This is the 24th encounter in my 4E conversion of The Sunless Citadel. I created the bugbear gardener, a 2nd level skirmisher for this encounter. The encounter is a +3 above the maximum level a PC should attain in this module, making it a hard encounter, technically speaking. However, I’ve staggered the enemies into [...]

After a quick recap of our last session, the heroes headed down into the ruins of the keep for one last time. They gathered in front of the doors in the southern end of the statue room. When everyone was ready, Day threw the doors open and the sunrod that Ansis held pierced the darkness, [...]

This is the 23rd encounter in my 4E conversion of The Sunless Citadel, in which I take a stab at creating my first 4E disease.
Encounter 23: The Goblin Workshop
Encounter Level 1 (200 XP)
Overview
The PCs find themselves in an alchemical workshop where Belak the Outcast’s goblin lackeys work to perfect an elixir that will turn living [...]

The use of miniatures in combat is one aspect of 4E Dungeons & Dragons that appeals to me. It wasn’t always this way. I never even considered them when playing earlier editions, resisted using them in 3E, but slowly came around. My first purchase was from Wizards of the Coast’s attempt to resurrect the Chainmail [...]

We passed a sign informing us that we now trod upon the Lion’s Way as the sun reached the zenith of its course across the sky. My stomach growled, and I realized I hadn’t eaten since breakfast a day ago. I wondered if Imoen or either of our two new companions had any food, but [...]

This is the 22nd encounter in my 4E conversion of The Sunless Citadel. I combined areas 44, 45, and 46 of the original adventure for this encounter.
Encounter 22: Rift Node
Encounter Level 2 (625 XP)
Overview
Some past geological event rent this section of the citadel, exposing the nest of a thoqqua. The creature attacks any intruders into [...]