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valarmorgulis
Learned Scribe
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 Posted - 17 Jan 2016 : 22:54:20
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I'm running a campaign set in Daggerford and am looking for all the various interesting places where an adventurer could do some adventurin'. The campaign takes place around 1354 DR, so before the ToT.
I'm looking for specific places, not just "Lizard Marsh", but more like "the ruined tower of blah blah mage in the Lizard Marsh".
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ErskineF
Learned Scribe
USA
330 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jan 2016 : 04:16:24
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If you can get a copy of the old Under Illefarn adventure, it has a detailed multi-level dungeon for adventurers based in Daggerford. I converted the maps to CC2 years ago, and you can find them on my website. Eric Boyd was working on expanding the adventure there at one time, but I don't know if he ever finished it.
North of Daggerford is the Ardeep Forest, which has some interesting locations in it that were detailed by Greenwood in Dragon #270. |
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valarmorgulis
Learned Scribe
112 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jan 2016 : 06:41:42
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I have a copy of it, it's pretty great. That would be awesome to see an expanded version.
Thanks for posting the link to your maps, they are very helpful. |
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Owesstaer
Acolyte
Luxembourg
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Posted - 18 Jan 2016 : 20:04:59
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Another nice source of information could be Elminster's Ecologies Appendix II: the High Moor & the Serpent Hills
These are quite nearby as well.
And I haven't gotten my hands on it myself yet, but the Hordes of Dragonspear adventure might prove interesting as well. |
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ErskineF
Learned Scribe
USA
330 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jan 2016 : 20:05:21
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Did you run Under Illefarn already? As much time as I spent on the maps, and trying to flesh out the NPCs, I never got around to running it. :(
I've done a search to locate Eric's expansion. I can see mentions of it here and there, and talk about it being available at the Wizards website, but I couldn't find a link to download it. Maybe someone else knows where it is?
In my searches, I came across this, which you might find helpful. There's a regional map of the Daggerford area (41), a map of the immediate vicinity (42), and a map of the town itself (47). They're $1.75 each, but they're very well done and you might find them useful. (Disclaimer: I'm not associated with the artist in any way, and won't get a cut of money. Darn it.) :)
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 18 Jan 2016 : 21:48:05
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Originally posted by ErskineF
I've done a search to locate Eric's expansion. I can see mentions of it here and there, and talk about it being available at the Wizards website, but I couldn't find a link to download it. Maybe someone else knows where it is?
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 18 Jan 2016 : 22:45:29
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
His hard drive. It's not been distributed.
Well, you never know. Fingers crossed.
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P.S. It's on my hard drive too. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jan 2016 : 23:09:26
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Originally posted by George Krashos
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
His hard drive. It's not been distributed.
Well, you never know. Fingers crossed.
-- George
P.S. It's on my hard drive too.
Teasing us like that is pure evil. |
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Rymac
Learned Scribe
USA
315 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jan 2016 : 23:42:58
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by George Krashos
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
His hard drive. It's not been distributed.
Well, you never know. Fingers crossed.
-- George
P.S. It's on my hard drive too.
Teasing us like that is pure evil.
I'm sure a few choice people have seen it, if their insight was sought. I'm not saying I'm one of them, because I'm certainly NOT. (Nor would I claim to be.)
More to the topic:
The best information available for a 1350ish Daggerdale campaign can be found in Volo's Guide to the Dalelands, the adventure Doom of Daggerdale, and the Daggerdale adventure series The Sword of the Dales, The Secret of Spiderhaunt, and The Return of Randal Morn. While the adventures and Volo's Guide are set in the 1360s DR, the background and lore could certainly be "reverse engineered" for adventures. |
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Edited by - Rymac on 19 Jan 2016 01:00:37 |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6646 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2016 : 02:02:24
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Actually not more to the topic, friend Rymac. Daggerford, not Daggerdale.
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Rymac
Learned Scribe
USA
315 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2016 : 04:12:40
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Originally posted by George Krashos
Actually not more to the topic, friend Rymac. Daggerford, not Daggerdale.
-- George Krashos
Don't I feel stupid now.
In that case, let us not forget FRQ2 Hordes Of Dragonspear and Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast. |
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Edited by - Rymac on 19 Jan 2016 04:44:07 |
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valarmorgulis
Learned Scribe
112 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2016 : 05:33:21
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Thanks everyone, great tips all around.
I have read Hordes of Dragonspear and sadly it doesn't have any actual info on Dragonspear Castle itself!
I haven't run any of the adventures in Under Illefarn yet, but I plan on running at least a couple of the adventures. I also teased a rumor about a black dragon being in the Lizard Marsh, which got the player's interest. |
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Owesstaer
Acolyte
Luxembourg
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Posted - 19 Jan 2016 : 20:13:56
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Looking for a black dragon?
Try Antharzyreph, the Scourge of Axe and Arrow
I must admit that I do not know how to post a link to another post, but here's the way on how to find more information about this lizard:
In this forum go to: Realmslore > Chamber of Sages > Questions for Eric L Boyd
On page 33, the last post is about the dragon itself.
Additional info about it can be found on page 34 in the 3rd post (Redeye ... who by the way is a major NPC from the first adventure in Under Illefarn)
and especially the 9th post History of Runedarth ... which relates how the water in the last adventure came to be poisoned. |
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valarmorgulis
Learned Scribe
112 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jan 2016 : 02:49:01
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| That's a good one. I was thinking of having the black dragon that survived the attack on Dragonspear Castle reside in the Lizard Marsh. |
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ErskineF
Learned Scribe
USA
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valarmorgulis
Learned Scribe
112 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2016 : 05:46:08
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Darn, wish I had a copy of it.
Well, I started the adventure with a pretty basic plot. Someone has stolen the dagger that gave Daggerford its name. Any ideas who should have stolen it? |
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Owesstaer
Acolyte
Luxembourg
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Posted - 27 Jan 2016 : 07:28:10
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Based on the information from in the questions to Eric L Boyd, Tarn Urmbrusk might be the most obvious candidate... maybe even a bit too obvious
Another possibility could be the duke's sister, Bronwyn or the closest thing Daggerford offers as a thievesguildmaster: Filarion Filvendorson Floshin.
As the dagger's lore tells that it was used to slay lizardmen, Redeye might play a certain role in the plot, although I have difficulty imagining a Lizardman sneaking around unnoticed in town. |
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valarmorgulis
Learned Scribe
112 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2016 : 08:26:33
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| Yeah. Thought about the lizardmen but abandoned the idea. Instead, I'm going with a holy relic being stolen from the Temple of Lathander by thieves hired by priests of Shar. The high priest, Liam Sunmist, attempted to retrieve it and was captured. |
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The Emerald Sage
Acolyte
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Posted - 11 Feb 2016 : 16:42:30
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It's worth pointing out that the 5e teaser Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle contains many scenes located in the town of Daggerford, not to mention a quest that takes the party deep into the Lizard Marsh. There is lots of good content there that can be borrowed or worked into adventures set in the Sword Coast.
I will just caution interested Dungeon Masters by pointing out that the emphasis here is on fun and there is a little too much by way of silly tropes and over-the-top dungeon paraphenalia to recommend it for serious campaigning but that's not to say there isn't plenty there that can't be used. |
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