Mini-Dungeon #310 Temple of the Waning Moon

Enter the Temple of the Waning Moon

Temple of the Waning Moon is a 5E adventure for 4–6 characters of levels 11–12. Strange lights and translucent butterflies appear in an ancient forest. The sound of children laughing drifts through the trees. Then the woodland grows dark, even though it is still midday.

The path leads to a ruined druidic temple built over a fey crossing. A shadow fey enchantress has almost finished a dangerous summoning. She intends to bind the Moonlit King and present him to her queen, and her followers are ready to defend the ritual.

Interrupt a Shadow Fey Summoning

The party must get past guards and hidden hunters before reaching the altar. Broken stone makes the temple difficult to cross, while the forest remains dark at every hour. Meanwhile, the ritual advances quickly, leaving little time to study the scene before its purpose becomes clear.

Seven displaced glyphs offer another problem to solve. A poem describes their order, but the heroes must also discover how to awaken them. After the battle, the summoned noble asks for help. His request introduces a difficult choice and a reward with an unusual condition.

A Forest Encounter for Your Campaign

Place Temple of the Waning Moon along an existing woodland journey. The growing darkness and odd illusions can draw the party toward the ruins without a separate patron or quest. Four keyed areas guide the group from the ruined gateway to the central dais.

Use the encounter to combine combat, a magical puzzle, and a decision about a dangerous fey noble. The GM can prepare the temple’s defenders and review the glyph puzzle in advance. As a result, the action can flow from the first challenge at the gate into the ritual’s aftermath.

Adventure Features

• Four keyed areas in a ruined forest temple.
• Shadow fey guardians, duelists, and hidden hunters.
• A seven-glyph puzzle that combines a poem with elemental clues.
• A summoned fey noble whose request can shape the conclusion.

Included in the PDF Edition

• The complete adventure PDF and ten static JPG maps, including day and night GM, player, and VTT views.

Enhanced Edition

The complete Enhanced package includes:

• The complete adventure PDF and ten static JPG maps with day and night variants.
• Four Dynamic Dungeons M4V moving maps: day and night scenes, each with grid and gridless versions.
• Five Forest soundtrack MP3s: ambient, exploration, combat, and two blends.

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