Disguised as an influential noble, “Lord Orbius Vhalantru” is the secret power behind the Lord Mayor. Although nominally ruled by a Lord Mayor, the town secretly serves as the demesne of a greedy beholder named Vhalantru. ” BACKGROUNDīuilt inside the mouth of a dormant volcano, the town of Cauldron is aptly named. These sidebars are meant to introduce future allies and adversaries and help you keep track of the campaign’s “movers and shakers. More Campaign Seeds are provided in the “Life’s Bazaar” Web enhancement. These sidebars contain slivers of information about the campaign that might surface in future installments of the series, but which aren’t necessarily pertinent to this first adventure. Scattered throughout the adventure are Campaign Seed sidebars.
You should also note that the page numbers provided referencing the three core books will change once the revised versions are released in July. You should review the statistics for the monsters and unique villains before attempting to run the adventure. Statistics for creatures from the Fiend Folio are provided in the adventure.
This adventure also features creatures from the Monster Manual II and Fiend Folio pertinent statistical information for Monster Manual II monsters is provided in the “Life’s Bazaar” Web enhancement, although it’s strongly recommended that you reference the Monster Manual II for complete descriptions of these monsters. You, the DM, should have a copy of the core rulebooks (the Player’s Handbook, DUNGEON MASTER’s Guide, and Monster Manual). When the PCs obtain sufficient experience points to advance to their next level, allow them to advance during the course of the adventure. See the “Scaling the Adventure” sidebar for details on altering the adventure for larger groups or parties of higher level. Larger or more powerful groups require less time to recover between encoun-ters and receive fewer experience points per encounter than a party of 1st-level adventurers would gain. The adventure easily accommodates larger groups of PCs, and it can handle parties of 2nd or 3rd level. PCs who survive the entire adventure should advance to 3rd level. This DUNGEONS & DRAGONS adventure is designed for four player characters (PCs) of 1st level. “Life’s Bazaar” is the first module in The Shackled City Adventure Path series spanning several issues of DUNGEON Magazine.
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