Unearthed Evil

Adventures
A Brief Tour of the Realms The Cursed Farmer The Mad Wizard Beast Intentions Terror in the Dark Unearthed Evil Escort to Waterdeep Waterdeep Detours Underdeep Cartography The Silken Swamp Supply Run The Mists of Ravenloft Family Entanglements Tower on the Lake Seeds of Deceit Flies on the Wall Backtracking Through Barovia Excavating History Towering Expectations Who Lurks in Lurkwood Orcs Are Wild The Sunless Citadel Meepo's Quest Lost in the Goblin Halls The Twilight Grove Into the Unknown The Prison of Velkynvelve Lost in the Underdark Leemooggoogoon Rises Neutral No More Encroaching Madness The Dark Heart The Alien Underdark The Oozing Hunger The Madness of Zuggtmoy The Cult of Lolth The Demon Lords of the Abyss Vecna Lives! Vecna Loots! Return to the Tomb Heatwave The Dread Domain of Tovag The Castle of a Thousand Vecnas The Sanctum of the Sword Get Back In The Castle Checkmate Vecna Out!
Campaigns
A Grand Tour of the Sword Coast‎ Tomb of Annihilation‎ Waterdeep: Dragon Heist‎ Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus‎ Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Light of Xaryxis Turn of Fortune's Wheel

Unearthed Evil is one of the adventures in the campaign A Grand Tour of the Sword Coast.

	A local mine needs your help to solve a goblin problem
Requirements	Must have completed "A Brief Escort through the Realms" Must have completed 12 Grand Tour adventures or variants
Objectives	Complete Area 100
Rewards	×200 ×???	Formation

Variants

No Time To Rest

	A local mine needs your help to solve a neverending goblin problem
Requirements	Must have completed "Unearthed Evil"
Objectives	Complete Area 150
Restrictions	Monsters spawn continuously (timer between spawns reduced to 1 second), but drop a quarter of the gold they normally do
Rewards	×300 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 250	×9.80e03 ×750
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 275	×1.54e04 ×950
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 300	×2.44e04 ×1,150
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 325	×3.86e04 ×1,400

Invisible Shadows

	A local mine needs your help to solve a goblin problem and a shadow problem
Requirements	Must have completed "Unearthed Evil" Must have completed 13 Grand Tour adventures or variants
Objectives	Complete Area 200
Restrictions	Shadow monsters attack your formation randomly Shadows are invisble and cannot be damaged until they reach you, then they are revealed and can take damage Shadows move quickly and don't block spawns
Rewards	×400 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 300	×2.44e04 ×1,150
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 325	×3.86e04 ×1,400
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 350	×6.10e04 ×1,700
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 375	×9.65e04 ×2,100

Waves

Type	Waves	Bosses	Favored By
beast	12	2	Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc, Zorbu
demon	5	1
elemental	4	1
flying	8	1
gnoll	5	1
goblin	26	2
hobgoblin	8	3
humanoid	32	6	Dynaheir, Ezmerelda, Jaheira, Minsc, Zorbu
melee	50	8
ranged	3	2
undead	6	1	Brother Uriah, Ezmerelda, Jaheira, Minsc, Nerys, Wyll, Zorbu

Wave	Tags	Monsters	Monster Tags	Image
1	outdoors	Wolf Pup	beast melee
2	outdoors	Giant Bee, Wolf, Wolf Pup	beast flying melee
3	outdoors	Bear, Giant Bee, Wolf	beast flying melee
4	outdoors rain	Bear, Wolf	beast melee
5	outdoors rain	Bear ×5, Wolf ×5	beast melee
Boss	outdoors rain	Grizzly Bear	boss beast melee
6	outdoors rain	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
7	outdoors rain	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
8	outdoors rain	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
9	outdoors rain	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
10	outdoors rain	Goblin ×10	goblin humanoid melee
Boss	outdoors rain	Goblin Scout	boss goblin humanoid melee
11	outdoors	Bear, Wolf	beast melee
12	outdoors	Gnoll	demon gnoll humanoid melee
13	outdoors	Gnoll	demon gnoll humanoid melee ranged
14	outdoors	Gnoll	demon gnoll humanoid melee ranged
15	outdoors	Gnoll ×10	demon gnoll humanoid melee ranged
Boss	outdoors	Gnoll Leader	boss demon gnoll humanoid melee
16	outdoors	Bear, Gnoll, Wolf	beast demon gnoll humanoid melee
17	outdoors	Bear, Goblin, Wolf	beast goblin humanoid melee
18	outdoors	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
19	outdoors	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
20	outdoors	Goblin ×10	goblin humanoid melee
Boss	outdoors	Goblin Warleader	boss goblin humanoid melee
21	outdoors	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
22	underground	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
23	underground	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
24	underground	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
25	underground	Goblin ×10	goblin humanoid melee
Boss	underground	Hobgoblin Priest	boss hobgoblin humanoid ranged
26	underground	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
27	underground	Crawling Claw	undead melee
28	underground	Crawling Claw	undead melee
29	underground	Crawling Claw	undead melee
30	underground	Crawling Claw ×10	undead melee
Boss	underground	Upright Crawling Claw	boss undead melee
31	underground	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
32	underground	Mud Mephit	elemental flying melee
33	underground	Mud Mephit	elemental flying melee
34	underground	Mud Mephit	elemental flying melee
35	underground	Mud Mephit ×10	elemental flying melee
Boss	underground	Magma Mephit	boss elemental flying melee
36	underground	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
37	underground	Giant Caterpillar	beast melee
38	underground	Giant Caterpillar	beast melee
39	underground	Giant Caterpillar	beast melee
40	underground	Giant Caterpillar ×10	beast melee
Boss	underground	Spiked Caterpillar	boss beast melee
41	underground	Goblin	goblin humanoid melee
42	indoors	Goblin, Hobgoblin	goblin hobgoblin humanoid melee
43	indoors	Goblin, Hobgoblin	goblin hobgoblin humanoid melee
44	indoors	Goblin, Hobgoblin	goblin hobgoblin humanoid melee
45	indoors	Goblin ×10	goblin humanoid melee
Boss	indoors	Hobgoblin Priest	boss hobgoblin humanoid ranged
46	indoors	Goblin, Hobgoblin	goblin hobgoblin humanoid melee
47	indoors	Goblin, Hobgoblin	goblin hobgoblin humanoid melee
48	indoors	Goblin, Hobgoblin, Shadow	flying goblin hobgoblin humanoid undead melee
49	indoors	Goblin, Hobgoblin, Shadow	flying goblin hobgoblin humanoid undead melee
50	indoors	Hobgoblin ×10	hobgoblin humanoid melee
Boss	indoors	Shadowy Hobgoblin	boss hobgoblin humanoid melee

