In Volo's Wake is an Adventurers League module set in the Forgotten Realms using the Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition ruleset. It is an introductory adventure for Volo's Guide to Monsters, and was designed by Monica Valentinelli, Shawn Merwin, and Rich Lescouflair. It focuses on events in the vicinity of Phandalin, and is designed for 1st–to 4th level characters.
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The town of Phandalin, nestled in the foothills to the east of the Sword Mountains, continues to grow since being rebuilt after the devastation wrought by rampaging orc hordes. It recently survived violent gang activity, drow machinations, and even the attention of a green dragon. But can it withstand a new threat, bizarre but no less perilous: the fame brought by a visit from none other than loremaster Volothamp Geddarm?[1]
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Synopsis[]
In Volo's Wake consists of six "mini-adventures", each of which is intended to take 1-2 hours and highlight one or more creatures from the Volo's Guide to Monsters sourcebook:
- The Green Skin of Treachery
- The party seeks to rescue a noble named Eric Merryweather from blights and goblins in the Crooked Forest.
- The Mottled Fur of Rage
- Sildar Hallwinter asks the party to rescue his adopted daughter from gnolls in the Crooked Forest.
- The Filthy Claws of Sin
- The party travels to Neverwinter Wood to find a missing elf named Delsy, and they encounter a trio of hags.
- The Cold Scales of Death
- The party travels toward Old Owl Well to find an eccentric man known as Master Aumaro, who seeks their help to defeat a group of yuan-ti.
- The Tentacled Maw of Evil
- The party assists a mind flayer named Cerali to discover what has caused its elder brain to act strangely.
- The Many Eyes of Doom
- A mysterious beholder known as Gavmogon has been behind the strife encountered by the party in the preceding adventures, and so they travel to its sanctum to end the threat.
Index[]
Characters[]
Aladair • Nedd Angelite • Aumaro • Auntie Bock • Cerali • Frestin Cohlver • Delsy • Dralkit • Ephenia • Faltrand • Sasha Flint • Gavmogon • Gooj • Granny Wroog • Alana Hallwinter • Sildar Hallwinter • Grace Hardstone • Hubbub • Eric Merryweather • Milack • Prun • Tinus Redbud • Lyta Rollings • Sessavex • Trilena Stonehill • Varunto • Harbin Wester • Ilsa Wisemantle
Referenced only
Elminster • Nezznar • Toblen Stonehill • Venomfang • Volothamp Geddarm • Yeenoghu
Referenced only
Elminster • Nezznar • Toblen Stonehill • Venomfang • Volothamp Geddarm • Yeenoghu
Creatures[]
awakened tree • beholder • blight (needle blight, twig blight) • butterfly • cranium rat • death dog • dwarf • elder brain • elf (drow) • fey • intellect devourer • gazer • gnoll • goblin • grick • hag (annis hag, bheur hag, green hag) • hyena • kobold • kuo-toa • mind flayer (tadpole) • mindwitness • orc • quaggoth • snake (flying snake, giant constrictor snake) • treant • water weird • yuan-ti (broodguard, pureblood)
Referenced only
giants • gith • green dragon • medusa • spider
Referenced only
giants • gith • green dragon • medusa • spider
Items[]
Armor
Books
The Impossible Task: Elminster's Guide to Understanding Volo's Guides • Volo's Guide to Monsters • Volo's Guide to the Realms
Materials
Other
Treasure
Weapons
Locations[]
Buildings & Sites
Forests
Settlements
Lakes, Rivers, and Streams
Mountains
Planes
Regions
Roads and Trails:
Referenced only
Baldur's Gate • Beregost • Neverwinter • Old Owl Well • Parnast • Stagwick • Waterdeep • Wave Echo Cave
Baldur's Gate • Beregost • Neverwinter • Old Owl Well • Parnast • Stagwick • Waterdeep • Wave Echo Cave
Magic[]
Magic Items
circlet of blasting • dominion rod • dreamstone • potion of climbing • potion of healing • potion of giant strength • potion of poison resistance • nightmare stone • ring of mind shielding • scroll
Magic Weapons
Spells
Organizations[]
Angry Eye • Blackwing • Goldsmith (family) • Honeyfoot • Town Council of Phandalin • Lords' Alliance
Religion[]
Miscellaneous[]
Languages
Philosophies
Vegetation
Vehicles
Appendix[]
Credits[]
- Organized Play: Chris Lindsay
- D&D Adventurers League Wizards Team: Adam Lee, Chris Lindsay, Mike Mearls, Matthew Sernett
- D&D Adventurers League Administrator(s): Robert Adducci, Bill Benham, Travis Woodall, Claire Hoffman, Greg Marks, Alan Patrick
External Links[]
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References[]
- ↑ Monica Valentinelli, Shawn Merwin, Rich Lescouflair (2016-11-04). In Volo's Wake (PDF). D&D Adventurers League: Season 0 (Wizards of the Coast), p. 1.
