ATS Adventures/Encounters

	Silverdrake is a minehall in the hills of Elwood. The silver is tapped out, but Silverdrake has broken into and begun farming the distinctive life of a cave. Every month on a market day, a wagon arrives from Silverdrake to sell underground delicacies and mushroom materials, and buy other supplies for the minehall. But last month the wagon never came, and this month they've just missed their usual market day, still no wagon from Silverdrake. Make the week-long journey to Silverdrake, find out what's going on, and return to send help.
	Once you get to Silverdrake, there's a sign out front saying "Quarantined With The Blue Death" in six languages(Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Gnome, Goblin, Undercommon), and decorated with a dwarf's skull. Knowledge: History DC: 15 tells you the Blue Death weakened the Salaslith Kingdom, allowing Elwood to expand here. Knowledge: History DC: 20 tells you it's a disease that makes people kill each other.
	If you enter, then you find a people under self-imposed quarantine. 5 weeks ago, they sent the children and some parents to Fort Hawkwind in the big wagon. If the infection showed up among them then they were to turn back, doomed. They haven't returned, so this is a point of hope for Silverdrake. However, Knowledge: Local DC: 15 tells you Hawkwind hasn't reported a wagon full of refugees.
	The Blue Death is not a disease. It's a spirit. Those who leave, unless they have the spirit in them, escape. The spirit inhabits someone, riding along for [their INT] days, then makes them kill until they're killed. Once they finish dying(2D6 days after their nominal death), the spirit finds a new host nearby to inhabit. Over the course of that dying time, the corpse turns quite blue.
	Down in the cave somewhere is a sword, a Medium creature's fullblade, festooned with an interlocking system of wards keeping a powerful spirit trapped inside. That spirit has managed to hack off a bit of itself, and get that bit through the wards; that bit is the current spirit of the Blue Death. Normally, the powerful spirit would slay lesser creatures, and create such spirits as spawn from them. This is a desperate measure.

	An ancient curse is turning innocent people into evil murderers.
	Someone in town is a werewolf.
	A huge dire wolf, apparently immune to magic, is organizing the wolves in the wood.
	An evil noble puts a price on a good noble’s head.



	Temperate Forest
1D`	EL	CR Each	Encounter
	not enough		1 Hawk, Owl, Raven

•	——	——	now leaving whatever country

•	——	——	now entering kobold country
•	1..2	¼	5D2-1 Kobolds (gang)
•	3	¼, 2	6 Kobolds, 1 Dire Weasel (war party)
			(a warband is 2D2 war parties)
			(band)
			(tribe)
•	1	1	1 Pseudodragon
•	2	1	2 Pseudodragons (pair)
•	3..5	1	2D2+1 Pseudodragons (clutch)
•	2	1, ¼	1 Pseudodragon, 4 Kobolds
•	3	1, ¼	1 Pseudodragon, 8 Kobolds

•	——	——	now entering monstrous spider country
•	2..4	¼	8D2 Tiny Monstrous Spiders (colony)
•	1..3	½	3D2-1 Small Monstrous Spiders (colony)
•	3..6	½	5D2+1 Small Monstrous Spiders (swarm)
•	1	1	1 Medium Monstrous Spider
•	3..5	1	3D2-1 Medium Monstrous Spiders (colony)
•	2	2	1 Large Monstrous Spider
•	1	½, ¼	1 Small Monstrous Spider, 2 Tiny Monstrous Spiders
•	2	½, ¼	1 Small Monstrous Spider, 6 Tiny Monstrous Spiders
•	3	½, ¼	1 Small Monstrous Spider, 10 Tiny Monstrous Spiders
•	2	1, ½	1 Medium Monstrous Spider, 2 Small Monstrous Spiders
•	3	1, ½	1 Medium Monstrous Spider, 4 Small Monstrous Spiders

