DUNGEONS & LAIRS #48:

ASSASSIN SCHOOL
Assassin School is a Fifth Edition plug-in adven-
ture for four characters with an average party CREDITS
level (APL) of 3, 5, 8, or 11. This document of- The following creators made this adventure
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a school to recover a lost artifact. Little do they tures
know that the school is a cover for a deadly Artwork. Forrest Imel, Matias Lazaro
assassin’s guild.

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Adventure Hooks ADVENTURE SUMMARY
The table in the full adventure offers some ideas if This module features an event-based adventure
you don’t have a reason for the characters to inves- where the characters must uncover the secrets
tigate the assassin school. If you need to motivate surrounding the school as well as the location of an
the party with a monetary reward, their patrons artifact called the Tablet of Eternity. There is no limit
offer 500 gp per level of the adventure. to the number of ways this adventure will play out,
nor is there one perfect solution that leads to its
Seekers of Yil conclusion. What follows is a brief summary of how
You may also run this adventure as part of the the characters should get involved with the story
Dungeon & Lairs Megamodule #2: Seekers of Yil. and how they find the tablet.
If you do, refer to the Seekers of Yil megamodule’s 1. The characters’ patron or another NPC asks
adventure hook, “The God of Secrets Appears,” to or hires them to investigate Madame Spear’s
get your characters involved in the story. Learn more Boarding School for Gifted Young Women.
about the Seekers of Yil Megamodule on DMDave’s Although their patron suspects something afoul
Patreon. at the school, they likely do not know that the
school is a guild for assassins. Their patron
RUNNING THE ADVENTURE suggests the characters do research before they
barge into the school.
To run the adventure, you need the three Fifth
2. The characters infiltrate or sneak into the
Edition core rulebooks. You can access a free basic
school. While there, they must uncover clues
ruleset from the official source if you don’t have a
that a) point to the school’s true purpose and
copy.
b) detail the location of the Tablet of Eternity in
the school’s vault. Allow the players to devise
Text that appears in a box like this is meant to creative ways to enter the school without fight-
be read aloud or paraphrased for the players ing their way into it.
when their characters first arrive at a location
3. The characters enter the school’s vault to seize
or under specific circumstances, as described
the Tablet of Eternity.
in the text.
4. If the characters fail to steal the Tablet, they
still might convince Madame Spear to relinquish
When a creature’s name appears in bold type,
the Tablet to the party. After the Tablet injured
that’s a visual cue pointing you to its stat block as
three of the school’s students, she wants noth-
a way of saying, “Hey, game master, make sure you
ing more than to be rid of it.
get this creature’s stat block ready—there’s going
to be an encounter!” If the stat block appears in the
Appendix of this adventure, the text tells you so; THE TABLET OF ETERNITY
otherwise, you can find the stat block in the core Madame Spear heads the assassin school. In her
rulebook. youth, Spear worked with a group of successful ad-
Spells and non-magical equipment mentioned in venturers. Her time with the group lead her to great
the adventure are described in the core manual for riches, including a powerful artifact called the Tablet
players. Magic items are described in the core man- of Eternity. After she retired from adventuring, she
ual for game masters unless the adventure’s text built the school, doing so for two reasons. First,
directs you to an item’s description in the Appendix. with the help of her sister, Doctor Dagger, and her
best friend, Assistant Headmistress Bolt, she wished
to train the next generation of assassins. Second,
ALL FEMALE SCHOOL OR CO-ED? she wished to house her impressive wealth and the
The adventure assumes that all of the school’s tablet in a nigh impenetrable vault below the school.
students, staff members, and leadership are Rumors that the tablet hides below the school
female assassins. Of course, you are free to travel across the land. Multiple factions desire the
change this to better suit your campaign or play- power it brings them. These rumors are what inevi-
ers’ tastes. tably lead the characters to the school.
Recently, a trio of older students discovered the
Tablet and tried to unlock its power. The Tablet left
them in a catatonic state. Recognizing the danger it
poses to her students, Spear wants to get rid of it
as soon as possible.
The adventure leaves the tablet’s true power and
purpose intentionally vague. Refer to Seekers of Yil
for a detailed description of the Tablet of Eternity.

