Iron Gate Monk Monastery

A winding path takes the party up to a fortified gate. Is it dilapidated brick, or brightly-painted? Are they visiting an old master, or answering a distress call? What sect lives here? Do they take kindly to guests?

Thoughts

• Many optional secret exits & entrances are hidden in the mountain, and one secret flight of stairs connects the greenhouse to the hidden archives. Doors are excluded from these to preserve GM choice in which are used.
• The carpeted room has a good vantage point for targeting bridge-crossers.
• Troublemakers might descend down the mountain via the gentler slope leading to the courtyard!
• There’s some odd crystals embedded in the cave walls. I wonder if those are valuable?

Contents

• Iron Gate Monastery: A monastery built around an ancient seal.
• Gateless Monastery: A simple courtyard variant in case the gate is unappealing.
• River: A tremendous river flows through the canyon!
• Hell: Oh dear. Maybe this place is populated by Oni. Or maybe it’s a fortress for good in the depths of the underworld?
• Ritual: A glowing ritual using the gate!
• Portal: I hope it was intentional to open that.
• Starry Hole: It’s a pit to the Veins of the Earth! No, maybe it’s just a deep well.
• Wrecked Monastery: A forlorn ruin in the mountains. I wouldn’t trust that old bridge if I were you.
• Jade Garden: The respite of an old master.
• Basement: Yeah, that’s right, there’s a basement.
• Canopy Overlays: Built for VTT canopy usage!
• Day/Night Variants: Wherever applicable!