Dungeon masters kit reavers of harkenwold is hard to find, but if you can get a hold of this you can start your campaign down in the southeasts harkenwold. Grid maps in 2020 star wars rpg, map, building map. The nentir vale is neighbored by the stonemarch to the west, the harken forest and the witchlight fens to the south, the dawnforge mountains to the east, and the winterbole forest to the north. Reavers of harkenwold, and making a game your own may 28, 2017 by brian kilby on this episode of rpg lessons learned, dusty and brian talk about defeating the iron circle, overcoming cliches and making a game your own along the way. This can be done in any order and the adventurers can choose how they want to go about it. Lost mines of phandelver forgotten realms goblin losing me dungeons and dragons castle adventure movie posters dungeons. Both rpgs are low fantasy low magic to match the narrative feel of the the hobbit and the lord of the rings.
Sep 06, 2018 reavers of harkenwold was written by wellknown designer rich baker with additional design contributions from chris perkins. Youll also see maps from reavers of harkenwold, cairn of the winter king, a few from war of the burning sky and some of my own creation. Princes of the apocalypse tabletop rpg maps, pathfinder. Tar devils wore little to no armor and carried exotic weaponry. They were an order created by nerull, the god of death himself. It is a sandbox style adventure where the pcs have to collect allies before they can overthrow an oppressive leader. Having just purchased the dms kit, and being impressed with the included modules, i decided to take my pcs to the harkenwold to free the land from the iron circle. Not only is it nonlinear, but there is room to drop in sidequests or whatever other ideas on might have to fill it out for your. The pcs fight off mercenaries plundering farmsteads.
Reavers are a fictional team of criminal cyborgs appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. If you have other maps available, you can probably switch that one out in a battle or two. It is presented in two separate magazinetype books. Idea by sylwia szkup on mapy i plany mapa, zamki, rpg. See more ideas about fantasy map, dungeon maps and cartography. In the 3rd episode of my impromptu series, i explore two rpgs set in the tolkiens lord of the rings universe the one ring and adventures in middle earth. Dungeon masters kit pdf version rpg item version link from publisher blurb. This is a really, really great book and provides nearly everything youd need to run a nentir vale campaign. Reavers of harkenwold is an adventure in two parts which comes with the dungeon masters kit. Wizard of the coast provides these maps only as printed in small in the booklets, or on their website. Monster vault cairn of the winter king level 4 starts in fallcrest and brings the pcs to a dungeon via a magical talking airship. I had three players show up for session zero, with one unable to make it but hopefully joining next session. Reavers of harkenwold dungeon maps, fantasy map, map layout.
Reavers of harkenwold pits the heroes against the iron circle, a company of cruel mercenaries that has seized control of the small land of harkenwold. I have a lot of opinions on what 5e products should come out in the future, and ways that the previous adventures should be fixed. Dungeon masters kit pdf version wiki boardgamegeek. Designed by richard baker, this fantasy rpg scenario is a two part adventure set in the nentir vale that pits your heroes against the cruel mercenaries of the iron circle. The most significant team of reavers were dedicated to the destruction of the mutant xmen, and a number of them especially wanted to take revenge on one particular xman, wolverine. Fantasy city, fantasy map, medieval fantasy, fantasy. Id like to replicate that campaign with a new group under 5e, but my. He created them for the sole purpose to reave all good souls so they can be brought back to fight for him. Playing 5e makes me miss 4e hard page 10 rpgnet forums. This map was created to illustrate the subterranean wonderland beneath the forgotten realms sword coast. Reavers of harkenwold pits the heroes against the iron circle, a company of cruel mercenaries that has. The new game will include unpainted vehicle miniatures, cards for vehicles and upgradecomponents ala xwing, a vehicle dashboard showing the vehicles current.
In this adventure, the heroes become daring rebels and lead the folk of harkenwold against their oppressors. Im running it because 1 i wanted to play some 4e and nobody else was running it and 2 i wanted to see how running a game based on a module. I finally started a 5th edition campaign using the reavers of harkenwold adventure from the 4e dm kit. Sourcebooks rulebooks, adventures, and supplements for playing the game. Reaver 5e feat shadow reaver 5e equipment storm reavers bulwark 5e equipment 5e srd. If you need me, ill be there, if you dont need me, ill be there anyways. Its also a return to my earlier keep on the borderlands post taking some of the ideas i expanded on a little in my revised introduction and now turning the silverymoon pass into the location of a larger adventure. This post was updated on 5142011 to change the maps to a 50 pixel per inch scale and to provide gridless versions of the maps which, frankly, are the better choice for dragging into maptool or fantasy grounds or whatever you use. The first begins with a thorough overview of the plot of the adventure in both a superbrief format here are the three or four major points of the plot as well as a longer format for book 1 that goes over the flow of that section. Mine 2nd fl by falco4077 dungeon maps, tabletop rpg maps.