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 THE ASSASSIN SCHOOL Magical Protections. Permanent castings of private
sanctum spells protect the school’s basement, creat-
Of course, the assassin school is not known as “the ing the following properties:
assassin school,” but as Madame Spear’s Board- ▶ Sound can’t pass through the basement’s ceilings,
ing School for Gifted Young Women. A few miles floors, or walls.
outside a major settlement, the school looks like
▶ Sensors created by divination spells can’t appear
any other school its size. Well-manicured grounds
inside the basement or pass through the base-
encompass the school’s two buildings. The largest
ment’s ceilings, floors, or walls.
of the two buildings is the school itself. Classes
and common rooms are on the ground floor, while ▶ Divination spells can’t target creatures in the base-
the dorms are upstairs. The school’s infirmary ment.
and record hall are in the smaller building across ▶ Nothing can teleport into or out of the basement.
the school’s lavish central courtyard. Below both ▶ Planar Travel is blocked within the basement.
buildings hides a series of tunnels within which the Guards and Wards (Optional). At your discretion,
school’s secret assassins do their actual work. the guards and wards spell protects each trap door
General Features and door that offers access to the basement (areas
5, 9a, 13, 27, and 45). If any creature other than
Unless stated otherwise, the assassin school has the the headmistresses enter these trapdoors, it triggers
following features in common. the spell. When triggered, it creates the following
Architecture. The school’s exterior walls are made effects:
from sturdy stone bricks reinforced with concrete. ▶ Corridors. Fog fills all the basements’ corridors,
The interior walls are wooden. Some parts of the making them heavily obscured. In addition, at each
main building feature stone tile floors, while others intersection or branching passage offering a choice
are hardwood. Ceilings throughout both the ground of direction, there is a 50 percent chance that a
and dorm floors are 15 feet high. The vaulted attic creature other than the headmistresses will believe
ceilings are 10 feet high at their highest point and 3 it is going in the opposite direction from the one it
feet at their lowest. The basement ceilings are also chooses.
10 feet high. ▶ Doors. All doors in the warded area are magically
Doors. The table below details the most common locked, as if sealed by an arcane lock spell. In ad-
doors throughout the school. All doors are immune dition, all doors within the basement are covered
to poison and psychic damage. The lockpicking DC with an illusion (equivalent to the illusory object
is for Dexterity checks using proficiency in thieves’ function of the minor illusion spell) to make them
tools to unlock a locked door. The breakdown DC is appear as plain sections of wall.
for Strength (Athletics) checks made to break down
▶ Ladders. Webs fill all ladders in the basement from
a locked door.
top to bottom, as the web spell. These strands re-
The staff keeps exterior doors and gates locked at
grow in 10 minutes if they are burned or torn away
night.
while guards and wards spell lasts.
Secret Doors. The school hides many secret doors.
Finding a secret door requires a successful DC 20 ▶ Stinking Cloud. The stinking cloud (as the spell)
Wisdom (Perception) check. vapors appear at the secret entrance to the vault
Illumination. Natural sunlight illuminates most of (between areas 53 and 54). The cloud returns
the aboveground chambers during the day. Those within 10 minutes if dispersed by wind while
without lights are kept dark or have a few candles to guards and wards lasts.
maintain visibility. Underground, lanterns at regular ▶ Gust of Wind. A gust of wind (as the spell) blows
intervals keep the chambers lit. However, the corri- through area 54, forcing the intruders back into
dors downstairs are always dark, requiring darkvi- the vault.
sion or handheld light sources to see. The attics also
have no lights.
Common Door Statistics

Door Type AC Hit Points Lockpicking DC Breakdown DC

Gates (steel rein- 18 25 (damage thresh- 15 20
forced wood) old 5)
Exterior (steel rein- 17 20 15 20
forced wood)
Interior (simple 15 12 13 15
wooden)

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 The whole warded area radiates magic. A dispel
magic spell cast on a specific effect, if successful,
removes only that effect.
The headmistresses and any creature that speaks
the passphrase “I am not going to talk about Judy”
are immune to the spell’s effects.
NPC Stat Blocks. The school trains everyone in
the art of stealth and martial arts. The level of the
adventure determines the statistics for non-named
NPCs (cooks, porters, etc.), older students, and
younger students, as shown in the tables below.
The Stealth column shows a given NPC’s modifier
for Stealth ability checks. Use the given stat block
when the text calls out school staff member, older
student, or younger student, respectively. Assume
that all NPCs are neutral-aligned female humans If the characters play their cards right, they might
who speak Common, but feel free to change this as learn that Madame Spear wants to rid the school
befits your campaign. of the Tablet. If they convince her they mean the
school no harm, she may even give it to them.
School Staff Member Stat Blocks
The Headmistresses
Version Stat Block Stealth Three headmistresses run the school. Each is a
3rd tribal warrior +2 deadly assassin with hundreds of kills to her name.
No amount of nonmagical intimidation, persua-
5th+ Available in the full adventure
sion, or perception will cause the headmistresses
to betray the school, its staff, or the children. They
Older Student Stat Blocks always fight to the death.

Version Stat Block Stealth Madame Spear

The school’s highest authority, Madame Spear,
3rd commoner +2 makes all the significant decisions for the school.
5th+ Available in the full adventure Easily noticeable—she stands 6-feet-2-inches—when
Spear walks through the school, students and staff
members alike step out of the way for her. A person
Younger Student Stat Blocks
of few words, a quick glance from her is enough
Version Stat Block Stealth to intimidate her subordinates into action. Only her
sister, Doctor Dagger, is brave enough to challenge
3rd noncombatant — her authority—but only in private.
5th+ Available in the full adventure The appendix details Madame Spear’s statistics.
Assistant Headmistress Bolt
Day and Night Schedules. Each location in the
Standing in stark contrast to Headmistress Spear,
Keyed Location section offers a day and/or night
Bolt is charming, sloppy, and beloved by the staff
section, identifying the personnel present during
and children. Still, she fears Spear just as much as
that tie period. If these sections are not present,
anyone else does and quickly quiets when in the
assume there is no one typically encountered in the
presence of the “big boss.” Although Bolt comes off
given room. Assume day hours start a few hours
as friendly, she is unwaveringly loyal to the school.
after sunrise and night hours start a few hours after
Assistant Headmistress Bolt uses the assassin stat
sunset.
block.
Death and Total Party Kills (Optional). The assas-
sin school does not wish to draw unwanted atten- Doctor Dagger
tion to itself. If the characters make the poor choice Doctor Dagger is the school’s medical practitioner
and fight the assassins directly and lose, they wake and Madame Spear’s older sister. Dagger spends
to find themselves in the school’s dungeon (area most of her time in her office at the infirmary (area
48), relieved of their possessions. The headmis- 27) but leaves a couple of days a week to teach
tresses learn what they can from the characters, classes on modern medicine. Although she frequent-
then bring in an enchanter to wipe their memories. ly quarrels with her sister, Dagger is completely loyal
It takes 2d4 days for the enchanter to arrive. In the to the school, its staff, and the children.
meantime, the characters may try to talk their way Doctor Dagger uses the assassin stat block, ex-
out of their predicament or make an escape attempt. cept she has expertise in Medicine (+6).

