Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Tiamat

T able of C ontents
Introduction.........................................4
Background.........................................4
Overview............................................ 5
Outline of Episodes.............................. 5
Adventure Hooks.................................. 6
Additional Encounters...........................6
Running the Adventure.......................... 7
Groups............................................... 8
Villains............................................... 8
Allies................................................ 11
Episode 1: Council of Waterdeep.......... 18
Starting the Adventure.................... 18
Back in Waterdeep......................... 19
Gathering Allies............................. 19
Sessions of the Council .................. 19
Scoring the Sessions......................23
Episode 2: The Sea of Moving Ice......... 24
The Sea of Moving Ice..................... 25
Oyaviggaton.................................. 27
Ice Caves......................................29
Map: Arauthator’s Lair.................... 31
Arauthator’s Lair............................36
Developments............................... 37
Leaving Oyaviggaton...................... 37
Arauthator’s Treasure......................37
Conclusion....................................37
Episodes 3 and 4: Death to
the Wyrmspeakers............................. 38
Varram the White...........................38
Tomb of Diderius...........................40
Map: Tomb of Diderius................... 40
Ss’tck’a l....................................... 45
Conclusion....................................47
Neronvain..................................... 48
The Misty Forest............................ 48
Neronvain’s Stronghold................... 50
Map: Neronvain’s Stronghold........... 51
Conclusion....................................53
Episode 5: The Cult Strikes Back......... 54
First Attack...................................54
Second Attack............................... 55
Third Attack.................................. 56
Sequence of Events........................ 57
Episode 6: Metallic Dragons, Arise....... 58
Unlikely Ambassadors.................... 58
Council of Dragons.........................59
Conclusion....................................61
Episode 7: Xonthal’s Tower................. 62
The Maze..................................... 63
Map: Xonthal’s Tower......................65
The Tower.................................... 69
Dungeon...................................... 71
Exiting Xonthal’s Tower................... 74
Conclusion....................................74
Episode 8: Mission to Thay................. 75
The Enemy of My Enemy................. 7 5
Conclusion....................................77
Episode 9: Tiamat’s Return................. 78
The Well of Dragons....................... 79
Map: The Well of Dragons................ 80
Map: Tiamat’s Temple..................... 84
Tiamat’s Temple............................. 85
Enemies and Allies.........................86
Victory or Defeat............................88
Appendix A: Monsters..................... 89
Appendix B: Magic Items.................93
Appendix C: Council Scorecard.........94