Red Hand of Doom Excerpt
By James Jacobs and Richard Baker

The Red Hand of Doom is an exciting super-adventure that pits heroes against an army bent on domination. Rampaging hobgoblins and their allies threaten to destroy the realm and all who stand before them. Characters who dare confront the horde soon discover that these particular hobgoblins worship Tiamat, the evil queen of dragons, and eventually come face-to-face with her draconic minions. The excerpts below include the introduction and adventure outline, two sample encounters, and statistics for the encounters. (Crafty DMs may find the encounters and their relevant statistics useful in other ways, too!)

• Introduction and Adventure Outline (from Introduction)
• Marauder Attack (from Part I: The Witchwood)
• Doom Hand Cleric (from Appendix I)
• Fane of Tiamat Introduction and Mark of Tiamat (from Part V: The Fane of Tiamat)
• Tyrgarun (from Appendix I)

Tyrgarun CR 11

Male young adult blue dragon
LE Large dragon (earth)
Init +4; Senses blindsense 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., keen senses; Listen +23, Spot +23
Aura frightful presence (DC 21, 150-ft. radius)
Languages Common, Draconic, Infernal

AC 27, touch 10, flat-footed 27
hp 189 (18 HD); DR 5/magic
Immune electricity, paralysis, sleep; SR 19
Fort +15, Ref +11, Will +13

Speed 40 ft. (8 squares), fly 150 ft. (poor), burrow 20 ft.
Melee bite +25 (3d6+8/19-20) and
2 claws each +23 (1d8+5) and
2 wings each +23 (1d6+5) and
tail slap +23 (1d8+11)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (10 ft. with bite)
Base Atk +18; Grp +28
Combat Gear wand of fireballs (7th, 18 charges)
Special Actions breath weapon
Sorcerer Spells Known (CL 3rd):
1st (6/day) -- mage armor, ray of enfeeblement (+17 ranged touch), shield
0 (6/day) -- acid splash (+17 ranged touch), detect magic, mage hand, message, read magic
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 5th):
3/day -- create/destroy water (DC 21)

Abilities Str 23, Dex 10, Con 19, Int 14, Wis 15, Cha 14
SQ sound imitation (DC 21)
Feats Ability Focus (breath weapon), Flyby Attack, Hover, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative, Improved Natural Attack (bite), Multiattack
Skills Concentration +25, Diplomacy +23, Intimidate +23, Knowledge (arcana) +23, Knowledge (religion) +23, Listen +23, Spellcraft +25, Spot +23
Possessions combat gear plus amulet of mighty fists +2, ring of protection +1
Breath Weapon (Su) 80-ft. line, once every 1d4 rounds, 10d8 electricity, Reflex DC 25 half

Hook Proud father of the High Wyrmlord, cunning champion of Tiamat.

• Introduction and Adventure Outline (from Introduction)
• Marauder Attack (from Part I: The Witchwood)
• Doom Hand Cleric (from Appendix I)
• Fane of Tiamat Introduction and Mark of Tiamat (from Part V: The Fane of Tiamat)
• Tyrgarun (from Appendix I)