Return of the Ebon Hand
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Chaotic transformation hints at the re-emergence of a festering evil. . .
The Cult of the Ebon hand¸ an evil group that worships deformity and mutation¸ has been rooted out and destroyed. Now¸ in Ptolus¸ even bearing a symbol of the Ebon Hand is a crime. There may be other chaos cults operating in the city¸ but the Ebon Hand¸ one of the worst¸ has been closed down.
Or so it was thought.
Echoes of transformative chaos have been leaching into the Guildsman District. Among the effects is the appearance of the Reborn¸ a gang of long-dead criminals now brought back to a twisted form of life. The Reborn are settling old grudges by attacking prominent citizens of Ptolus. Ending their depredations-and the reemerging cult itself-will take the PCs deep into the shadowed depths of Ghul's Labyrinth and to the borders of insanity itself.
Return of the Ebon Hand is a hefty standalone adventure set in Ptolus. It assumes that the original cult's activities¸ as described in Ptolus¸ Monte Cook's City by the Spire¸ have been brought to an end-and if the PCs were the ones who did so¸ it works well as a sequel to those events. It can also be run without PC involvement in the prior destruction of the cult. The adventure is suitable for 5e characters of roughly 6th level¸ or Cypher System characters of roughly third tier¸ and can be easily adjusted upward or downward in difficulty.
Your purchase of Return of the Ebon Hand includes the bonus adventure Grip of the Ebon Hand. This scenario builds a short one-shot adventure from material about the Ebon Hand in Ptolus: Monte Cook's City by the Spire. It was originally created for use at Gen Con 2006¸ and was the first-ever Ptolus scenario run at a public event. It's included in this product¸ updated for 5e and Cypher System.
Chaotic transformation hints at the re-emergence of a festering evil. . .
The Cult of the Ebon hand¸ an evil group that worships deformity and mutation¸ has been rooted out and destroyed. Now¸ in Ptolus¸ even bearing a symbol of the Ebon Hand is a crime. There may be other chaos cults operating in the city¸ but the Ebon Hand¸ one of the worst¸ has been closed down.
Or so it was thought.
Echoes of transformative chaos have been leaching into the Guildsman District. Among the effects is the appearance of the Reborn¸ a gang of long-dead criminals now brought back to a twisted form of life. The Reborn are settling old grudges by attacking prominent citizens of Ptolus. Ending their depredations-and the reemerging cult itself-will take the PCs deep into the shadowed depths of Ghul's Labyrinth and to the borders of insanity itself.
Return of the Ebon Hand is a hefty standalone adventure set in Ptolus. It assumes that the original cult's activities¸ as described in Ptolus¸ Monte Cook's City by the Spire ¸ have been brought to an end-and if the PCs were the ones who did so¸ it works well as a sequel to those events. It can also be run without PC involvement in the prior destruction of the cult. The adventure is suitable for 5e characters of roughly 6th level¸ or Cypher System characters of roughly third tier¸ and can be easily adjusted upward or downward in difficulty.
Your purchase of Return of the Ebon Hand includes the bonus adventure Grip of the Ebon Hand . This scenario builds a short one-shot adventure from material about the Ebon Hand in Ptolus: Monte Cook's City by the Spire . It was originally created for use at Gen Con 2006¸ and was the first-ever Ptolus scenario run at a public event. It's included in this product¸ updated for 5e and Cypher System.