All Goblins Day FtVV


Adventure Briefing


The week before All Goblins Day, there were reports of giant chickens and other aggressive fowl terrorizing the country-side. The secret behind it all is goblin Professor Sza Linski, who has been conducting experiments with a growth ray. The locals have embraced the change, quickly forming factions.   For the Players. Giant fowl have been attacking people across the countryside, and the southern Baron has hired you to find the source. Your search leads to the goblin city.
Level Range: 3-4
Tags: Breadcrumbs, Mayhem, Poultry   Connections: Crammin, Goblins, All Goblins Day
Monsters: Flying Snake, Giant Vulture, Mage, Owlbear   Download PDF: Ko-fi, DriveThru RPG


The Giant Birds


The birds include chickens, turkeys, and other fowl. Giant vulture stats. The birds understand common but can’t speak.  
  • Behavior. The bird’s aggression stems from inflated egos, not malice. Their size is proof of superiority. They will assert dominance over smaller creatures, except goblins.
  • Eggs. The massive eggs are viewed by goblins as “holy.”
DC 12 Animal Handling. Avoid conflicts with the enlarged birds by using large quantities of food or stoking their egos.


Investigation


Crammin is a patchwork of absurdity, but every cranny offers insight. The characters will need to interact with the locals and connect the pieces they’ve uncovered. The characters should be led to the hills in the northwest and discover Lil’Labs. Most clues point to geographical details. Each clue on its own isn’t enough to deduce the location. Aligning with a faction may provide aid in deciphering the uncovered clues.


The Factions


Crammin has transformed into a strange world. Goblins trade in giant feathers, patrol with drumstick clubs, and have split into factions, abandoning their old lives entirely. They believe this happened because of the wishbone broken today on All Goblins Day. Rumor says the Vultures’ leader, Sister Chick, made the winning wish, though no one knows what it was.   The Gobblers
Leader: Snack
"A feast for the ages!"   The birds are unlimited food. They now catch, roast, eat, and repeat. They view Nuggets as waste and Vultures as nerds.  
    A Clue: The birds taste like ironwood and juniper.

The Nuggets
Leader: The Liver Broker
"Raise ‘em right!"

This is profit. They’re building coops and domesticating. They view the Gobblers as thieves and the Vultures as fools.  
    A Clue: Some of the merchandise is marked.

The Vultures
Leader: Sister Chick
"Glory to the new world!"   A cult that believes the birds are angels. They hold “bawkings,” to interpret decrees. Everyone else are heretics.  
    A Clue: The clucks speak of the "Great Machine.”



New Crammin Locations


The Feather Market
Gobblers trade roasted meat, giant feathers, and eggs. The area is filled with smoke and blood. New signs are hung everywhere.  
  • A Clue: They have been scavenging juniper for the cooking pits. “The nutty ironwood flavor? They must eat it.”
  • DC 12 Nature. Ironwood grows in the northwest hills.

Cluckspire Coop
A towering, rickety thing where the Nuggets guard their live-stock. Goblins are chasing big chicks and yelling “BAWK.”  
  • A Clue: A half-drawn map scribbled with ‘Bird Trails.’
  • DC 12 Survival. This leads through the human district.

The Great Cock
A scrap-filled temple where the Vultures preach. The biggest birds rest here, looking down on their flock from the balcony.  
  • A Clue: Inquiry reveals the wishbone has no power and never did. Sister Chick’s wish was for a fish, which she didn’t get.
  • Persuasion. Sister Chick has had real visions of a cave.


Running Afoul


Where the larger human houses begin, a bird gang now rules. Nests line the streets. When the characters enter, the birds attack.   Encounter. 1x Giant turkey (owlbear) challenges the biggest foe. 2x Giant chickens (giant vulture) walk on the rooftops. 4x Tiny ducks (flying snake) flit about wildly as a distraction. If the ducks hit a character, they steal an object and fly away.  
    A Clue: The bird legs are all branded with a lightning symbol.


Lil’Labs & The Professor


Found in the northwest hills, the entrance is marked by a lightning bolt symbol and hidden behind hastily placed defenses. The lab is in a cave with birds of various sizes and stages of mutation. The growth ray is a machine on a raised platform.   Chicken Wire. Creatures larger than Small treat the entrance as difficult terrain. DC 10 Acrobatics to avoid.   Repellent Mist. Herbs and chemicals spray from a crude nozzle. DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute.   Encounter. The goblin Sza, is muttering about how to fix everything. She refuses to surrender but isn’t openly destructive.  
  • 1x Professor Sza Linski (mage) uses tech flavor over magic.
  • 1x Giant turkey (owlbear) that is protective of Sza.
  • 1x Mutated giant chicken (giant vulture) who upon their death, afflicts creatures in a 10 ft. radius with Wild Magic (see reference) with no saving throw. All results last for 1 minute.
Lair Actions
On initiative 20 the growth ray causes an effect that lasts 1 round:   Growth. All fowl increase by 1 size category. Their strength checks and saving throws are made with advantage and all melee attacks deal an additional +1d4 damage.   Shrink. Sza’s enemies must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw. If a creature fails they shrink 1 size category. Creatures affected this way have disadvantage on Strength checks and saving throws and deal -1d4 damage on melee attacks.
 

