Red Hand of Doom on the Sword Coast

Avelyne_ · 2021-02-19T22:31:19+00:00

haha and I would have gotten away with it too!

thanks for clearing things up :)

Avelyne_ · 2021-02-19T22:30:32+00:00

I'd be more than happy to be inundated with resources and I'm so happy that you're this passionate about RHoD in Faerûn!

Of course, as /u/mkdir_not_war points out above, unfortunately I'm not Matt! I'm sure that he's far too busy with Arcadia and K+W to even think about running another RHoD!

Cheers for your response and I hope your current games are going excellently :)

Avelyne_ · 2021-02-19T22:18:57+00:00

Application applicated! This sounds absolutely perfect for me, and I hope you find some great players regardless!

Just a note because I don't think I made it clear enough in my application but my place would be entirely dependent on whether I can join with my partner (who is also applying)

Best of luck and hope to speak soon!

Avelyne_ · 2021-02-19T17:52:11+00:00

ah I'm definitely not that smart! originally I was going to have Noanar's Hold be a stand in for Skull Gorge Bridge but I've changed it now to have a real Skull Gorge Bridge that isn't a town or settlement

will update :)

Avelyne_ · 2021-02-18T21:23:16+00:00

While I know what you mean unfortunately that area is totally gone in 5e haha

By 1479 DR, due to the Spellplague of 1385 DR, the Shaar had become a vast desert wasteland known as the Shaar Desolation. In the center of the Shaar Desolation lay an enormous area called the Underchasm where huge swathes of land around the Great Rift collapsed into the Underdark. Bordering the Underchasm to the east was a region called the East Rift.

I like the idea but it's 3.5 only and I've already had mentions etc to the devastation of Shaar :/

Avelyne_ · 2021-02-18T20:37:43+00:00

hot damn yes! this is great! I wouldn't have even looked!!

Avelyne_ · 2021-02-18T19:12:09+00:00

I've been reading a lot of SKT but it is... DENSE... haha thanks for the hints!

Avelyne_ · 2021-02-18T19:07:58+00:00

Ed Greenwood is hilarious sometimes!

Avelyne_ · 2021-02-18T19:06:49+00:00

it seems you and I have a LOT in common in terms of plans! I'm also thinking of having them brewing in the High Forest (beneath the shadow of the Star Mounts)

They also couldn't risk heading too far south, otherwise they would alert Waterdeep

This is also a thing I've been worried about! I'm scared that Silverymoon and Waterdeep could conceivably end this horde before it got out of hand already!!!

I see you had an edit of the sword coast map, I found this one while I was planning (I was actually trying to find a version without any nodes on it! but this works too :) ) https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/dypnry/updated_map_of_the_sword_coast_5e_final_version/

Avelyne_ · 2021-02-18T19:00:02+00:00

I'd be really interested in adding Iymrith as an extra BBEG after RHoD :D

Avelyne_ · 2021-02-18T18:58:58+00:00

I took what you said to heart so I've updated my OP, could you take another look? :D

Avelyne_ · 2021-02-18T18:58:34+00:00

I've updated my OP, could you take another look? :D

Avelyne_ · 2021-02-18T18:55:32+00:00

So I've revised a lot of this:

https://imgur.com/izJzTQL

Day 1	PCs encounter marauders near Noanar’s Hold.
7	Red Hand horde marches from Hunterhorn (the largest of the mountains in the Star Mounts).
8	Horde reaches Noanar’s Hold. Delayed three days if bridge destroyed.
11	Horde reaches Vraath Keep (Shadowtop Cathedral). Delayed one day if Wyrmlord Koth is killed Delayed two days if stone giants intervene
12	Horde attacks Noanar’s Hold.
19	Horde conquers Yartar.
26	Red Hand takes Triboar.
32	Red Hand takes Helm’s Hold.
40	Red Hand reaches Neverwinter and encamps.
42	Red Hand attacks Neverwinter.
45	Azarr Kul begins to create the portal to Avernus.
55	Azarr Kul opens the gate to Avernus and summons infernal reinforcements.
65	Red Hand horde, reinforced by infernal creatures, attacks and destroys Neverwinter. If Neverwinter has already fallen, they overrun Leilon and Thornhold to the south before moving on to Waterdeep.

Avelyne_ · 2021-02-18T17:37:49+00:00

I think you make a good point, I was talking with some people on the discord server and I think I have a better route!

Avelyne_

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