The Horn of

Plenty
A Level 4 Basic Rules Adventure from

Winghorn Press
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hen a powerul magic iem is solen When he Concerns council reused o
rom a wealhy arming association, lisen, Ganz gahered a band o sruggling
he leaders urn o a band o reliable armers and sole he powerul iem. The group
and - mos imporanly - discree advenurers have since rereaed ino he Bubbling Groo, a
o rerieve i. cave sysem guarded by a pair o angry
Their journey akes hem ino a cave sysem Owlbears, and hope o repair he damage beore
lled wih sickness and ro, and hruss hem hey are orced ou. When he advenure begins
ino a debae over applying magical solutions o hey’ve been hiding or a enday.
practical problems. Where will heir loyalties Local scous have already racked Ganz and
all when orced o make a ough choice? his accomplices o he groo, bu he Concern is

What is this adventure? waiting or advenurers o lush hem ou.

A Basic Rules Advenure only uses he ree Basic

Beginning the Adventure
Rules published by Wizards o he Coas a: The Concern is keen o keep he Horn a secre,
dnd.wizards.com/articles/eaures/basicrules as hey ear ha many peasans will see hings
he same way as Ganz. They need ousiders who
This means ha you will always be able o
can discreely deal wih he problem, and as
access he sa blocks, magic iems and oher
such he advenurers may hear o he Concerns
rules used in his advenure, wihou needing o
need o aid hrough ravelling merchans,
own a specic book or supplemen. Any
message boards in nearby owns or by simply
creaures or iems no included in he Basic
wandering ino Camdell.
Rules will be included in he ex.
They are asked o mee over lunch wih he
THE HORN OF PLENTY is a shor advenure or
Maser Grower, a halling emale named Deidre
level our parties. I eaures social scenes,
Sprou, in he Growers Hall. The building is
dungeon exploration and comba.
raher grand and opulen, and hough hey
I also includes an ehical dilemma or he aren nobiliy he senior members are clearly
players - and heir characers - o ackle. wealhy landowners.
By deaul he advenure is se in he While enjoying he meal, Sprou oulines he
Forgoen Realms, bu his can easily be adaped basics o wha happened (see Background). She
o oher setings. does no reer o he Horn direcly, insead
Background describing is rough appearance - a huge goas
horn abou hree ee long and wo ee across. I
Around 100 years ago he Camdell Growers pressed or deails she asks he advenurers o
Concern acquired a Horn o Pleny - a powerul swear an oah no o reveal he Concerns secres
magic iem capable o magically conjuring up beore relaying he ull sory.
huge quantities o resh rui and vegeables.
A enday has passed since he he.
For many years hey used he Horn o
The Concern will pay 300gp o each
supplemen heir own production and make
advenurer i hey rerieve he Horn o Pleny.
hey pros, bu evenually he over-use ook is
Sprou is willing o raise his o a maximum o
oll. The Horn cracked and he ood ha hey
500gp i pushed.
drew rom i became inesed wih parasies and
ungus. Sprou and a small group o her ellow
Concern council members accompany he
Sripped o heir magical shorcu, he
advenurers o he cave, and wai ouside while
Concern realised hey had been relying oo
hey work.
much on he Horns magical powers and had
negleced heir own arms, causing a amine
ha devasaed he area.
The Bubbling Grotto
A group o our Scous wach over he cave rom
The Horn has been locked up in heir hall a disance o around 200 ., sticking o he
ever since, where i is used o each new reeline. Nobody has le or enered he cave
members an imporan lesson in hard work and since hey arrived here a enday ago.
he utiliy o aking he easy way ou.
The cave is se ino a craggy grey clif
However, one armer didn see hings he around 100 . high. The area around i is clear o
way ha he Concern did. rees and a wide pah has been worn in he grass
Ganz, a ormer hie who escaped a lie o around is enrance.
povery o buy his own arm, believes he The Owlbears have no been seen or around
Concern’s decision o hide he Horn is motivaed ve days, bu he scous could hear hem
by selshness and greed. He believes hey should hooting rom time o time and dared no
repair he device and provide ree ood o hose approach o investigae.
who need i.
 ener in brigh ligh. The res o he room is
Optional Encounter: shrouded in darkness.
Darkmantle Raid Encounters
Four Bandis lurk in he shadows and shoo a
As hey ravel along he road o he cave he
any advenurers who ener. They stick o he
advenurers hear a crashing noise in he rees.
cover o he rocks (counting as ¾ cover) and hide
A group o Eigh Darkmanles lap drunkenly
where possible. Two Thugs aemp o inercep
hrough he air, bumping ino branches as
any advenurers as hey cross he bridge.
hey ry o reach he pary.
Each time a darkmanle aacks a creaure I a leas hal o he gang are killed, he res
i is no already aached o, roll a d6. On a surrender.
resul o one i compleely misses is arge, They all come rom arming amilies who
slamming ino he ground and aking 1d6 have allen on hard times. Ganz old hem
bludgeoning damage. abou he Growers Concern keeping he Horn
I is obvious ha he creaures have or hemselves and agreed o help him seal i.
somehing wrong wih hem. Their srange Each o hem believes Ganz o be a hero.
and erratic behaviour is caused by consuming They were assigned o sop anyone rom
ood produced by he broken Horn o Pleny, coming ino he cave and sopping Ganz rom
causing hem o become inesed wih ungal repairing he horn. One o hem has a key o he
parasies. iron door leading o his workshop.
A DC10 Wisdom (Naure) check allows an The group was supposed o repor back