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Getting the Artifact Helpful NPCs
A party that rushes in with plans to fight the
school’s staff and headmistresses will quickly find d10 NPC Stat Block
themselves staying overnight in the school’s dun-
geon. The challenges of this adventure demand that 1 assistant teacher school staff member
the characters take their time to learn what they can 2 bullied student younger student
about the school and the people who work there. 3 concerned parent commoner or noble
Once they get a sense of what’s “really happening,”
they should formulate a plan to secure the artifact. 4 concerned sibling commoner
5 cook school staff member
Information Gathering
Before the characters enter the school, give them 6 custodian school staff member
a chance to gather information about the location. 7 exiled student older student
Learning about the school takes a week of downtime
8 groundskeeper school staff member
(5 days). At the end of the week, the characters
may make a group DC 15 ability check. Each play- 9 laundry worker school staff member
er may choose to make an Intelligence (History) or 10 private investigator spy
Charisma (Persuasion) check. How much they learn
depends on the number of successes they gain, as
shown in the table below. Reason for Helping

Finding Clues d6 Reason for Helping

Once the characters devise a plan to enter the 1 The NPC is afraid that someone close to them
school, they will need to uncover clues that expose who goes to the school will get injured or
the staff for the assassins they are and then point killed.
them to the Tablet of Eternity’s location in the dun-
geon. Many of the keyed locations offer such clues. 2 The NPC secretly works for a rival organiza-
tion and wants to sow chaos at the school.
Speaking with Staff and Students
3 The NPC is in love with a staff member or
The characters may also befriend members of the one of the headmistresses and wants them to
staff or student body to uncover clues. The head- leave the school.
mistresses won’t reveal such clues, but disenfran-
chised staff members or students might. Before you 4 The NPC wants the Tablet of Eternity for
start the campaign, choose or randomly determine themselves.
using the table below one or more NPC staff mem- 5 The NPC wants the treasure hoard kept in the
bers or students who might help the characters. school’s basement and doesn’t care about the
These NPCs might approach the characters willingly, Tablet.
or the characters may stumble upon one through
6 The school killed (voluntarily or involuntarily)
their research. Use these NPCs to drop certain clues
a close friend or family member of the NPC;
that the characters have trouble finding. However,
they are out for revenge.
be careful not to give too much information—after
all, you want the players to uncover the mystery
themselves!

Information Gathering Results Table

Result Information Gathered

Everyone succeeds The characters learn that the school is a cover for a deadly assassin’s guild. Its
headmistresses are among the most dangerous assassins ever to live. Charging
into the school without first formulating a plan is suicide.
Half or more succeed The characters learn the same information as above, except their research draws
the attention of one of the school’s headmistresses.
Less than half succeed The characters hear rumors that the school isn’t what it seems, and the school’s
headmistresses might be hiding something big.
All fail The characters learn nothing significant about the school.

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 Clue Shared Ground Floor Keyed Locations
d6 Clue The map below shows the position of the following
detailed locations.
1 The school is a cover for a deadly assassin’s
guild. The headmistresses are among the 01 - Exterior Doors
world’s most deadly assassins, and they train The various exterior doors throughout the complex
the girls to be rogues and assassins like them. are unlocked during the day and locked at night.
2 An influential noble named Hector Tannenbay 02 - Walls and Gates
disappeared somewhere on school grounds.
The stone walls surrounding the central courtyard
The headmistresses covered it up. (See area
are 10 feet high. Climbing one requires a successful
48 for details.)
DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. Gates are un-
3 Three students went missing near the school; locked during the day and locked at night.
they were later found in a catatonic state in
the forest to the north. 03 - Eastern Cloak Room
4 Headmistress Spear keeps a secret journal in This cloakroom contains all the rain cloaks for the
her chambers (area 34). students and staff and what few guests the school
accepts.
5 Multiple trapdoors lead to a secret dungeon Clue. There is a scrap of paper with the music
below the school. notes G3-G3-G3-Eb3 scrawled onto it tucked into
6 The headmistresses keep all the school re- the pocket of one of the cloaks. Finding the note
cords locked in two rooms above the doctor’s requires a successful DC 13 Intelligence (Investiga-
office (areas 41 and 42). tion) check.

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04 - Entry Hall Learn more about the other artifacts in the Seek-
A glass display case holds the school’s charter. ers of Yil adventure series from DMDave.
Paintings of former headmistresses hang on the 08 - Studio
walls.
A wooden divider divides this large room into two
Day. There are 1d3 - 1 school staff members, 1d3
halves. The south half (8a) holds an extra class-
- 1 older students, and 1d3 - 1 younger students
room, while the north half is used for dance lessons
walking the halls.
(8b).
Night. There is one school staff member standing
Day. A teacher (school staff member) leads a class
guard in the hall.
of 1d6 + 1 older students or 2d4 younger students
Clue. One of the paintings depicts a storage closet
(your choice) in the south end while another teacher
holding hundreds of glass bottles—it is identical to
(school staff member) trains a class of 1d6 + 1 old-
the poison room (area 51). Although there is no one
er students or 2d4 younger students (your choice) in
in the picture, the nameplate reads “Judy.”
the north end.
05 - Madame Spear’s Office Night. The room is empty.
The office door is locked when Madame Spear is not Clue. If the characters enter this room during the
present. day, there is a chance they witness the teachers
Day. Roll a d6. On a result of 3–6, Madame Spear training the students in the art of assassination.
is here. Otherwise, she is somewhere else on the 09 - Music Room
school grounds.
This room contains multiple lutes, a pedal harp, and
Night. This room is empty.
a grand piano.
Treasure: Spear’s Keys. The desk contains Ma-
Day. There are 1d3 - 1 older students or younger
dame Spear’s keys. These keys lock and unlock all
students here (your choice).
the doors on the ground floor and upstairs, including
Night. The room is empty.
the rooms above the infirmary. They do not work on
Secret Door. A secret door leads to a chamber hid-
any of the doors in the basement.
den in the wall (9b). Playing the sequence G3-G3-
Secret Trapdoor. A trapdoor hidden under the rug
G3-Eb3 on the piano opens the door. A character
leads down to area 53. A character finds it with a
who first investigates the door and then investigates
successful DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check.
the piano learns this with a successful DC 20 Intel-
06 - Classroom ligence (Investigation) check. The secret chamber
Students learn reading, writing, and arithmetic five contains a trapdoor that leads down into the base-
days weekly from the school’s teachers in these ment to area 58.
small rooms.
Day. A teacher (school staff member) leads a class
of 1d6 + 1 older students or 2d4 younger students
(your choice).
Night. The room is empty.
Clue. A character who listens at any of the class-
room doors overhears one of the teachers address-
ing their students: “What happened to those girls is
a tragedy. But do not fret, as Madame Spear will do
all she can to ensure it never happens again.”
07 - Library
The school’s library contains a vivid collection of
nonfiction books on multiple subjects.
Day. There are 1d3 - 1 older students or younger
students here (your choice).
Night. The room is empty.
Clue. There is a book titled Seekers of Yil open on
the table in the center of the room. The book men-
tions four powerful artifacts: the Scroll of Mysteries,
Tablet of Eternity, Extinction Arch, and Canopic
Chest of Lunacy. Someone underlined the section on
the Tablet of Eternity, which explains that the Tablet
has the power to grant a user the ability to see into
the past.