Connections[]
Defiance in Phlan • Secrets of Sokol Keep • Shadows over the Moonsea • Dues for the Dead • The Courting of Fire • The Scroll Thief • Drums in the Marsh • Tales Trees Tell • Outlaws of the Iron Route • Tyranny in Phlan • Dark Pyramid of Sorcerer's Isle • Raiders of the Twilight Marsh • Pool of Radiance Resurgent • Escape from Phlan • Corruption in Kryptgarden
City of Danger • Embers of Elmwood • The Drowned Tower • Mayhem in the Earthspur Mines • Flames of Kythorn • Breath of the Yellow Rose • Bounty in the Bog • Foulness Beneath Mulmaster • Eye of the Tempest • Cloaks and Shadows • Oubliette of Fort Iron • Dark Rites at Fort Dalton • The Howling Void • The Sword of Selfaril • Black Heart of Vengeance • Boltsmelter's Book • Mulmaster Undone
Harried in Hillsfar • Shackles of Blood • The Occupation of Szith Morcane • It's All in the Blood • Bane of the Tradeways • No Foolish Matter • Herald of the Moon • The Malady of Elventree • The Waydown • Quelling the Horde • The Quest for Sporedome • Hillsfar Reclaimed • Writhing in the Dark • Death on the Wall • Szith Morcane Unbound • Assault on Maerimydra • Blood Above, Blood Below
Treasure of the Broken Hoard • The Black Road • Uninvited Guests • In Dire Need • A Dish Best Served Cold • Beneath the Fetid Chelimber • Chelimber's Descent • Durlag's Tower • Durlag's Tomb • Giant Diplomacy • Forgotten Traditions • Bad Business in Parnast • Jarl Rising • Reeducation • Reclamation • Parnast Under Siege • Hartkiller's Horn • The Mysterious Isle • Eye of Xxiphu
Peril at the Port • A City on the Edge • Over the Edge • A Day at the Races • A Walk in the Park • Whispers in the Dark • Fester and Burn • Rotting Roots • Putting the Dead to Rest • Unusual Opposition • Fire, Ash, and Ruin • A Lesson in Love • In Search of Secrets • Old Bones and Older Tomes • Fathomless Pits of Ill Intent • Streams of Crimson • Pools of Cerulean • Cauldron of Sapphire • Turn Back the Endless Night
Chaos in the City of Splendors • Stardock Under Siege • Last Orders at the Yawning Portal • Once in Waterdeep • The Map with No Names • Beneath the City of the Dead • Dock Ward Double-Cross • A Wrinkle in the Weave • Hero of the Troll Wars • Purging the Blood • Into the Dark • Crypt of the Dark Kiss • Fangs and Frogs • The Skull Square Murders • Poisoned Words • Xanathar's Wrath • The Vampire of Skullport • Rescue from Vanrakdoom • Forge of Fangs • A Change of Address • The Tower of Ahghairon • Moving Day
Escape from Elturgard • Stopped at the Gate • Hungry Shadows • Day of the Devil • Faces of Fortune • Infernal Insurgency • The Diabolical Dive • In the Garden of Evil • Ruined Prospects • Tipping the Scales • Losing Fai • The Breath of Life • The Swarmed Heart • The Vast Emptiness of Grace • Maddening Screams • Honors Unforeseen • In the Hand • Consequences of Choice • Fang and Claw • Where Devils Fear to Tread • Infernal Pursuits • Hellfire Requiem • Liar's Night
Breaking Umberlee's Resolve • Blood in the Water • Saving Silverbeard • Foreign Affairs • Uncertain Scrutiny • Thimblerigging • Moment of Peace • The Harrowing of Hell • Vile Bounty • Unsafe Harborage • Shadows in the Stacks • To Walk the Cold Dark • Night Thieves • The City That Should Not Be • Frozen Whispers • Uprising • Expedition to the Supreme Forge • Against the Machine • Fall the Cold Night • The Death of Szass Tam • Assault on Myth Nantar • Wings of Death • When the Lights Went Out in Candlekeep • Tears Among the Stars
Other
In Volo's Wake • Underworld Speculation • Rrakkma