Landfall
The City:
Landfall is a small city located at the mouth of an as-yet-unnamed river in a small sea within the Reach. Sturdy walls and decent guards keep the dangers of the Reach at bay, though the populace knows that the moment you leave those walls the danger magnifies dramatically. This is the home base of the characters within the Reach, a safe haven and oasis amidst the chaos and hostility of the wider world.
City Services:
City services are simply available - they require no downtime actions and can be used at any time while characters are within the walls of the town. These are simple services - but the quality, breadth, and value of services improves as the various businesses are improved. Notably, these services usually require found items from adventures in the Reach to advance.
Mage Grimson's Extraordinary Cauldron - Home of a Mage for Hire (Level 1 - 5 exotic relics/materials to advance):
Grimson Delson Aimad Kurgu is a bombastic, expansive, and somewhat overweight human who loves brightly colored clothing, dancing, and .. frankly, a bit of indolence. He offers certain services in Landfall, but, more importantly, he's a mage-for-hire that's not averse to doing a bit of teaching if the price is right. His shop - a somewhat sumptuously fabric-covered storefront near the river - is usually open to only one client at a time. He offers spells-for-hire and other magical services on-demand.
- Identify: 10gp per item.
- Any first level wizard spell cast at 1st level, with a duration that begins upon leaving the town - 10gp
- Remove Curse: 90gp
Shrine of the Great Dragon (Level 1 - 250gp and one appropriate relic to advance):
A small shrine along the southern road, it is maintained by a pair of kobolds - Sanguine Tooth of House Imir and their mate, Greeneye. They're hard to tell apart; the two have iridescent scales that fade from red to blue as the light shifts and often wear similar clothing, well-made and sturdy as befits a citizen of the Holy Dragon Empire. They're both relatively old, veterans of Empire service and suprisingly erudite. As clerics of the Dragon, they offer healing, succor, and more advanced services to those who live within the town.
City Actions:
Several downtime actions are available within the city - many of them can be upgraded across three levels. The current level of each service, the service provided, and the cost to improve the service is noted here. Activating any of these services is done with a Downtime Action, and the effects are in play as of the next mission and its objective for a given character. Services can be activated by every character; there's no upper limit to the number of times a service may be activated, save that any given character may only activate one service between Missions.
The Indigo Flail - A Tavern (Level 1 - 250gp to advance)
Run by the proprieter, a shifter (he/him) by the name of Ealdfrin, the Indigo Flail is one of the better-kept buildings in Landfall. Here there is food, water, and alcohol in abundant quantity. The building represents the social hub of the town; it is where local meetings are held, jobs are traded, and rumors abound. Anyone who's anyone comes here eventually... after all, where else is there to go?
A character may activate the tavern to Carouse.
This allows the character to gather rumors, listen to other travellers in the Reach, and make contacts back on the mainland. Make a Charisma(Persuasion), Wisdom(Insight), Intelligence(Investigation), or Charisma(Performance) check and consult the table below: <<table>>
Sybel's Armaments - A Smithy (Level 1 - 250gp to advance)
Somewhat paradoxically not actually run by anyone named Sybel, the Smithy is managed by a somewhat etherial Eladrin (they/them) with piercing eyes and a thin, waiflike build that belies tremendous strength. Lionguard memorabelia - most dating to some time immediately after the Scourging, can be found in a place of honor within the building; this includes a long glaive and a suit of runed, golden armor.
The smithy is available for those that want to ply their trade - but Sybel is always looking for able help.
A character may activate the Smithy to Prepare.
Spending time sharpening your weapons, repairing your armor, and going through your gear has benefits. Take your proficiency modifier and select one piece of equipment for each; this may be a single bit of ranged ammunition, a hand-held melee weapon (e.g. a sword), or a suit of armor or shield.
- Ranged ammunition gains a +2 to damage the first time it is fired; even if retrieved, all additional damage is at base stats.
- Melee weapons gain +1 to damage for the duration of a single combat encounter (when used). This bonus is lost at the end of that encounter.
- A suit of armor or shield negates the first critical hit scored against its bearer during the next mission at the cost of a reaction. This can be done only once per item prepared.
The Literate Rose - a Library and Bookseller (Level 1 - 500gp to advance)
The Rose is a rather battered building on a sizeable plot at the edge of town. The librarian, a halfling with long braids in her hair and vine tattoos on her arms, Kari Naildriver (she/her) lives here alongside an aging and elderly riding raptor she calls "Ol' Bumble" who mostly spends each day snoozing outside in the sun. Hints abound that Kari is both older than she seems and may be more dangerous than she acts; she moves like a panther, near silent and with an intensity that hints at training, and a glance behind the counter shows a pair of longblades in easy reach. Regardless, she's usually there with a sunny smile and curiosity, ever eager to help seekers of knowledge go through the resources she's collected - and some she has for sale. The bookshelves may be run down, but the books in them - though sparse - offer a surprising wealth of historical and speculative information.
A character may activate the Library to Research.
Spending time among the books and papers - and talking with Kari about projects - gives a character keen insight into the Reach. You may take a number of study dice (d4) equal to your proficiency bonus. These may be used to enhance any form of knowledge check while adventuring in the Reach It should be noted that study dice should be kept as a resource, as they are not lost between missions.
Study dice can be used for additional actions that can be discovered or unlocked. Currently, accumulated study dice can be used to:
- Research a new spell of 1st level (5) for people who can use spellbooks or cast ritual magic.
- Identify the name of a Region or Landmark (3) when encountered on a Mission.
- Reveal a vulnerability or immunity of an encountered creature (3) when on a Mission.