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 .The
Severed Oath
A
FREE Adventure for 5th-Level Characters
by
Mike Mearls
 The
village of Belleron lies west of the Harrowdeep and
east of the Bitter Peaks. When the giants warred with
the dramojh, they fought a great battle near the village.
Many heroes among the giants fell in the struggle,
and they were buried in stone barrows nearby. The
villagers of Belleron, overjoyed at their liberation,
swore an oath to watch over these graves and let none
disturb them.
Each
year the people of Belleron have renewed this promise
to keep the graves safe from robbers. They perform
a ritual to swear on oath upon an object called the
oathsphere, a metal orb scribed with runes
of vigilance, fidelity, and debt. This sphere remains
within the main barrow and serves as a potent symbol
of the village’s oath.
Recently,
that oath has been broken. A treacherous harrid and
the villainous Order of the Broken Blade broke into
the burial mound and stole the item. With the barrows
violated and their oath broken, the villagers are
doomed unless someone can recover the oathsphere
and repair the pact.
This
adventure, which debuted as a tournament at Gen Con
Indy 2004, is designed for 5th-level characters using
the Monte Cook’s
Arcana Unearthed variant player’s handbook.
Run
The Severed Oath at a convention, as a demo
game, or as a one-shot for your gaming group. The
free 25-page downloadable file contains the adventure
plus battle sheets for the DM and six optional pregenerated
characters.
The
Severed Oath— Download
now! (1.2mb PDF)
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will need Adobe Adobe Reader v.6.0 to view the PDF
files. Download
it free
Map
Bonus!
The
maps in The
Severed Oath were
created using Dundjinni software. Dundjinni
allows you to quickly and easily create and print
professional quality maps and adventures on your home
system. Starting Friday, October 1, you can visit
the company's
website for more information and free files to
enhance this scenario, such as full-page detailed
jpegs of the four quadrants of Belleron as well as
the full adventure in Dundjinni (.dja) format.
For
a limited time, Dundjinni is also offering
a special discount for visitors to this website. By
typing in the code "MHP1001" during checkout
at
the Dundjinni store, visitors can receive
$20 off Dundjinni Platinum. (With the discount,
the Platinum software costs $60 instead of $80.) Note
that this is for the Platinum version only. Try a
free
demo before you buy.
Big
Deals on Miniatures for The Severed Oath!
If
you use miniatures in your game, the Monte Cook’s
Arcana Unearthed line of metal miniatures, produced
by Iron
Wind Metals, offers figures appropriate for the
characters in this adventure. The recommended miniature
and its stock number appear with the descriptions
of these characters.
 And
here's even better news. Iron Wind Metals is offering
The Severed Oath sets of figures at 30% off
normal retail prices, exclusively on their website.
Here's the scoop on the two sets:
Player Character Set (67-301)— 6 figures
for $17.95 (normal retail value of $25.80).
Includes:
67-016 Male Giant Warmain
67-001 Male Litorian
67-005 Female Sibeccai
67-023 Mojh Mage Blade
67-032 Male Human Akashic
67-027 Female Loresong Faen Magister
 NPC
and Monster Set (67-302)—11 figures for $39.95
(normal retail value of $57.85).
Includes:
67-016
Male Giant Warmain
67-103 Inshon warriors (quantity 5)
67-009 Male Sibeccai
67-102 Harrid
67-104 Rhodin
67-105 Inshon (chieftain)
67-029 Human Male Oathsworn
Check
out this limited-time website special at Iron
Wind's website.
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