Dungeons & Dragons: Princes of the Apocalypse

C ontents
Ch. 1: Rise of Elemental Evil..............................4
Using This Book..............................................5
Adventure Background................................... 5
Adventure Synopsis........................................ 6
Elemental Cults.............................................. 7
Cult of the Black Earth............................. 8
Cult of the Crushing Wave........................9
Cult of the Eternal Flame........................10
Cult of the Howling Hatred..................... 11
Running the Adventure................................. 12
Adventure Hooks....................................12
Factions................................................... 14
Starting the Adventure........................... 17
Preparing for Play.................................. 17
Using Monster References...................... 17
Using the Side Treks............................... 17
Ch. 2: The Dessarin Valley.................................18
History...........................................................19
Current Events.............................................. 19
Red Larch..................................................... 19
Important Red Larchers......................... 20
The Believers..........................................20
Adventure in Red Larch......................... 20
Rumors of Evil........................................ 21
Red Larch Locations.............................. 22
Exploring the Valley...................................... 29
Travel...................................................... 29
Random Encounters.............................. 30
Valley Sites.................................................... 31
The Uthgardt Tribes..................................... 39
Ch. 3: Secret of the Sumber Hills......................40
The Missing Delegation................................ 40
Early Investigations...................................... 42
Cult Reprisals................................................44
Feathergale Spire..........................................46
Knights’ Quest.............................................. 49
Sighing Valley............................................... 50
Rivergard Keep............................................. 52
Sacred Stone Monastery.............................. 59
Scarlet Moon Hall.........................................69
Ch. 4 : Air, Earth, Fire, Water............................. 74
Rooting Out Evil............................................74
Cult Retaliation............................................. 76
Temple of Howling Hatred............................78
Temple of the Crushing Wave....................... 84
Temple of Black Earth...................................95
Temple of Eternal Flame.............................103
Ch. 5: Temple of the Elder Elemental Eye..... 112
Wrath of the Elements................................. 112
Fighting the Prophets.................................. 115
Saving the Delegates................................... 115
Fane of the Eye............................................115
The Howling Caves..................................... 123
The Plunging Torrent..................................128
The Black Geode.........................................135
The Weeping Colossus.................................141
Concluding the Campaign........................... 146
Ch. 6: Alarums and Excursions.......................148
Trouble in Red Larch...................................148
Into the Wilderness......................................149
Necromancer’s Cave....................................151
Tomb of Moving Stones.............................. 153
Side Treks................................................... 159
New Management................................. 160
Iceshield Orcs....................................... 163
The Long Road..................................... 166
Curse of the Fire Witch........................ 167
Vale of Dancing Waters.........................172
Dark Dealings in Yartar........................175
Rundreth Manor....................................179
Halls of the Hunting Axe.......................180
Ch. 7: Monsters and Magic Items....................188
Monsters...................................................... 188
Howling Hatred Cultists....................... 189
Black Earth Cultists..............................195
Eternal Flame Cultists..........................200
Crushing Wave Cultists........................205
Other Villains........................................209
Elemental Myrmidons..........................212
Princes of Elemental Evil............................ 214
Magic Items.................................................222
Elemental Magic Items......................... 222
Relics of Besilmer.................................223
Elemental Weapons.............................. 224
Appendix A: Genasi..........................................227
Appendix B: Spells.......................................... 230
Spell Lists................................................... 230
Spell Descriptions.......................................233
Appendix C: Adapting to Other Worlds.......... 243
Afterword......................................................... 251