Spelljammer Academy: Behold H'Catha - Spelljammer Academy

Spelljammer Academy: Behold H'Catha. Introduction This adventure, designed for three to seven 4th-level characters, is the last in a series of four adventures. The adventure takes place in Realmspace, a Wildspace system described in the series' third installment, Spelljammer Academy: Realmspace Sortie! Playing in the Adventurers League You can play the Spelljammer Academy adventures as a part of the D&D Adventurers League Forgotten Realms campaign. These adventures have been designed to be fully compatible with Adventurers League play and require no additional adaptation. Follow the guidelines present for the D&D Adventurers League for character creation and rewards, available in the D&D Adventurers League Player's Guide. At some events, these adventures might use a code to be identified more easily. The code for this adventure is SJA-04. Background Tasked with retrieving a meteorite from the planet H'Catha, the characters and their fellow Spelljammer Academy cadets boarded a derelict tyrant ship (a stone vessel built by beholders). After installing a spelljamming helm aboard the ship, the characters ran into some trouble. A fire aboard the tyrant ship killed the characters' supervisor, Petty Officer Ryeback. An investigation revealed Cadet Miken Haverstance to be the saboteur. After his capture and interrogation, Miken told the characters that he'd been hired by a mercane (a blue-skinned giant), who holds a grudge against one of Spelljammer Academy's founders, Mirt the Merciless. The mercane's name is Vocath, although neither Miken nor the characters are aware of this fact. Overview Despite setbacks, the characters are authorized to resume their mission to H'Catha. The skies above H'Catha are patrolled by beholder tyrant ships. The characters' goal is straightforward: slip past the planet's defenses, find the meteorite, and bring it back to Spelljammer Academy. This adventure is split into three parts: Part 1: The Spindle. While exploring the Spindle (a mountain...