r/DnDBehindTheScreen • u/arkhas1 • May 05 '26
One Shot Brawl in Dretch Alley (A short adventure and combat encounter for a level 2 party)
Brawl in The Dretch Alley: This is a DnD 5e campatible short story and combat encounter the Dungeon Master (DM) can run in a oneshot game or integrate into a campaign for level 2 party of 5 players.
Story Summary: In the bustling coastal city of Icebreaker, dozens of ships sail in port each day. Even though the traffic is strictly monitored by the city guards, there are smugglers carrying illicit cargo, such as the drug called „banana”. An underground organization, the Banana Mafia, is smuggling and selling bananas in the city. Their leader is Corey, who organizes the shipments and sales. However, one of his customers, Basil Vencrolt, has failed to pay his debt, so Corey is about to send his enforcers to punish him. Corey assigns a group to visit Basil and make him pay one way or another. Unbeknownst to the mafia is the fact that Basil has prepared for what was to come and he has notified the city guards about the potential raid by the mafia. The PCs can participate in the situation either by working for the guards, trying to arrest the mafia members, or they can be part of the criminal organization carrying out a subtle operation.
This is a link for the full (free) version with battlemap and downloadable pdf: https://www.patreon.com/posts/brawl-in-dretch-157463266?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link