{"product_id":"arcana-of-the-ancients-where-the-machines-wait-5e","title":"Arcana of the Ancients: Where the Machines Wait (5e)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA vast underground ruin, filled with dangers and treasures unlike any seen before!\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey call it the Grave of the Machines. An underground mausoleum of the Ancients, filled with their wondrous devices and strange magic. Those bold enough to venture into its depths (and capable enough to return) spin tales of sights and encounters so astonishing they could not possibly be boasts or mere fiction. And they say its riches are as vast and unfathomable as its depths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-450382 size-Wide600px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-08-Federico-Musetti-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-08-Federico-Musetti-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-08-Federico-Musetti-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-08-Federico-Musetti-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-08-Federico-Musetti-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-08-Federico-Musetti-215x143.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-08-Federico-Musetti-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-08-Federico-Musetti-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-08-Federico-Musetti-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-08-Federico-Musetti-247x165.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-08-Federico-Musetti.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVenture into the Grave of the Machines, if you dare, for adventure unlike any you’ll find in typical ruins or dungeons. Who knows what you’ll discover? Strange creatures? Riches beyond measure? Powerful artifacts? Perhaps all of that—and perhaps terrors that have lain dormant for aeons, dreaming of the day when they’ll be awakened to again walk the surface of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-Wide600px wp-image-450384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-13-Michele-Esposito-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-13-Michele-Esposito-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-13-Michele-Esposito-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-13-Michele-Esposito-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-13-Michele-Esposito-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-13-Michele-Esposito-215x143.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-13-Michele-Esposito-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-13-Michele-Esposito-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-13-Michele-Esposito-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-13-Michele-Esposito-247x165.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-13-Michele-Esposito.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the Machines Wait\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a 5e mega-adventure for characters of roughly 5th level. It can be played as a series of short ventures into the Grave of the Machines, easily placed between other adventures in your campaign. Its deeper plotline can be introduced at any time—or you can ignore it and explore the ruin.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the Machines Wait\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincludes new creatures, new items, and a new playable species of mechanical, construct-like characters: the surk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumenera players can also delve into the Grave of the Machines:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the Machines Wait\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincludes complete conversion notes for Numenera and the Cypher System.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-Wide450px wp-image-450386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-17-Michele-Giorgi-450x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-17-Michele-Giorgi-450x675.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-17-Michele-Giorgi-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-17-Michele-Giorgi-510x765.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-17-Michele-Giorgi-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-17-Michele-Giorgi-143x215.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-17-Michele-Giorgi-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-17-Michele-Giorgi-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-17-Michele-Giorgi-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-17-Michele-Giorgi-247x371.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-17-Michele-Giorgi.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VR Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45968332652730,"sku":"9781950568192","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/2105\/7210\/files\/Where-the-Machines-Wait-Cover.jpg?v=1780966558","url":"https:\/\/gamesparadise.com.au\/products\/arcana-of-the-ancients-where-the-machines-wait-5e","provider":"Games Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}