Against the Machine

Against the Machine, designed by Greg Marks and Brandes Stoddard, is an adventure in the Dreams of the Red Wizards storyline published for the Adventurers League. It is the fifth part of The Cold Dark series.

"Aware that someone in Xorvintroth opposes them, the Thayans have heavily reinforced the defenses around the Far Realm battery factory. A covert team must infiltrate and sabotage the facility before the Red Wizards can make more batteries."

Characters

 * Amri Thistlebrick • Remallia Haventree • Rhyling Stonehill • Salros Eventide • Thargrim • Tua • Zehira Deryan

Creatures

 * clockwork dragon • halfling • helmed horror • human • iron golem • lightfoot halfling • retriever • shield dwarf • star spawn mangler • steel predator • sun elf • tiefling

Locations

 * Region: Icewind Dale
 * Settlements: Xorvintroth

Magic

 * Items: Anstruth harp • Iltkazar Scepter • necklace of fireballs • spell scroll of cone of cold • spell scroll of silence
 * Potions: Potion of heroism • Potion of invulnerability
 * Spells: aid • animal messenger • banishment • barkskin • bless • blinding smite • branding smite • charm person • command • cone of cold • counterspell • cure wounds • detect magic • detect thoughts • dispel magic • druidcraft • entangle • find steed • fire bolt • fire shield • fireball • fly • friends • globe of invulnerability • greater invisibility • guidance • healing word • heroism • ice storm • identify • invisibility • lesser restoration • light • lightning bolt • longstrider • mage armor • mage hand • magic missile • mass healing word • mending • mind blank • mirror image • misty step • prestidigitation • produce flame • protection from evil and good • resistance • sacred flame • scrying • shatter • shield • shield of faith • shillelagh • shocking grasp • sleep • speak with animals • stoneskin • suggestion • teleport • thunderous smite • thunderwave • time stop • vicious mockery • wall of force

Organizations

 * Red Wizards
 * Player Factions: Emerald Enclave • Harpers • Lords' Alliance • Order of the Gauntlet • Zhentarim

Credits

 * D&D Adventurers League Guildmaster: Chris Lindsay
 * Sensitivity Lead: Ma'at Crook
 * Art Director and Graphic Designer: Rich Lescouflair
 * D&D Adventurers League Wizards Team: Adam Lee, Ari Levitch, Chris Lindsay, Mike Mearls
 * D&D Adventurers League Administrator(s): Ma'at Crook, Amy Lynn Dzura, Claire Hoffman, Greg Marks, Travis Woodall, Bee Zelda
 * Playtesters: Gary Affeldt, Gary Brown, Rick Brown, Daniel Franco, David Krolnick, Daniel Oliveira, Ben Siekert