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To the Desert Ruins

The start of a Primatria quest

This is part of a story that works as an interactive game. You’ll need to have dice and a notepad at the ready! Click here for the beginning of the Medium Adventurers League. Or go back to Hearthstone Hideout or to the Rebel Bar/ Warren.

You set out southwards from The Bastion, following the coastline this time. There is a decent — if not great — paved road that way, with a few farms and tiny settlements along the route. You pass the occasional farmer or traveler, all of whom ignore you.

Perhaps your reputation is not as impactful as you thought…

To your right, you see the vast expanse of The Feyglades forest. No doubt you’ll be back there before long. In fact, according to the information you’ve been given, you’ll have to skirt past the south-east edge of the forest, before making it to the ruins.

Your day’s journey is going to be long, and you know you need to pace yourself. You’ve heard that there’s a widely-used travellers settlement called Hunter’s Camp near the Lake of Blood, and you plan to stay overnight there.

For now, the going is good; as the sun rises high in the sky, you find some shade on the shore, a few yards from the road, and eat some lunch. It’s a quiet spot near some rocks and caves, with no households in sight. You should be undisturbed.

Strike 1 day's rations from your inventory.

You are just standing up, ready to move off, when you hear a slurping noise behind you. As you try to turn, you find yourself restrained! Looking over your shoulder, you see that a giant toad has caught you with its powerful tongue, and is now dragging you down towards the water.

In the encounter below, follow the instructions for 'freeing yourself'. If you succeed in breaking free, read the instructions for 'fighting the giant toad'.

(Here is a link to a dice-rolling app!).

Encounter: Freeing yourself.
Challenge rating: Medium (roll 15+).
Roll using brawn.

If you succeed, you pull yourself free, and can now fight the beast on your terms. See below.

If you fail, it pulls you into the water. As water starts to fill your lungs, you lose a point of health. Then try again to free yourself.

You can't flee from this encounter. If you die, click here.

Encounter: Fighting the giant toad.
Challenge rating: Medium (roll 16+).
Roll using brawn or magic.

If you succeed, you hit the beast. It’s tough — you must hit it three times to kill it.

If you fail, it hits you — you lose a point of health.

If you decide to flee from the scene, roll d20 again. On 1–14, it captures you as you flee, and you must return to the ‘freeing yourself’ encounter’. On 15–20, you speed away, and escape the fight.

If you die, click here. If you successfully escape without killing it, click here.

If you kill the toad, read on.

You look down at the disgusting creature. It’s strong and powerful, and surely intended to drown you and then eat you.

You’re sure you’ve heard that the tongue of such creatures can be useful to potion makers, and although you haven’t seen them traded in The Bastion, you decide to take it, and figure out its possible uses later.

Add giant toad tongue (x1) to your inventory

Now you glance towards the wild rocks where it came from, shudder, and hurry on.

Continue.