Unriya (OON-ree-yah)

Levels 2 - 6

Themes

Religious Devotion

Religious devotion frames faith as a lifelong act. Through years of restraint, meditation and starvation; the practitioner transforms the body into a testimony of their service. In this framework, holiness is achieved when the boundary between life and death is patiently thinned, and devotion is measured by how completely one can endure.

Structure

Exposition

The PCs are part of an expeditionary or scouting group launched by Condor Panaqa, to recon the opening of an arid valley. They are on the lookout for mountain monks who semi-regularly raid the local llama herds and extort the herders. The mission requires camping in the open for mutliple nights. All the while, the party is being observed from above.

Conflict

Night Raid

^{Level 2}
PCs may role play setting up camp for the night and preparing to set the night watch and sleep.

During this time, PCs must make a DC 10 CON saving throw or take d4 cold damge from the environment.

In an indeterminate amount of time, 3-4 raiders would engage those still awake and the noise wakes anyone still asleep. After everyone awakens and take an action, a dozen more appear.
Midway into the fight, another 6 come out of nowhere to suprise and exhaust the party. PCs are knocked unconscious.

Mace-Wielding Acolytes

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
10 (+0)	14 (+2)	15 (+2)	16 (+3)	13 (+1)	10 (+1)

Armour Class: 12
HP: 32 ( 5d8+10 )
Speed: 30ft
Proficiency Bonus: +2
Saving Throws: WIS +3
Skills: History +5, Religion +5
Abilities:

Causes d8 bludgeoning damage,and the target has disadvantage on all saving throws until the end of the acolyte's next turn

Plus, 2d8 poison damage, whereby the target must succeed on a DC 13 CON saving throw or be poisoned until the end of the acolyte's next turn

Rising Action

Labour

^{Level 3}
The party awaken imprisoned in the mountain temple and stripped of their weapons and equipment. They are to serve this branch of the Taytakura as forced labour and are intentionally starved to make managing them easier.

For the duration of this phase, captives must make a DC 10 or 12 CON saving throw to avoid

• gaining a level of starvation
• reduced hp max by d6
• cannot regain hp

Subsequent checks increase in difficulty (DC 15, 20, and so on)

While doing so, this is also the phase for the party to devise and set up their escape and recuit NPCs.

Climax

Breakout

In this scene, the party enacts their plan; dealing with challenges in stealth, combat and at least one complication.

Falling Action

Confrontation

^{Level 4}
Once the party has evaded their initial pursuers, they must endure environmental hazards.
At GM's discretion, enemy encounters can be included alongside the environmental encounter.

Whirlwind _{(Recharge 4 - 6 )}

Characters must make a DC 13 STR saving throw take 3d8+2 bludgeoning damage and be flung up to d20 ft away in a random direction and knocked prone. If a thrown target strikes an object, they take d6 bludgeoning damage for every 10ft they were thrown.

If the target is thrown at another creature, that creature must succeed on a DC 13 DEX saving throw or take the same damage and be knocked prone. On a success, take half damage and isn't flung away or knocked prone.

Resolution

Get Away

^{Level 5}
The final stretch of the journey downward. This would generally be the easiest portion; as it may be too risky for the pursuers to chance an encounter with regular military forces.

Components

Cruel Tricks

If PCs ever find themselves scaling the last leg of their escape down a cliff, the GM has the option to impliment the effects of delirium: the cliff face materializes an actual face that would attack.
If they lose this illusionary fight, they would fall to their death in actuality.
If they win, they will easily walk away to a help group of NPCs who nurse them back to health.

