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Gribbits—Meer’s right-hand goblin—has tasked a group of neophyte adventurers with getting to the bottom of where his boss has gone, and why. This is easier said than done, of course. The explosive destruction quite accidentally meted out by the Dragon Friends some months prior has made their city a dangerous place. It’s up to the adventurers to follow the clues through the urban chaos, unravel the mystery of the missing Meer, and maybe—just maybe—expose a conspiracy greater than any of them expected.  \n(Unless the players have read this bit . . . in which case, they might well be expecting a great big conspiracy.)  \nThe Gribbits Detective Agency is a Dungeons & Dragons adventure for four 1st-level characters.  \nAdventure Summary  \nFor the past two months, Janos Meer—better known as the Beggar King—has been investigating the rise and collapse of the city’s sinister Artificer Cult. The Artificers were exposed by the Dragon Friends (working for Meer), in an investigation that culminated with the great fire that consumed half the city. With the cult outlawed, its members have seemingly fled the city, leaving their glitterman construct guards standing dormant throughout the streets.  \nIn this time of urban renewal, much praise has been given to a newly famous Barovian émigré by the name of Alexei ‘Lexi’ Holstmann. He is a recent investor inan area known as the Shipline district, where the city’s shipwrights dry-dock, salvage, and decommission decrepit warships. But Holstmann is better known for having used his wealth to open his factories to the poor and displaced folk of the city. Food and shelter are provided for all those willing to work for the Barovian merchant prince.  \nUnknown to all, Janos Meer uncovered a plot by Holstmann to convert the vessels of the Shipline into a working armada in service to the Artificers—and was seized as a result. He’s now being held in the Shipline to prevent Holstmann’s plans from being undone. The characters have just three hours to uncover this plot before Holstmann’s refurbished armada launches, and a great new power is established along the Sword Coast.  \nUnfortunately for the cause of natural justice, the characters are not the only ones investigating Meer’s disappearance. The Dragon Friends are also on the trail, and though they mean well, that group of oft-bumbling adventurers is likely to become an incompetent thorn in the side of the party. Even as clever characters expose Holstmann’s plots, the Dragon Friends will be coming to entirely wrong conclusions about the source of those plots—and possibly murdering dozens of innocents as a result. It’s all in a day’s work.  \nLocations   \nThe Gribbits Detective Agency is written to take place between seasons one and two of the Dragon Friends podcast. As such, it is located in the Dragon Friends’  \nThe Dragon Friends’ Detective Agency  \nThis adventure takes place within a tight three-hour  \ntime frame. While the characters are investigating the disappearance of Janos Meer, another group of his friends have been tasked with the same job. The Dragon Friends are on the case. Gods help us all.  \nUse the following guidelines to track the Dragon Friends’movements during the adventure. You can choose to keep Freezo, Philge, and Bobby an “off-screen” presence, with the characters dealing only with the aftermath of their aggressive inquiries. Or you can have the characters bump into them, playing the Dragon Friends using the 1st-level character sheets at the end of the adventure. It’s up to you how these two investigations dovetail.  \nDuring the First Bell. Bobby has found a coded message left for him by Janos Meer that suggests something has happened to the Beggar King","cbCaiiM2GpIkEREw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiM2GpIkEREw","pdf",3080588,15,"English","# Adventure Summary\n## Locations\n## Key Characters\n## Adventure Timeline (Three Hours)\n## During the First Bell\n## Before the Second Bell\n## Before the Third Bell","[{\"question\":\"What prompts the adventurers to investigate Janos Meer’s disappearance?\",\"answer\":\"Gribbits, Meer’s right-hand goblin, tasks neophyte adventurers with finding where Janos Meer has gone and why, following Meer’s unexpected vanishing.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the central mystery involving the Artificer Cult and the city?\",\"answer\":\"The past conflict has made the city dangerous, while the former Artificer Cult’s members appear to have fled—leaving their glitterman construct guards dormant and setting the stage for a deeper conspiracy.\"},{\"question\":\"How much time do the characters have to stop Holstmann’s plans?\",\"answer\":\"The characters have three hours to uncover Holstmann’s plot before his refurbished armada launches and a new power takes hold along the Sword Coast.\"}]","The Gribbits Detective Agency - A Dragon Friends Adventure for 1st-Level Characters | PDF",1791255128,23]