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Queen of the Shadows | New 6th-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition
🕑 Added 2021-04-06 15:08:06 +0000 UTCROLL20 VERSION NOW AVAILABLE
That night in Medrok started like any other night. The air was cool and quiet. What few clouds dotted the night sky did little to block the fat, white moon and twinkling stars above. Children lay in their beds dreaming of heroes slaying dragons while the citizens of Medrok gathered around fires to unwind after a long week’s worth of work.
But then the screaming started. A black mist bled down the streets of Medrok. It seeped around corners. It crept under doors. This mist was hardly some meteorological hazard. Loathsome undead creatures called shadows comprised the mist, all borne from the bodies of the recently deceased. The touch of a shadow drained the vitality from the living. Non-evil creatures who fell victim to their enervating touch rose as shadows within the hour, doomed just like their makers to interminably lust for life force. Only inherently evil creatures were spared their hunger.
A few hours after the mist first appeared, all of Medrok’s citizens lay dead, victims of the shadows’ touch. Then, their shadows darkened and broke free, cursed to join the shadow army’s ranks. Leading this army of the undead was a pale-faced woman whose mind boiled with grisly thoughts of vengeance; her name was Celestina. Of course, the rare few who witnessed her called her something else entirely: Queen of the Shadows.
About This Adventure
Queen of the Shadows is a Fifth Edition adventure for three to five characters of 5th to 7th level and is optimized for a party of four characters with an average party level (APL) of 6. The adventure works best with a party of evil characters whose unsavory pasts will grant them a distinct advantage over the dangers presented in this adventure. Good characters are possible but might find themselves the target of many of the creatures in this adventure, especially the shadows. This adventure is designed to easily fit into any campaign world of your choice and is very much at home in a dark fantasy campaign setting. See the section “A Dark Fantasy Setting” for details on setting the right tone for this adventure. In the Omeria campaign setting, the locations in this adventure could be set around Steel Church, the Knotside Region, or even around the city-state of Cabal.
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Get the VTT-Ready Map Pack
Patrons of the Electrum tier get access to the VTT Map Pack which includes all of the maps featured in Queen of the Shadows. You can also get all the maps from Tom Cartos' Patreon.
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Get the Foundry Pack, Now!
Alternatively, if you prefer to use Foundry VTT, you can get the full Foundry Pack ready to add to your adventures. This is also part of the Electrum+ tier. You can also purchase the Foundry pack directly on DMDave's site.
ONE-TIME PURCHASE: Get the Asset/Foundry Pack from DMDave.com
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Get the Roll20 Version
If Roll20 is your preferred VTT, no worries, fam—we've got you covered there, too. The Roll20 version is set up and ready to go. All you have to do is purchase it and add it on.
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Get BroadSword Monthly #16
Prefer to read it in physical printed format? Pre-order BroadSword Monthly #16 now. Not only will you get Queen of the Shadows in print, but you'll get a slew of other awesome adventures that will be part of the Villains series featured in that issue.
Pre-order BroadSword Monthly #16, now!
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Get the Queen of the Shadows Soundtrack
Need some great music to go along with the adventure? Check out Music d20's original track, Nakkas Khath, which acts as the official track for this adventure.
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Check out Tom Cartos and Splattered Ink Games
The art from this adventure module was contributed by Tom Cartos and Splattered Ink Games. Be sure to check out both of their Patreons for additional map variants, tokens, and more.
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Comments
DM Dave
The Asset Pack will also include the maps and tokens we use for Foundry. So if you don't use it for Foundry, it'll work as normal. We also have a Roll20 version that's live now, too.
Sammo
Question: Is the Asset pack something that's only for use with Foundry? I'm not quite sure I understand (didn't see mention of that in Roll 20, for example).
DM Dave
Oh. Ummm... 16, I think.
Echo DarkFire
Wait so will this be in broadsword 16 or 15? There’s conflicting info here..
