The Manticore's Den

Amazons vs Valkyries: The Manticore's Den

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Game System: OGL 5E 
Genre: Classical Age (Greek/Norse Mythology)

The Manticore’s Den is a Fifth Edition adventure for four to five characters of 1st to 4th level, and is optimized for a party of four characters with an average party level (APL) of 2. This adventure is designed for the Amazons vs Valkyries setting, but can be easily adapted to any other fantasy setting.

This module includes several simple hooks to get any group of wandering adventures involved in the action right away. A manticore has started attacking travelers and farmsteads in the local area. The PCs easily locate the lair, but infiltrating it is more difficult.  

The dungeon features:

·       Traps. Rather than traditional traps, some rooms pose trap-like risks, due to the inherent dangers of spelunking.

·       Monsters. These caverns are home to giant rats, giant fire beetles, a giant spider, and of course, a manticore.

·       Skill Challenges. Perception, Athletics, and Acrobatics skills will be most useful in completing this adventure successfully.

·       Disease. Two opportunities for PCs to contract debilitating illnesses lurk in these caverns. These diseases (histoplasmosis and infected wounds) are covered in detail in the file’s appendix.

VTT Assets

This adventure comes with a Zip file containing the following VTT Assets

• 2 Road Encounter Maps (one with victims, one without)
• 1 Manticore Lair Dungeon Map
• 4 Tokens (Fire Beetle, Manticore, Giant Rat, Giant Spider)
• 1 Player's Handout Illustration

Adventure Stats  

• Designed for: Four 2nd level PCs
• Estimated Play Time: 90 – 120 minutes
• Environment: Subterranean (hills/mountains)
• Difficulty: Easy/Moderate

This adventure is one in a series of side quests associated with the Prelude to War adventure, a fantasy adventure set during the First Punic War. Other adventures in this series include Quest for the Yulania Tree, The Smokehouse Raid, and the Battle of Stonehill Fort.