Mini-Dungeon #330: Mychor “Sporeside” Market

4–6 Characters • Levels 3–4
Underworld • Urban

Within the Coalition-controlled city of Hopeholme, a hidden Underdark black market operates behind the façade of a legitimate shrood farm.

Contraband moves through hollowed logs. Coins vanish into mycelium gardens. This Underdark black market thrives beneath the noses of Coalition guards, tracked through living pass shrooms called mycorr.

Those who learn the right signals can step through a concealed myco gate and enter a marketplace where resistance agents, mutated gardeners, and illicit magic change hands in silence. Nevertheless, few understand the consequences.

Adventure Description

Designed as a side quest for Rise of the Drow: After the Fall, Mini-Dungeon #330: Mychor “Sporeside” Market places characters inside a covert Underworld trade network operating within Hopeholme.

At first, rumors of illegal shipments moving through a legitimate shrood farm lead the party to investigate. Behind the farm’s public face lies a sophisticated contraband operation built around dead drops, mycorr credit, and fungal transport gates.

Meanwhile, two competing figures shape the market’s future. Bhin, a Chelicerae resistance agent, uses the operation to arm rebellion cells. In contrast, Auricularia, a Funglet druid, fears the enterprise has grown too dangerous.

Eventually, a volatile enforcer spirals into a spore-fueled rampage. As panic spreads, the market risks exposure. Consequently, the party must decide whether to preserve the market, dismantle it, seize control, or turn it over to the Coalition.

Ultimately, each outcome alters the flow of contraband, the strength of resistance cells, and the political tension inside Hopeholme.

Why This Underdark Black Market Adventure Is Different

Mychor “Sporeside” Market is a faction-driven urban infiltration adventure built around social pressure, covert trade mechanics, and escalating consequences.

In addition to traditional exploration, this Underdark black market scenario emphasizes:

• Living trade systems using mycorr credit and dead drops

• Hidden myco gates transporting goods through fungal networks

• Mutated Garden Marketeers with unique contraband specialties

• A volatile security enforcer whose rampage can expose the entire operation

• Political consequences tied directly to the Chelicerae resistance

Therefore, stealth, negotiation, and timing matter as much as combat.

Underworld Campaign Integration

This adventure integrates directly into:

• Rise of the Drow: After the Fall

• Hopeholme resistance storylines

• Chelicerae operations within Coalition territory

It also functions independently as:

• An Underdark black market infiltration

• A morally complex faction scenario

• A covert trade hub in any subterranean campaign setting

Game Masters can position the market anywhere contraband must move beneath authority’s gaze.

What’s Inside

This 5E 2024 Mini-Dungeon includes:

• A fully detailed shrood farm front concealing illicit trade

• Dead drop mechanics and mycorr credit rules

• A hidden fungal transport network

• Seven keyed locations including the Black Market floor and Bhin’s meeting room

• Eight unique Garden Marketeers, each with specialty contraband

• Faction-driven branching outcomes and long-term consequences

Key NPCs include:

• Bhin, Chelicerae agent using the market for resistance operations

• Auricularia, Funglet druid seeking control of the operation

• Roko, a spore-addicted enforcer with petrifying capabilities

• Funglet Spore-cerers managing contraband logistics

Using This Mini-Dungeon

Mychor “Sporeside” Market works as:

• A faction-heavy side quest within Rise of the Drow: After the Fall

• A morally complex infiltration scenario

• A recurring black market hub for future dealings

• A political turning point within Hopeholme