You asked, so Dr. Homebrew delivered! After the huge response to the original Window Boxing episode, Josh is back with a hands-on, adventure-by-adventure breakdown — putting the framework into practice with Vaderin's Vault, the level 7 heist adventure from Keys from the Golden Vault. 🗝️✨
This time it's all application. Josh walks through exactly how to lift, reskin, and rebuild a published module piece by piece:
🚪 On-Ramps. How to get your party into the vault heist seamlessly, and what to do with the diadem MacGuffin if the built-in Patreon hook doesn't fit your world
🎭 NPCs. Which characters are ready to lift as-is (hint: Nyxlana Vidorant is a gem) and which need a little extra work to shine
🗺️ Location & Map. Why this vault might be the most "plug-and-play" location you'll find in any published adventure
💰 Loot. The one place this module needs a homebrew assist, and how to fix it
🚪 Off-Ramps. How to handle the adventure's multiple possible endings, and why you're always allowed to just... ignore all of them
Plus a great connective tissue tip: tying Samphith Goldenbeard to Prisoner 13 (another Golden Vault adventure) for some real plot continuity between one-shots. 🔗
If the first episode gave you the theory, this one hands you the toolkit. Perfect for any DM looking to run Keys from the Golden Vault — or any anthology adventure — as part of a living campaign instead of a one-off. 🎲🔥
💬 Drop a comment: Have you run anything from Keys from the Golden Vault? How did you make it your own?
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🔗 Links & Resources mentioned in the episode:
Keys from the Golden Vault (D&D anthology adventure)
A Catalogue of Relics of Power https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/509933/a-catalogue-of-relics-of-power
Bridgewell Chronicles drivethrurpg.com/en/product/574146
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