Maps included for greenest keep, the temple of chauntea and all. In hoard of the dragon queen, the charac ters gain a level after completing each episode except episode 5. Mar 6, 2017 images, art, and concepts used in my hotdq campaign. I was thinking i could stick to the milestone mechanic, combined with making some monsters a bit tougher say, out of the 8 kobolds, have 23 be winged kobolds, for example. Hi everyone, we have a full account with all privileges now please use it. The rules are clearly defined, but allow and expect players to make house rules. Its in flames, being attacked by the cult of the dragon. Hoard of the dragon queen is the first of two books in the tyranny of dragons questline. Fight the war against draconic oppression in this adventure for the worlds greatest roleplaying game in an audacious bid for power the cult of the dragon, along with its dragon allies and the red wizards of thay, seek to bring tiamat from her prison in the nine hells to faerun. Looked into fantasy grounds and discovered what a cash hole that is. Background template hoard of the dragon queen tyranny of. Hoard of the dragon queen, all battle maps for chapter 1.
Its only as useful as your contributions shared responsibility yada yada. Im pretty excited to run my players through hoard of the dragon queen, but i was a little disappointed with the lack of 5 scale battle maps for the opening chapter. Maps included for the stragglers and rearguard encounters, plus a selection of maps for key locations across the camp. Monsters the section collects the stat blocks for those monsters referenced in the hoard of the dragon queen.
So hoard of the dragon queen is the first of the two adventures to have been released after 5e came out last year, but it is also sadly somewhat problematic in both its encounter design and unfortunately, its editing. Ive made the town affiliated with the caravan city scornubel, which is itself part of elturgard both are too far away to give aid to greenest obviously. By wolfgang baur and steve winter wizards of the coast. Each episode in hoard of the dragon queen awards 1 renown point in a characters faction. In an audacious bid for power, the cult of the dragon, along with its dragon allies and. Here you will find tips and tricks for running your own version of this epic adventure. Hoard of the dragon queen was released on august 14, 2014 as part of the fantasy storyline called tyranny of dragons, which launched alongside the new edition and is told through game supplements, video games, and other outlets. The sword coast campaign map carnath roadhouse castle naerytar. Red larch dessarin valley feathergale spire necromancers cave rivergard keep the tomb of moving stones. The map has received the following corrections, from top to bottom. Competing sects of the same deity might fight deadly wars against each other, or could come together to work mighty rituals. For those who dont know the hoard of the dragon queen module from wizards of the coast is pretty brutal.
Spoilers hoard of the dragon queen is an adventure set in faerun that has 1st level pcs uncover the machinations of the cult of the dragon as they raid settlements and gather treasure for some nefarious purpose. Review of hoard of the dragon queen rpgnet d20 rpg game. Hoard of the dragon queen adventure log obsidian portal. Fight the war against draconic oppression in this adventure for the worlds greatest roleplaying game. Dec 08, 2016 for those who dont know the hoard of the dragon queen module from wizards of the coast is pretty brutal. It has focused on making undead dragons to fulfill a prophecy most of that time, but thats changing. The queen of dragons is a cannabis dispensary located in the shasta lake city, california area. Sep 16, 2014 maps this is basically just a place where we can all keep up with how things are going so far. The contents of the story are indexed and linked, where appropriate. In an audacious bid for power the cult of the dragon, along with its dragon allies and the red wizards of thay, seek to bring tiamat from her prison in the nine hells to faerun.
The two harpers we meet, an elven bard and a halfelven monk, would fit in pretty well in the legion of steel. Do you just draw them roughly on paper or do you print out the official maps. The maps look great, and if all you want to use it for is roll20, you can just download the sample image. Netheril was one of eds original ancient magical empires and then the idea was butchered by slade in the execrable 2e boxed set netheril. I will post some thoughts later in the week about the challenges and opportunities posed when running a game online, but first i wanted to discuss how i approached the inaugural campaign for fifth edition dungeons. Background the cult of the dragon has been active in faerun for centuries. The book is a quest for players, in which players head to the town of greenest, expecting it to be warm and welcoming, but its a bit too warm. Commerce along the trade way and other caravan routes binds the citystates of the sword coast.
The coast itself is treacherous, featuring undersea reefs, rocky outcroppings, and a soft, mucky bottom that extends for miles in many areas. Background template hoard of the dragon queen tyranny. The artist has put images maps up for hoard of the dragon queen, which is the big adventurers league storyline this season, up on his online store. Nearly everything has been optimized and streamlined for ease of play online. Towns generally offer safety against monsters and beasts, but among the common folk, only the very brave, the. Tyranny of dragons below is a background template that applies to any background that you select or create. Roleplaying games stack exchange is a question and answer site for gamemasters and players of tabletop, paperandpencil roleplaying games. Renown for a characters faction is awarded at the end of an episode. See more ideas about dungeons and dragons, fantasy rpg and fantasy map. See more ideas about dungeon maps, fantasy map, tabletop rpg maps.