Unexpected Hallucination

Living Wall

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
18 (+4)	8 (-1)	20 (+5)	8 (-1)	4 (-3)	5 (-3)

Armour Class: 17
HP: 138 ( 12d12+60 )
Speed: 0ft
Saving Throws: STR +7, CON +5
Proficiency Bonus: +3
Skills: Intimidation +5
Abilities:

• Target takes d4+4 bludgeoning damage and is grappled (escape DC 14)
  • When starting its turn with a grappled target, it can use its bonus action to absorb them. While absorbed, the target is blinded, restrained, can't breathe, and has total cover against attacks and other outside effects.
  • Can only hold one large target or up to six medium or smaller targets at a time.
  • At the start of each of its turns, an absorbed creature takes 3d6 damage.
  • An ally can try to pull them out by taking an action to make a DC 14 STR check and enter a space of their choice within 5ft
• Uses CHA instead of DEX to determine its place in the initiative order
• If reduced to 0 hp, it must make a DC 5 + damage taken CON saving throw unless from a critical hit. On a success, it drops to 1 hp instead.
• Targets take 2d8+2 mental damage and must succeed on a DC 15 CHA saving throw or be reduced to 0 speed and frightened until the end of their next turn

Relations

Neutrals/Bystanders

Lagart

Lagart is a rouge servant within the temple staff who desperately wishes to return home. He is knowledgeable about the temple's security measures and philosophy and can convey that information to the party.
If he is caught explicitly helping the party in some escape scheme; his face and chest will be racked with an eagle claw and thrown into a shallow pit to die from exposure; in 2 days.

Stats

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
15 (+2)	12 (+1)	12 (+1)	10 (+0)	10 (±0)	10 (+0)

Armour Class: 17
HP: 22 ( 4d8+4 )
Speed: 30ft
Proficiency Bonus: +2
Skills: Athletics +4, Perception +2
Abilities:

Advantage on attack rolls when being viewed by their master(s)

d6+2 piercing damage from javelins

Competitors

Fellow Captives

Brawler Maqakuq

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
17 (+3)	14 (+2)	16 (+3)	10 (+0)	10 (+0)	12 (+1)

Armour Class: 14
HP: 52 ( 7d8+21 )
Speed: 30ft
Proficiency Bonus: +2
Skills: Athletics +5, Intimation +3
Abilities:

(3/Day). Advantage on attack roll

One target at a time takes d4+3 bludgeoning damage and is grappled (escape DC 13)

1. Grappled targets take d4+3 or 3d4+3 bludgeoning damage
2. If grappled target is medium or smaller, they can be thrown 30ft horizontally and fall prone.
   • They also take d6 bludgeoning damage every 10ft, if they collide with anything smaller than they.
   • If the target of the collisions is size large or smaller, the target must make a DC 13 DEX save or take the same damage and fall prone.

Gains a +2 bonus to AC against a ranged attack when grappling a target. If the attack misses, the grappled target takes the damage.

Minion Kimpi

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
12 (+1)	12 (+1)	12 (+1)	10 (+0)	10 (+0)	10 (+0)

Armour Class: 16
HP: 5
Speed: 30ft
Proficiency Bonus: +2
Skills: Perception +2
Abilities:

When attacking with advantage, causes an extra 1 damage

A medium or smaller enemy within 5ft of himself and at least 2 allies, until the start of the enemy's next turn, their speed is reduce by 5ft for each opponent within 5ft of them. If their speed is reduced to 0ft in this way, they become restrained.

Guard Munan

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
10 (+0)	8 (-1)	8 (-1)	14 (+2)	14 (+2)	18 (+4)

Armour Class: 12
HP: 12 ( 5d6-5 )
Speed: 30ft
Saving Throws: CON +1, INT +4
Skills: Acrobatics +1, Arcana +4, Performance +6, Stealth +1
Abilities:

Unarmed: 1 bludgeoning damage

While grappling or being grappled, his attacks automatically hit the grappler and deals an additional 3 damage. May still make attack rolls to determine critical hits.

Fellow survivors of the night raid, though their own means, have sought to maintain their strength and band together for the final escape.

Adversaries

Master Saigh Zat

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
17 (+3)	12 (+1)	18 (+4)	16 (+3)	15 (+2)	16 (+3)

Armour Class: 14
HP: 93 ( 11d8+44 )
Speed: 35ft
Saving Throws: STR +6, CON +7, WIS +5
Proficiency Bonus: +3
Skills: Athletics +6, Deception +6, Insight +5, Intimidation +6, Perception +5
Abilities:

(1/Turn). Just before being reduced to 0 hp, but not killed, he can attack an enemy without taking an action. If the hit reduces the target's hp to 0, then he drops to 1 hp instead.