advenurer o conrm ha darkmanles never regularly, bu he nex chamber has become
normally leave heir suberranean lairs and inesed wih mould and ungus. The las
cerainly don aack prey during he day. member o heir group ener was killed wo days
ago, when a enacle dragged her of a sepping
sone and ino he waer.
1. The Owlbear Lair The entire group is hungry and hirsy. They
do no rus he waer in he sream.
A broad, arching cave wih a dusy sone loor. A
naural ramp curves up o he easern wall, 3. The Cave of Spores
rising o creae a small clif around 10. high. A domed chamber wih a so, loamy loor. I is
The chamber smells o ur and old mea, as li by wo small shas ha allow weak beams o
well as a scen ha any characer procien in sunligh in hrough he ceiling. To he eas
medicine will recognise as he odour o sickness. sands a pool o waer ed by a small waerall o
There are exis o he eas and norh. The he norh. I slowly lows ino a crack in he
sound o lowing waer can be heard o he eas. souhern wall.
Encounters The pool smells inensely o ro and decay.
The areas where he waer is lowing seem
Two Owlbears, one male and one emale, lie
relatively clear, bu he more sagnan pars are
amids he rocks. Unless he advenurers made
covered wih a hick lm o lh. Roen apples,
any loud noises hey are dozing. A DC15 Wisdom
poaoes and oher produce linger in he waer.
(Naure) check reveals ha hey look sickly.
An ironwork door o he norh blocks a
Crossing he chamber wihou waking he
passageway leading up o Ganzs Workshop. I
owlbears requires DC12 Dexeriy (Sealh) check
is locked, and can be opened wih a key held by
rom all advenurers. I he owlbears wake up
Ganzs allies or a DC13 Dexeriy check using
hey immediaely aack, hough boh are
Thieves Tools. A passage o he souh leads o
poisoned and have disadvanage on aack rolls.
he Owlbear Lair.
An advenurer examining an owlbear up
A passageway o he souhwes leads o he
close, alive or dead, may aemp a DC15 Wisdom
Thieves Rerea, bu i is on he ar side o he
(Medicine) check o deermine ha he creaures
waer and can only be reached by hree large
were poisoned by oul ood or waer.
sepping sones. Jumping rom sone o sone is
2. The Thieves Retreat rivial under normal circumsances, bu
A craggy cave biseced by a as-lowing sream, requires a DC10 Dexeriy (Ahletics or
wih he easern hal being doed wih large Acrobatics) check during comba.
rocks. A sone slab acs as a bridge he leads o Encounters
an exi on he norhern wall. Ten Viole Fungus are scaered abou he
A pair o li orches are propped up on he chamber. Four are in he pool, and six are on
wesern wall, illuminating any advenurers ha solid ground.
 Shorly aer he advenurers ener he
chamber a large gas bubble emerges rom he
waer wih a plopping noise. As i disperses all
GANTZ
Medium humanoid (Human), Chaotic Good
advenurers wihin 10 . o he pool mus make
a DC14 Constiution save agains poison or begin Armor Class 15 (leather)
hallucinating. This save can be repeaed a he Hit Points 55 (10d8 + 10)
end o an advenurers urn, wih all efecs Speed 30 ft.
ending on successul save. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 17 (+3) 12 (+1) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 16 (+3)
You may decide he naure o he
hallucinations yoursel or use he able below. Skills Deception +5, Insight +4, Perception +6,
A he beginning o each round roll a d6. On Persuasion +5, Sleight of Hand +5, Stealth +5
a resul o one, he pool emis anoher gas Senses passive Perception 16
bubble. Languages Common, Thieves’ Cant
Challenge 2 (400 XP)
4. Gantzs Workshop Cunning Action. On each of his turns, Gantz can use a
The pah rom he Cave o Spores climbs bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide
upwards until i opens ono a wide, low- action.
ceilinged chamber. Sections o wall have been Sneak Attack (1/Turn). Gantz deals an extra 10 (3d6)
shaped ino shelves and sorage areas, bu he damage when he hits a target with a weapon attack and
has advantage on the attack roll, or when the target is
work seems o have been carried ou long ago. within 5 feet of an ally that isn't incapacitated and he
A sream runs along he easern portion o doesn't have disadvantage on the attack roll.
he room. Roen ood lies discarded along is ACTIONS
banks and a hick lm o scum has ormed a Multiattack. Gantz makes two Shortsword or Hand
he poin where i disappears ino he wall. Crossbow attacks.
To he rear o he chamber sand several li Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.
orches. Behind hem he advenurers can see
Hand Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit,
wha appears o be a mass o rui and range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing
vegeables suspended in he air. This is acually damage.
a Gelatinous Cube ha Ganz has been using as
a es subjec or he ood produced by he Horn.
One o he sone slabs se ino he wesern The hie has jus compleed his repairs. He
wall is li wih several candles. I holds a number appears o be calm and relaxed, hough a DC15
o hick books and arcane ools, as well as he Wisdom (Insigh) check will reveal a glin o
Horn o Pleny. madness in his eyes.
Any advenurer wih knowledge o alchemy Ganz is happy o cha o he advenurers.
or procien in Arcana would recognise ha He rmly believes ha he is in he righ and is
boh books and ools are very expensive, conden ha he can alk hem round o his
estimating heir cos a around 500gp. way o hinking. He admis o being a hie
Encounters beore becoming a armer, and claims ha his
Ganz sis by he Horn. He wears brass-rimmed entire lie has been a sruggle agains he selsh,
goggles on his head, which advenurers may inconsiderae elie - like he leaders o he
recognise as Goggles o Nigh. Growers Concern.

