The Silken Swamp is one of the adventures in the campaign A Grand Tour of the Sword Coast.
Rescue a band of foolish adventurers from the Mere of Dead Men. | |||
Requirements | Must have completed "Overdue Rendezvous" | ||
Objectives | Complete Area 150 | ||
Rewards | ×300 ×??? | Formation |
Variants[ | ]
Wet Feet[ | ]
Hatchlings Underfoot[ | ]
Rescue a band of foolish adventurers from the Mere of Dead Men while spiders swarm you. | ||||
Requirements | ||||
Objectives | Complete Area 225 | |||
Restrictions | Spider Hatchlings spawn with every wave. These additional monsters drop no gold. If they reach the formation they get stepped on, killing the spider but dealing poison damage to the Champion who stepped on them. | |||
Rewards | ×450 ×??? | Formation | ||
Patron: Mirt | Complete Area 325 | ×3.86e04 ×1,400 | ||
Patron: Vajra | Complete Area 350 | ×6.10e04 ×1,700 | ||
Patron: Strahd | Complete Area 375 | ×9.65e04 ×2,100 | ||
Patron: Zariel | Complete Area 400 | ×1.52e05 ×2,550 |
Don't Look Up![ | ]
Waves[ | ]
Type | Waves | Bosses | Favored By |
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beast | 26 | 2 | Imoen[WL 1], Jaheira[WL 1], Minsc[WL 1], Zorbu |
bullywug | 5 | 0 | |
drow | 15 | 2 | |
hit-based | 1 | 1 | Binwin, Ezmerelda, Hew Maan[WL 2] |
humanoid | 25 | 3 | Dynaheir, Ezmerelda[WL 1], Jaheira[WL 1], Minsc[WL 1], Zorbu |
lizardfolk | 5 | 1 | |
melee | 50 | 6 | |
monstrosity | 14 | 4 | Ezmerelda[WL 1], Imoen[WL 1], Minsc[WL 1] |
plant | 5 | 1 | |
ranged | 6 | 3 |
Wave | Tags | Monsters | Monster Tags | Image |
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1 | outdoors | Lesser Wood Woad | plant melee | |
2 | outdoors | Lesser Wood Woad | plant melee | |
3 | outdoors | Giant Frog, Lesser Wood Woad | beast plant melee | |
4 | outdoors | Giant Frog, Lesser Wood Woad | beast plant melee | |
5 | outdoors | Lesser Wood Woad ×10 | plant melee | |
Boss | outdoors | Shambling Mound | boss plant melee | |
6 | outdoors | Crocodile Hatchling | beast melee | |
7 | outdoors | Crocodile, Crocodile Hatchling | beast melee | |
8 | outdoors | Crocodile, Crocodile Hatchling | beast melee | |
9 | outdoors | Crocodile | beast melee | |
10 | outdoors | Crocodile ×10 | beast melee | |
Boss | outdoors | Hydra | boss monstrosity melee | |
11 | outdoors | Lizardfolk Warrior | humanoid lizardfolk melee | |
12 | outdoors | Lizardfolk Warrior | humanoid lizardfolk melee | |
13 | outdoors | Lizardfolk Ranger, Lizardfolk Warrior | humanoid lizardfolk melee ranged | |
14 | indoors | Lizardfolk Ranger, Lizardfolk Warrior | humanoid lizardfolk melee ranged | |
15 | indoors | Lizardfolk Ranger ×4, Lizardfolk Warrior ×6 | humanoid lizardfolk melee ranged | |
Boss | indoors | Lizardfolk Leader | boss humanoid lizardfolk melee | |
16 | outdoors | Bullywug | bullywug humanoid melee | |
17 | outdoors | Bullywug | bullywug humanoid melee | |
18 | outdoors | Bullywug, Bullywug Spear Thrower | bullywug humanoid melee ranged | |
19 | outdoors | Bullywug, Bullywug Spear Thrower | bullywug humanoid melee ranged | |
20 | outdoors | Bullywug ×6, Bullywug Spear Thrower ×4 | bullywug humanoid melee ranged | |
Boss | outdoors | Froghemoth | boss monstrosity melee | |
21 | outdoors | Giant Spider | beast melee | |
22 | outdoors | Giant Spider | beast melee | |
23 | outdoors | Giant Spider | beast melee | |
24 | outdoors | Giant Spider | beast melee | |
25 | outdoors | Giant Spider ×10 | beast melee | |
Boss | outdoors | Giant Web Spitting Spider | boss beast ranged | |
26 | indoors | Drow Cultist, Giant Spider | beast drow humanoid melee | |
27 | indoors | Drow Cultist, Giant Spider | beast drow humanoid melee | |
28 | indoors | Drow Cultist, Giant Spider | beast drow humanoid melee | |
