a fitful journal of dungeoneering, destiny and survival
in the wilds of Thornbare & other imaginary places.

Challenges & Encounters

Encounters

Thornbare and the Brambles present many opportunities for bold heroes to prove their mettle, both in combat and in more subtle challenges. In these pages you will discover some of the travails that await them.


Encounter: The Carousel

In their quest to gain an audience with the King of Fools in his lair in Gloomwrought, the party faces a carousel in an eerily-lit room ringing with hollow laughter and madly whirling carvival music.
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The Tower of Pride

A ruined tower teeters like a blackened, rotten tooth in the midst of the splendor of the Lady's Ward in Sigil. This pile of stone is all that remains of the Tower of Pride.
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Assault on the Hollow Hills

The halfling village in the Hollow Hills has been overrun by the Black League, and a key NPC has been taken hostage. The party must seek out survivors and learn where the captives have been taken, in order to plan their rescue mission.
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Restless Spirits

In the catacombs beneath the Free Fields, the party encounters four restless ghosts and must satisfy each one in turn to lift the curses and geases that they bestow.
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The Duel

This combination encounter / skill challenge features a duel between a PC and a scion of a noble house.
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Throwing Knives

This encounter challenges the party to a game of throwing knives, with their lives at stake.
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