D6 Hallucination Penaly
Any non-poisoned advenurers are Does no rea non-poisoned advenurers as allies
1 changelings, mimics or some oher kind o or he purposes o sneak aack, ec, and canno
imposor willingly be he arge o heir spells and abilities.
2 The waer in he pool is solid ground None

3 The growhs o viole ungus are some Canno willingly aack or harm viole ungus
riend, loved one or ally

4 They are sood on he ceiling Mus pass a DC14 Wisdom save beore moving

5 Their weapon or spellcasting ocus has Mus drop heir main weapon or spellcasting ocus
ransormed ino a dangerous creaure.

6 Their eeh, ngernails and horns (i All aack rolls, skill checks and saving hrows are
applicable) are alling ou made wih disadvanage
 I questioned abou he roen ood being
dumped in he sream, Ganz admis ha he Horn of Plenty (Damaged)
didn wan o boher esting he obviously
spoiled ood on his cube. WONDROUS ITEM, LEGENDARY
He will allow an advenurer o examine he This wondrous iem has en charges. While
repaired horn, hough he is paranoid and wary holding he Horn o Pleny you may expend
o any ricks. one charge o produce enough rui and
A DC 13 Inelligence (Arcana) check reveals vegeables o eel 50 people or one day.
ha a crack running across he rim o he horn The Horn o Pleny regains all spen charges
has indeed been repaired, bu i is unclear a dawn.
wheher he work will hold or long. A resul o Deec: Each time he Horn o Pleny is used roll
16 or more allows hem o estimae ha he horn a D100. On he resul o a 1, he Horn o Pleny
has a roughly 1% chance o permanenly ailing explodes, showering roen rui and vegeables
each time is used. wihin a 10 f. radius.
I a gh breaks ou Ganz extinguishes he
I he advenurers side wih Ganz and
candles on his desk, kicks over he orch and
suppor his use o he Horn he Growers
dons his goggles o nigh. Wih no re o hold i
Concern reuse o pay (obviously). Ganz reely
back he gelatinous cube aacks.
supplies ood o anyone who needs i, bu wihin
Ganz knows how he gelatinous cube acs a ew monhs i ails. Wheher his causes unres
and ries o avoid being is closes arge. He or oher consequences is up o he GM.
ocuses his aacks on creaures who canno see
I he advenurers aemp o broker a
in he dark, which provides him wih advanage.
compromise beween Ganz and he Growers
Completing the Concern hey will need o hink up a persuasive
argumen ha can bring boh sides o he able.
Adventure This may include a provision or he Horn o be
The advenure can nish in several diferen used in emergencies only - hough who denes
ways, depending who he pary chooses o an emergency will be a conroversial issue.
suppor and wha hey do wih he Horn. A ew Any oher resuls will require some
more likely scenarios are described below. improvisation rom he GM.
I he advenurers fnish heir job and
hand back he damaged Horn he Growers
Concern happily pays hem. I Ganz remains
alive hey speak wih wih passes or local law
enorcemen and hand him over or a lenghy
prison senence, while any surviving armers
are ned and sen home.

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Author: R.M. Jansen-Parkes
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Grandfailure.
Maps: Designed by R.M. Jansen-Parkes using
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Playtesters: Lauren Jansen-Parkes, Fran Lane, Dr. Emily
Temple, and the folks at Spaghetti ConJunction 3A
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