Defending Bracken Hill
See Bracken Hill for more information about what happened.
Defending Bracken Hill is an adventure designed for 3 to 6 players of level 3, in which a group of travellers or townsfolk defend the small town of Bracken Hill from an assault of bandits.
| Roleplay | 4/5 |
| Combat | 5/5 |
| Lore | 1/5 |
| Length | 1 Session, 5-6 hours |
| Level | 4 |
| Ancestries | Any common, except Goblin. (w/ uncommon exceptions) |
| Classes | Any |
Prompt
The troops that usually guard the highway that runs through Bracken Hill are off fighting giant monsters or something. That leaves the townsfolk to defend against banditry, goblins and petty thieves. Jesik, the tavern-keeper heard from a trapper that there’s a new bandit camp just 2 hours North of town, with plans to raid the village soon.
Location
This adventure is set in the town of Bracken hill, between the capital Manahelm and the city of Corsastor. It is an important stopover for those travelling between the two cities. Manahelm is 57 miles (3 days) along the West road, and Corsastor is 42 miles (2 days) along the East Road. It is common to find convoys of a up to two dozen wagons and carts travelling along the road, and they are usually accompanied by dispatched military from Manahelm or Corsastor, but due to recent events, these troops have been deployed elsewhere.
Characters
- All characters should have a genuine reason for defending Bracken Hill, and preferably have some amount of combat experience.
- It is advised that one or many characters are trained in Crafting.
- It is advised that at least one character is trained in Diplomacy.
- The party will gain access to woodcutting and carpentry tools during the adventure to aid in fortification.
- All characters will have access to a Free Archetype.
- All characters start with:
- 50gp (to be spent on equipment)
- 2x 5th level permanents
- 2x 4th level permanents
- 2x 5th level consumables
- 2x 4th level consumables
- 2x 3rd level consumables
- It is advised that characters originate from one of the surrounding towns or cities, or have a reason to be travelling through.
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Advisories
- You will be outnumbered in this adventure.
- The outcome of the adventure will permanently affect future games. If Bracken Hill falls, future journeys between Manahelm and Corsastor will be more dangerous.
- The enemy combatants will be humanoids, not necessarily monsters.