Environments

TIER 1

Tier 1 Exploration

Abandoned Grove

Difficulty11
Impulses: Draw in the curious, echo the past

Features Overgrown Battlefield · Barbed Vines · You Are Not Welcome Here · Defiler

Difficulty 11

TIER 1SRD 2.0

Tier 1 Traversal

Abandoned Mine

Difficulty11
Impulses: Poison the party with deadly gasses, rumble and collapse, split the party, turn them around

Features Pitch Black · Labyrinth · Into the Spider’s Web · Impending Collapse

Difficulty 11

TIER 1SRD 2.0

Tier 1 Exploration

Alchemist’s Abandoned Workshop

Difficulty11
Impulses: Break down the barrier between life and death, draw down lightning from the heavens, overclock the machinery

Features Cabinet of Curiosities · Strange Machinery · It’s Alive!

Difficulty 11

TIER 1

Tier 1 Event

Ambushed

DifficultySpecial
Impulses: Overwhelm, scatter, surround

Features Relative Strength · Surprise!

Difficulty Special

TIER 1

Tier 1 Event

Ambushers

DifficultySpecial
Impulses: Escape, group up, protect the most vulnerable

Features Relative Strength · Where Did They Come From?

Difficulty Special

TIER 3SRD 2.0

Tier 3 Exploration

Archmage’s Tower

Difficulty16
Impulses: Collect magical energy, exhaust intruders, reveal the unknown, unleash bursts of magical power

Features Mystical Defenses · Archmage’s Aerie · Amalgamated Adversaries

Difficulty 16

TIER 3SRD 2.0

Tier 3 Traversal

Astral Realm

Difficulty16
Impulses: Attack their psyches, summon their subconscious fears, warp their perceptions

Features Out-of-Body Experience · Mental Manifestations · Matter Is Illusion · Astral Adversaries

Difficulty 16

TIER 2SRD 2.0

Tier 2 Social

Beach Day

Difficulty14
Impulses: Conjure images of sand and surf, give them a breather, prepare them for the conflict ahead

Features R&R · “Our Story So Far…” · Local Trouble · Fashion Show

Difficulty 14

TIER 3

Tier 3 Exploration

Burning Heart of the Woods

Difficulty16
Impulses: Beat out an uncanny rhythm for all to follow, corrupt the woods

Features Chaos Magic Locus · The Indigo Flame · Grasping Vines · Charcoal Constructs · Choking Ash

Difficulty 16

TIER 1

Tier 1 Social

Bustling Marketplace

Difficulty10
Impulses: Buy low, and sell high, tempt and tantalize with wares from near and far

Features Tip the Scales · Unexpected Find · Sticky Fingers · Crowd Closes In

Difficulty 10

TIER 3

Tier 3 Event

Castle Siege

Difficulty17
Impulses: Bleed out the will to fight, breach the walls, build tension

Features Secret Entrance · Siege Weapons (Environment Change) · Reinforcements! · Collateral Damage

Difficulty 17

TIER 4

Tier 4 Traversal

Chaos Realm

Difficulty20
Impulses: Annihilate certainty, consume power, defy logic

Features Impossible Architecture · Everything You Are This Place Will Take from You · Unmaking · Outer Realms Predators · Disorienting Reality

Difficulty 20

TIER 1

Tier 1 Traversal

Cliffside Ascent

Difficulty12
Impulses: Cast the unready down to a rocky doom, draw people in with promise of what lies at the top

Features The Climb · Pitons Left Behind · Fall

Difficulty 12

TIER 4SRD 2.0

Tier 4 Social

Convergence, the City of Portals

Difficulty20
Impulses: Confront them with alien customs, dazzle them with infinite variety, tempt them with the impossible

Features Impossibilities Abound · Into the Multiverse · Infinite Inventory · Don’t Make Waves · An Offer You Can’t Refuse

Difficulty 20

TIER 1SRD 2.0

Tier 1 Traversal

Corrupted Swamp

Difficulty11
Impulses: Corrupt, emphasize putrescence, reveal the twisted and unnatural, sicken

Features Swamp Sickness · Soggy and Slogging It · Rotbloom · Dancing Lights

Difficulty 11

TIER 3SRD 2.0

Tier 3 Traversal

Crystal Wasteland

Difficulty16
Impulses: Cut them to their core, fracture their psyches, show their true reflection

Features Harmonic Resonance · Gravitational Anomalies · Arcane Reflection · Razor-Sharp Terrain · Psychic Shuffle

Difficulty 16

TIER 2

Tier 2 Event

Cult Ritual

Difficulty14
Impulses: Profane the land, unite the Mortal Realm with the Circles Below