New dm running hoard of the dragon queen 5e in roll20, how do i approach using the maps. If youre planning on running hoard of the dragon queen and using miniatures, you might considering drawing the encounter locations in chapter 1 on a wet or dry erase battlemat. This article continues our journey through the hoard of the dragon queen adventure module for the 5th edition of dungeons and dragons. The group having seen most of the upper levels of castle naerytar descend into the lower levels and closer to purpose of this. Im working on a few supplement maps that represent generic spots in the first town. The world of toril is full of powerful beings and their servants. Thus far i have been a very big fan of the previous adventures intended for use with the playtest rules. To this end, they are sweeping from town to town, laying waste to all those who oppose them and gathering a hoard of riches for their dread queen.
To make things easier, ive taken the map of greenest found in the adventure and overlaid a grid to use as a reference for drawing. A selection of maps designed for the first episode of the hoard of the dragon queen campaign. You can purchase this module individually, or buy the full bundle of tyranny of dragons. Very minor hoard of the dragon queen spoilers ahead. Hoard of the dragon queen overview gen con 2014 youtube. Combat encounters and boxed text are preloaded and ready to drop onto maps and into the chat window with a few clicks. The changes appear in recent printings of the book, starting with the sixth printing. Factions of hoard of the dragon queenrise of tiamat good guys the harpers legion of steel pretty similar groups in ethos and outlook, though the legion of steel is more martial.
Weve got our character sheets made and imported into roll20, but im not sure how to approach using maps in and out of combat. Keith baker the queen of stone eberron thorn of breland, book 1. In an audacious bid for power, the cult of the dragon, along with its dragon allies and the red wizards of thay, seek to bring tiamat from her prison in the nine hells to faerun. Hoard of the dragon queen maps and images on march 5, 2018, posted by d20 game master, in resources, with no comments it was difficult to find good, high resolution images of the maps, images and graphics from the hoard of the dragon queen adventure module so here are the ones ive found. At long last, here is the complete set of all horde of the dragon queen encountercampaign maps in one bundle. To this end, they are sweeping from town to town, laying waste to all those who oppose them and. Starting hoard of the dragon queen last week i started to run hoard of the dragon queen for a new group of players online. Right of the starting gate characters can and have been killed during the intro session when players find themselves rushing to aid a city under siege by an army of mercenaries, kobolds, and literally a dragon.
Hoard of the dragon queen by wizards of the coast a96060. This is basically just a place where we can all keep up with how things are going so far. To this end, they are sweeping from town to town, laying waste to all those who oppose. Description download dnd 5th ed hoardofthedragonqueen. Hoard of the dragon queen and a second adventure, the rise of tiamat, pits players against tiamat publication history.
The sword coast is a wild, barelytamed part of the world. A selection of maps designed for the second episode of the hoard of the dragon queen campaign. Please feel free to check out the wiki for information on the people and monsters weve met, as well as more information on the world we live in the adventure log will keep records of what each session was like, and your character sheets can be viewed and updated in the characters section. Shaunneunk star wars edge of the empire, age of rebellion, and force and destiny talent tree pdfs edge of the empire now complete a team of hackers sells information. Hoard of the dragon queen errata this document corrects and clarifies some text in the adventure hoard of the dragon queen.
Hoard of the dragon queen errata wizards of the coast. Hoard of the dragon queen maps dungeon masters guild. You can replace or augment some or all of the options in your chosen background with one or more of the elements given below. Tyranny of dragons by wizards rpg team online at alibris. Locations hoard of the dragon queen obsidian portal.
The dragon hatchery 4 the dragon eggs have finally been recovered after a close fight a roper and some of the remaining cultist kobolds and drakes. Mar 05, 2018 hoard of the dragon queen maps and images on march 5, 2018, posted by d20 game master, in resources, with no comments it was difficult to find good, high resolution images of the maps, images and graphics from the hoard of the dragon queen adventure module so here are the ones ive found. The dragon can then fly up to half its flying speed. Ill get maps and other plot items issued to date letters etc. Competing sects of the same deity might fight deadly wars against each. Jan 21, 2015 if youre planning on running hoard of the dragon queen and using miniatures, you might considering drawing the encounter locations in chapter 1 on a wet or dry erase battlemat. The first module in the dragonwars of trayth adventure series. Below is a background template that applies to any background that you select or create. Hey guys, we are starting our first 5th edition campaign and we are all pretty new.
Also included are a few bonus maps for random encounters, for dms who like to add a bit more flourish to a campaign. Religion hoard of the dragon queen obsidian portal. First a bit of background info the first chapter of hoard of the dragon queen sees the party arriving in greenest in time to see the cult of the dragon and their allies attack the town. Conversion notes for hoard of the dragon queen if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Background template hoard of the dragon queen background. Hoard of the dragon queen maps and images on march 5, 2018, posted by d20 game master, in resources, with no comments it was difficult to find good, high resolution images of the maps, images and graphics from the hoard of the dragon queen. I newbie gm will be running the 1st episode of hotdq for a party of 6. The hoard of the dragon queen online supplement has been released fight the war against draconic oppression in this adventure for the worlds greatest roleplaying game. The party also found some maps detailing the plans of the cult to transport the wealth first to the west to the coast, then northwards. See more ideas about fantasy map, dungeon maps, tabletop rpg. Prepping and running hoard of the dragon queen, the first part of tyranny of dragons took a bit of work on my part. While the intro states that the difficulty of the encounters can be adjusted for parties. Sep 14, 2014 starting hoard of the dragon queen last week i started to run hoard of the dragon queen for a new group of players online.
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