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10 - Dining Hall 17 - Pantry
This large dining hall has enough room to hold half The school’s two pantries remain well-stocked
the students and staff. throughout the school year.
Day. There are 1d3 - 1 school staff members, 1d6 Clue. There is a tray with fresh fruit and bread
older students, and 1d6 younger students dining with a note that reads “Cell 3” attached to it. This is
here. food for the imprisoned noble, Hector Tannenbay, in
Night. The room is empty. area 49.
Clue. During the day, characters who listen to the
conversations happening in this room overhear one 18 - Bakery
or more of the clues listed on page 6. The smell of fresh bread and pastries waft from this
room. Thanks to the large oven at the room’s north
11 - Servery end, it’s always hot here.
This thoroughfare offers plates, cutlery, and cups for Day or Night. One school staff member works
diners. here.
12 - Formal Dining room 19 - Workshop
Headmistress Spear holds essential meetings in this The school staff keeps all of its tools and extra sup-
lavish dining room. plies in this cramped, dusty workroom.
Clue. The first time the characters pass this room Day. Roll a d6. On a result of 4–6, there is a
in the hallway, they overhear an argument happen- school staff member here. Otherwise, it is empty.
ing in the dining room. Unless encountered else- Night. This room is empty.
where, Madame Spear and Doctor Dagger stand by
the fireplace and argue about “the artifact.” Spear 20 - Coal Room
believes they should pass it off to someone qualified The school staff keeps extra coal and firewood in
to use it, while Dagger thinks they should do more this room.
research.
21 - Break Room
13 - Western Cloak Room Staff members take their breaks in this cramped
The western cloakroom sees little use compared to room. The room includes a small toilet.
its eastern counterpart. Its wardrobes are mostly Day. 1d3 - 1 school staff members relax here.
empty. Night. This room is empty.
Secret Door. The northern wardrobe hides a secret
22 - Laundry
door that leads down to area 46.
Perhaps one of the few rooms with workers present
14 - Parlor 24 hours per day, this room handles the enormous
Students frequently use this comfortable room to load of laundry that passes through the school daily.
relax, read, or study. Day or Night. There are 1d3 - 1 school staff mem-
Day. There are 1d3 - 1 older students or younger bers working here.
students here (your choice). Clue. During the day, characters who listen to the
Night. This room is empty. conversations happening in this room overhear one
Clue. During the day, characters who listen to the or more of the clues listed on page 6.
conversations happening in this room overhear one
23 - Western Courtyard
or more of the clues listed on page 6.
The western courtyard offers a place for kitchen
15 - Kitchen staff to get fresh air. The staff stores trash in barrels
This spacious kitchen serves the entire school. A to the north (23a). The school gets its fresh water
trapdoor in the southwestern corner of the room from the well at the south end of this courtyard
leads down to the kitchen storage (area 45). (23b).
Day. Three school staff members work here. Day. There are 1d3 - 1 school staff members
Night. This room is empty. working here.
Clue. During the day, characters who listen to the Night. This area is empty.
conversations happening in this room overhear one Clue. During the day, characters who listen to the
or more of the clues listed on page 6. conversations happening in this room overhear one
or more of the clues listed on page 6.
16 - Scullery
Staff members use this cramped room to wash dirty 24 - Courtyard
dishes. The school’s impressive courtyard boasts plenty of
Day. One school staff member works here. space for the students to exercise and enjoy activi-
Night. This room is empty. ties outside of their studies.

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 Day. There are 1d4 school staff members, 1d6
older students, and 2d4 younger students spread
Dormitory (Upstairs) and
throughout this area. Attic Keyed Locations
Night. There are 1d4 - 1 school staff members The maps on pages 10 and 13 show the position of
here. the following detailed locations.
24a - Swimming Pool. This spacious swimming
pool is 10 feet deep at its deepest point. The water 28 - Upstairs Hall
is always warm and clean. Like the downstairs halls, the wall of this hallway
24b - Cellar door. Kitchen staff use this door to ac- features paintings of former staff members and stu-
cess the kitchen storage in the basement (area 45). dents.
24c - Picnic Tables. These tables are a popular Day. There are 1d3 - 1 school staff members, 1d3
spot for students to gather and chat. - 1 older students, and 1d3 - 1 younger students
24d - Outdoor Restrooms. Men and boys who visit walking the halls.
the school and guests during major activities must Night. There is one school staff member standing
use these toilets instead of the ones inside. guard in the hall.
24e - Playground. Younger students enjoy the Clue. One of the paintings here depicts an over-
swings, slide, merry-go-round, and see-saw in this grown cave in the forest. If the characters spend
sandy zone. a few minutes examining the painting then search
24f - Croquet Pitch. More competitive older stu- the forest north of the school and succeed on a DC
dents play croquet here on this grassy pitch. 15 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Survival)
24g - Gazebo. This sizeable roofed structure offers check, they find the rear entrance to the school’s
an open-air seating area for students and staff to hidden basement (area 58).
gather and chat.
29 - Storage Room
Clue. During the day, characters who listen to the
conversations happening in this room overhear one This storage room holds excess furniture, seasonal
or more of the clues listed on page 6. decorations, and other odds and ends.

