A Different School of Magic

I occassionally DM for a group of friends, and I have started writing out some of the one-shots that I did. Feel free to use or share these. Feedback is also always welcome on the github discussions for this blog. A different school of magic All the kids in the village have started to exhibit magical abilities. This oneshot tasks a party of adventurers between levels 3 and 6 with exploring the village, and checking the current solutions that have been thought out. After all: specialized help already seems to be on location in the form of Ringo Ztarr. A dubious character that offers to control the kids’ powers for a price. It doesn’t take long to figure out that this price is not only gold, but also a rare material that can enhance one’s magic. A material that can make Ringo filthy rich. A material which extraction will surely also cost the village their peace, quiet and potentially children. Can the party bring some quiet back to this small town or will they fail to uncover Ringo’s hidden agenda and help unleash a terrible new resource on the world. ...

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