Confrontation at Candlekeep is a Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition playtest module that was released to RPGA Dungeon Masters at Gen Con Indy 2013. It was released publicly over two years later as a PDF download for a modest fee.
Acting as a prequel to Ed Greenwood's The Herald novel, Ed was consulted in the module's creation.
Contents
Plot[]
A cult of Asmodeus, led by one of his Chosen, assaults Candlekeep after managing to deactivate some of the fortress' wards. Their aim is to obtain a spell scroll created in ages past by their master that was hidden in the vaults of Candlekeep by Mystra herself to prevent its abuse.
Index[]
Characters[]
Creatures[]
- Basilisk • Blue dragon • Doppelganger • Ghost • Giant frog • Giant lizard • Giant snake • Goblin • Gray ooze • Hobgoblin • Human • Imp • Ogre • Skeleton • Spined devil
- Referenced only
- Gnome • Moon elf • Shield dwarf
Locations[]
- Buildings & Sites
- Candlekeep • Candlekeep Inn
- Roads
- Way of the Lion
- Referenced only
- Cormyr • Dalelands • Myth Drannor • Netheril • Nine Hells
Organizations[]
Magic[]
- Items
- Potion of healing • Shield runestone • Wand of the animate objects
- Spells
- Darkness • Fog cloud • Glyph of warding
Miscellaneous[]
- Events
- Sundering • Spellplague
- Referenced only
- Time of Troubles
