Dark Village is a tournament module set in Malatra – Living Jungle using the Dungeons & Dragons 2rd edition ruleset. It is part of the Living Jungle series of adventures published for the RPGA Network. The adventure is intended for mid-level and high-level characters.
Summary[]
In the Year of Great Change (1373 DR), the revered witch doctor Bengoukee fell victim to a savage Tamara attack. He was dying, and the healers, witch doctors, and sages from across Malatran united tribes arrived at the Tribe of Big Chief Bagoomba to find a cure. They selected a group of accomplished adventurers of the Living Jungle and sent them to collect the unique healing flower and a spirit named Amaranthus who resided on the far away Lake Kovo. The heroes traveled along the River of Laughing Idols and eventually came across a dead child of a fabled great white saru, or Creci. The group helped the great white ape avenge his child against the treacherous kretch. The Creci's name was Haniyya, and he guided the adventurers to Amaranthus. The spirit spirited the heroes into the Dreamlands and tested their resolve with a set of trials. As they were successful, Amaranthus, now a flower, returned with them to the dying witch doctor. The heroes of the Living Jungle faced a faithful choice: use Amaranthus to save Bengoukee's life and break the prophecy, leaving the Lion Spirit Vizurathu vulnerable against the evil Tamara, or let Bengoukee die and save Amaranthus for the Lion's Return.
Index[]
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- Characters
- Amaranthus • Bengoukee • Big Chief Bagoomba • Booda • Ffft • Flood • Hanan • Haniyya • Kural • Lana (Nubari) • M't'lak • Mali • Many Branches • Medicine Feather • Syanya • Trueblood
- Referenced only
- Abu • Tiger (spirit) • Vizurathu
- Creatures
- aarakocra • Creci • garuda • korobokuru • lacerial • little tyrant • onehorn • plantman (Malatra) • kretch • leopard • Nubari • Tamara (Malatra) • water elemental • yuan-ti • yuan-ti abomination
- Referenced only
- giant spider • lion • tam'hi • tiger katanga • tree frog
- Locations
- Dreamlands • Jungle of Lost Tribes • Lake Kovo • Lilac • Malatra • River of Laughing Idols • Swamp of the Snake Men
- Organizations
- Katimaya • Rudra • Simbara • Simbuki • Tenanga • Tribe of Big Chief Bagoomba
- Magic
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- Spells
- detect lie • detect evil • fly • polymorph object
- Items
- Other
- gourd • pearl • shatha
- Referenced only
- ironwood • The Return
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Notes[]
- ↑ The events of the Living City Ravens Bluff and the Living Jungle campaigns took place on a timeline that advanced together with the real world's time. Even though all Living City/Living Jungle adventures were dated with real-world dates and year names on the Malatran calendar, there were events that received a DR year. The Living City timeline can be derived from Myrkyssa Jelan's historic events of the late 14th century DR. Myrkyssa Jelan attacked Ravens Bluff in 1370 DR, according to The City of Ravens Bluff and Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition; these events are chronicled in an in-and-out of universe issues of Ravens Bluff Trumpeter. This places the real world year 1997 as 1370 DR, and in 1998 (1371 DR). As the real world's months and the Calendar of Harptos are virtually identical, we can also date all events of the Living City Ravens Bluff as close as an in-universe month. Using that data, we can use the Legacy of the Headshrinker to date the Living Jungle adventures. The adventure features Malatran heroes traveling to the Vast and meeting several player character from the Living City campaign. Legacy of the Headshrinker takes place in 2000 – The Year of Great Change, which correlates with 1373 DR. This means other named years in the Living Jungle campaign can receive a DR conversion: The Year of Awakening (1995) – 1368 DR;The Year of Discovery (1996) – 1369 DR;The Year of New Peoples (1997) – 1370 DR;The Year of Gathering Darkness (1998) – 1371 DR; The Year of Sorrow and Hope (1999) – 1372 DR;The Year of Great Change (2000) – 1373 DR;The Year of Tigers Curse (2001) – 1374 DR;The Year of Despair (2002) – 1375 DR;The Year of Lion's Victory (2003) – 1376 DR.