The Drow War Book Two. The Dying Of - RoseRed

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Across Unkown Oceans
This chapter covers the Player Characters’ sea
voyage from Jehannum to Xoth Sarandi. The
route they take is up to them and will affect the
random encounters that happen en route, but the set plot
events will happen no matter what route they take.
If the pace of the campaign is such that too many sea
adventures would become gruelling, then the Charybdis
Device adventure can be omitted completely or saved
for a later sea journey. The sahuagin encounters can
easily be adjusted to increase the EL.
Deciding on a Route: Nimian Archimandrus will
recommend that they sail directly to Xoth Sarandi
instead of trying to reach another sea-portal, although
the Player Characters may have other ideas. His
rationale is that the drow have arranged for one portal to
be blockaded, so they may well have sabotaged others.
The two sea-portals the Player Characters are most
likely to try for, if they take that route, are the portal
to the south of the Topaz Dominions or the abandoned
portal by Lost Athul. Plot events will, in any case, draw
them to the latter.
Coastal Encounters
The adventures and hooks below should allow the
Games Master to give the players an entertaining time
while still leaving them with freedom of choice as to
where their characters go.
Other Shipping: The kraken’s presence at the Crom
Calamar portal and the invasion of the city has, of
course, created panic among the traders at the docks.
Everyone wants to get out at once. Scores of ships are
sailing south along the coast, trying to reach the Topaz
Dominions. These ships are staying within sight of one
another, for greater safety against pirates. They are not
equipped for long voyages or speed, so they are easy
prey.
If the Player Characters opt to travel with a convoy
of ships, the Sea Harriers adventure below can have a
different opening. The Sea Harriers mount a raid on the
trader convoy, in which the Player Characters’ vessel
is one of many attacked. See the section ‘Alarum and
Plunder’ below.
d% Encounter Purpose Average EL
01–03 Greater shadow (night only) A manifestation of the Dark, attracted to the Starborn 8
04–08 1d6+1 sea cats Hunting for food for their young 8
09–13 Juvenile bronze dragon Polymorphed into dolphin form, observing Player Characters, wondering
what their business is in its hunting ground
9
14–19 1d6+1 harpies* Trying to captivate sailors on passing ships and lure them onto the rocks
(or to jump overboard)
9
20–26 Locathah tribe Defending their territory and driving ships away; they want no part in the 9
upper world’s wars
27–35 5d4 merrow (aquatic ogres) Trying to smash in the hulls of ships with rocks from below, then raid the 10
wreck
36–44 Human trading vessel Separated from convoy, blown off course —
45–57 Human fi shermen Trying to bring home a catch and feed their village —
58–69 Sea Harrier raiding party Looking for easy pickings 10
70–78 1d4+2 giant sea snakes
(false sea serpents)
Following ships in search of food 10
79–86 Merfolk bard (9th level) Creating major image illusions of sea monsters to scare the sailors on
passing ships
10
87–94 Harpy archer (7th level) Luring passing ships onto the rocks of her island home with her
captivating song
11
95–100 Kraken Preying on fi shing smacks 12
* 50% chance of calenture patch (see below)
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