(3/Day). Can:

1. Choose to succeed in a field saving throw
2. Regain 20 HP and gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing and slashing damage until the end of his next to them

Once per encounter and only once per round after an enemy's turn:

1. Allies within 60 ft who can hear, can move up to their speed. Then enemies within 5ft of the allies who moved must make a DC 15 WIS saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute
2. Allies within 60 ft who can hear, can make a STR (Athletics) check with advantage to grapple an enemy within their reach without requiring an action
3. Can move up to his speed, then attack with advantage 5 times

One ally within 30ft who fails an ability check or attack roll can reroll and choose either result

Runner/Skirmisher Huilu

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	16 (+3)	16 (+3)	11 (+0)	9 (-1)	10 (+0)

Armour Class: 15
HP: 15 ( 2d8+6 )
Speed: 60ft
Saving Throws: DEX +5
Proficiency Bonus: +2
Skills: Acrobatics +5, Athletics +4
Abilities:

• (1/Turn). Just before being reduced to 0 hp, but not killed, he can attack an enemy without taking an action. If the hit reduces the target's hp to 0, then he drops to 1 hp instead.
• Can occupy a prone target's space
  • Deals d6 bludgeoning damage for the first time
• Gain advantage when making a DEX saving throw
• Javelin: d6+2 piercing damage

Conduit Yago

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	12 (+1)	16 (+3)	10 (+0)	12 (+1)	16 (+3)

Armour Class: 13
HP: 30 ( 4d8+12 )
Speed: 35ft
Proficiency Bonus: +2
Skills: Perception +3
Abilities:

(1/Turn). Just before being reduced to 0 hp, but not killed, he can attack an enemy without taking an action. If the hit reduces the target's hp to 0, then he drops to 1 hp instead.

Melee or Range: Targets take d12+3 cold, fire or lightning damage. (GMs choose 1 damage type per unit per game)

Brute Guaas

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
17 (+3)	12 (+1)	16 (+3)	9 (-1)	11 (+0)	12 (+1)

Armour Class: 13
HP: 22 ( 3d8+9 )
Speed: 35ft
Saving Throws: STR +5
Proficiency Bonus: +2
Skills: Athletics +5
Abilities:

(1/Turn). Just before being reduced to 0 hp, but not killed, he can attack an enemy without taking an action. If the hit reduces the target's hp to 0, then he drops to 1 hp instead.

(1/Day). Regains 5hp

Great Axe: Targets take d12+3 or d12+6 slashing damage if prone. If the target is medium or smaller, must succeed a DC 13 STR saving throw or be knocked prone.

Ambusher Garro

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
15 (+2)	14 (+2)	16 (+3)	10 (+0)	12 (+1)	9 (-1)

Armour Class: 14
HP: 30 ( 4d8+12 )
Speed: 35ft
Saving Throws: DEX +4
Proficiency Bonus: +2
Skills: Athletics +4, Steath +6
Abilities:

• (1/Turn). Just before being reduced to 0 hp, but not killed, he can attack an enemy without taking an action. If the hit reduces the target's hp to 0, then he drops to 1 hp instead.
• Dagger: d4+2 piercing damage. Deals an extra 2d6 piercing damage when attacks are made with advantage
• Targets take d6+2 bludgeoning damage and are grappled (escape DC 12)
  • If this is made with advantage, the target must make a DC 12 CON saving throw or fall unconscious for one minute or until they take damage

Religious Support Rea

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	14 (+2)	16 (+3)	12 (+1)	13 (+1)	19 (+4)

Armour Class: 14
HP: 82 ( 11d8+33 )
Speed: 35ft
Saving Throws: WIS +3
Proficiency Bonus: +2
Skills: Magic +3, Insight +3, Performance +3
Abilities:

(1/Turn). Just before being reduced to 0 hp, but not killed, he can attack an enemy without taking an action. If the hit reduces the target's hp to 0, then he drops to 1 hp instead.

