Wednesday One-Shots: The Court of Bastards, LF 3-4, 5e
EDIT: The date for this short module will be next Wednesday, 12/9, from 7-9 pm PST.
THE COURT OF BASTARDS is a one-shot, escape or die, old-school mini-adventure, meant for 3 - 4 players. It is moderately challenging, so TPK is possible.
Details below.
FG License: FGU Ultimate
Game System: 5e
Day of week and time: Wednesday, 12/2, 7pm PST
Planned Duration & Frequency: One shot, but may run weekly follow-ups depending
Primary Language: English
Video: Optional
Audio: Yes, can do either Zoom or Discord (PM me which you prefer)
Will this be recorded and/or live streamed? No
Roleplay / Combat / Puzzle mix: 10 / 70 / 20
Number of Players: 3-4
Character starting level & equipment: 3rd level, one mundane weapon and mundane armor (light or medium only)
Character restrictions: Monstrous humanoids only (i.e. Kenku, Lizardman, Minotaur)
Player Experience Level: Any
GM Experience Level: High
GM Fantasy Grounds Knowledge: Moderate
Roleplaying Level: Low - Moderate
Mature Content (18+): Dependent upon group
SCENARIO DETAILS
You were just minding your own business when they fell upon you...seven or eight of them. The crack to your skull didn't do lasting damage, just enough to find you alone in a dank, dark cell. The sounds of people milling about outside your cage. The shrill voice of a showman, announcing a "special treat" for tonight's honored guests -- that treat being you, the new "monsters" for his prisoners to fight. That's when you realize there's a weapon in your cell, and the doors to the arena are beginning to open...
CHARACTER DETAILS
For this scenario, you will play as a monstrous humanoid species from the following sources only:
Player's Handbook
Dungeon Master's Guide
Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Sword Coast Adventures
Volo's Guide to Monsters
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Unearthed Arcana
As mentioned above, you will start with nothing except one mundane weapon, and one piece of armor.
You may PM your character build info or pick from one of the following pregens:
Cheat'ara, a female Tabaxi rogue (Scout archetype)
Hork, a male Half-orc fighter (Champion archetype)
Kribbel, a whatever floats-your-boat Kenku ranger (Gloom Stalker archetype)
Minas Terroth, a male Minotaur barbarian (Path of the Ancestral Guardian)
and Naked Joe, a male strongheart Halfling barbarian (Path of the Berserker), who is so hairy and ugly he got mistaken for a goblin by accident
If you'd like to give it a run, or have any other questions, send a PM.
See you in the Court,
Indus
