The Badgers of Birchhallow

This investigative scenario presents a town in peril where the PCs have an opportunity to save the town from a mysterious threat. The mystery escalates from a small town investigation to a short wilderness traversal and finally to exploring a strange underground cave complex.

Birchhallow is a quaint halfling village famous for the quality of its tobacco and for hosting the annual Badger Festival, an important halfling cultural tradition. This year's Badger Festival is coming up, and the town of Birchhallow is all aflutter in anticipation. However, the run-up to this year's festival is not going smoothly -- many of the prized giant badgers have fallen ill, the tobacco plants are suffering from a mysterious fungus, and the largest batch of cider for the festival was found to be tainted and unsuitable for consumption.

This scenario is designed for PCs in their first career but can easily be adapted for more advanced PCs. This scenario is designed as a one-shot experience, but it can easily be integrated into a larger story as intermittent events or as the launching point for a longer campaign. The halfling town of Birchhallow is usable on its own independent of this scenario, presenting a small economic center which can act as a useful home base for rural adventures.

This scenario is compatible with “Warlock! Traitor’s Edition” by Greg Saunders. This product is an independent production by Peter D. Smits/Two Standard Deviations Studio and is not affiliated with Fire Ruby Designs. The scenario can easily be converted to B/X or a similar fantasy RPG as desired.