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Lands of Darkness

The Home for wayward Minions

An adventure setting for 5 players levels 1-3

Credits

Table of Contents

Introduction..........................................................................2

Overview Map.....................................................................3

1. Bridge Over Muddy Waters.............................................3

2. Two Heads Are Better Than One.....................................4

3. Guards! Guards!...............................................................5

4. Common Room................................................................6

5. Training Room.................................................................7

6. Deacon’s Demesne...........................................................9

7. Lord Vaxlor’s quarters...................................................10

Player Handouts.................................................................12

Authors: Suzi Yee and Joseph Browning

Cartographer: Joseph Browning

Cover Artist: Ash Jackson

Internal Artists: Joe Calkins, Scott Purdy

Editor: Joseph Browning

Layout: Suzi Yee

Introduction

• A distraught mother hires the party to ind her son whom

she suspects has run away to the complex in the swamp. “Sure

he was a little different from the other kids, but that’s no

reason to worry one’s mother!”

Welcome to the April Fools’ Edition of Lands of Darkness!

Traditionally, Lands of Darkness are 12 encounters within a

larger area, easily dropped into a pre-existing campaign with a

general history and adventure hooks are provided for GM’s on

the go. Designed for a party of 5 within a 3-level range, each

of the 12 encounters is tailored for each level within range,

and if a party completes all 12 encounters, they should have

acquired enough experience to gain 1 level.

The April Fools’ Edition is a slight departure from the

typical Lands of Darkness in the name of humor and to offer

you a look into the world of the humble minion with a visit to

Lord Vaxlor’s Home for Wayward Minion.

• The party has been hired by a local oficial to clear out the

complex of the “undesirable dregs.”

• An anthropologist studying the local tribes of the swamp

hires the party to investigate a deep seated legend of the area:

the process of advancing minions!

Features of the Home for Wayward

Minions

Overview Map : The encounters detailed in this supplement

are white and labeled with numbers other structures are illed

in gray.

Rope Bridge : Connecting the large huts are 5-foot wide

rope bridges suspended 2 feet over the water, which is 10 feet

deep around the area of the huts.

Something in the Water : The waters are home to giant

electric eels, and creatures that lands in the water will be

attacked by at least 3 giant electric eels in 2 rounds and 3 more

will arrive once blood is shed in the water.

Walkway : Around each large hut is a 5-foot wide

walkway circled by a rope rail.

How to Use Lands of Darkness

Encounters are tailored for each level within range. For

example, The Home for Wayward Minions is designed for

parties levels 1-3, so each encounter will have monsters,

treasure, and starting position maps for a party level 1, party

level 2, and party level 3.

GMs should take note of which monsters are in the area,

as the monster lists and starting locations are dependent on

party level. Note the addition of more monsters of the same

type. For example in area 1, a Party Level 3 encounters 5 log

horrors denoted on the map as L, L 2 and L 3 .

Giant Electric Eel Level 1 Brute

Medium natural beast XP 100

Initiative +2 Senses Perception +5; low-light vision

History

Buried deep in the heart of the swamp rising out of the murky

waters on stilts stands a string of large huts. Little is known

of what goes on at the complex, but among society’s lowliest

members, such words as “sanctuary” are whispered, braving

the dangers of the swamp for the promise of a better future at

Lord Vaxlor’s Home for Wayward Minions.

HP 38; Bloodied 19

AC 15; Fortitude 15, Relex 13, Will 11

Immune lightning

Speed swim 6

M Bite (standard; at-will)

+4 vs. AC; 1d6 damage.

c Shockwave (standard; recharge 4 5 6 ) • Lightning

Close blast 3; +4 vs. Fortitude; 2d6 lightning damage

Alignment Unaligned Languages –

Skills Stealth +7

Str 14 (+2) Dex 15 (+2) Wis 10 (+0)

Con 18 (+4) Int 3 (-4) Cha 6 (-2)

Hooks

If the party needs some incentive to explore the Home for

Wayward Minions, here are three potential adventure hooks.

If used, they are treated as Quests with token treasure if

they are successful. (Party Level 1 - 100 Experience, 50 gp;

Party Level 2 - 125 Experience, 60 gp; Party Level 3 - 150

Experience, 75gp).

