H1 keep on the shadowfell conversion endhaven supplement. And if youre in my gaming group then you definitely shouldnt be reading it. Mar 09, 2009 sir keegans tomb is the climax of the first level of keep on the shadowfell. Running keep on the shadowfell, part 1 awful good games. The shadowfell contains information a dungeon master needs to run adventures set in gloomwrought, a city in the plane known as the shadowfell. Im having problems finding the correct tokens for keep on. For the keep, the backstory that im going for is that it was built before or during the time of nerath, and some paladins or knights or whatever showed up and destroyed the threat lurking within, and built the keep on top to guard the site and did not refer to it as. To the keep on the shadowfell denizens of the nentir vale. Side treks 1st level fools grove delve 2nd level alchemical imbalance 3rd level tariff of relkingham 3rd level heathen 5th level a knight in shadowghast manor 5th level more thunderspire labyrinth 6th level harucs tomb 7th level the last breaths of ashenport 8th. Among these forts was the place that was to become the keep.
Having played since 1981, kots took me back to those first days when i was still learning how to properly throw a d4, and an adventuring party genuinely didnt know what may lie beyod that next turn. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The left side contains the adventure book, while the right side contains the quick start and 3 battle maps quick start. Then, on the ramparts, skamos spied a skeleton throwing a body over the side wall. I have been a follower of this sub reddit for a while in preperation for dming for the first time.
After recuperating from their last adventure the pcs find themselves at the port city of covalush. As dungeon is a pdf, the formatting is different to something youd. To place keep in the shadowfell into faerun requires this. Keep on the shadowfell, but if youre a dm looking for more, check out this short series of bonus encounters based on the adventure. Most will be from drivethrurpg, but ive found others throughout the net. I will be running my parties first game on sunday none of us have played before. As they approached the keep, even from far away, a sense of dread permeated the land. The following thoughts contain minor spoilers for keep on the shadowfell. Parents need to know that shadowfell is the first book in a trilogy by bestselling historicalfantasy author juliet marillier.
Though nearly a year old now, keep on the shadowfell kots remains the mostdiscussed adventure for dungeons and dragons 4th edition. The missus wants to stop the smuggling going up the river. Im having problems finding the correct tokens for keep on the shadowfell. Sir keegans tomb is the climax of the first level of keep on the shadowfell. Hheroic tier adventures were designed for characters of level 110. Apr 30, 2010 running keep on the shadowfell, part 1 april 30, 2010 antioch 12 comments like many people my first real exposure to 4th edition was via h1. Jan 06, 2020 im planning to run a campaign using keep on the shadowfell. Put the slinger in this patch of forest just to the west of the boulders where he benefits from cover, but can shoot at the pcs freely. Understand the adventure was the first for 4e, so its primary purpose was teaching the 4e ruleset. This is a list of all the 5e adventures i know about, sorted by adventure level. This keep overlooks the shadow rift, a dark scar in the world that was once a gateway to. H1keep on the shadowfell comes in a cardstock portfolio.
Starting with the story, im more or less treating the kobolds and keep as two separate adventures. Im planning to run a campaign using keep on the shadowfell. Beholder drow dark elf githyanki illithid mind flayer lich. This keep overlooks the shadow rift, a dark scar in the world that was once a gateway to the shadowfell but. This series can stand alone, or can be used before the p series and e series to begin a campaign from 1st to 30th level, focusing on the cult. First time coming up out of the keep, theyll see visions of keegans murderous rampage. In response to the wyrms onslaughts, cormyr sent a contingent of brave soldiers led by the knight sir jerold keegan. Here the players encounter his undead remains, and after a tense conversation, they are rededicated to their mission to defeat kalarel and close the rift. The only negatives are that it is is the default setting and thus needs a bit of modifying for use in forgotten realms or ebberon. Sep 27, 2010 keep on the shadowfell w essentials, behind the screen september 27, 2010 antioch 6 comments paul asked a few questions in the comments of my essentialsonly keep on the shadowfell playthrough, which can be summed up as what did i change, and did i encourage my players to create the traits that they did. If you know of an adventure not on the list, please contact me. This series can stand alone, or can be used before the p series and e series to begin a campaign from 1st to 30th level, focusing on the. If the pcs are looking for their lost mentor, they can do a side trek which involves going to a dragons graveyard and killing the humans there. Keep on the shadowfell intentionally leaves gaps in geography and history, enabling a dm to place the.
