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Marzanna - Encounter - March 2022

Added 2023-03-27 17:49:31 +0000 UTC

A group of villagers stands in front of a bridge, holding what looks like a woman dressed in traditional clothes. An odd-looking knight blocks their way to stop them from drowning her. Will you find out what is really happening and prevent a tragedy on the first day of spring?

"Marzanna" is a social encounter suitable for parties at any level, and is the first in a series of Slavic mythology-inspired encounters. During this encounter, adventurers (and you and your players!) will learn about the tradition of drowning an effigy of the old Slavic goddess Marzanna, which was believed to bring an end to winter and hasten the arrival of spring.

Since the rite of drowning Marzanna is still celebrated in Poland on the first day of spring, we thought it would be fitting to share the encounter with you... around that time! We plan to explore more of Slavic mythos in upcoming encounters, so stay tuned!

This encounter is inspired by centuries-old Slavic tradition. It represents part of the Polish history and beliefs of our ancestors that are still part of our culture.

Download the Encounter

Below you can find Patreon exclusive files for Marzanna encounter - PDF with the encounter and code to download the encounter in Dragonshorn Encounter Browser for Foundry VTT.

Foundry Module

To install this encounter in Foundry VTT, install Dragonshorn Encounter Browser first (see instructions here). Then open Encounter Browser and enter the following code to download the encounter.

Code: marzanna-lzAMvT