Echoes of Grimdark - Lightward Beginnings. world illustration - Fantasy theme
Fantasy

Echoes of Grimdark - Lightward Beginnings.

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Dymytri

"Echoes of Grimdark" begins in Lightward Bastion, a city built in defiance of the long-banished Demon Lord Grimdark. Heroes from all walks of life gather at the Lightward Guild, seeking glory, treasure, or revenge. Their journey starts in the upper floors of the Grimdark Vault—a vast, ever-shifting dungeon of monsters, traps, and ancient echoes of evil. This is the tale of their beginnings, their bonds, and the light they carry into the dark.


Author's Note: This is an adventure that begins at level 1, and is meant to introduce the players to the world. It is a work in progress that over time I hope to flesh out into a whole world of dungeon delving.
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Spell Scroll
VariesGear (Scroll)
Spell Scroll
Weight0.01 lb.

Description

A spell scroll bears the words of a single spell, written in a mystical cipher. If the spell is on your class's spell list, you can read the scroll and cast its spell without providing any material components. Otherwise, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell's normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the words on the scroll fade, and it crumbles to dust. If the casting is uninterrupted, the scroll is not lost. If the spell is on your class's spell list but of a higher level than you can normally cast, you must make an ability check using your spellcasting ability to determine whether you cast it successfully. The DC equals 10 + the spell's level. On a failed check, the spell disappears from the scroll with no other effect. The level of the spell on the scroll determines the spell's saving throw DC and attack bonus, as well as the scroll's rarity, as shown in the Spell Scroll table. Spell Scroll (table) | Spell Level | Rarity | Save DC | Attack Bonus | |---|---|---|---| | Cantrip | Common | 13 | +5 | | 1st | Common | 13 | +5 | | 2nd | Uncommon | 13 | +5 | | 3rd | Uncommon | 15 | +7 | | 4th | Rare | 15 | +7 | | 5th | Rare | 17 | +9 | | 6th | Very rare | 17 | +9 | | 7th | Very rare | 18 | +10 | | 8th | Very rare | 18 | +10 | | 9th | Legendary | 19 | +11 | A wizard spell on a spell scroll can be copied just as spells in spellbooks can be copied. When a spell is copied from a spell scroll, the copier must succeed on an Intelligence (Arcana) check with a DC equal to 10 + the spell's level. If the check succeeds, the spell is successfully copied. Whether the check succeeds or fails, the spell scroll is destroyed.

Details
TypeGear
CategoryScroll
RarityVaries
Weight0.01 lb.
Cost0 Gold Pieces
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