Transcript

Unearthed Evil
A local mine needs your help to solve a goblin problem
Area	Goal		Quests & Cinematics
Bruenor:	The townsfolk have hired us to investigate a nearby mine. The miners haven't been heard from for several days, which is unusual.
1	Defeat 25 Monsters		It's a bright, sunny day, but it's several miles to the mines. Better get walking.
2	Defeat 25 Monsters		As if the wolves weren't bad enough, there's a buzzing in the distance.
3	Collect 15 Honeycomb		You're in bee territory now. May as well make the best of it.
Bruenor:	The townsfolk said there's a trail cutting through the forest that leads to the mine. Keep your eyes open.
4	Defeat 25 Monsters		The trail must be around here somewhere.
5	Defeat the Grizzly Bear		Perhaps you can get your bearings in this clearing. Uh oh, something else had the same idea.
Celeste:	Look there, Bruenor. I think I see the trail.
6	Defeat 25 Monsters		No sooner than you find the trail do goblins attack.
Bruenor:	Goblins? So close to town? This isn't good. Let's keep pressing on.
7	Collect 25 Goblin Ears		The right folk will pay well for defeated goblins. Collect proof of your conquests.
8	Defeat 25 Monsters		More goblins leap from the forest. They seem to have been waiting in ambush.
9	Collect 15 Goblin Leggings		The goblins' leggings seem quite warm. Grab a few for yourself.
Celeste:	These leggings are pretty small. We might have to sew them together to make something we can wear ourselves.
10	Defeat the Goblin Scout Leader		At last you encounter the leader of this goblin scouting party. Defeat him.
Bruenor:	It may have just been sheer luck to stumble across these goblins, but my gut tells me it wasn't. Let's get to the mining camp as quickly as we can.
11	Defeat 25 Monsters		You've nearly reached one of the outlying camps. Just a few more bears and wolves.
Celeste:	I think I see the camp ahead.
12	Defeat 25 Gnolls		Gnolls! They've ravaged the camp!
Bruenor:	These gnolls haven't been here long, and I don't see any bodies.
Nayeli:	I agree. It looks like the miners had fled before they arrived.
Bruenor:	Let's keep looking around.
13	Collect 1 Journal		Search for signs of the missing miners.
Celeste:	The entries in this journal stop several days ago. The only thing out of the ordinary is a new chamber the miners recently broke into. It's not much, but it's a lead.
14	Defeat 25 Gnolls		Start making your way through the camp towards the main mine.
15	Defeat the Gnoll Leader		The leader of the gnolls has shown himself. Take him out.
16	Defeat 25 Monsters		There are still a few gnolls out here. Best take them out.
17	Collect 10 Hunter Traps		Make your way up the mountain towards the main mining camp.
Bruenor:	More goblins? I was right. The scouting party before wasn't a coincidence.
18	Defeat 25 Monsters		There's a huge swarm of goblins milling around what appears to be a hastily constructed stockade.
Trapped Miner:	Finally! We've been holed up here for days! Please help us out!
Bruenor:	Hold on! We'll find you some more supplies.
19	Collect 5 Hammers		The miners constructed some crude defenses against the goblin horde. Help them shore up the stockade by finding some hammers.
Goblin Warleader:	Interlopers! You will not stop the master's return!
Bruenor:	Who?
Goblin Warleader:	Kill them!
20	Defeat the Goblin Warleader		The goblins are massing for another push! Stop them!
Trapped Miner:	The goblins showed up a few days after we broke into a new chamber in the deepest shaft. They seemed to almost not see us at first, they were so preoccupied with getting to that chamber.
Bruenor:	We'll get to the bottom of this.
21	Defeat 25 Goblins		Make your way into the mine.
22	Collect 20 Coils of Rope		You might need rope once you're down there. Grab some rope.
23	Collect 10 Lanterns		Couldn't hurt to grab a lantern or ten as well.
24	Collect 5 Pickaxes		And maybe some pickaxes.
Bruenor:	I think we're well supplied. Let's head into the first chamber.
25	Defeat the Hobgoblin Slaver		As you enter the chamber a hobgoblin appears, dragging several chained-up miners.