I still play 4e and did not make the plunge into 5e. Count to 20, one post at a time, before a staff member or moderator finds out. Keep in mind that back in the day, modules were very generic so that they could be placed in any world or setting. Reavers of harkenwold was written by wellknown designer rich baker with additional design contributions from chris perkins. Roleplaying games thank god i finally have a table for. The reavers in this alternate reality were headed by donald pierce and made up of members clegg, dead eye, mangle, slocum, and vultura.
The both parts of adventure from the dungeon masters kit. A reaver is the ultimate killer with a scythe and knows how and when to use them. What i learned from the iron circle part i the learning dm. In the southeast of the nentir vale, a group of cruel mercenaries calling themselves the iron circle has seized control of the small barony of harkenwold. They were human beings that were altered by apocalypse with. While the reavers listed above are met in combat encounters, some reavers have been possessed by miraaks influence and can be found laboring on his temple and on the shrine at the sun stone. I agree with jeffery webb that b2 keep on the borderland is a great starter.
If you have other maps available, you can probably switch that one out in a. Reavers of harken wold part caverns, the lair ora bullywug tribe allied to the iron 2. Jan, 2012 in this part you the viewer get to pick what we do go and check the smoke or just keep going on. This is probably my favorite adventure of all time. If the heroes defeat ture, with encounters divided into two major sections.
Harkenwold is a small barony in the southeast reach of the nentir vale. Jun 11, 2012 as the sidebar indicates, im currently in the process of running reavers of harkenwold from the 4e essentials dungeons masters kit for a group of six that hovers around four to five per session due to real life. Reavers starts at level 2, so you are going to need some way to get them from level 1 to 2. Essentials, dungeon masters kit reavers of harkenwold, 23, james wyatt. Plot summary this game will follow the reavers of harkenwold adventure from wizards of the coast. Tar devils were lowranked baatezu soldiers of the nine hells. A lot of people are playing it, and while i think 4e is friendlier in some ways to newcomers, well, no ones playing 4e anymore. Princes of the apocalypse princes of the apocalypse. Sep 26, 2019 5e 5e looking for reavers of harkenwold conversion. Bought the books, looked them over and then sold them. I did decide to use the adventure i wrote for the 4e dungeon masters kit as our first campaign, though, so im dming reavers of harkenwold for my grownup daughters.
Reavers of harkenwold is one of the few 4e adventures published by wotc that receives nearly universal praise, which is no surprise considering that the designer is listed as rich baker and additional design is credited to chris perkins. What really stands out for me is the included adventure the reavers of harkenwold. This primarily open land consists of gently rolling hills covered in a mixture of cheery meadows, light forest with little undergrowth, and the occasional thicket. Authors the authors of the many novels and sourcebooks. Tar devils were humanoid in shape, with short horns, pupilless eyes, beastlike feet, and a lizardlike, nonprehensile tail. The reavers have found ways of using the scythe that devastates all. They are all named reaver and use the reavers listed above as templates, but are not hostile even after they have been released. I believe reavers at harkenwold and madness at gardmore abby present minion battles as quick combat encounters to that dont really challenge the pcs as much as give them an opportunity to feel impressive. This primarily open land consists of gently rolling hills covered in a mix of cheery meadows, light forest with little undergrowth, and the occasional thicket. This game will follow the reavers of harkenwold adventure from wizards of the coast. May 06, 2011 reavers of harkenwold maps posted on may 6, 2011 by michael the onlinedm edit. The barony of harkenwold is a broad valley just over 50 miles long and roughly 20 miles wide located between arms of the harken forest. The sinister mind flayer is waiting patiently to eat your brains, while the gelatinous cube shambles through dungeons digesting nearly everything in its path.
Combat in 5e is a lot more like combat was in 2e, the monsters all bags of hp with nothing interesting to contribute to the fight, and. Harkenwold is a broad valley just over 50 miles long and roughly 20 miles wide located between arms of the harken forest. Reavers of harkenwold hello everyone, planning to run reavers of harkenwold adventure and want to hear your thoughts about it, is it good, is it bad, how you ran it, should i run it. Dungeon masters kit reavers of harkenwold is hard to find, but if you can get a hold of this you can start your campaign down in the. Having just purchased the dms kit, and being impressed with the included modules, i decided to take my pcs to the harkenwold to free. I would only add the phb or option books if there is a concept they absolutely cant find any other way. As the sidebar indicates, im currently in the process of running reavers of harkenwold from the 4e essentials dungeons masters kit for a group of six that hovers around four to five per session due to real life. I do plan on going back to my 4e conversion, but when cos came out i really wanted to start that campaign. Designed by richard baker, this fantasy rpg scenario is a two part adventure set in the nentir vale that pits your heroes against the.
Count as high as you can before staffmoderator posts. Hooray for reavers of the harkenwold and more printed maps. My sessions are so seldom that there may also be more battle mat rules out for 5e by the time i get back to reavers of harkenwold. The reavers of harkenwold adventure is, in a word, excellent. The nentir vale is a northern borderland region of the continent of nerath.
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