Wrapping up Book 2 of my ongoing series converting Pathfinder's Kingmaker adventure path to Dark Sun, this post covers the 'big finale' and the bounty posters.
The climax of 'Sands Stained Red' begins with an attack on the PCs' home base. Give them a chance to build up their town before starting this part of the adventure, and time for a point when the PCs are all out of town- their return to town after finally defeating the B'rohgs is an excellent point to begin. Upon returning home, the PCs find their home in a shambles. Newly plowed fields have been torn up, trees have been knocked down, livestock has been slaughtered, and buildings have been flattened. A pall of dust and smoke hangs over the town, and the few people on the streets mill about in shock, as if they have just come from a war zone. If you're feeling like the PCs haven't put in enough effort protecting the town, kill off some of the NPCs you've populated it with. Be brutal here! The Braxat's trail can be followed to a small cavern complex beneath a rocky tor overlooking the Little Sellen Siltflow. Inside can be found a grove of dangerous violet fungi, a shambling mound animated by a druid decades ago and abandoned, and a nest of Caveweaver Giant Spiders, leading to a confrontation with the gigantic Braxat itself. In its hide is lodged a curiously-shaped dagger made of a single piece of solid bone, matching some of the other gear worn by a ravaged corpse in the corner. On the body can also be found a map which has the PCs' town location, and several other key locations, marked. This should clue the PCs in to the idea that there are larger forces aware of what is going on. The weapon was made by Nyrissa, the mad Pyreen, and gifted to her agent Eirikk, who met his demise at the Braxat's talons. Wanted Posters So-Ut Hunt Source: Wanted poster, backed by the Free City of Tyr Task: Rumours of a So-Ut rampaging the southern Narlmarches are probably (hopefully) overstated. But it's killing folks and needs to be hunted down. Completion: Find a So-Ut, kill it, and return to town with its head as proof. Reward: The council has approved a reward of 1,200 ceramic pieces to the first group to successfully slay a So-Ut in the Narlmarches. B'rohg Blood Source: Wanted poster, posted by Bokken the hermit. Task: Bokken says that blood from a B'rohg might be used to craft some powerful potion-fruits. Completion: Deliver a waterskin filled with B'rohg blood to Bokken. He doesn't need more than one waterskin, so one B'rohg should do the trick. Reward: Bokken promises to craft 1,200 ceramic pieces' worth of potion fruit, delivered in about a week. Howls of the North Wind Source: Wanted poster, backed by the Free City of Tyr Task: A ferocious pack of Dune Reapers stalks the Kamelands! Completion: Slay the Dune Reapers and display their bodies at town. Reward: The council has approved a reward of 1,200 ceramic pieces to the heroes who slay the Dune Reapers. Shamblesap Source: Wanted poster, posted by Bokken the hermit. Task: Shambling mounds aren't common in the Verdant Belt, but they're not unheard of. Bokken posits that the sap of a shambling mound could work wonders for cultivating certain medicinal herbs, and asks for one shambling mound's worth of sap. Completion: Deliver the sap to Bokken. Reward: Bokken can pay 600 ceramic pieces for the sap, as well as three powerful Cure Wounds potion-fruit. Where's Tig? Source: Tig Tanyrsen's distraught parents. Task: Young Tig is a well-known handful, always collecting "pets" down by the silt flows. He has been missing for several days, and the townsfolk are growing concerned. Completion: Rescue Tig from the Ssurrans who have captured him with the intent to eat him. Reward: The town's Loyalty is increased by 2. The Horror, The Horror Source: Wanted poster, backed by Arven the dune trader. Task: The ill-tempered and old Silt Horror has moved into Arven's scavenging-territory. Completion: Kill (or drive off) the silt horror Old Crackjaw fom Arven's scavenging area. Reward: Arven finds things of all sorts; he'll give whoever helps him a Ring of Feather Falling. Also posted on Game Masters Stash on 30 October 2020. Comments are closed.
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