Room Remastered

An encounter that takes your typical 30 by 30 room filled with six orcs and begins to add some strategy and tactics to it.

Combat, Fantasy, Sci-FiRyan IhleAugust 11, 2018Orcs, Cave, Environment, Magic, Army, Classic Encounter, Special AbilitiesComment

Uninvited Audience

An combination combat and social encounter where you must convince the king of one of the councilmen’s treachery!

Fantasy, Combat, SocialRyan IhleAugust 8, 2018King, Convince, Spawn, Spawning, Traitor, Court, Council, Urban, RulerComment

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