29 | indoors | Drow Cultist, Giant Spider | beast drow humanoid melee | |
30 | indoors | Drow Cultist ×10 | drow humanoid melee | |
Boss | indoors | Chitine Butler | boss monstrosity melee | |
31 | underground | Chitine, Drow Cultist | drow humanoid monstrosity melee | |
32 | underground | Chitine, Drow Cultist | drow humanoid monstrosity melee | |
33 | underground | Chitine, Drow Cultist | drow humanoid monstrosity melee | |
34 | underground | Chitine, Drow Cultist | drow humanoid monstrosity melee | |
35 | underground | Chitine ×5, Drow Cultist ×5 | drow humanoid monstrosity melee | |
Boss | underground | Drow Dungeon Warden | boss drow humanoid melee | |
36 | underground | Drow Cultist | drow humanoid melee | |
37 | underground | Drow Cultist | drow humanoid melee | |
38 | underground | Drow Cultist | drow humanoid melee | |
39 | underground | Drow Cultist | drow humanoid melee | |
40 | underground | Drow Cultist ×10 | drow humanoid melee | |
Boss | underground | Drow Library Overseer | boss drow humanoid ranged | |
41 | underground | Chitine, Giant Spider | beast monstrosity melee | |
42 | underground | Chitine, Giant Spider | beast monstrosity melee | |
43 | underground | Chitine, Giant Spider | beast monstrosity melee | |
44 | underground | Chitine, Giant Spider | beast monstrosity melee | |
45 | underground | Chitine ×5, Giant Spider ×5 | beast monstrosity melee | |
Boss | underground | Cleric Spider Monstrosity | boss monstrosity ranged | |
46 | underground | Chitine, Giant Spider | beast monstrosity melee | |
47 | underground | Chitine, Giant Spider | beast monstrosity melee | |
48 | underground | Chitine, Egg Sac, Giant Spider | beast monstrosity hit-based static melee | |
49 | underground | Chitine, Giant Spider | beast monstrosity melee | |
50 | underground | Giant Spider | beast melee | |
Boss | underground | Huge Queen Spider | boss beast hit-based |
Transcript[ | ]
The Silken Swamp | ||||||
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Rescue a band of foolish adventurers from the Mere of Dead Men. | ||||||
Area | Goal | Quests & Cinematics | ||||
Rogue Survivor: |
This is the fork we took down to the old road. | |||||
Bruenor: |
Aye, it leads down in ta tha swamp alright. What in blazes were ye thinkin? Ye lucky yer still breathin. | |||||
Rogue Survivor: |
I only hope my friends fared half as well. I can't thank you enough for offering to help. It was so odd appearing in the tavern, battling that spider like I was. I'm not sure what happened. | |||||
Bruenor: |
Aye, crashed right through our dinner table ye did, giant spider and all. And no worries. Happy ta help. Not every day somethin' like tha' happens. | |||||
Celeste: |
Are you sure you'll be alright here? Perhaps you should head back to town. | |||||
Rogue Survivor: |
No, no. I'll be fine. Just find my companions, there were three of us. I lost them near a manor, deep in the swamp. Tell them Thaddeus sent you. Please hurry! | |||||
1 | Defeat 25 Monsters | In the middle of enjoying dinner in Waterdeep a rogue, wrestling a giant spider, appeared out of thin air, crashing through the table. After dispatching the spider he asked for your aid. | ||||
Celeste: |
Do you think Thaddeus will be ok on the road? He seemed pretty shook up. | |||||
Bruenor: |
Well, he did say he saw his mates drug off by giant spiders. But he seems capable. | |||||
Jarlaxle: |
Do you know what we call having our friend dragged off by a giant spider in the Underdark? Normal. He'll be fine, I'm sure. | |||||
2 | Defeat 25 Monsters | The foul air fills your lungs with the stench of rot. | ||||
3 | Collect 25 Frog Legs | The journey from Waterdeep to the Mere is long and tiring. Collect some frog legs to keep your strength up. | ||||
