X Marks the Spot - A Plane Shift: Ixalan Adventure for Dungeons & Dragons

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X Marks the Spot is a D&D adventure set on Ixalan, where an unlikely group of heroes escapes a vampire fort and races to capture the Hierophant’s Chalice before the Legion of Dusk does. The story unfolds through dangerous travel across the island, random encounters, and a final confrontation at the lost Temple of Aclazotz against demonic spawn. Characters are driven by ties to the Order of the Five Sacraments and offered rewards to secure the relic.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

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Pages28

Reading Time43 min

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X MARKS THE SPOT A prison escape for an unlikely group of heroes turns into a race for an ancient relic sought by the Legion of Dusk. Can you brave the unknown and capture the treasure before the enemy does? This D&D adventure is set on the plane of Ixalan, and uses 4th-level pregenerated characters. A Plane Shift: Ixalan Adventure for Dungeons & Dragons Credits Designers: Kat Kruger, Chris Tulach Plane Shift: Ixalan Design: James Wyatt Editor: Scott Fitzgerald Gray Graphic Designer: Emi Tanji Cover Illustrator: Cliff Childs Interior Illustrators: Tommy Arnold, John Avon, Naomi Baker, Milivoj eran, Zezhou Chen, Daarken, Dimitar, Emrah Elmasil, Florian de Gesincourt, Ryan Alexander Lee, Slawomir Maniak, Aaron Miller, Victor Adame Minguez, Dan Scott, John Stanko, YW Tang, Ben Wooten, Kieran Yanner Cartographer: Jared Blando MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, Magic, D&D, Ixalan, Player’s Handbook, Monster Manual, Dungeon Master’s Guide, WUBRG, all other Wizards of the Coast product names, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the USA and other countries. All characters and their distinctive likenesses are property of Wizards of the Coast. This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of Wizards of the Coast. ©2017 Wizards of the Coast LLC, PO Box 707, Renton, WA 98057-0707, USA. Manufactured by Hasbro SA, Rue Emile-Boéchat 31, 2800 Delémont, CH. Represented by Hasbro Europe, 4 The Square, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB11 1ET, UK. Background Ixalan is a land of exploration and discovery. But the Legion of Dusk—a vampire society that formed from an alliance of nobles and the church—has recently arrived from overseas to expand its territories. The legion’s army seeks to conquer the island, and the vampires have erected numerous forts in the south. However, their plans have been met with resistance from the inhabitants of Ixalan. The Sun Empire rules the coast, and has managed to tame dinosaurs enough to work alongside them. Meanwhile, the River Heralds—a loose society of nomadic merfolk tribes—move throughout the interior of Ixalan, at one with nature. These two groups have long held an uneasy accord. At sea, forces of the piratical Brazen Coalition harry the naval forces of the Legion of Dusk, which make landfall to plunder the bounty of Ixalan as they see fit. Adventure Hooks But even so, not all vampires view the current ruling establishment as the final authority. The Order of the Five Sacraments, a vampire church sect that believes in establishing a trade relationship with the Sun Empire, hopes to undermine the plans of the would-be conquerors. Overview The Legion of Dusk is ruled by rituals that require its members to feed only from the blood of their foes. As such, the legion fortification known as Conqueror’s Foothold houses prisoners—enemies of the state and others deemed ne’er-do-wells—who are slaughtered once every full moon. At the start of the adventure, the characters find themselves imprisoned at Conqueror’s Foothold and scheduled to be executed to feed their captors. Alante, a vampire cleric who administers last rites at the fort, aids them in a prison escape. She belongs to the Order of the Five Sacraments, and has been charged with opposing the aims of the Legion of Dusk. Conqueror’s Foothold is overseen by Vona, known as the Butcher of Magan. Vona has uncovered a map of the local region that shows the location of a powerful artifact known as the Hierophant’s Chalice, hidden in the south of Ixalan at the Temple of Aclazotz. The Hierophant’s Chalice is rumored to be able to create an endless supply of blood, making it potentially valuable to the vampires of the Legion of Dusk. A prophet named Arguel is rumored to have brought the chalice to the temple for un

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How is the chalice ultimately obtained in the adventure?

After traveling through Ixalan and reaching the lost temple, the party fights the demonic spawn of a bat-god and then wrests the chalice from the prophet’s desiccated body.

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