Where the Sunflowers Grew
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Where the Sunflowers Grew is a 5th Level 2-hour adventure for 3-6 players inspired by the films and art of Studio Ghibli. Themes of pollution and the destruction of the environment from industrialisation and needing to save it¸ and challenging the typical portrayals of 'evil' races¸ as raised on social media and addressed by WOTC recently¸ run through this one-shot adventure that encourages players to be eco-warriors and save their Vale!
The water supply of South-Town in The Vale of the Evergreen has mysteriously been contaminated with oil and toxic¸ unnatural liquids that the citizens have never seen before. The Evergreen Forest has become infected; animals are getting sick and dying¸ plants are mutating¸ trees are spitting and oozing acid and oil. North-Town has recently started inventing and manufacturing huge machines and contraptions that sputter foul-smelling fumes across the land. Are all three linked? Players are citizens of South-Town¸ heading to North-Town to investigate what is happening to their water supply. What will they discover?...
NPCs include three-young-Kobolds-in-a-cloak¸ two toll Trolls taking tolls on a toll bridge and a friendly Treant with the flu. Players may encounter ochre jelly¸ animated trees¸ assassin vines and an insufferable mayor¸ and can gain treasures and gold¸ titles of 'Heroes of the Vale' and Direwolf cubs!
Created on the RPG Writer's Workshop: Summer 2020¸ Where the Sunflowers Grew is lots of fun with challenging encounters and an unexpected secondary adventure-hook introduced mid-way in the adventure to save the Goddess of Nature!
Save the Goddess of Nature¸ Save The Evergreen Forest¸ Save The Vale of the Evergreen! Will you succeed?