Dreamfire HP: Roll your class’s hit die (or take max) + CON

2025, Elancharan Gunasekaran modifier (lvl 1)

Armor Class (AC): 10 + DEX modifier (unless you
The town of Brookhollow rests quietly at the journal armor)
crossroads of trade and rumor. Its heart beats Equipment: One simple weapon (dagger,
strongest in The Drowsy Mug, a tavern where shortsword, staff, club, etc.) + one personal trinket
merchants, mercenaries, and mystics alike share ale tied to your Background
and tales. Tonight should have been no different — Traits/Flaws/Bonds: Pick one each from your
mugs raised, dice clattering, songs spilling into the Background
rafters.
This character sheet anchors your journaling
But above the merriment, hidden in the shadows of choices.
a chandelier, something ancient and tender stirs: a
wyrmling of lavender scales, born from dreamfire. Act I: The Tavern Prelude (d20 Encounters)
Its breath is no flame, but a haze of enchanted
slumber, spilling like smoke over the tavern floor. You step into The Drowsy Mug, where warmth and
Patrons falter mid-laugh. Dice drop unrolled. A ale blur into laughter and song. Yet something
strange heaviness creeps into the air. drifts in the rafters: a soft haze of drowsiness,
unnoticed by most. The wyrmling’s aura curls like
You are there when the dream begins. With your smoke.
wits, will, and weapon — if you dare to use it —
you must decide whether to rouse the tavern, strike How to Play:
at the wyrmling, or let yourself fall into its Roll a d20 2–4 times.
dreaming flame. Journal each scene from your character’s
perspective.
This is not just a battle. It is a story of sleep, fire, Roll ability checks or saves if called for.
and choice — told through your journal. Let your background, traits, and flaws shape your
responses.
Step 1: Create Your Character (D&D Beyond
Style) D20 Tavern Encounters

Sketch your simplified sheet before play. 1.​ A drunken brawl erupts beside you.
Someone mistakes you for their rival. Do
Name: __________ you fight, flee, or mediate?
Race (choose one): Human, Elf, Dwarf, Halfling, 2.​ A barmaid drops a tray of mugs. Ale
Half-Orc, Tiefling splashes your boots. Roll DEX save (DC
Class (Level 1): Fighter, Rogue, Bard, Cleric, 12) to avoid slipping.
Wizard, or Barbarian 3.​ The lute player falters mid-song,
Background (choose one): Acolyte, Criminal, Folk overcome by drowsiness. Journal the eerie
Hero, Sage, Entertainer, Soldier, etc. unfinished tune.
Alignment: Any you like 4.​ A cloaked stranger whispers a dragon
prophecy. Roll Insight (DC 13). On
Ability Scores (roll 4d6, drop the lowest, or assign: success, you learn a clue before they
15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8) vanish.
5.​ A mysterious dream overtakes you —
STR: ___ were you already asleep? Journal its
DEX: ___ vision.
CON: ___ 6.​ A dice game ends suddenly as the players
INT: ___ slump over. Coins scatter. Do you collect
WIS: ___ them?
CHA: ___ 7.​ The hearth fire flickers out unnaturally,
though no draft blows. Journal the silence.
 8.​ Someone collapses asleep in your lap. 6.​ Waking Stir – The wyrmling fixes on you;
Who are they? Why might they matter? next round’s DCs are +2 harder.
9.​ A mug bursts into froth as if enchanted.
Roll CON save (DC 12) or choke and lose Your Actions (choose one per round):
1 HP.
10.​ A local priest stumbles in, chanting a Observe: Roll INT/WIS (DC 12). Learn a useful
lullaby that resonates with the wyrmling’s detail about wyrmling, tavern, or patrons.
aura.
11.​ A child wanders in, sleepy-eyed, pointing Resist: Roll CON save (DC 12). Negate the aura’s
at the rafters. Do you look up? effect this round.
12.​ Your weapon or trinket hums faintly in
resistance to the magic. Journal its hidden Rouse: Roll CHA (DC 13). Wake a patron who aids
story. you (+1 HP or advantage).
13.​ A patron begins sleepwalking, muttering
in Draconic. Journal where they wander. Strike: Attack roll (d20 + STR/DEX vs AC 13). On
14.​ The floorboards tremble slightly — was it hit, deal 1d6 damage. The wyrmling flees after 10
a snore or something beneath? total damage.
15.​ Your drink tastes wrong, bitter and
soporific. CON save (DC 12) or gain Wyrmling Stats: HP 10 | AC 13 (modify as you
disadvantage next round. wish)
16.​ The tavern door slams shut on its own.
Journal the patrons’ reaction. Act III: Aftermath
17.​ Someone calls your name, but no one
familiar is there. Journal the voice. When the wyrmling is driven off, when you fall to
18.​ The chandeliers shake, dust and scales its dream, or when you retreat, the story closes.
raining down. Do you notice the source? Journal the consequences.
19.​ A dazed patron draws a weapon, striking
at an imagined foe. Do you intervene? ●​ At 0 HP: You collapse into the
20.​ The wyrmling stirs — the prelude ends. wyrmling’s dreamscape. Journal your final
Proceed to Act II. vision.
●​ If the Wyrmling Flees: The tavern
Act II: The Dreamfire Wyrmling Battle cheers, but dreamfire lingers in town.
Journal how it changes daily life.
From the chandelier above, a wyrmling unfurls — ●​ If You Retreat: Journal the tales spread
lavender scales shimmering like embers in about your absence — cowardice,
moonlight, eyes half-lidded, wings twitching in wisdom, or myth.
dream. Its aura pulses: dreamfire.
Epilogue Prompts
Sleep Aura (roll 1d6 each round):
●​ Which of your Background bonds or flaws
1.​ Drowsy Fog – CON save (DC 12) or lose was tested tonight?
1 HP. ●​ Which patron’s fate was most altered by
2.​ Deep Yawn – WIS save (DC 12) or roll dreamfire?
with disadvantage this round. ●​ What rumor about you spreads with the
3.​ Lucid Moment – Regain 1 HP or sunrise?
auto-succeed your next action. ●​ What dream fragment still burns in your
4.​ Shared Dream – INT save (DC 12). On memory?
fail, lose 1 HP and journal the dream
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