4 | Defeat 25 Monsters | The road continues to be thick with woads and frogs. | ||||
Celeste: |
What is that smell? | |||||
Bruenor: |
It ain't me... | |||||
5 | Defeat the Giant Shambling Mound | A massive rotting heap of animated vegetation rises up before you! Kill it! | ||||
Bruenor: |
Bloody 'ells I got some on me. | |||||
Celeste: |
I'd suggest you wash off, but the water here might just make it worse. | |||||
Bruenor: |
I can't fathom what they musta been thinkin', comin out here. | |||||
Jarlaxle: |
The lust for gold can make you do dangerous and stupid things. Trust me on this. | |||||
Bruenor: |
Aye, fair nuff. | |||||
6 | Defeat 25 Monsters | You progress yet deeper into the swamp, following the rogue's directions. Watch your step and look out for crocodiles. | ||||
7 | Collect 25 Crocodile Teeth | Crocodile teeth make for a great necklace. | ||||
8 | Defeat 25 Monsters | Carefully watching your step you continue along the slick path of muck that can only generously be called a roadway. | ||||
9 | Defeat 25 Monsters | The crocodiles seem to be thinning out. You must be getting near the edge of their nesting area. | ||||
Bruenor: |
Ready yerselves! I hear something big! | |||||
10 | Defeat the Hydra | Five menacing smiles of a great hydra rise to greet you. Turn them upside down. | ||||
Bruenor: |
...three, four, five! Aye we got em all. | |||||
11 | Defeat 25 Monsters | As you follow the road deeper still you see evidence of lizardfolk ahead. | ||||
Celeste: |
It will be getting dark soon and I'd rather not contend with the creatures of the night in a place called the Mere of Dead Men. We should think about finding a place to set up camp. | |||||
Bruenor: |
How about tha' tower there? | |||||
12 | Defeat 25 Monsters | You come upon an old stone tower. It would make for a good shelter for the night. | ||||
13 | Collect 25 Lizard Tongues | It seems the tower in which you were to take shelter is occupied by lizardfolk. They eye you hungrily and attack. | ||||
14 | Defeat 25 Monsters | More lizardfolk stream out of the tower and surrounding swamp. There are so many of them! Press on and fortify yourself in the tower. | ||||
15 | Defeat the Lizardfolk Leader | The lizardfolk leader is furious with you! Fend off his attack! | ||||
Bruenor: |
Well, that' didn't go as planned. | |||||
Jarlaxle: |
Really?! | |||||
16 | Defeat 25 Monsters | The debacle at the tower resolved, you continue on, looking for any sign of the rogue's companions. | ||||
17 | Defeat 25 Monsters | Don't let their size fool you! These bullywugs are vicious! | ||||
18 | Defeat 25 Monsters | More bullywugs join in the fight. This area of the swamp is theirs and they want you out! | ||||
19 | Collect 25 Fallen Logs | It seems like the only way across the water would be by raft. Best get building! | ||||
Bruenor: |
That be a fine lookin' raft! If I do say so meself! | |||||
20 | Defeat the Froghemoth | A behemoth of a frog rises from the water ahead, don't let it stand in your way! | ||||
Bruenor: |
'Twas one big frog. A behemoth of a frog. A Froghemoth! Ah, Bruenor, ye're so clever. | |||||
Nayeli: |
I'm fairly certain that's what they're already called. | |||||
Bruenor: |
Well, ruin me fun why don't ye. | |||||
Celeste: |
I wonder who lived here before the swamp claimed it. | |||||
Bruenor: |
Dunno, lass. It belongs to the spiders now. *shudder* | |||||
21 | Defeat 25 Monsters | The manor walls stand before you, covered in webs and crawling with spiders! | ||||
22 | Collect 25 Strands of Spider Silk | You could use some additional rope, collect spider silk. | ||||
23 | Defeat 25 Monsters | A horde of giant spiders stands between you and the manor house. | ||||
