3990360-Small Cultist Dungeon - The Homebrewery

Small Cultist Dungeon
n the hills of Swordcoast stands a lone barn and way. Use this to show that these cultists don’t really
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field, with a hatch hidden under some hay. know what they are doing.
However the characters stumble across this
entry, they now have a darker evil to deal with. C4. Bedroom of Doom
Feel free to add this dungeon to any campaign or
just as a one-shot made for characters level 3. Six beds line the wall of this room accompanied by two large
chests. On one bed lies a handful of handwritten
C1. Entrance room documents, while on another, several books.
After the shaky descent into the dark, you arrive at a small,
15 by 15ft room. A single torch mounted on the wall Here is where the cult sleeps and lives when not
working the field, and will return here to rest. The two
illuminates this brick square, just barely showing the spider
chests both contain freshly folded clothes and some
web in the dark corners.
personal trinkets.
If a character examines the documents, read the
A long ladder goes from the middle of this room all the following.
way up to the hatch about 15ft up. A large sliding grate
divides this room from the study (C2) but can be lifted
with a successful DC 12 Strength check. These documents have been hastily written and are crop
If the players make too much noise, have the two earnings. It shows an incredibly low crop count when
Cultists in C2 get ready for a surprise attack. suddenly rocketing up to be extremely successful.
C2. Dark Study

The books are just normal literature.
A musty green carpet sits on the floor of this room slightly C5. Kitchen
askew to the alcove that becomes another room in the dark.
Another torch flickers on the western wall, periodically Past a dark hallway is a rather large room with a circular
showing the spines of books lined in the shelves on the table taking up most of its space. On the far wall stands a
eastern side. A table in the far corner is topped by a handful stove and next to it a table with food. Around the circular
of coins and three unidentifiable potions. table are chairs, and on it are a couple of letters and a rolled-
up piece of parchment.
Two Cultist study here, ready to attack any trespassers.
The books on the shelves are mostly about the dangers Two Cultists are hanging out here, one armed with a
of summoning as well as some about arcane symbols. knife instead of a Scimitar. The rolled-up parchment
The table has 2 gold and 24 silver spread out on it as seems to be someones will, telling whoever reads this to
well as a Potion of Animal Friendship, a Potion of give his earnings, house, and an Immovable rod to his
Healing, and a bottle with Oil of Slipperiness in it. Feel daughter that lives in Phandalin should he die.
free not to mention what potions these are to your Some letters are the Cultists, containing 2gp total,
players or have the Cultists themselves use them. and are not sealed yet. One other seems to be from
If the players take more than three rounds to deal someone else. If the characters read this letter, read the
with the cultists in this room, have the one in C3 following.
summon 3 Ayssal chickens that will help attack the
players. Dear Eliza
C3. Summoning Circle We are almost done with the farm and will soon start
shipping off crops to Neverwinter. I do so long to see you
A large ring is drawn on the brick floor, containing further once more when we arrive there. I was wondering if you
more circles inside it. would like to head down to the port with me then to watch
the incoming ships?
Another Cultist stands here, summoning something. If
interrupted, he catches flame, gets taken out by an Another sliding grate separates this room from the next
eldritch tentacle, or dies in some other horrible or funny but can be lifted with a successful DC 12 strength
check.
C6. Minotaur Room
A huge room illuminated by a chandelier is where you find

yourselves. Two large casks lay in the eastern corner with red
liquid on the floor around it. On the other side of the room
lays several sacks and dried meat as well a large tub of water.
In the middle lays a large pile of gold.
In this pile of gold lays a Minotaur hidden, and will

attack once the players interact with the gold, wine
(which is in the casks), or the door to C7 which only
opens once the Minotaur is dead.
In the bags are several weeks worth of rations, and
the pile of gold contains 100gp, 250sp, and 400cp.
The Minotaur is a failed summoning ritual where one
of the Cultists offered their life to become this beast.
C7. Treasure a Plenty
This long room with barely enough light to show the far wall
is cluttered with chests, coins, and crystals.
This room is where the cult kept their money and

earnings from the farm. The piles of gold in this room
are worth a total of 15gp and 200sp. The three crystals
are worth 80gp each. The chests contain the following.
Chest 1: This chest contains an Immovable Rod and
10gp.
Chest 2: Contains two Potions of Healing, 20gp, and
10sp.
Here lays a Bracers of Archery as well as 205cp.
200gp, 30sp, and 102cp
Feel free to change the loot, enemies, and location to
better fit your DnD campaign! Do also encourage your
players to go deliver the will to its rightful recipient in
Phandalin, where the girl will take the money but leave
the Immovable Rod with the players.
Authors note
This is my first homebrew dungeon and map so I hope you
enjoyed it! I’ll post more on Reddit (u/Lunden1) and possibly
other sites.

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C2. Dark Study

A huge room illuminated by a chandelier is where you find

In this pile of gold lays a Minotaur hidden, and will

This room is where the cult kept their money and

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