(1/Day). Himself and up to 3 allies within 60ft who can hear, regain 50 hp and can ignore difficult terrain for 1 minute

Himself and allies within 30ft who can hear, have advantage on attack rolls until his next turn

One ally within 30ft can use their reaction to move up to their speed and make an attack

Soldier Jaka

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
18 (+4)	12 (+1)	18 (+4)	10 (+0)	11 (+0)	12 (+1)

Armour Class: 18
HP: 42 ( 5d8+20 )
Speed: 35ft
Proficiency Bonus: +2
Skills: Athletics +6, Perception +2
Abilities:

(1/Turn). Just before being reduced to 0 hp, but not killed, he can attack an enemy without taking an action. If the hit reduces the target's hp to 0, then he drops to 1 hp instead.

Enemies within 5ft targeting an ally, must target the soldier instead

Spear: Target takes d6+4 or d8+4 piercing damage if using two hands

An enemy targeted twice consecutively has disadvantage when attacking against allies other than the soldier; until the soldier's next turn

Taytakura monks are not the only ones living at the temples. They are no shortage of dedicated youths and strong well-fed masters who guard the compound and watch all in it.

Backdrops

Locations

Stoney Woods

The mountain tops of the Huanacauri are rocky and windswept.
There are many dirt paths going up and down the mountain that make it easier to traverse in daylight. However, even at night, these paths also make it easier for the party to be tracked.

Threats

Enemy Advantage

The taytakura monks' intense spiritual practices in such a place high in the sky, grants all sorts of advantage in their camay abilities: greater range, wider area of effects and intensity.

Plot type

Side Adventure

Subplots

• Masuruna

Related Organizations

• Condor Panaqa
• Second Quadrant

Exhaustion

A character can go without sustenance for a number of days equal to 2 + CON modifier (min 1). At the end of each day beyond that limit, they automatically suffer one level of starvation/thirst.

Starvation

A character needs one pound of food per day and can make food last longer by subsisting on half rations. Eating half rations in a day counts as half a day without food.
A normal day of eating resets the count of days without food to zero.

Starved Level	Time	Effects
Level 1: Hungry	1 day	Disadvantage on ability checks
Level 2: Weak	3 days	Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls
Level 3: Starving	5 days	Disadvantage on ability checks, attack rolls and saving throws Speed halved Must make a DC 15 WIS saving throw to resist compulsively eating anything edible and STR damage equal to proficiency bonus
Level 4: Faint	7 days	Disadvantage on ability checks, attack rolls and saving throws Speed halved Restrict any potential healing to just 10hp per round
Level 5: Critical	10 days	Disadvantage on all rolls Speed reduced to 10ft;
Level 6: Near Death	14 days	Unconscious Must succeed on a DC 15 CON saving throw each day or die

Thirst

A character needs one gallon of water per day (two if the weather is hot). Drinking only half as much requires a DC 15 CON saving throw or results in a level of thirst each day.
Drinking less than half automatically causes a level of thirst. If a character already has starvation levels, they only take up to two levels of thirst.
If thirst is three levels ahead of starvation; whenever thirst is reduced by 1, starvation is also reduced by 1.

Thirst Level	Effects	Time
Hydrated	No penalties	0
Mild Thirst	Must succeed a DC 10 CON saving throw or take -1 penalty on ability checks, attackrolls and saving throws	12 hrs
Moderate Thirst	Must succeed a DC 15 CON saving throw or take -2 penalty on ability checks, attack rolls and saving throws. Speed reduced by 10ft	24 hrs
Severe Thirst	Must succeed a DC 20 CON saving throw or take disadvantage on ability checks, attack rolls and saving throws. Must make a DC 15 WIS saving throw to resist compulsively drinking anything drinkable and CON damage equal to proficiency bonus	36 hrs
Critical Thirst	Must succeed a DC 25 CON saving throw or take disadvantage on all checks, attack rolls and saving throws. Speed reduced to 10ft. Gains one level of starvation	48 hrs
Fatal Thirst	Must succeed a DC 30 CON saving throw or die. On a success, they gain two levels of starvation	72 hrs

GM has discretion to reduce the time thresholds by half due to extremely hot environments accelerating the progression of thirst levels.