•	——	——	now entering ruins country
•	1/3	1/3	1 Dire Rat
	4..6	1/3	9D2+2 Dire Rats (pack)
•	1	1/3, 1/8	1 Dire Rat, 5 rats
•	2	2	1 Rat Swarm
			(pack)
			(infestation)
•	2	2	1 Wererat
			(pair)
			(pack)
			(troupe)
•	3	2, 1/3	1 Wererat, 3 Dire Rats
•	2	½	4 Tiny Animated Objects (group)
•	2	1	2 Small Animated Objects
•	2	2	1 Medium Animated Object
•	3	3	1 Large Animated Object
•	1	1/3	3 Skeletal Warriors
•	2	1/3	6 Skeletal Warriors
•	3	1/3	9 Skeletal Warriors
			Human, High Elf, Wood Elf, Forest Gnome
•	3	1/3, 1	3 Skeletal Warriors, 2 Skeletal Wolves
•	1	1	1 Skeletal Wolf
•	2	1	2 Skeletal Wolves
•	3	1	3 Skeletal Wolves
•	2	2	1 Skeletal Owlbear
•	1	½	2 Zombie Commoners
•	2	½	4 Zombie Commoners
•	3	½	6 Zombie Commoners
			Human, High Elf, Wood Elf, Forest Gnome
•	1	1	1 Ghoul
•	2..4	1	2D2 Ghouls (gang)
			(pack)
•	3	3	1 Ghast
			(gang)
			(pack)
	5	3, 1	1 Ghast, 3 Ghouls

•	1..2	½	2D2 Warriors (squad)
			(company)
			(band)
			High Elf, Wood Elf, Forest Gnome

•	½	½	1 Badger
•	1	½	2 Badgers (pair)
•	2	½	4-ish Badgers (cete)
•	2	2	1 Dire Badger
	4..7	2	3D2-1 Dire Badgers (cete)
•	3	2, ½	1 Dire Badger, 2 Badgers

•	2..4	1	2D2 Grigs/Nixies (gang)
			(band)
			(tribe)

•	1	1	1 Homunculus (spying for a caster of 4th+ level, not far away)

•	1	1	1 Krenshar
•	2	1	2 Krenshars (pair)
			(pride)

•	1	1	1 Wolf
•	2	1	2 Wolves (pair)
			(pack)
•	3	3	1 Dire Wolf
			(pack)
•	3	3	1 Werewolf
			(pair)
			(pack)
			(troupe)

•	2	2	1 Black Bear
			(pair)

•	2	2	1 Boar
			(herd)

•	2	2	1 Satyr
			(pair)
			(band)
			(troop)
		4	(with pipes)

•	3	3	1 Allip

•	3	3	1 Assassin Vine
•	5..7	3	2D2 Assassin Vines (patch)

•	3	3	1 Centaur
			(company is a military unit)
			(tribe)

•	3	3	Doppelganger
			(pair)
			(gang)

•	3	3	1 Dryad
			(grove)

•	3	3	1 Giant Owl
			(pair)
			(company)

•	3	3	1 Giant Praying Mantis

•	3	3	1 Giant Wasp
			(swarm)
			(nest)

•	3	3	1 Pegasus
			(pair)
			(herd)

•	3	3	1 Shadow
			(gang)
			(swarm)

•	3	3	1 Unicorn
			(pair)
			(grace)

•	3	3	1 Wight
			(pair)
			(gang)
			(pack)



•	——	——	now entering boar country
•	2	2	1 Boar
			(herd)
		4	Dire Boar
		4	Wereboar
			(pair)
			(brood)
			(troupe)
	6	4, 2	1 Dire Boar, 2 Boars
	6	4, 2	1 Wereboar, 2 Boars
	6	4, 4	1 Dire Boar, 1 Wereboar

		4	Aranea
		4	Owlbear

	6+	4	Giant Stag Beetle

	6..8	4	2D2 Pixie (gang)
			(band)
			(tribe)
		5	(with Otto's Irresistible Dance)

	5	5	1 Spider Eater

	6	6	1 Tendriculos

	7	7	1 Nymph

	8	8	1 Treant
			(grove)

		3	1 Wyrmling Green Dragon
		13	1 Adult Green Dragon



	Temperate Hills
1D`	EL	CR Each	Encounter
•	1/3	1/3	1 Dire Rat
	4..6	1/3	9D2+2 Dire Rats (pack)
•	1	1/3, 1/8	1 Dire Rat, 5 rats
•	2	2	1 Rat Swarm
			(pack)
			(infestation)
•	2	2	1 Wererat
			(pair)
			(pack)
			(troupe)
•	3	2, 1/3	1 Wererat, 3 Dire Rats

•		½	Rock Gnome Warrior

•	2	½	4 Tiny Animated Objects (group)
•	2	1	2 Small Animated Objects
•	2	2	1 Medium Animated Object
•	3	3	1 Large Animated Object