24 | Defeat 25 Monsters | Fight your way through the spiders and across the courtyard! | ||||
25 | Defeat the Giant Web Spitting Spider | A web spitter stands between you and the doorway. Show it how rude spitting is. | ||||
Bruenor: |
Can't stick me to tha ground ya web slingin' monster! | |||||
Drow Cultist: |
More foolish adventurers! We will make good use of you! | |||||
Bruenor: |
Drow! On tha surface. Tha's usually not good. | |||||
Jarlaxle: |
Hey! I mean, well, frankly, that's a good point. | |||||
26 | Defeat 25 Monsters | The house is dilapidated but not abandoned! | ||||
27 | Defeat 25 Monsters | The sitting room has but a few chairs worn down to the frame. | ||||
28 | Collect 25 Cultist Symbols | Search the cultist bodies for any clue on who they might be. | ||||
29 | Defeat 25 Monsters | The kitchen could really use a good sanitizing... with fire. | ||||
30 | Defeat the Chitine Butler | From the stairs leading down a monstrosity emerges. It appears to be a horrible mix of spider and elf. With a shriek, it charges! | ||||
Bruenor: |
Bloody creature! As if giant spiders weren't bad enough! What are they getting up to down there? | |||||
Jarlaxle: |
That was a chitine. An experiment. A blend of spider and elf, meant to serve the drow. Lolth, the Demon Queen of Spiders, didn't take kindly to their not being dedicated to her and took them for her own. It looks like the drow here are trying it again. Idiots. | |||||
Celeste: |
Jarlaxle, are you alright? | |||||
Jarlaxle: |
Once we murder everything here, burn this place down, and I have a bottle of something fine and red in my hand, I'll be right as rain. | |||||
Celeste: |
Prison cells! If the rogue's companions are still alive this is probably where we'll find them! | |||||
Bruenor: |
Aye, let's search the area. | |||||
Jarlaxle: |
More chitines! How many of these abominations are they creating? | |||||
31 | Defeat 25 Monsters | You take the stairs down. It seems the drow here have created a makeshift dungeon. Cells line the walls. | ||||
32 | Defeat 25 Monsters | The cultists aren't happy to see you. | ||||
33 | Defeat 25 Monsters | Continue driving your way forward! | ||||
Wizard Prisoner: |
Help! Help me! | |||||
Bruenor: |
Aye! Ye must be one of the rogue's companions. Thaddeus sent us. | |||||
Wizard Prisoner: |
He did? Oh thank him and thank the gods! Yes, yes I managed to teleport him out before succumbing to spider poison. I woke up here. Please get me out! | |||||
Nayeli: |
These bars look very sturdy. We're going to need the keys to these cells! | |||||
34 | Collect 25 Prison Cell Keys | Find the keys to the prison cells, so you can rescue the captured wizard. | ||||
Dungeon Warden: |
[angrily speaking Undercommon] | |||||
Nayeli: |
What's he saying? | |||||
Jarlaxle: |
Fresh meat. You'll all be my prisoners. You'll never stop us. Blah blah blah. Okay, that's enough. Time to die. | |||||
35 | Defeat the Drow Dungeon Warden | The Dungeon Warden looks oddly pleased to see you. You might even believe it if it weren't for all the crazy in his eyes. | ||||
Wizard Prisoner: |
Quickly now, open the cell! Please! | |||||
Nayeli: |
Done. You're safe now. What happened? Thaddeus told us there was another. Where are they? | |||||
Wizard Prisoner: |
The drow here been performing experiments, dark rituals! Crafting those horrific half spider creatures. They took my companion earlier. The screaming stopped a few hours ago... I fear the worst. | |||||
Nayeli: |
We'll find out what happened. | |||||
Wizard Prisoner: |
Thank you. Now that my hands are free I think I have just enough strength to teleport out. If you don't need anything more from me, I cannot wait to be quit of this place. | |||||