Features Desecrated Ground · Blasphemous Might · The Summoning · Complete the Ritual

Difficulty 14

TIER 1SRD 2.0

Tier 1 Exploration

Cursed Graveyard

Difficulty11
Impulses: Bury them six feet deep, choke with fog, lure with promises of entombed treasure, unleash the restless dead

Features Room for One More · Hallowed Ground · Misty Miasma · The Dead Arise · The Dead Don’t Die Easy

Difficulty 11

TIER 2SRD 2.0

Tier 2 Exploration

Deadly Dungeon

Difficulty14
Impulses: Devour the party’s resources, spring the trap, tempt them with treasure, throw monsters at them, turn them around

Features Twists and Turns · Deep Pockets · Wandering Monster · Booby Traps

Difficulty 14

TIER 4

Tier 4 Event

Divine Usurpation

Difficulty20
Impulses: Collect power, overawe, silence dissent

Features Final Preparations · Divine Blessing · Defilers Abound · Godslayer · Beginning of the End · Ritual Nexus

Difficulty 20

TIER 3SRD 2.0

Tier 3 Exploration

Dragon’s Lair

Difficulty16
Impulses: Lure into the levels below, make escape impossible, tempt with treasure, wake the dragon

Features The Dragon Wakes · Treasure Hoard · Volcanic Activity · Watchdogs

Difficulty 16

TIER 2SRD 2.0

Tier 2 Event

Duel

DifficultySpecial
Impulses: Focus on one PC, goad them into overcommitting, inflict an embarrassing defeat, sideline the rest of the party

Features “I Demand Satisfaction.” · Relative Strength · Rules of Engagement · Dirty Tricks

Difficulty Special

TIER 1SRD 2.0

Tier 1 Social

Grand Feast

Difficulty11
Impulses: Bring everyone together, celebrate a momentous occasion, encourage revelrous abandon

Features Loose Lips & Fast Friends · The Evening’s Entertainment · “There’s Always That One…” · Last Call

Difficulty 11

TIER 2

Tier 2 Social

Hallowed Temple

Difficulty13
Impulses: Connect the Mortal Realm with the Hallows Above, display the power of the divine, provide aid and succor to the faithful

Features A Place of Healing · Divine Guidance · Relentless Hope · Divine Censure

Difficulty 13

TIER 2

Tier 2 Exploration

Haunted City

Difficulty14
Impulses: Misdirect and disorient, replay apocalypses both public and personal

Features Buried Knowledge · Ghostly Form · Dead Ends · Apocalypse Then

Difficulty 14

TIER 2SRD 2.0

Tier 2 Event

Heist

Difficulty14
Impulses: Make the party prepare, split them up, throw up obstacles, trap them inside, use up their resources

Features Prep Work · Infiltration · Saw This Coming · Exfiltration · Sound the Alarm

Difficulty 14

TIER 1SRD 2.0

Tier 1 Event

Hold the Line

Difficulty11
Impulses: Crash waves of enemies upon the party’s shores, never let them breathe, target their charge

Features Bodyguards · “I Must Not Fail!” · Swarming Multitudes · Waves upon Waves

Difficulty 11

TIER 4

Tier 4 Social

Imperial Court

Difficulty20
Impulses: Justify and perpetuate imperial rule, seduce rivals with promises of power and comfort

Features All Roads Lead Here · Rival Vassals · The Gravity of Empire · Imperial Decree · Eyes Everywhere

Difficulty 20

TIER 1SRD 2.0

Tier 1 Social

Local Festival

Difficulty11
Impulses: Express local culture and history, forge new relationships, reinforce community

Features Remember, Remember · Political Machinations · “Let the Games Begin!” · Legendary Local

Difficulty 11

TIER 1

Tier 1 Social

Local Tavern

Difficulty10
Impulses: Provide opportunities for adventurers, nurture community

Features What’s the Talk of the Town? · Sing For Your Supper · Mysterious Stranger · Someone Comes to Town · Bar Fight!