25 - Waiting Room 30 - Student Dorms

The small building north of the school is its infirma- The students stay in these communal dorms. Each
ry. Students waiting to see the doctor wait here. student has their own assigned bed. A trunk at the
Day. Roll a d6. On a result of 6, there is an older foot of each bed contains extra blankets, pillows,
or younger student here (your choice). and a few personal items.
Night. This room is empty. Day. There are 1d3 - 1 older students and 1d3 - 1
younger students relaxing here.
26 - Infirmary Night. All of the beds are full of either older stu-
Sick and injured students visit the infirmary, where dents or younger students (your choice).
the school’s practitioner, Doctor Dagger, treats Clue. During the day, characters who listen to the
them. conversations happening in this room overhear one
Day or Night. Roll a d6. On a result of 6, there is or more of the clues listed on page 6.
an older or younger student here (your choice).
31 - Secret Armory
27 - Doctor’s Office Each student dorm includes a secret room leading
The door to this office is locked when Doctor Dag- to a secret armory. Each contains enough swords
ger is not here. for each student to arm themselves during times
Doctor Dagger uses this room to meet with pa- of trouble. The largest of the armories (31a) also
tients, guests, and other staff members. includes ranged weapons and a ladder that leads to
Day. Roll a d6. On a result of 2–6, Doctor Dagger the attic (area 43).
is here. Otherwise, she is somewhere else on the
32 - Student Baths
school grounds.
Night. Roll a d6. On a result of 6, Doctor Dagger This room includes toilets, extra linens, and private
is here. Otherwise, she is in her bed chambers (area bathrooms for the students to practice good hy-
38). giene.
Secret Trapdoor. A trapdoor hidden under the rug Day. There are 1d3 - 1 older students and 1d3 - 1
leads down to area 57. A character finds it with a younger students using the facilities.
successful DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check. Night. This room is empty.
Clue. A file on Doctor Dagger’s desk details the Clue. During the day, characters who listen to the
three girls who accessed the power of the Tablet conversations happening in this room overhear one
of Eternity. Dagger suspects the girls saw into the or more of the clues listed on page 6.
past, which instantly shattered their psyches.

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33 - Assistant Teacher Rooms er, Madame Spear still makes Wisdom (Perception)
This small private bedroom houses one of the checks to hear even when she is asleep.
school’s two assistant teachers. The room includes Clue. Spear keeps her secret journal hidden in
a small bed, a bookshelf, and a trunk with extra a compartment under her bed. Finding the com-
blankets, pillows, and personal belongings. partment requires a successful DC 20 Intelligence
Day. This room is empty. (Investigation) check. An alarm spell protects the
Night. A school staff member sleeps here. compartment, triggering a mental warning to Ma-
Clue. A character who searches the area and dame Spear when someone other than her opens it.
succeeds on a DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) So long as she is in the building, Spear reaches her
check finds the teacher’s itinerary. In between the room in 1d4 rounds to challenge whoever tampered
typical regiment of classes the teacher teaches, it with her journal.
also blocks out time for “weapon training,” “poison A character must spend at least one hour reading
application,” and “how to avoid the authorities after the journal. The character makes an Intelligence
a successful kill.” (Investigation) check at the end of the hour. Refer
to the Reading Spear’s Journal Results table below
34 - Madame Spear’s Chamber to determine the number of vital clues the charac-
Madame Spear keeps this room locked when she ter learns. Then, choose or randomly determine the
isn’t here. nature of the clues from the Spear’s Journal Clues
These chambers are clean and organized. table. A character may repeat the check as often as
Day. This room is empty. they like, learning new clues each time they do, so
Night. Madame Spear sleeps here. A light sleep- long as they spend an hour reading the book.

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 Reading Spears’ Journal

Result Clues Learned

4 or lower None
5–9 One clue
10–20 Two clues
21 or higher Three clues

Spear’s Journal Clues

d20 Clue Learned

1 The phrase “We are not the answer” appears repeatedly throughout the journal.
2 A passage hints that the Tablet of Eternity hides below the school in a locked vault.
3 Multiple passages refer to the magical protections on the basement (see General Features for details).
4 Spear suspects that the Tablet of Eternity was responsible for putting three of the school’s students
in a catatonic state. She regrets owning it.
5 Spear laments that her sister, Doctor Dagger, does not hide the trapdoor to the basement in her office
as well as she should.
6 One of Spear’s entries details the location where the escape route (area 57) exits in the forest behind
the school.
7 Multiple entries detail assassination missions carried out by her, Dagger, and Bolt.
8 One entry details how she and her old adventuring guild came across the Tablet of Eternity. They
discovered it in an old temple dedicated to the god of secrets, Yil.
9 Multiple entries detail interviews held with prisoners kept in the basement. The latest such entry
names the missing noble, Hector Tannenbay. Spear wanted Tannenbay to tell her how the Tablet of
Eternity works and what she could do to destroy it.
10 One journal entry suggests that one of the school staff members or students may feel resentment
towards the school. This is the same NPC generated in the Finding Clues section (see page 5).
11 One entry details how each of the trapdoors throughout the complex has alarm spells that mentally
alert the headmistresses if an intruder enters the basement. The phrase “I won’t talk about Judy” is
written in the margins.
12 There is an inventory of the poisons kept in area 51. There is a note in the margins that reads “Judy
is the key.”
13 An entry details the training through which all students go to become deadly assassins. This entry
frequently refers to the dance studio as the “training room.”
14 Spear laments that older students continue to sneak into the attic through the secret armory in the
easternmost dorm room (area 31a).
15 Spear writes that Bolt’s sloppiness will inevitably be their undoing. She recently discovered that Bolt
keeps her door unlocked when she is not there and leaves the guild’s secrets (and sometimes her
keys) out in the open.
16 An entry lists all the treasures currently kept in the vault (the full list is in area 56).
17 Recently, Spear tested the school’s defenses, boasting that she could reach any location in 30 sec-
onds or less, including the basement.
18 Spear complains that she and her sister, Doctor Dagger, recently argued that some of the records in
the archives (area 41) should be destroyed before someone discovers them.
19 Spear fears that she and her fellow headmistresses are too attached to many of the students. She is
afraid that someone might use their safety against them.
20 Spear keeps detailed records of her own training. A character who reads the records recognizes that
she is superior to the characters in nearly every form of combat.