Celeste: |
Go. We will take it from here. | |||||
Wizard Prisoner: |
Thank you and good luck! End what is happening here. | |||||
36 | Defeat 25 Monsters | The cultists have filled this area with books, dark and terrible. | ||||
Nayeli: |
These books... they seethe with evil. | |||||
Bruenor: |
I don' have tha blessin's ye do, nor taken the oath ye have, but I coulda told ye that. | |||||
37 | Collect 25 Spider Worship Ritual Books | Search through the books and find out what horrific rituals have been taking place. | ||||
38 | Defeat 25 Monsters | The cultists have been studying rituals of monstrous transfiguration. Clear this knowledge from their minds. | ||||
39 | Defeat 25 Monsters | There are far more cultists down here than you would have thought possible. | ||||
Library Overseer: |
Helping yourself to our ritual books are you? Learn anything interesting? Allow me to give you a demonstration! | |||||
40 | Defeat the Drow Library Overseer | The Library Overseer wants you to keep it down. Silence them instead! | ||||
Celeste: |
Not the finest library I've ever spent time in. | |||||
Bruenor: |
Nor I. Don' look at me like tha'. I read. Try not ta faint. | |||||
Celeste: |
Dark knowledge is being put to work here. | |||||
41 | Defeat 25 Monsters | The vault spans out before you. Its treasures hidden by a buildup of web and decay. | ||||
42 | Defeat 25 Monsters | You continue through the vault searching for the captured Cleric. | ||||
43 | Collect 25 Ritual Artifacts | Despite the decay, various rare and valuable items are still intact. | ||||
44 | Defeat 25 Monsters | The sound of chanting voices up ahead leads you forward. | ||||
Jarlaxle: |
Oh, good. They figured out how to do this with humans now. I assume that's the last companion. I'm not usually one for mercy, but I'll make an exception in this case. Are we agreed? | |||||
Bruenor: |
Aye. | |||||
Nayeli: |
Nothing else for it. | |||||
Celeste: |
Agreed. | |||||
45 | Defeat the Cleric Spider Monstrosity | The last of the rogue's companions has been turned into one of those creatures, a chitine, though one of size and power. Give them the final mercy. | ||||
Nayeli: |
We aren't finished. There is something dark and evil ahead, I can feel it. We cannot let this stand. | |||||
Bruenor: |
Lead on then. I'm good n' angry and there be no point lettin' an opportunity to introduce my axe ta evil faces go to waste. | |||||
Bruenor: |
Ugh! Nothin' good smells this bad. | |||||
46 | Defeat 25 Monsters | You enter into a tunnel thick with spider webs and the rotting smell of death. | ||||
47 | Defeat 25 Monsters | The skittering sound of spider legs echo all around you. | ||||
Nayeli: |
Scorched earth? | |||||
Jarlaxle: |
Oh yes. Everything here needs to burn. | |||||
Nayeli: |
We are in accord. | |||||
48 | Defeat 13 Giant Egg Sacs | The bulging white egg sacks squirm with eager hatchlings. Burn them! | ||||
49 | Defeat 25 Monsters | Every step you take vibrates through the webs and alerts more spiders. | ||||
Nayeli: |
The evil is upon us, stand fast! | |||||
Jarlaxle: |
Ah, a spider queen. Well, seeing as to how I can't stab Lolth Herself, this seems like the next best thing. | |||||
50 | None | A huge corrupted spider looms before you! Eradicate any last remnant of this horrible place. | ||||
Celeste: |
Let's head back and make sure Thaddeus fared alright. I do not relish telling him the fate of his cleric friend, but it must be done. | |||||
Bruenor: |
Aye. It's a burden, to be sure, but one we'll bear. | |||||
Jarlaxle: |
I'll be glad to see this place burn, personally. | |||||
Nayeli: |
Let's go. | |||||
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