Borough Bound

Ancora Bay 05 - Corian Headquarters

Added 2021-11-19 15:28:19 +0000 UTC

The stronger the stronghold, the bolder the infiltration

Welcome to part FIVE of Ancora Bay. As of this post, Ancora Bay is now the largest borough we've released, and we've still got three more releases after this one. The centerpiece of Ancora Bay 05 is—as the title suggests—the massive Corian Headquarters, a citadel that the occupiers will use to weather any siege on Ancora Bay. Bureaucracy and strange magic are balanced in equal measure, and any attempt to infiltrate the base will be a logistical challenge.

The Borough Guide

This guide is extra beefy, clocking in at 14 (!) pages. The majority of the document is dedicate to a room-by-room dungeon crawl of the HQ. We've got an incredible blueprint of the building that you can use to direct play. Learn about the zombified leader of the Ancora Bay forces, the telekinetic post-elven Urchin, and the various strange defenses throughout the base. This guide presents you with everything you need to plan elaborate heists, assassinations, or reconnaissance missions for your players.

Maps

Map 5 slots in just south of map 1. The map is dedicated to the colossal citadel, but it also features a training course (that your players are definitely going to want to test out), the fallen bell of the previously Markitan-owned fortress, and the first views of the jungle behind to the south of the city. For the hilltop sections of town, we've got an awesome carnival variant for when the city is in full reveling mode: complete with parade floats, confetti, and dyes that will definitely stain your adventurers' shirts.

Music

Our track this week is "Forfeited Citadel," moody music for methodical dungeon crawls through the enemy fortress. Big bold brass and thudding drums reinforce the militaristic nature of this music, but tropical percussion also identifies this as distinctly island-flavored dungeon music. If your party is going for a full stealth approach, the accompanying ambient version for Chief Couriers will perfectly score the slinking creeping approach.

PS if you want waaaay more pirate or dungeon music, consider checking out Will's Spotify playlists! DnD Pirates and DnD Dungeon will be great additions for any Ancora Bay fortress assaults.