Storm King's Thunder is a 5th-edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure set in the Savage Frontier region of the Forgotten Realms. It takes four to six characters from levels 1–5 up through level 10.[1]
Ages ago, giants and dragons waged war across the Savage Frontier. These battles are long forgotten by the human civilizations of today, but ancient relics remain. And now, the land shudders once more with the thunder of giant footsteps.
Hill giants raid farms for food and livestock, as stone giants lay waste to settlements in their path. Frost giants plunder coastal towns, as fire giants gather slaves. Cloud giant castles drift across the sky, casting ominous shadows on the cities of the North. But no threat compares to the wrath of the storm giants, who stand betrayed.
Puny adventurers must rise to the challenge, gather their strength, unlock the power of ancient runes, and take the fight to the giants' doorsteps. Only then can they discover a hidden evil fomenting a war between giants and small folk. Only then can they forge an alliance to end the war before it begins.
A Dungeons & Dragons® adventure for characters of levels 1–10. For use with the fifth edition Player's Handbook®, Monster Manual®, and Dungeon Master's Guide®.
This adventure takes place after the events described in Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat, but does not directly depend on them.[2] It is not set in a particular year, but is assumed to be after the Year of the Iron Dwarf's Vengeance, 1485 DR, and the orc conflict known as the War of the Silver Marches.[3]
Index
Characters
Alastrah • Arik Stillmarsh • Arleosa Starhenge • Augrek Brighthelm • Sir Baric Nylef • Beldora • Bog Luck • Braxow • Brimskarda • Chalaska Muruin • Cinderhild • Claugiyliamatar (Old Gnawbone) • Cog • Cressaro • Cryovain • Darathra Shendrel • Darz Helgar • Dasharra Keldabar • Dauner Ilzimmer • Draven Millovyr • Duvessa Shane • Eigeron • Felgolos • Ghelryn Foehammer • Guh • Harriet Uldinath • Harshnag • Hekaton • Hellenhild • Heltzer Duncask • Hyuth Kolstaag • Ildmane • Isendraug • Iymrith • Janna Merivold • Kaaltar • Kaelen Sarssir • Kayalithica • Kella Darkhope • Kerrilla Gemstar • Khaspere Drylund • Klauth • Koggin Hardcheese • Krowen Valharrow • Sir Lanniver Strayl • Leera Merivold • Lifferlas • Markham Southwell • Miros Xelbrin • Mirran • Moog • Morak Ur'gray • Morinn • Morwen Daggerford • Naeremos • Nalaskur Thaelond • Narth Tezrin • Naxene Drathkala • Nelkin "the Snail" Danniker • Nemyth • Nimir • Nym • Okssort • Oren Yogilvy • Orlekto • Othovir • Pentavasta Duncask • Pow Ming • Rool • Sansuri • Serissa • Shaldoor • Shalvus Martholio • Silvarren Loomshank • Sirac of Suzail • Slarkrethel • Sorelisa Zandra • Storvald • Tamalin Zoar • Tartha • Tholtz Daggerdark • Thullen • Tithmel • Tolmara Hysstryn • Tug • Tylandar Roaringhorn • Urgala Meltimer • Urlam Stockspool • Uthor • Vaal • Vaasha • Valken Naspeer • Worvil "the Weevil" Forkbeard • Xolkin Alassandar • Zaastrid • Zaltember • Zalto • Zephyros • Zi Liang • Zindra Winterbow • Zirazylym Referenced only
- Aerglas • Alaestra Ulgar • Amrath Mulnobar • Annam All-Father • Arleosa Starhenge • Arn Widdens • Arnzan Vashk • Artus Cimber • Asmodeus • Auril • Bjornhild Solvigsdottir • Boorvald Orcbane • Bromm • Cauldar Marskyl • Chauntea • Chazlauth Yarghorn • Dagnabbet • Dagult Neverember • Delvon Icespear • Dral Thelev • Ellardin Darovik • Emerus Warcrown • Envir Sykensdottir • Forgotten God • Greenwhistle • Gristle Pete • Gunvald Halraggson • Gwaeron Windstrom • Halric Bonesnapper • Hantanus Tarm • Harbromm • Hark • Harnoth • Harthal Zymorven • Harthos Zymorven • Harthulk Hornspear • Ice Witch • Helm • Isarr Kronenstrom • Janele Karnveller • Jarund Elkhardt • Keltar Dardragon • Korold • Kralgar Bonesnapper • Kriga Moonmusk • Krowen Valharrow • Laeral Silverhand • Lathander • Lezryk Daerivoss • Lily Hardcheese • Lily Yogilvy • Lob • Malar • Marthammor Duin • Marthun Daerivoss • Mielikki • Nalaskur Thaelond • Neri • Nestra Ruthiol • Nilraun Dhaerlost • Obould • Ogg • Ojin Voninsdottir • Osk Thunderhale • Pencheska • Phorndyl • Quinn Nardrosz • Rantharl Daerivoss • Rond Vaarson • Seriska Hungermaw • Sevembra Tumbleleaf • Skoraeus Stonebones • Stellok Kolraavi • Strog Thunderblade • Syken Nightblaze • Syreen Widdens • Taela Summerhawk • Taern Hornblade • Tharra Shyndle • Tholzar Brenner • Tiamat • Torm • Tosker Wainwright • Turlang • Tyr • Tysis Kolraavi • Uthgar Gardolfsson • Velrosa Nandar • Wolvig Barrundson • Wormblod • Xamlyn Margaster • Yan-C-Bin
Creatures
Acolyte • Archmage • Assassin • Awakened shrub • Awakened tree • Axebeak • Bandit captain • Bandit • Berserker • Black bear • Black pudding • Blue dragon • Bronze dragon • Bugbear • Cambion • Cat • Cloud giant • Commoner • Copper dragon • Crag cat • Cult fanatic • Cultist • Death dog • Doppelganger • Draft horse • Druid • Elk • Fire elemental • Fire giant • Flying snake • Frost giant • Gargoyle • Giant rat • Giant Vulture • Goblin • Goblin boss • Green dragon • Griffon • Guard • Half-orc • Hell hound • Hill giant • Hobgoblin • Hulking crab • Invisible stalker • Knight • Kraken • Maegera • Mage • Magmin • Manticore • Mastiff • Merfolk • Merrow • Mule • Noble • Ogre • Oni • Orc • Orc Eye of Gruumsh • Orc war chief • Orog • Priest • Purple wormling • Riding horse • Satyr • Scout • Shield guardian • Silver dragon • Skeleton • Smoke mephit • Specter • Spy • Stone giant • Storm giant • Succubus • Thug • Tressym • Tribal warrior • Troll • Uthgardt • Uthgardt shaman • Vampire • Veteran • Warhorse • Werewolf • Winter wolf • Wolf • Worg • Yakfolk priest • Yakfolk warrior Referenced only
- Copper dragon • Dao • Dwarf • Elf • Halfling • Half-orc • Reghedmen • Rock gnome • Shield dwarf • Treant • White dragon
Locations
The Storm King's Thunder contains a brief description of about 165 locations in Northwest Faerûn, in case the adventurers pass through any of them during their travels while they seek ancient relics. Over thirty of these locations have suggested encounters for the players to gain experience, treasure, magic items, or to move the story along. In addition, there are three featured encounters that can potentially help the party toward their goals.[4]
- Buildings & Sites
- Ascore • Bargewright Inn • Beorunna's Well • Blackiron Blades • Boar's Rest • Broken Yoke Ranch • Carnath Roadhouse • Cart and Coin • Calling Horns Inn • Danivarr's House • Deadstone Cleft • Everwyvern House • Foehammer's Forge • Frost-Touched Frog • Gildenstag's Rest • Goldengulp Brewery • Gwaeron's Slumber • Happy Cow • Harvesthome • Hooked Knucklehead • Hospice of Marthammor • House of the Triad • Ironslag • Kelvin's Comfort • The Lion's Share • Maelstrom • Merivold Pony Park • Merrymeadow Ranch • Moongleam Tower • Mount Hotenow • Nandar Keep • Nightstone Inn • Northfurrow's End • The Northlook • Northshield House • Old Tower • Othovir's Harness Shop • Pleasing Platter • Ransor's Open Road • Raven Rock • Rendaril's Emporium • River Shining Tavern and Inn • Shadowtop Cathedral • Six Windows • Speaker's Palace • Stag-Horned Flagon • Svardborg • Talking Troll • Tarmock Felaskur • Tower of Zephyros • Triboar Arms • Uldinath's Arms • Wainwright's Wagons• Watchful Knight
- Roads
- Black Road • Blackford Road • Cairn Road • Dawn Pass • Dessarin Road • Evermoor Way • High Road • Iron Road • Jundar's Pass • Long Road • Northern Means • Northfurrow • Trade Way • Triboar Trail
- Settlements
- Amphail • Aurilssbarg • Beliard • Bryn Shander • Calling Horns • Citadel Adbar • Citadel Felbarr • Daggerford • Deadsnows • Everlund • Fireshear • Goldenfields • Hundelstone • Loudwater • Luskan • Mirabar • Nightstone • Parnast • Red Larch • Triboar