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Rewards


Payment. 100 gp each and per diem of 25 gp.   Lil’Labs. Contains a wand of enlarge/reduce, 1x potion of healing, scroll of dominate beast, bagpipes, and a poisoner’s kit.   Factions
If the characters helped a specific faction or gained renown, they may gain the following rewards:   Gobblers. Giant Eggs. If characters collect any giant eggs they may be able to breed and raise giant fowl themselves.   Nuggets. Bag of Devouring. They have been putting the gold in it, not knowing it is a bag of devouring, assuming the accountant from the day before ran off with the money.   Vultures. Feather Token: Swan Boat. Gifted by the most gracious of the giant birds from their now magical roost.


Wand of Enlarge/Reduce


Wand, uncommon (requires attunement by a spellcaster)   This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 of its charges to cast the Enlarge/Reduce spell (save DC 13) from it.   The wand regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the wand's last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the wand crumbles into ashes and is destroyed.   History. Made of metal and attached to an unknown power source, this wand is the remnants of Professor Sza Linski’s growth ray.


GM Advice


The vibe is intended as Mad Max meets Chicken Run.   Speak with Animals. If anyone can speak with animals, the fowl tend to follow these traits:  
  • Turkeys. Self-important crime bosses. They challenge those who threaten their rule and care about personal territory.
  • Chickens. Tough enforcers that strut with confidence, backing it up with intimidation. Love food of all kinds.
  • Ducks. Quick-feathered street thugs, always looking to steal something and duck into hiding. Cowards at heart.
  • Other Misfits. Play up their eccentricities.
Sza never meant for things to go this far, but they aren’t going to stop now. She is not intended as a sociable character with peaceful roleplay. Sza would rather see what her inventions can do than hand them over to random upstarts.


All Goblins Day


6th of Sapphire.   Goblins do not typically celebrate their own birthday, instead, everyone celebrates on the same day known as All Goblins Day. It is said this is the moment Thurknot (goddess of goblins, survival, vengeance) was discovered by Lothor (god of forgiveness, justice, service) and saved. The day begins by breaking a wishbone in special thanks to Thurknot, saying grace before a giant feast, and then dancing.  
    Important Items: Wishbone
    Rituals: Breaking the wishbone, dancing, feasts
    Celebrated Locales: Not specific, wherever goblins are
Optional Rules
  • Goblins receive temporary hit points equal to their level at the start of the day.
  • Whoever wins the wishbone gets a +1 bonus to saving throws for 24 hours.

Wild Magic Table


1d6 Effect
1 You must bawk when you talk.
2 Feathers sprout on your arms & legs. Fly speed 5 ft.
3 You are affected by the spell spider climb.
4 You turn bright yellow & shed light for 30 ft.
5 A 5 ft. wide, 20 ft. deep pit opens under you.
6 You are trapped in a giant egg. AC 10. HP 5.


NPCs


Snack
C/N, Male, Goblin Chicken Leader   Dented metal with feather plumage and a mask that looks like a mouth. He is excitable, speaking in onomatopoeia: BOOM!   Roleplaying Snack
Personality Trait. “I only speak one to two-word sentences.”
Ideal. “Meat. I love living in a world made of meat.”
Bond. “More chickens means more goblins.”
Flaw. “I have forgotten my old life, only this matters now.”
The Liver Broker
C/G, Female, Goblin Chicken Leader   A really old goblin with liver spots and missing a foot. She is an exceptional musician who has given that up for the birds.   Roleplaying The Liver Broker
Personality Trait. “More shenanigans in the chicken coop, means more meat and money for the Nuggets.”
Ideal. “Profits. The higher the better.”
Bond. “Being in charge means working harder.”
Flaw. “I keep forgetting I’m playing a role.”
Sister Chick
C/N, Female, Goblin Chicken Leader   Yellow robes with red nun habit. Sister Chick doesn’t understand how she got into the position she’s in, only that she pulled the wishbone and people started calling her a messiah.   Roleplaying Sister Chick
Personality Trait. “I’m a go-with-the-flow kinda gobo.”
Ideal. “Easy Money. I usually cut purses. This is a better gig.”
Bond. “I take advantage of the situation where I can.”
Flaw. “I don’t understand what is going on, but I'm fitting in.”
 

Maps


Crammin Streets Map

Crammin Streets

Lil Labs Map

Lil'Labs


Written by Chuck & Drew
Cover art by Yury Nikifarau

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