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35 - Assistant Headmistress Bolt’s Chamber 40 - Office
Assistant Headmistress Bolt keeps her chambers This office space allows the staff to review the doc-
messy and disorganized. A voracious reader, various uments from the archives and record rooms.
books—most pilfered from the library—cover the A trapdoor in the ceiling at the south end of this
floors, her bed, and any available surface. area offers access to the infirmary attic (area 44).
Day. Roll a d6. On a result of 5 or 6, Bolt is here
reading. Otherwise, she’s somewhere else on the 41 - Archives
grounds. The door to this room is locked at all times.
Night. Assistant Headmistress Bolt sleeps here. The school places records that are ten years or
Although she isn’t as light a sleeper as Madame older in this room.
Spear or Doctor Dagger, her assassin training keeps Clue. A character must spend at least 10 minutes
her semi-conscious. Wisdom (Perception) checks reviewing the records. At the end of the duration,
that she makes to hear while sleeping are made with the character makes an Intelligence (Investigation)
disadvantage. check. Refer to the Reviewing the Archives Results
Bolt’s Keys. Bolt keeps her keys on the floor next table below to determine the number of essential
to her bed. Her keys provide access to almost every clues the character learns. Then, choose or random-
room in the building, including the basement. How- ly determine the nature of the clues from the Re-
ever, she does not have a key to the doors leading to viewing the Archives Clues table. A character may
the trap room (areas 54 and 55). repeat the check as often as they like, learning new
clues each time they do, so long as they spend at
36 - Senior Staff Baths least 10 minutes reviewing the records.
The teachers and headmistresses use these private
Reviewing the Archives Results
bathrooms for their own hygiene needs.
Day. There are 1d3 - 1 school staff members here. Result Clues Learned
Night. This room is empty.
4 or lower None
37 - Secret Passage
5–9 One clue
A secret passage hidden in the western stair landing
offers a ladder to a trapdoor in the attic (area 43). 10–19 Two clues

38 - Doctor Dagger’s Chamber 20 or higher Three clues

Doctor Dagger keeps this room locked when she
isn’t here. Reviewing the Archives Clues
Obsessed with her work, Doctor Dagger rarely
leaves her office. The school staff ensures that her d6 Clue Learned
room stays clean and tidy, even in her absence. 1 The school was responsible for training dozens
Day. This room is empty. of dangerous assassins over the years.
Night. Roll a d6. On a result of 6, this room is
empty. Otherwise, Doctor Dagger is asleep here. 2 Blueprints detail the school’s secret basement,
A light sleeper, Doctor Dagger still makes Wisdom including the vault.
(Perception) checks to hear even when she is asleep. 3 A file keeps the receipts detailing the expen-
sive abjuration spells protecting the basement
39 - Staff Quarters
and many of the school’s secret doors.
The members of the staff who don’t teach classes
use these quarters. Like the student dorms, each 4 A large file details the research performed
staff member gets an assigned bed, a trunk with on the Tablet of Eternity, citing that its uses
pillows and linens, and a nightstand. are still unknown. All of the research points
Day. There are 1d3 - 1 school staff members here. towards the god of secrets, Yil.
Night. Sleeping school staff members fill the beds. 5 Another file keeps receipts provided by the
Clue. During the day, characters who listen to the laborers who helped the guild dispose of dead
conversations happening in this room overhear one prisoners.
or more of the clues listed on page 6.
6 Every staff member was once a student of the
school—they are all highly-trained rogues and
assassins.

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42 - Record Room Reviewing the Records Clues
The door to this room is kept locked at all times.
All current student records and those dating back d4 Clue Learned
nine years are in this room. 1 The school trains its students to become
Clue. A character must spend at least 10 minutes rogues and assassins.
reviewing the records to uncover clues. At the end
of the duration, the character makes an Intelligence 2 Three students discovered the Tablet of Eterni-
(Investigation) check. Refer to the Reviewing the Ar- ty. It rendered them into a catatonic state. A
chives Results table below to determine the number note in the file says that Madame Spear wish-
of essential clues the character learns. Then, choose es to get rid of it.
or randomly determine the nature of the clues from 3 A new medical record details the exam of a
the Reviewing the Archives Clues table. A character man in his mid-fifties who walks with a limp.
may repeat the check as often as they like, learning A note in the file says that he is currently be-
new clues each time they do, so long as they spend ing held in Cell 3. Furthermore, Doctor Dag-
at least 10 minutes reviewing the records. ger recommends that “he not be interviewed
for more than one hour per day.” A character
Reviewing the Records Results
who succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine)
Result Clues Learned check recognizes that this description matches
a missing noble, Hector Tannenbay.
9 or lower None
4 The school recently hired a wizard for the pur-
10–19 One clue poses of “memory modification.” The wizard
20 or higher Two clues won’t arrive until a day after the characters
discover this note.

