Hold the Forge Long Enough to Wake the Gate
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Forge FloorBrazier WalkCore Dais
Combat EncounterDND5E 2024Party L13 · 5 PCs
Hold the Forge Long Enough to Wake the Gate
Read Aloud
The forge wakes with a low, angry hum. Braziers sway on their chains as the rune rings slide underfoot and black smoke pours from the vents. Cold shapes rise from the heat haze near the core. The dretches rush the braziers while the wraiths drift straight for the leyline heart. The forge can be started, but every pulse of magic fights back.
Forces
Battlefield Zones
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Forge Floor
Black iron floor split by molten channels. Rune rings in the stone can shift 10 feet at a time when the core flares.
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Brazier Walk
Three suspended braziers hang on chains above the center. Fire here can be raised, lowered, or kicked into a lane.
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Core Dais
A raised dais around the leyline core. Pressure plates line the edge, and the core crackles with unstable light.
Terrain Levers
- Crank a brazier chain to swing fire across a lane
- Step on a pressure plate to lock a rune ring in place
- Break a vent cover to flood a zone with hot steam
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