Steamforged Games have announced their latest Epic Encounters release, and this time we’re going into the woods with Forest of the Damned and Glade of the Evil Oak.
“Can you cut down these twisted terrors, or will you end up as fertiliser? Deep in the heart of this corrupted forest, something moves in the darkness between the trees. Will these wretched creatures find you ready?”
As always, we get a box of smaller mobs (Forest of the Damned) and one hulking boss mob box (Glade of the Evil Oak), along with 5e compatible stat blocks, adventure hooks, tokens and fold-out battlemaps. Also, In an Epic Encounters first, the guest writer for Glade of the Evil Oak and Forest of the Damned is Jason Charles Miller.
Check out the full details on each of the releases, including pre-order links, below:
Epic Encounters – Forest of the Damned
[Note: minis are supplied unpainted]
Something moves in the darkness between the trees. You’re not alone in this cursed forest. Branches creek, rough bark scrapes and roots writhe just out of sight. Will these wretched creatures find you ready?
Spend a short while in this forest and your gut will warn you even where your good sense fails. A sense of unspeakable wrongness hangs thick as the canopy overhead, trailing tendrils that tug ancestral memories from your bones. The twigs snapping beneath your feet are not twigs. And the prickling at the back of your neck is not from the cold.
Run this set as a thrilling standalone encounter, as part of an existing roleplaying campaign, or combine with the paired boss encounter, Glade of the Evil Oak, for a mini campaign that’ll have your players rooted to their seats!
Inside this box is everything you need to run roleplaying encounters against this ferocious foliage. Perfect for new and experienced players, Forest of the Damned is ready to play, right away, as part of a new or existing campaign. Turn a walk in the woods into a heart-stopping encounter and test your adventurers against the ferocious foliage lurking in the undergrowth.
Discover a complete, D&D 5e-compatible adventure-in-a-box ready to unleash on your roleplayers. Including a fully-statted, scaleable encounter with story hooks and tips, a double-sided battle map, and 17 highly detailed miniatures, you can be ready to run in minutes.
What’s in the box?
– 17 Highly-detailed enemy miniatures (6 unique sculpts!)
– Encounter booklet with stats, story hooks, tips, and tricks (5e-compatible)
– Double-sided encounter map, for thematic battles
Epic Encounters – Glade of the Evil Oak
[Note: minis are supplied unpainted]
Can you cut down this twisted terror, or will you end up as fertiliser? Deep in the heart of this corrupted forest, the Evil Oak awaits you in the gloom. Will you be ready?
Deep in the heart of the forest, there is a glade with a solitary tree at its centre. You may picture a sunny scene laced with birdsong. But this is no sunlight dappled clearing, and the tree no mere sapling.
It is a twisted oak of monstrous proportions. A gnarled hand thrust from the earth, claw-like branches grasping as if to tear down the sky. A tree so corrupted by forces beyond mortal understanding, few who lay eyes on it live to tell the tale. Yet, rumours persist, shaken from shivering leaves and carried on a gloomy breeze to prickle at the skin of storytellers hunched around fires — weaving tales of wicked oak that stands sentinel over the abyss, and the souls brave enough to cleave it limb from limb…
Weave tales of wicked oak in this epic tabletop roleplaying adventure for D&D 5e.
Inside this box is everything a Game Master needs to run an earth-shattering boss encounter with the enormous Evil Oak. Perfect for new and experienced players, Glade of the Evil Oak is packed with enough prompts, stats, and thrilling lore to make even the hardiest adventurers hesitate. Use this set as the finale to Forest of the Damned, or as an unearthly climax in any roleplaying campaign. Turn a walk in the woods into a heart-stopping encounter and test your adventurers against the ferocious foliage lurking in the undergrowth.
Discover a complete, D&D 5e-compatible adventure-in-a-box ready to unleash on your roleplayers. Including a fully-statted, scaleable boss encounter with story hooks and tips, a double-sided battle map, and 1 huge Evil Oak miniature (that’s a 100mm base!), you can be ready to run in minutes.
What’s in the box?
– 1 huge, highly detailed enemy miniature (100mm base!)
– Encounter booklet with stats, story hooks, tips, and tricks (5e-compatible)
– Double-sided encounter map, for thematic battles
– 24 tokens
The writer of this piece was: Craig Neilson-Adams (aka Ceej)
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