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43 - Main Building Attic Dungeon Basement Keyed Locations
Only a small portion of this attic holds storage (see
The map above shows the position of the following
area 29). Most of it is empty, dusty, and covered in
detailed locations.
cobwebs. Students from the easternmost dormitory
sometimes sneak through the armory (area 31b) and 45 - Kitchen Storage
camp here, trading ghost stories. Evidence of their Extra kitchen utensils, plates, and preserves go into
trespass remains here year around. this dark, dusty basement storage area.
A ladder and trapdoor on the west side of the attic Secret Door. A shelf in the southwestern corner of
offer a way onto the roof. this area hides a secret entrance to the basement’s
Clue. Characters who examine the camp at the dungeon.
east end of the attic discover an open journal that
shows a map of the downstairs vault (areas 55 and 46 - West Basement Entrance
56). Give the players a copy of this map. There is The secret trapdoor in the western cloakroom leads
also a book on divination rituals amid the sleeping down to this area.
bags. Someone tore pages out of the book. The door connecting this area to area 47 is locked.
44 - Infirmary Attic 47 - Armory
The trapdoor from area 41 leads here to this dusty The guild keeps its ample supply of weapons in this
old attic. room.
The door connecting this area to area 46 is locked.

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48 - Dungeon 51 - Poisoner’s Room
The door connecting this area to area 47 is locked. The assassins keep their vast array of poisons in this
The assassins keep vital suspects, perpetrators, closet.
and other persons of interest in this four-cell dun- Treasure: Poison Collection. This impressive
geon. collection contains 10 vials or jars of each of the
Locked Cell Doors. The barred cell doors are following poisons.
locked. Each door requires a successful DC 15 ▶ assassin’s blood
Dexterity saving throw using proficiency in thieves’ ▶ basic poison
tools to unlock. Breaking a door open or bending the ▶ burnt othur fumes
bars requires a successful DC 21 Strength (Athlet-
▶ carrion crawler mucus
ics) check. Otherwise, the doors have AC 18, 25 hit
points (damage threshold 5), resistance to piercing ▶ drow poison
damage, and immunity to poison and psychic dam- ▶ essence of ether
age. ▶ malice
Clue. One of the cells—the third one from the ▶ midnight tears
top—looks recently used. This is where the headmis- ▶ oil of taggit
tresses keep the noble Hector Tannenbay. ▶ pale tincture
49 - Interrogation Room ▶ purple worm poison
There are two chairs in this room. The northernmost ▶ serpent venom
chair comes with shackles and restraints. A wide ▶ torpor
array of surgical implements, carpentry tools, and ▶ truth serum
other small weapons line the surfaces of a table ▶ wyvern poison
pressed against the western wall. Treasure: Hidden Key. A character who searches
A large mirror covers the south wall. It is a two- through the jars extensively and succeeds on a DC
way mirror, allowing observers in area 50 to witness 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check discovers a vial
the goings-on here. labeled “Judy.” There is a key hidden in the liquid
The headmistresses pull prisoners into this cham- of this vial. This key opens the vault doors between
ber to extract secrets from them. areas 54 and 55 (but not the one to area 56).
Clue. When the characters first enter this chamber Secret Door. A pair of secret doors behind the
(or view it from area 50), they discover the noble easternmost shelf connect this area to area 52.
Hector Tannenbay restrained. Unless encountered
elsewhere, Doctor Dagger “interviews” the noble,
using various torture devices to pry information out
of him. If Doctor Dagger is elsewhere, then it’s one
of the school staff members performing the inter-
rogation. If the characters listen to Tannenbay’s
answers or free him, they discover Tannenbay is not
actually an innocent victim but tried to hold one of
the school’s students for ransom in exchange for the
Tablet of Eternity. The headmistresses rescued the
student and captured Tannenbay. Now, they hope to
learn why Tannenbay wanted the tablet. Tannenbay
claims that a cult of Yil worshippers hired him to
recover the artifact.
50 - Observation Room
Two chairs face the giant window built into the
northern wall of this chamber. The window is a one-
way mirror, granting a clear view of area 49.
Clue. When the characters first enter this cham-
ber, they may discover the missing noble Hector
Tannenbay restrained to the chair in area 49. See
area 49 for details.
The door to area 51 is locked.

