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The Campaign Arc

These six encounters chain together into a complete campaign. Each one stands alone, but played in sequence they tell the story of a party's journey from refugee column to the darkest depths of Davokar.

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Encounters

Encounter

The Road Through the Titans

Session 0 — Levels 1-2

The player characters are among the last wave of refugees and fortune-seekers crossing the Titan Mountains from blighted Alberetor into Ambria. They meet at a traveling encampment ...

Encounter

First Night in Thistle Hold

Urban Adventure — Level 2

The party has arrived in Thistle Hold with almost nothing. They need money, information, and a reason to stay. This session gives them all three — through a night that starts with ...

Encounter

The Overgrown Threshold

Bright Davokar — Levels 1-3

The party is hired to escort a nervous Ordo Magica cartographer named Edrell to Serand's Pyramid in Bright Davokar — a half-day's trek from Thistle Hold. The job sounds simple: wal...

Encounter

Three Travel Encounters

Drop-In Encounters — Levels 2-5

The party meets a traveling peddler on the road — a rickety cart pulled by a mule that looks older than the mountains, driven by a cheerful halfling-sized goblin named Rossko. His ...

Encounter

The Singing Ruin

Wild Davokar — Levels 3-5

The party ventures into Wild Davokar pursuing a lead — a ruin that local barbarians call Velothane, roughly three days northeast of Thistle Hold. An Ordo Magica expedition passed t...

Encounter

The Last Expedition

Dark Davokar — Levels 5-8

The party has been contracted by Magister Kullinan Frey of Ordo Magica to retrieve a specific artifact from the ruin of Saroklaw — a cathedral-sized structure deep in Dark Davokar ...

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Reference Materials

Reference

Quick Reference Guide

Corruption, Factions & Mechanics

Corruption is the core mechanic that separates Ruins of Symbaroum from standard D&D. Magic has a price. The forest has a price. Everything in this world leaves a mark on your soul....

Reference

Corruption Tracker

Printable Character Sheet

Corruption Threshold Formula: (2 × Proficiency Bonus) + Constitution Modifier...

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Pre-Generated Characters

Characters

Pre-Generated Characters — Level 1

Six Ready-to-Play Characters

"I don't fight for the Queen. I don't fight for Prios. I fight for coin. Coin doesn't ask you to believe in anything."...

Characters

Pre-Generated Characters — Level 3

Six Experienced Characters

"The Iron Pact killed my expedition. Every one of them. I survived because I ran. I'm not running anymore."...