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Prepare taverns for ...

• posh customers
• normal customers
• shady customers

They each need ...

• a proprietor with general details
• maybe staff members
• a name
• some basic description of the location or images
• notable patrons
• inventory list

• is the slave element needed?
• why is he not from around Baldur's Gate/Elturgard?

• session notes
• create encounter
• create loot
• map #26
• tokens #23
• handouts #25
• ambience sound

Use Baldur's Gate: The Fall of Elturel, page 10, as a base.

• design front sides
• design back sides
• print
• cut out and assemble

• read chapter 4, Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus Director's Cut, page 43
• consider material from Remixing Avernus
• create new tasks, if needed

Gale has at least one connection to the underground.

Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes: The Blood War

• session notes
• ambience sound

Prepare elements for map improvisation

• trees/bushes
• roads
• water/river
• rocks

Requires: #7, #8, #9

See Remix of Descent Into Avernus: Part 1: The Beginning: Prepping the Caravan for ideas.

• Prepare 10 characters

• translate letter
• design letter
• print
• cut

Use Baldur's Gate: The Fall of Elturel, page 17, as a base.

• read DMG: Chapter 5: Wilderness

• design map
• print
• cut out and assemble

Use Baldur's Gate: The Fall of Elturel, page 10, map 1.1, as a base.

• design PCs
• design "The Dead 3" cultists
• design bandits
• design commoners
• print
• cut out and assemble

See Remix of Descent Into Avernus: Part 1: The Beginning: Prepping the Caravan for ideas.

• prepare a list of events
• prepare encounters from the list
  • Bandits attack
  • Thiefs
  • Hunt
• prepare a ruff timeline
  • 230 miles road. 7.5 days on horse and 9.5 days on horsed wagons.

Timeline

Day 1

• talk

Day 2

• passing Fort Morninglord
• passing the Order of the Companion encampment

Day 3

• refugees on the road: a wagon wheel broke
• Hellriders gallop past
• more refugees are met on the road

Day 4

• travelers catch up with the caravan. at night they try to steal food and sneak away.

Day 5

• bandits attack

Day 6

• they meet wandering entertainers

Day 7

• not enough food for the caravan

Day 8

• an argument between refugees breaks out
• Flaming Fists gallop past

Ideas for events:

• travelers catch up with the caravan
  • at night they try to steal food and sneak away.
• the meet wandering entertainers
  • they would like to camp with the caravan for an evening entertainment show.
  • want to hear stories of the adventurers.
• evening camp
  • nights watch
  • prepare meals
• refugees who went "around the corner" are attacked by bandits. They want food and coin/valuables.
• more refugees are met on the road
  • people that were using the cart, didn't want to wait any longer as they saw no help coming.
• a wagon wheel broke
  • tools are available but the cart needs to be jacked up.
• refugees talk about current events (#9) or want to hear about the PCs
  • relieving/refreshing themselves
  • evening camp
  • while walking or riding next the PCs
  • preparing meals
• Hellriders gallop past (Elturel → Baldur's Gate)
  • some of them are going to Baldur's Gate
  • some are going to Fort Morninglord
• passing Fort Morninglord
  • arriving at the Order of the Companion encampment.
• an argument between refugees breaks out
• not enough food for the caravan
  • some go hunting in the nearby woods

Refugees should be talking about Companion, Elturel, Thavius Kreeg, or Ulder Ravengard.

• design X card
• design Pause card
• print
• cut out and assemble

• session notes
• ambience sound

Use Baldur's Gate: The Fall of Elturel, page 5, as a base.

• session notes
• ambience sound

Use Baldur's Gate: The Fall of Elturel, page 7, as a base.

For each appearing NPCs:

• create a card for each NPC and add details.
• earch for an image that represents the NPC the best.

NPCs

• Flame Darmin Zodge
• Grand Duke Ulder Ravengard
• High Observer Thavius Kreeg
• Reya Mantlemorn
• Gideon Lightward
• Ontharr Frume

• session notes
• ambience sound

Use Baldur's Gate: The Fall of Elturel, page 7, as a base.

• session notes
• ambience sound

Prepare shops for ...

• magic items
• potions
• basic weapons
• general goods

They each need ...

• a proprietor with general details
• maybe staff members
• a name
• some basic description of the location or images
• inventory list

• read about their races
• read about their classes
• read about their backgrounds
• read about their backstories
• create a card for each PC

PCs

• Gale
• Kepheus Grauspeer
• Nagral
• Nodith
• Trystam Rogenvald

• session notes
• ambience sound

Use Baldur's Gate: The Fall of Elturel, page 14, as a base.

Prepare opinion for people to have for these topics

• Elturel
• Thavius Kreeg
• Ulder Ravengard
• new leadership of Flaming Fist
• new Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate
• Companion
• Hellriders
• Refugees

See Remix of Descent Into Avernus: Part 1: The Beginning: Prepping the Caravan and Chapter 1: Killing Time in the Tavern for ideas.