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DUNGEON MASTER’S GUIDE, and MONSTER

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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 4th Edition PLAYER’S

HANDBOOK, written by Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, and

James Wyatt; DUNGEON MASTER’S GUIDE, written by

James Wyatt; and MONSTER MANUAL, written by Mike

Overview Map of the home for wayward minions

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6-7

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Scale=100 feet

1. Bridge Over Muddy Waters

The guardians of the bridge are a clutch of log horrors.

Those familiar to Lord Vaxlor’s complex need only speak the

password (breeyark) and safely gain entry on the rope bridge.

However, those that attempt to cross without speaking the

password are attacked and thrown in the water for the giant

electric eels to feast upon.

L 3

Monsters

Party Level 1 (450 XP)

3 Log Horror (150 XP each) ( L )

Party Level 2 (600 XP)

4 Log Horror (150 XP each) ( L ) ( L 2 )

Party Level 3 (750 XP)

5 Log Horror (150 XP each) ( L ) ( L 2 ) ( L 3 )

L 2

Features

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Water : The water is 10 feet deep. An Athletics check DC 10

allows the PC to swim through the water and an Athletics check

DC 15 allows a PC to climb one of the piers of the rope bridge.

Tactics

The irst log horror asks in a raspy voice, “Password?!” and

gives the person 2 rounds to answer before denying them entry.

If someone tries to go across the rope bridge without saying

the password, the log horrors attack. Log horrors prefer to grab

opponents with their tentacle and chomp on their prey before

dropping them in the water.

Treasure

None

Log Horror

Level 3 Controller

To Area 3

Small natural magical beast XP 150

Initiative +3 Senses Perception +2; darkvision

HP 46; Bloodied 23

AC 17; Fortitude 14, Relex 15, Will 16

Resist lightning 10

Speed 4, climb 4 (spider climb), swim 4

M Tentacle (standard; at-will)

Reach 2; +7 vs. Relex; 1d6 + 1 damage and the target

is grabbed until escape or until the tentacle is hit (see

chomp ). While the target is grabbed, it is also dazed.

m Chomp (standard; at-will)

The log horror pulls a grabbed target 1 square and makes

a bite attack; +8 vs. AC; 1d6+1 damage.

Alignment Unaligned Languages Common

Str 16 (+4) Dex 15 (+3) Wis 13 (+2)

Con 14 (+3) Int 9 (+0) Cha 12 (+2)

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D 2

D 3

2. Two Heads are Better Than One

This irst hut is home to a group of minions shunned from their

community for their abnormal two heads. Once a moniker of

shame given to them in their native tongue, they referred to

themselves as “dirak” (roughly translated in Common as “four

eyes”). The dirak proudly bear the name as they have found a

new sense of purpose and community at the complex as guards.

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To Area 1

Dirak

Level 8 Minion

Monsters

Medium natural humanoid XP 88

Initiative +7 Senses Perception +4; low-light

vision

HP 1; a missed attack never damages a minion

AC 22; Fortitude 20, Relex 18, Will 18

Speed 6

M Spiked Bone Club (standard; at-will) • Weapon

+7 vs. AC; 5 damage.

Luck of the Gods (immediate interrupt, when a dirak is hit

by an attack; encounter)

When a dirak is hit by an attack, his club is cut in

twain, reducing its damage to 3 but the dirak suffers no

damage.

Alignment Evil Languages Common

Str 19 (+7) Dex 14 (+5) Wis 14 (+5)

Con 15 (+5) Int 11 (+3) Cha 10 (+3)

Equipment spiked bone club

Party Level 1 (567 XP)

5 Dirak (88 XP each) ( D )

Party Level 2 (616 XP)

7 Dirak (88 XP each) ( D ) ( D 2 )

Party Level 3 (704 XP)

8 Dirak (88 XP each) ( D ) ( D 2 ) ( D 3 )

Features

Bunk Beds : Along the perimeter of the hut are 4 bunk beds

and 1 chest. The chest is packed full of more spiked bone

clubs, but a Perception check DC 15 reveals a false bottom

containing treasure (see treasure).

Doors : The bottom door (closest to shore) are open while

the top door is closed but not locked or trapped.

Lighting : Lanterns beside the beds give a soft light

throughout the hut.

Tactics

Treasure

The dirak wade into battle attacking with their spike bone

clubs; diraks have learned that life is brutish and short, even

when bears the Luck of the Gods.

Party Level 1/2/3

Finely decorated beaded bracelet (5 gp/10 gp/15 gp)

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