15 ASSASSIN SCHOOL
52 - Secret Entrance 56 - Vault
The trapdoor in the music room (area 9b) leads Multiple wooden treasure chests hold the guild’s
down to this secret entrance. exorbitant wealth. At the center of the room lies the
prized Tablet of Eternity atop a plain wooden table.
53 - Secret Entrance Treasure: Guild’s Hoard. The assassin guild’s
The trapdoor from Madame Spear’s office leads hoard includes the items listed in the table below.
down to this secret entrance. ▶ 100,000 cp
54 - Vault Entrance ▶ 100,000 sp
A secret doorway in the hallway leads to this narrow ▶ 40,000 gp
hallway. ▶ 20,000 pp
Blast Doors. Three iron blast doors prevent water ▶ 300 gems worth 10 gp each
from the trap room (see area 54) from escaping into ▶ 300 gems worth 50 gp each
the greater complex. Each blast door is locked, re- ▶ 100 gems worth 100 gp each
quiring a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw using profi- ▶ 10 gems worth 500 gp each
ciency in lockpicking tools to unlock. The hidden key ▶ 2 black opals worth 1,000 gp each
in area 51 also surpasses the doors. Only a DC 25
▶ 1 ruby worth 5,000 gp
Strength (Athletics) check breaks these doors open.
Otherwise, the doors have AC 19, 50 hit points ▶ 100 art objects worth 25 gp each
(damage threshold 10), and immunity to poison and ▶ 25 art objects worth 250 gp each
psychic damage. ▶ 10 art objects worth 750 gp each
▶ 5 art objects worth 2,500 gp each
55 - Trap Room ▶ 1 jeweled gold crown worth 7,500 gp
This seemingly empty room is the first part of the ▶ 10 potions of climbing
guild’s vault. The door that leads to the vault proper
▶ 5 bags of holding
(area 55) is magically locked. There are six buttons
on the door arranged in two columns of three. Be- ▶ 2 bags of tricks
side each button is an image of a weapon. They are, ▶ 2 goggles of night
reading left to right and up to down: a dagger, mace, ▶ 2 potions of invisibility
spear, crossbow, longsword, and greataxe. When ▶ 2 ropes of climbing
the characters discover this, give the players the ▶ 1 amulet of the planes
Trap Room Handout from the appendix. ▶ 1 bracers of defense
Pressing the buttons next to mace, longsword, and ▶ 1 cloak of the manta ray
greataxe unlocks this door (as indicated by Madame
▶ 1 dancing sword
Spear’s journal as well as the students’ map of the
▶ 1 gloves of missile snaring
vault).
Trap: Alarms. Unfortunately, the correct combina- ▶ 1 headband of intellect
tion doesn’t disable the alarm trap. If anyone other ▶ 1 helm of comprehending languages
than one of the headmistresses enters the vault (or ▶ 1 luck blade
triggers the trap), it triggers a silent alarm that alerts ▶ 1 mace of terror
all three headmistresses to the intrusion. So long as ▶ 1 mantle of spell resistance
they are still alive and conscious, all three arrive in ▶ 1 potion of clairvoyance
the basement in 1d6 rounds, joined by a group of ▶ 1 robe of useful items
ten school staff members as reinforcements.
▶ 1 vial of sovereign glue
Trap: Flooded Chamber. Any other combination of
buttons pushed disables the door’s opening mech- ▶ 1 vial of universal solvent
anism for 24 hours and closes and locks the three ▶ 1 wand of secrets
doors connecting this area to area 54. Then, the Cursed Items. One out of five copper pieces in the
water from the pool directly above this room floods hoard is enchanted. The coins do not radiate magic,
into the chamber at a rate of 2 ½ feet per round (ini- as an arcanist’s magic aura spell protects them. A
tiative count 20, losing ties). The room automatically creature that removes one of these coins from the
drains itself after an hour passes. vault becomes magically cursed. Until the curse
Identifying these traps requires a successful DC ends, the target is marked; all creatures have advan-
20 Intelligence (Investigation) check. Only a suc- tage on any Wisdom (Perception) or Wisdom (Sur-
cessful DC 25 Dexterity check using proficiency in vival) checks made to find it. Returning the coins to
thieves’ tools disarms the flooding room trap. the vault removes the curse. The remove curse spell
and similar magic also removes the curse.

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 Treasure: Tablet of Eternity. The Tablet of Eternity
AFTERMATH
is the artifact that the characters seek. It radiates The best outcome for the characters is to convince
a strong aura of divination magic. This adventure Madame Spear to relinquish the tablet to them.
doesn’t provide information on the tablet’s function, Insightful and cautious, Spear won’t give them the
as it only serves as a plot device to motivate the item unless she trusts their intentions are good. If
characters. Learn more about the Tablet of Eternity the characters harm the school’s students or staff
in the Seekers of Yil Megamodule from DMDave, or members or project an evil persona, she refuses to
fit its effects to your campaign. give them the item. Characters captured by her will
have their memories modified and made to forget
57 - Secret Entrance they ever entered the school in the first place.
The trapdoor from Doctor Dagger’s office (area 27) If the characters manage to escape with the
leads to this part of the basement. guild’s sizable treasure hoard, the headmistress-
es stop at nothing to hunt them down. Dozens of
58 - Escape Route assassins from around the world—all trained by
If the guild needs to escape, they may do so via this Madame Spear and her associates—attack the char-
route. The passageway goes north for 2,500 feet, acters on an almost daily basis. Despite the wealth
then exits through a cave into the forest behind the gained from the school, the characters may never
school. know peace. Ω

APPENDIX
Vault Map Handout

17 ASSASSIN SCHOOL
Trap Room Handout

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Madame Spear
The school’s highest authority, Madame Spear, makes all the significant decisions for the school. Easily
noticeable—she stands 6-feet-2-inches—when Spear walks through the school, students and staff members
alike step out of the way for her. A person of few words, a quick glance from her is enough to intimidate her
subordinates into action. Only her sister, Doctor Dagger, is brave enough to challenge her authority—but only
in private.

Madame Spear
Medium humanoid (human), neutral
Armor Class 18 (+1 studded leather armor, shield)
Hit Points 187 (34d8 + 34)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 16 (+3) 13 (+1) 16 (+3) 14 (+2) 15 (+2)

Saving Throws Str +9, Con +6

Skills Acrobatics +8, Athletics +9, Insight +7, Intimidation +12, Perception +7, Stealth +13
Senses passive Perception 17
Languages Common, Dwarvish, Elvish, Thieves’ Cant
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +5
Brave. Madame Spear has advantage on saving throws against being frightened.
Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when Madame Spear hits with it (included in the attack).
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Madame Spear fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Superior Critical. Madame Spear’s weapon attack rolls a critical hit on a roll of 18-20.
ACTIONS
Multiattack. Madame Spear makes four melee attacks or three ranged attacks.
Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage,
or 13 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage if wielded with two hands to make a melee attack.
Shield Bash. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a
Medium or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 16 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Intimidate. Madame Spear targets one creature that she can see within 30 feet of her that can see her. The target must make
a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed saving throw, the target becomes frightened of Madame Spear for 1 minute. While
frightened in this way, Madame Spear has advantage on attack rolls made against the target. The target may repeat its saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself with a success. A target that succeeds on its saving throw or the
effect ends for it is immune to Spear’s Intimidate.

BONUS ACTIONS
Second Wind (Recharges on a Short or Long Rest). Madame Spear regains 25 hit points.
REACTIONS
Parry. Madame Spear adds 4 to her AC against one melee attack that would hit her. To do so, she must see the attacker and be
wielding a melee weapon.

LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Madame Spear can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be
used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Madame Spear regains spent legendary actions at the start of
her turn.
Move. Madame Spear moves up to her full movement speed without provoking attacks of opportunity.
Spear. Madame Spear makes one melee attack with her spear.
Stealth (Costs 3 Actions). Madame Spear takes the Hide action.

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