Forum

Hey guys, I hope everyone is having a great day. I have an idea for my groups first adventure.

They'll start off in Bree at The Prancing Pony Inn. They'll get wind of travelers and caravans being attacked on the road. So naturally they'll set off to investigate.

Once they get to the area, the group will investigate and find some tracks left by the bandits. As they follow said tracks, the group will follow them to a cave.

As they prepare to enter, they'll get attacked by a group of bandits rushing out of the cave. Once the fight is over, the group will figure out that the bandits were running from something inside the cave.

The cave will start out like a normal cave, but at the back of the cave, the group will find an actual stone wall with a gaping hole that leads into the ruins.

As the group explores the complex they'll encounter the undead that was formerly buried, but was disturbed by the bandits.

How many bandits and undead would you place against the group?

How would you handle treasure? I don't think it'll be anything bigger than a lesser hoard. Can someone explain an easy way to build the hoard?

Hi Squadfather46, I think you're off to a good start. You can continue building the Undead group and their hoard yourself. I suggest weapons, armor, or shields that each member can take and keep.

You could say that these Undead are former valiant soldiers who fought in the Fornost War. You could add other links later in other adventures. Is it possible that these weapons have a curse? You have now lots of ideas for what to do next ...

https://www.glyphweb.com/arda/f/fornost.php
https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Fornost

Arthur, aka Wizard Rhosbogel.

That all sounds fine. Here’s Harlath’s article on encounter balancing for TOR 2e:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ruz ... sp=sharing

Oops! I forgot to link the Perchance Hoard generator:
https://perchance.org/treasurehoard