The heroes took a short rest and continued their cleansing of the Chamber of the Forge. They found an old, unused bath chamber with a statue of a half-naked female dwarf standing in murky water. Moving on, they approached the set of double doors at the end of the wide, central hall, and were sniped [...]

This is the 26th encounter in my 4E conversion of The Sunless Citadel. I beefed up the goblins and added some twig blights in the study to make combat even worth it. Encounter 26: Nature’s Lore Encounter Level 3 (775 XP) Overview The PCs traverse the underpass and find themselves at the end of a [...]

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 waves, [...]

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 [...]

This is the 20th encounter in my 4E conversion of The Sunless Citadel, and the last encounter of the first level of the dungeon. It’s also the hardest encounter to date. Encounter 20: Hall of the Goblin Chief Encounter Level 5 (1000 XP) Overview The PCs enter the throne room of the goblin chief, a [...]

This is the 19th encounter in my 4E conversion of The Sunless Citadel. I knew that if I combined this encounter with the goblin chief, it would be too difficult, but it took me a bit to find the best way to crop the map. Encounter 19: Welcome to Goblinville Encounter Level 4 (950 XP) [...]