Difficulty 10

TIER 2SRD 2.0

Tier 2 Social

Masquerade Ball

Difficulty14
Impulses: Dance the night away, eat and be merry, make secret deals, trade valuable information

Features Costumes Required · “Care to Dance?” · Mistaken Identity · Cloak and Dagger

Difficulty 14

TIER 3SRD 2.0

Tier 3 Event

Megastorm

Difficulty16
Impulses: Blow hurricane winds, choke with mudslides, crumble structures, flood, throw debris, light up the sky

Features Stormfront · Hazardous Conditions · Bomb Cyclone · Stormheart · Panic in the Streets

Difficulty 16

TIER 4SRD 2.0

Tier 4 Exploration

Moon Kingdom

Difficulty20
Impulses: Blur the line between dream and reality, let consciousness ebb and flow like the tide, whisper echoes of ancient opulence

Features Dreamlike Atmosphere · Silent Ruins · Lunar Astrologium · The Moon Queen’s Tomb

Difficulty 20

TIER 2

Tier 2 Traversal

Mountain Pass

Difficulty15
Impulses: Exact a chilling toll in supplies and stamina, reveal magical tampering, slow down travel

Features Engraved Sigils · Avalanche · Raptor Nest · Icy Winds

Difficulty 15

TIER 4

Tier 4 Exploration

Necromancer’s Ossuary

Difficulty19
Impulses: Confound intruders, delve into secrets best left buried, manifest unlife, unleash a tide of undead

Features No Place for the Living · Centuries of Knowledge · Skeletal Burst · Aura of Death · They Just Keep Coming!

Difficulty 19

TIER 2SRD 2.0

Tier 2 Traversal

Ocean Voyage

Difficulty14
Impulses: Reveal what lurks beneath the waves, send them in the wrong direction, sink the ship, use up their resources

Features Open Water · Rations Run Low · “Pirates!” · Foul Weather · Here There Be Monsters

Difficulty 14

TIER 1

Tier 1 Social

Outpost Town

Difficulty12
Impulses: Drive the desperate to certain doom, profit off of ragged hope

Features Rumors Abound · Society of the Broken Compass · Rival Party · It’d Be a Shame If Something Happened to Your Store · Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Difficulty 12

TIER 3

Tier 3 Event

Pitched Battle

Difficulty17
Impulses: Seize people, land, and wealth, spill blood for greed and glory

Features Adrift on a Sea of Steel · Raze and Pillage · War Magic · Reinforcements!

Difficulty 17

TIER 1

Tier 1 Traversal

Raging River

Difficulty10
Impulses: Bar crossing, carry away the unready, divide the land

Features Dangerous Crossing · Undertow · Patient Hunter

Difficulty 10

TIER 1SRD 2.0

Tier 1 Event

Raiding Party

Difficulty11
Impulses: Light it on fire, overwhelm with speed and numbers, take everything that isn’t nailed down

Features Rally the Locals · Parley · “Fire the Cannons!” · Take Captives

Difficulty 11

TIER 4SRD 2.0

Tier 4 Traversal

Realm of the Dead

Difficulty20
Impulses: Drown in despair, leech life, tempt into endless slumber

Features Sea of Gloom · The Burden of Wakefulness · Death-Touched Denizens · The Chill of Death · Abandon All Hope

Difficulty 20

TIER 3SRD 2.0

Tier 3 Exploration

Sunken Citadel

Difficulty16
Impulses: Draw them deep, drown them, reveal ancient wonders

Features Underwater Environment · Air Pockets · Lost Technology · Deepwater Denizens

Difficulty 16

TIER 4SRD 2.0

Tier 4 Event

Time Court

Difficulty20
Impulses: Find the truth, mete out justice, nullify their powers

Features Out of Time · Trial by Jury · Counsel for the Defense · Counsel for the Prosecution · “Order in the Court!”

Difficulty 20

TIER 3SRD 2.0

Tier 3 Social

Upscale Casino

Difficulty16
Impulses: Dangle the jackpot just out of reach, dazzle them with spectacle, prey on their vices

Features Glitz & Glamor · Fortune Favors the Bold · The House Always Wins · Automated Security · The Devil’s Playground

Difficulty 16

TIER 2SRD 2.0

Tier 2 Traversal

Vast Desert

Difficulty14
Impulses: Dehydrate, show desolate beauty, threaten danger on the horizon

Features Endless Sands · Water Supply · Shifting Sands · Thunderstorm · Sandstorm

Difficulty 14

TIER 3SRD 2.0

Tier 3 Event

Volcanic Eruption

Difficulty16
Impulses: Create panic all around, cut off the exits, isolate, make them scramble for safety, split the party

Features Unstable Ground · Violent Eruption · Vent Toxic Gas

Difficulty 16

TIER 2SRD 2.0

Tier 2 Exploration

Witch’s Hut

Difficulty14
Impulses: Creep them out, delay them until the witch’s return, lock them inside, move to a different location, tempt them with magical oddities

Features Bigger on the Inside · Creepy Doll Collection · Witches’ Brew · Dislocated

Difficulty 14

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