The Riddle of Peader O'Heyne | New 15th-Level Side Trek for Fifth Edition (Patreon)

Note: The download links are below at the bottom of the page. You'll find the basic version of the mini there, full release with all color variants, cutfiles, etc, coming this Friday!

Leprechauns are small fey creatures who delight in pranks, mischief, and sometimes even the torture of unsuspecting humanoids whom they come into contact with. Some stories tell tales of capturing leprechauns, forcing the creatures to grant them three wishes. Other stories are more cautionary: a captured leprechaun fights like a trapped animal, more dangerous and hateful than even the most powerful chromatic dragon.

Where to Add This Encounter

This side trek is designed for three to seven 11th-16th-level characters and is optimized for five characters with an average party level (APL) of 15.

The leprechaun's lair can be placed in any wild forest, enchanted glade, or any location in the world that would likely have a high presence of fey creatures. Typically, the actual lair is far from humanoid settlements with the exception being one or two hamlets within five miles.

The adventure assumes that the characters must track and find the leprechaun for some reason, then attempt to catch it.

Adventure by DMDave

DMDave created this five-page St. Patrick's Day-themed adventure for you. The adventure includes a description of the encounter, the Fifth Edition statistics for a leprechaun (Challenge Rating 17!!!), plus a whole bevy of riddles for you to tease your characters with.

DMDave makes daily monsters, weekly adventures, and a whole ton of other Fifth Edition content with Patreon tiers starting at $1.

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Battle Map by Cze/Peku

The leprechaun's lair map featured in this adventure was created by battlemap experts Cze/Peku. Cze/Peku and killer pro-illustrators who create 2-3 battlemaps per month for their Patreon. Not only do these maps come in high-resolution, easy-to-download format, but they sometimes create as many as 8-10 different variants for each.

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Magic Item by The Griffon's Saddlebag

Need a little luck in your life? The Griffon's Saddlebag is tossing a coin to your characters—the fortune's fivepence to be exact. The Griffon's Saddlebag creates daily Fifth Edition compatible magic items. And if you join his Patreon now, you get access to over 400 different magic items.

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Printable Miniatures by Paper Forge

Peadar O'Heyne is ready for his close up—the team over at Paper Forge has created an amazing full-color printable leprechaun miniature for you to use in this adventure. Patrons of Paper Forge get access to dozens of high-quality, full-color miniatures with multiple variations to be used in Fifth Edition games or other TTRPGs.

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Title Track by Music d20

What would a fight with a leprechaun be without an Irish jig to accompany it? Music d20's Will Savino created the adventure's title track, the Riddle of Peadar Oheyne to go along with the adventure. Will creates mesmerizing, professionally-produced music for Fifth Edition adventures and encounters, unlike anything you've ever heard before. 

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Note: quick edit fixing the adventure hooks.