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Lava Stronghold 20x30 Battle Map | Variant | PDF

Added 2019-03-11 04:22:23 +0000 UTC

Magma waves lap against the edge of hot, scalded stone—boiling to the touch. This fortress was raised, long ago, before the mountain exploded. The hot lava has since eroded the surrounding lands—it was only the protective magic which saved this ancient fortress from its clutches. Since then, new stone bridges have been built to connect the fortress to the outside world. Neglected for years, its new inhabitants—drawn by the promise of tactical advantage—have claimed it as their own...

Adventure Seeds

The heirs of those who once built the fortress, having fled generations ago to escape the noxious fumes, sent your party to recover an ancient heirloom, buried in the hidden cellar. But when you arrive, you discover new inhabitants have settled in—inhabitants who do not welcome strangers…
A bandit’s wife has begged you to help get her husband out of a lava-surrounded stronghold, which is slowly killing them. He was once falsely accused, and only turned to banditry as a means to keep them alive. But their leader won’t recognise the threat the toxic fumes hold, for the symptoms are not immediate. He claims he will kill any deserters while he is alive.
Your party of heroes has been charged with defending a great city against a powerful wizard, who has captured a nearby fortress and summoned magma to surround it. He is amassing a force of fire creatures to wreak destruction upon the King, who he perceives wronged him and many others.