•	1	1	1 Ghoul
•	2..4	1	2D2 Ghouls (gang)
			(pack)
•	3	3	1 Ghast
			(gang)
			(pack)
	5	3	1 Ghast, 3 Ghouls

•	2	2	1 Dire Weasel
	4	2	2 Dire Weasels (pair)

•	2	2	1 Hippogriff
•	4	2	2 Hippogriffs (pair)
			(flight)

•	3	3	1 Allip

•	3	3	Doppelganger
			(pair)
			(gang)

•	4	4	1 Griffon
			(pair)
			(pride)



•		4	Displacer Beast
•		12	Displacer Beast Pack Lord

•	7	7	1 Bulette
			(pair)

•		7	Chimera

•		7	Hill Giant

•		8	Athach

		3	1 Wyrmling Bronze Dragon
		15	1 Adult Bronze Dragon



	Temperate Mountains
1D`	EL	CR Each	Encounter
•	1/3	1/3	1 Dire Rat
	4..6	1/3	9D2+2 Dire Rats (pack)
•	1	1/3, 1/8	1 Dire Rat, 5 rats
•	2	2	1 Rat Swarm
			(pack)
			(infestation)
•	2	2	1 Wererat
			(pair)
			(pack)
			(troupe)
•	3	2, 1/3	1 Wererat, 3 Dire Rats

•	2	½	4 Tiny Animated Objects (group)
•	2	1	2 Small Animated Objects
•	2	2	1 Medium Animated Object
•	3	3	1 Large Animated Object

•		½	Dwarf Warrior
•		½	Grey Elf Warrior

•	1	1	1 Ghoul
•	2..4	1	2D2 Ghouls (gang)
			(pack)
•	3	3	1 Ghast
			(gang)
			(pack)
	5	3	1 Ghast, 3 Ghouls

•	2	2	1 Bugbear
			(gang)
			(band)

•	3	3	1 Allip

•	3	3	Doppelganger
			(pair)
			(gang)

•		3	Giant Eagle

•		8	Stone Giant
•		9	Elder Stone Giant

•		11	Cloud Giant

		4	1 Wyrmling Silver Dragon
		15	1 Adult Silver Dragon



Skeletal Kobold Warrior
Small Undead
HD: 1D12
Initiative: +6
Speed: Ground: 30'
AC: 16 (+1 size, +2 DEX, +1 natural armor, +2 leather), Tou: 13, FF: 14, FF Tou: 11
BAB: +0
Grapple: -5
Melee Attack: Spear +0 melee(1D6-1, 20/×3) or Claw ×2 +0 melee(1D3-1, 20/×2)
Ranged Attack: Sling +3 ranged(1D3, 20/×2)
Space/Reach: 5'/5'
Special Qualities: Immunity To Cold(Ex), DR: 5/bludgeoning
Fort: +0
Ref: +2
Will: +2
CHA: 1
CON: ——
DEX: 15
INT: ——
STR: 9
WIS: 10
Skills: Hide: +6, Search: +2
Feats: Improved Initiative
Environment: Temperate Forest
Organization: Any
CR: 1/3
Treasure: None
Alignment: always NE
Advancement: ——
LA: ——

Skeletal Lizardfolk
Medium Undead
HD: 2D12
Initiative: +5
Speed: Ground 30'
AC: 15 (+1 DEX, +2 natural armor, +2 heavy shield), Tou: 11, FF: 14, FF Tou: 10
BAB: +1
Grapple: +2
Melee Attack: (Claw ×2 +2 melee(1D4+1, 20/×2) or Club +2 melee(1D6+1, 20/×2)) and Bite -3 melee(1D4)
Ranged Attack: Javelin +2 ranged(1D6+1, 20/×2)
Space/Reach: 5'/5'
Special Qualities: Immunity To Cold(Ex), DR: 5/bludgeoning
Fort: +0
Ref: +1
Will: +3
CHA: 1
CON: ——
DEX: 12
INT: ——
STR: 13
WIS: 10
Skills: Balance: +3, Jump: +3
Feats: Improved Initiative
Environment: Temperate Marsh
Organization: Any
CR: 1
Treasure: None
Alignment: always NE
Advancement: ——
LA: ——