Freed Miner:	Thank you, champions!
Bruenor:	Get to the surface. Your companions have fortifications that should hold for now.
26	Defeat 25 Goblins		Now that you're well supplied, make your way deeper into the mine.
27	Defeat 25 Monsters		Eww! This chamber is filled with creepy crawling claws!
Celeste:	These aren't natural. Something or someone must have caused them to be here.
28	Collect 15 Rusted Rings		See if they're wearing anything useful.
29	Defeat 25 Monsters		They're trying to grab you and pull you down! No! Stop that!
30	Defeat the Crawling Claw Boss		One of these claws is bigger than the others. Defeat it, and maybe they'll stop.
Bruenor:	I'm happy to be away from those things. Let's find a less creepy chamber to explore.
31	Defeat 25 Goblins		Find a less creepy chamber to explore.
32	Defeat 25 Monsters		The air in here is thick with dust. Augh! The dust is alive!
33	Collect 10 Ore Samples		Some of the rocks in this room look valuable. Better grab a few. Adventuring ain't cheap.
Celeste:	If we breathe much more of this dust, we're not going to be well.
Bruenor:	Let's see what we can scavenge that might help.
34	Collect 10 Dusty Cloths		Find something to hold over your mouths. Any cloths will do.
Jarlaxle:	Is it just me, or is it getting warmer in here?
35	Defeat the Magma Mephit		A glow appears further down the shaft. It's getting closer.
36	Defeat 25 Goblins		It's getting tighter and tighter as you go deeper into the mine.
37	Defeat 25 Monsters		What's this? Giant caterpillars? Eww!
Jarlaxle:	I think we have a new candidate for creepiest chamber.
38	Collect 5 Trapped Miners		There are strange cocoons dotting this chamber. Break some open.
39	Collect 10 Long Silk Strands		The silk the cocoons are made of seems to be pretty strong. Might be useful.
40	Defeat the Caterpillar Boss		These caterpillars don't seem happy that you're stealing their food and silk.
41	Defeat 25 Goblins		This must be where the miners broke through.
Celeste:	This is no normal chamber. Look at the stonework. This was a temple. Someone built this.
42	Defeat 25 Monsters		As you explore the chamber, the goblins' true masters appear. Hobgoblins, and lots of 'em.
Bruenor:	Look at the symbols on the wall. They look like the same as the ones on the clothing the goblins are wearing.
Celeste:	Worshippers?
Bruenor:	Yes. And unless I'm mistaken, that's the symbol of Maglubiyet, the goblin god of war.
43	Collect 15 Clothing Scraps		Collect goblin clothing scraps for closer inspection.
44	Collect 10 Chipped Symbols		Chisel a couple of the symbols off of the wall to compare them to the cloths.
Jarlaxle:	We could have just held the cloth up against the wall to compare them.
Bruenor:	Well, this was more fun. These symbols are definitely of Maglubiyet. What is a temple to him doing so far underground?
Hobgoblin Priest:	Begone from this place! You shall not keep us from our god!
45	Defeat the Hobgoblin Priest		The goblins are pushing back hard against you! Push through them to the inner chamber!
46	Collect 1 Tapestry		The inner chamber has been decorated with detailed tapestries. Examine one.
Celeste:	This tapestry shows some goblins and hobgoblins praying to a dark shadow.
47	Collect 1 Tapestry		Collect another tapestry.
Celeste:	This tapestry shows the shadow being banished to another realm by a group of priests.
48	Collect 1 Tapestry		Collect a final tapestry.
Celeste:	This tapestry shows a group of creatures being rewarded greatly for freeing the shadow. I think that's what these goblins are trying to to do.
49	Defeat 25 Monsters		Shadows appear from all angles. Defeat them!
Shadowy Hobgoblin:	You cannot stop us! Already he blesses me!
Celeste:	Even the darkest shadow cannot escape the light.
50	Defeat the Shadowy Hobgoblin		Defeat the Hobgoblin Leader and smash the altar so that the shadow will never escape again.
Bruenor:	Let's destroy this altar and get out of here. I've spent enough time in the dark, even for a dwarf.
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