“To Rescue Vinx” Heroes of the Borderlands one shot

I created this adventure structure to make an easy to run 2-4 hour one shot using some of the materials in the Heroes of the Borderlands Dungeons & Dragons box set.

I love the materials in the box set.  The maps, the monster cards, the tokens… are all great, and it’s good to have a modernized version of this classic adventure.

But I find the adventure boring and the characters vanilla.  The players are not prompted with a goal until they meet NPCs that they may not find until later sessions.   These issues are at their worst when running a one shot.  After 4 playtests, I found this works well.  Hope these thoughts help you run yours.  

This adventure is free.  

THIS ADVENTURE REQUIRES the box set to run. This is just my descriptions of the things I added and changed, but it USES the materials in the box set.

EVERY STATBLOCK I REFERENCE IS IN THE BOX SET.  Vinx, Narthus, the Cultists, the Grey Ooze.