Beyond the Shadows of Doubt: An Adventure of Vengeance and Acquittal
Beyond the Shadows of Doubt An adventure of vengeance and acquittal for one-on-one play or parties level 5 or 6. For the Diligent and Adventurous An RPG Writer's Workshop Adventure. Included in this adventure is an NPC ¸ a sidekick with a leveling table ¸ dungeon maps ¸ and handouts for your players! In this adventure¸ the characters are called for jury duty. After staying at the local inn for a more than a month¸ they've qualified to participate in this mundane civil service. In the courtroom¸ Judge N. M. G. Hans introduces all assembled to the opposing parties - Kramer Pendens ¸ a charismatic Kenku attorney who is representing an elderly and sympathetic plaintiff¸ and Amicus Curiae ¸ a competent human who is defending a city council member charged by the plaintiff with illegally foreclosing on her home to build a bath house for the wealthy. During the rote task of choosing the jury¸ there is an explosion seemingly targeting Amicus¸ and Kramer is framed with planning the attack. Judge Hans says Kramer will be disbarred¸ and their client will have no one to represent them¸ if the real attackers aren't drawn out and the plot exposed. Will you help? This adventure features: Full one-shot adventure for levels 5 or 6 (parties or one-on-one) Notes for runing the adventure one-on-one (one player and one DM) A sidekick character (or DMPC) Mechanics for running a sidekick An NPC with a custom subclass Two custom magical items Maps and handouts for your player If you enjoy this adventure¸ check out the College of the Litigator: Bardic Subclass featuring Kramer Pendens and follow Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi on Twitter @GGambleJarvi to stay in the know about her upcoming publications. This adventure is sponsored by the podcast Me¸ My Spouse¸ and a Die. Me¸ My Spouse¸ and a Die is a family friendly actual play Dungeons & Dragons podcast produced by Gwenyth and her husband¸ Austin¸ where we follow a heroine through her adventures in the homebrewed world of Moir¸ a continent that has been ravaged by a war with monsters for fifteen years. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @AndaDiePodcast.