Grotto of Nightmares

Challenge your players and have them run the gauntlet of an ancient lich's lair! This adventure was designed to challenge and defeat even well-armed 20th-level adventurers.

Where to Include This Adventure

Grotto of Nightmares is a Fifth Edition adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 20. The adventure takes place at the edge of an enchanted forest where strange, ancient eldritch dangers lurk, then moves to the Deep Ethereal Plane. In the Legends of Omeria campaign setting, you can place this adventure somewhere in the Wallingmiotta and then in The Dream. Fair warning: the adventure is built to be deadly, even for high-level characters.

Backstory

Crimson Crazuk is thousands of years old. In fact, Crazuk is so old, it hardly remembers a time before it was a lich. Crazuk is genderless and free of ethnicity. Even its moniker—Crimson Crazuk—was adopted at some point in its storied history, with no memory (or care) for its previous name.

Thousands of years ago, Crazuk created the ultimate weapon—the Grotto of Nightmares. This displaced cavern travels through the Deep Ethereal, occasionally touching the borders of other planes of existence. When it arrives, it attracts the attention of the planes’ greatest challengers—typically creatures close to “ascension”, such as demigods and high-level heroes.

So far, over 990 visitors to the grotto have perished within its indestructible dream walls. The souls of these visitors are then locked into a pink-glowing candle Crimson calls its soul candles. Not even the nigh-immortal creatures who work in the grotto know why Crimson Crazuk is collecting soul candles. However, the serpent person sorcerer supreme Zsoasku, Crazuk’s closest ally, theorizes that the ancient lich hopes to collect 1,000 candles as an offer to its goddess, The Black Goat.

And it just so happens that the souls of the characters will bring the candle count to exactly 1,000.

Features

As a DMDave adventure, you can expect the following features and benefits:

• Original Artwork. DMDave-brand products include their own original artwork for you to enjoy.
• Professional Cartography. Wizards of the Coast-pro Dyson Logos designed this amazing map for Grotto of Nightmares. Enjoy the hand-drawn lines and interesting designs of this map.
• One-Click Macros. Run faster combat sessions with one click macros. Simply select the token and watch as macros for core features pop up. The macro auto rolls the initiative, saving throws, and resistances to make your game run smoother.
• Endless Customization Options. Thanks to its modular nature, Grotto of Nightmares works well as a challenge for a party at the end of their adventuring career or as a fun challenge for a one shot.
• Dynamic Lighting. Experience all of the awesomeness that is Roll20 with fully realized dynamic lighting.
• Prebuilt Characters. Get your friends and family playing quickly with ready-to-play character sheets and tokens, or run it as a competitive module for your veteran players!

Quick Guide

System: D&D 5E
Starting Level: 20
Length: One-Shot (1 session)
Installation: Add-On

Add-On

Install this Add-On via the dropdown menu in the Game Addons section of the Game Details Page. Select Grotto of Nightmares and click on the blue Add to Game button beside the drop down menu.

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