Next, firey dragon has free printable tokens for download of all the keep monsters. Keep on the shadowfell, which along with leaked pdf workproofs, was intended to showcase 4th edition before it officially came out. Like many people my first real exposure to 4th edition was via h1. Tone in my reading the shadowfell isnt evil nearly as much as it is dark and a tad corrupt. Stop one of their boats, capturing it and the crew. Side treks 1st level fools grove delve 2nd level alchemical imbalance 3rd level tariff of relkingham 3rd. As described in my original remix of keep on the shadowfell, add a second entrance to the dungeon. Uses h1 keep on the shadowfell modified adventure for six characters by adding more 5person encounters. Drawing closer, no cover could be found, as the area was devoid of life. The shadowfell contains information a dungeon master needs to run adventures set in gloomwrought, a city in the plane known as the shadowfell publication history. Apr 27, 2009 though nearly a year old now, keep on the shadowfell kots remains the mostdiscussed adventure for dungeons and dragons 4th edition. Keegan is the last commander of the keep, who went mad and slew his soldiers and his family. About a half mile to the west of the keep, up in the foothills of the cairngorms, theres a natural cave that leads, more or less directly, to area 10 of the keep.
But given my location it probably would be better for you to buy from someone else. Apr 07, 2011 in this blog, ill be posting various downloads i thought were particularly good and free. Dms craft general discussion post stuff here general crafting. Put all the kobold minions and hide them behind the western boulders where they cant be seen before the ambush is sprung. Smugglers from the savage seas keep moving goods to the feral nation. When it was released, i shared my initial impressions and eventually ended up writing a lengthy series of essays in which i remixed the entire adventure one of the major problems i had at the time was the sheer sloppiness of the module. I have found quite a few sources for the tokens for kotsf but finding ones that match up has been hard although they have all been useful to some. In this blog, ill be posting various downloads i thought were particularly good and free. Keep on the shadowfell w essentials, behind the screen. I have some of the minis for sale, mostly war drums commons. Keegan devised a plan to lure the beast into an arcane trap, where cormyrs war wizards managed to bind the wyrm in a prison within the plane of shadow. A group of heavy storms have been battering the coastline for a while a few banged up ships have limped into port. Now, an evil cleric of orcus, demon lord of the undead, seeks to reopen the gate, and the only thing standing in his way is a small yet determined band of heroes. Along with a link the the adventure resource pdf or page you will find the suggested.
The sinking of the mercy is a sandbox style adventure with multiple side treks to give higher. It is part one of a threepart series of adventures. The town of winterhaven stands watch over a ruined keep that was once a bastion of good in the realm. Jan 30, 2010 many plots swirled around shadowfell keep, and not all of them were fully resolved. More keep on the shadowfell keep on the shadowfell.
I have found quite a few sources for the tokens for kotsf but finding ones that match up has been hard although they have all been useful to some degree. Many plots swirled around shadowfell keep, and not all of them were fully resolved. As long as nobody is trying to break or game the system i think youll be fine, but thats just my personal experience. The sinking of the mercy is a sandbox style adventure with multiple side treks to give higher level characters a challenge. Although it is listed as having a page count of 145 pages here, it is identical to the original 2008 print release. The alexandrians is widely considered to be the best.
There were continuity errors in the adventure scenario and. Keep on the shadowfell 1st level keep on the shadowfell. Keep on the shadowfell was the inaugural introductory product for 4th edition. For five years, the hand of naarash has extended its dark hold over the borderlands. Keep on the shadowfell by mike mearls, bruce cordell.
In 20, when the dndclassics web site was launched to start selling pdf versions of. D adventure for characters of levels the town of winterhaven stands watch over a ruined keep that was once a bastion of good in the realm. Im having problems finding the correct tokens for keep on the. Last update feb 14, 2020 recent updates adventure levels glittergolds clockwork combat nightmare snakescontinue reading. Keep on the shadowfell begins with a kobold ambush. The adventure provides all the necessary rules to play, and it is designed to fit into most campaign. Though these tips focus on the keep on the shadowfell, the philosophy behind these tips also apply to other published adventures. The entire village of winterhaven is suffering under. As such id draw upon imagery from writers like poe or yeats for my flavor.
On a purely technical level it succeeded in doing that. This keep overlooks the shadow rift, a dark scar in the world that was once a gateway to the shadowfell but has been dormant for many years. The first official wizards of the coast 4th edition adventure published was keep on the shadowfell in 2008. Keep on the shadowfell came out when 4e was new, as such, many many many people have made updates and fixes to it. Jun 26, 2012 shadowfell is the first book in the, already completed but new to audio, three book shadowfell series. Keep on the shadowfell 4e pdf you probably already know of the keep on the shadowfell free download on the wizards of the coast site. Keep that in mind as you run it, you may need to do on the fly tweaking. This is how the kruthiks and rats got into areas 9 and 10.