- Vessels
- Moon Maiden • Morkoth
- Wilderness
- Anauroch • Ardeep Forest • Ardeep River • Arn Forest • Crags • Delimbiyr Vale • Dripping Caves • Evermoors • Kryptgarden Forest • Lizard Marsh • Mere of Dead Men • Reghed Glacier • Sea of Moving Ice • Spine of the World • Trackless Sea
- Realms
- Icewind Dale • Silver Marches
Referenced only
- Allfaiths Shrine • Baldur's Gate • Black Raven River • Blazon • Caravan Trail • Cromm's Hold • Danivarr's House • Delimbiyr River • Delimbiyr Road • Dessarin Hills • Dessarin River • Dessarin Road • Dessarin Valley • Delzoun • Druarwood • Eaerlann • Evermeet • Evermoors • Fell Pass • Flint Rock • Forlorn Hills • Frost Hills • Frozenfar • Gauntlgrym • Grandfather Tree • Graypeak Mountains • Great Worm Cavern • Griffon's Nest • Grudd Haug • Gundarlun • High Forest • High Moor • Ice Lakes • Ice Spires • Illefarn • Ironmaster • Jalanthar • Kelvin's Cairn • Korinn Archipelago • Lac Dinneshere • Leilon • Llorkh • Loagrann River • Longsaddle • Lost Peaks • Lurkwood • Maer Dualdon • River Mirar • Mithral Hall • Moonshae Isles • Moonwood • Morgur's Mound • Mornbryn's Shield • Nether Mountains • Netheril • Neverwinter • Nine Hells • Noanar's Hold • The North • One Stone • Orlbar • Ostoria • Port Llast • Purple Rocks • Rauvin Mountains • Rauvin River • Rauvin Road • Rose and Hammer • Ruathym • Savage Frontier • Sea of Swords • Shining White • Silverymoon • Stag-Horned Flagon • Stone Stand • Stone Trail • Sundabar • Surbrin Hills • Surbrin River • Sword Coast • Targos • Ten Towns • Ten Trail • Tower of the Lord Protector • Troll in Flames • Tuern • Underdark • Vordrorn Forest • Waterdeep • White Hart Inn • Wink and Kiss • Womford • Xantharl's Keep • Yartar • Zymorven Hall
Organizations
Arcane Brotherhood • Black Lion Tribe • Black Raven Tribe • Blue Bear Tribe • Ear Seekers • Elk Tribe • Emerald Enclave • Fellowship of Innkeepers • Gray Wolf Tribe • Great Worm Tribe • Griffon Tribe • Hand of Yartar • Harpers • House Amcathra • House Ilzimmer • House Margaster • House Roaringhorn • House Thann • House Xorlarrin • Howling Hatred • Iceshield • Iron Guard • Knights of the Mithral Shield • Kraken Society • Lionshield Coster • Lords' Alliance • Order of the Gauntlet • Red Tiger Tribe • Seven Snakes • Sky Pony Tribe • Thunderbeast Tribe • Tree Ghost Tribe • Tribe of the Bear • Tribe of the Elk • Tribe of the Tiger • Tribe of the Wolf • Triboar Travelers • Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors • Zhentarim
Magic
- Items
- Bag of holding • Bag of tricks • Banner of the krig rune • Blod stone • Bracers of defense • Claw of the wyrm rune • Cloak of protection • Conch of teleportation • Figurine of wondrous power • Flying sword • Gavel of the venn rune • Giant slayer • Gurt's greataxe • Heward's handy haversack • Headband of intellect • Ingot of the skold rune • Iron flask • Korolnor Scepter • Navagation orb • Opal of the ild rune • Orb of dragonkind • Orb of the stein rune • Pennant of the vind rune • Potion of gaseous form • Potion of giant size • Potion of healing • Potion of heroism • Potion of invulnerability • Potion of poison • Potion of poison resistance • Robe of serpents • Rod of the Vonindod • Sending stone • Shard of the ise rune • Spell scroll • Staff of the magi • Wand of the war mage • Wyrmskull Throne
Referenced only
- Alarm • Alter self • Cloak of the manta ray • Detect magic • Greater restoration • Misty step • Oathbow • Potion of water breathing • Revivify • Ring of Winter • Speak with dead • Spider climb • Vonindod
Miscellaneous
- Food and Drink
- Goldengulp • Old Bargewright • Winterberry wine
- Events
- War of the Silver Marches
Appendix
References
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 13. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 3, pp. 63–120. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.