Heliana’s Hunt - Shadow of the Broodmother

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Happy to wade through muck to get a job done? Uncowed by eons-old, mind-bending eldritch evils? Then bring your waist-high wellies, ‘cos this is the 5th edition adventure for you.

Slkvol the aboleth broodmother has, for the past few million years, shaped the ecology of Milakul swamp to best serve its own interests: the native swallybogs worship Slkvol as a deity, the fauna all bear signs of Slkvol’s modifications, and adventurers are enthralled to spread word of how uninteresting and unworthy of exploration the swamp is. However, after several of her field assistants went missing, Dr. Doolots wishes to contract a group of adventurers to deal with this 'swamp curse'.

This unique, easy-to-run monster hunting adventure is playable at a variety of levels. Investigate the creature to find its weaknesses, prepare your plan of attack, then unleash your fury with brand-new spells and win magnificent loot!

Read on to learn what over 20,000 Kickstarter and Backerkit backers are psyched about!

What’s Special About Heliana’s Hunts

This supplement brings you one of 11 monster hunts, standalone one-shots (well… more like two or three shots!) that are overflowing with gorgeous art, motivating storylines, and deadly boss battles. Here’s what you can look forward to in Shadow of the Broodmother:

• Three different levels of play, with combat balanced for each!
• A wanted poster and three fully-illustrated clue handouts to help your players prepare for the battle ahead.
• Nine original creatures: the reverent swallybogs and broodlings, as well as the ancient aboleth broodmother.
• A deadly three-wave boss battle replete with unique lair actions.
• Tokens for every enemy!
• Eleven magic items that can be crafted from the boss.
• The aboling, an adorable familiar that can be crafted from the boss.
• One gorgeous battlemap by The MAD Cartographer.
• Four new spells to manipulate water and drown foes.

Quick Guide

System: D&D 5E
Starting Level: 5th, 11th, or 17th (your choice!)
Length: ~6 hours if you play the hunt at one level. ~18 hours if you play all three levels.
Roll20 Installation: Add-On
Sheet: D&D 5e by Roll20

Add-On

Install this Add-On via the dropdown menu in the Game Addons section of the Game Details Page. Select Heliana’s Hunt - Polyhedrooze and click on the pink Add to Game button beside the drop-down menu.

Bug, Typo, and Technical Issue Reporting

We have two ways to report bugs or technical issues. You can head to this google form which we check periodically. Alternatively, the Loot Tavern Discord server provides the fastest answers; head to the #helianas-questions channel to ask your question!

Beta testing has ended for Heliana’s Guide, but we still want to hear your feedback, whether it be a typo, a balance thing, or a feature you think could improve the Roll20 VTT experience. For any comments regarding this, head to the Discord server and give us your thoughts in the #helianas-typos-and-feedback channel.

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