Heliana’s Hunt - Tarchaeology

Track ‧ Hunt ‧ Craft

Looking for the full book? Click here!

Excited by ecological conservation efforts? Willing to be an accomplice to insurance fraud? Then don your archaeologist’s fedora, ‘cos this is the 5th edition adventure for you.

A great conflict is brewing between the Archaeological Society’s Systematic Excavative Study and Baron Bodrum Businesses Inc., over the latter’s reckless extraction of valuable tar from the Great Airy Plains. As the tension between the two factions mounts, a shady figure uses it to its advantage and prepares to unleash a terrible monster. Can you broker a peace between the ASSES and BBB Inc. and help prevent the rise of the tar-rasque?

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 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 Tarchaeology:

• 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.
• Eight original creatures: tar elementals, tarchaeologists, and their mechs, as well as the reanimated tar-rasque.
• 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 tarling, an adorable familiar that can be crafted from the boss.
• One gorgeous battlemap by Cze & Peku.
• Two new spells to wield tar and bones against your foes.
• A ruleset for Tracking and fifteen random encounters for a grasslands biome.

Quick Guide

System: D&D 5E
Starting Level: 9th, 14th, or 20th (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.

Want More Content?

We have a lot more available on our Roll20 store, from other riveting monster hunts to bundles of beautifully illustrated magic items! Prefer a PDF format? Visit our website!

You might also like...

License: Roll20 End User License Agreement
(Personal Use Only, Do Not Distribute)