This isn’t the greatest post of all time it’s only a…

Ok I apologise for that.

If it helps I do feel a little sleazy and dirty having typed it.

Today’s belated inspiration reminds me of the campaign I am running (and currently on hold, well you know why).

In my campaign which is set around the Moonshae Islands and the Sea of Swords, while reading the section of the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide about the Island Kingdoms, in the Mintarn section there was mention of the red dragon Hoondarrh aka the Red Rage to Mintarn. It spoke of how the people of Mintarn paid a tribute to the dragon to gain it’s mercy. I ran with that idea as an adventure hook for the campaign.

The following are basically the notes I wrote in my post mortem posts summarising what happened during the three or four sessions story wise when the players picked up on that adventure hook.

The party of adventurers had ended up on the island of Mintarn via the fishing town Queen’s Cove.

The party was hired to escort the towns contribution to the islands tribute to the Red Rage to Mintarn. Their journey started off eventfully with Sahuagin attacking just before dawn. They also had to clear the road from a fallen tree, and discovered an abandoned guard tower. At Mintarn they were rewarded handsomely for their efforts, and got a chance to spend their reward in a bustling market.

In Mintarn they joined up with a ships captain who had fallen on hard times and his dwarf ships wizard to help them gain a new boat. After defeating some pirates, raiding the warehouse, the party and their ‘new friends’ stole the boat. After hiding the boat the party returned to the tavern. Oh the boat belonged to Angrath the minotaur pirate.

That little helpful deed gave them a boat and two new members to the party.

With a taste for blood and the prospect of winning money the party took part in a historical recreation of an infamous halfling battle at the Mintarn arena as part of a celebration organised by the Tyrant of Mintarn. Which was gatecrashed by the red dragon Hoondarrh, demanding that their tribute is delivered early. Afterwards the Tyrant recruits our party to deliver the tribute to Hoondarrh.

After having a hearty breakfast our ” heroes” were escorted by the City Watch to their newly acquired ship. Waiting for them onboard was Hoondarrh’s tribute, complete with two knights guarding it.

Before setting sail the party were informed Valdor had been kidnapped, and that the Tyrant was in the process of finding out by whom and where he had been taken.

Our party set sail, and after a slight detour during the night, the ship was attacked by sahuagin.

The battle was long and bloody. Eventually our “heroes” won through.

The sahuagins “boat” was searched to no avail. So it was set on fire!

After that it was pretty uneventful as the party delivered the tribute and returned to Mintarn.