D&D One Shot: Scales of Demand

Written By Jesse Alexander

I was reading an article about the surge in demand for laboratory monkeys needed by the bio tech industry. Uggh. That sucks. Right? I spent a few minutes with Chat GPT and NanoBanana playing with a tweak on the premise as a D&D one shot set in Ebberon.

Genre: Heist, arcane noir
Session Length: 3–5 hours
Party Level: 5–8 recommended
Core Question: What do you do when living beings become line items?

Dragon eggs are the backbone of pre-arcane experimentation across Khorvaire. Supply is constrained by ethics oversight, breeding limits, and druid interference. Demand keeps climbing as wizard towers expand spell, toxin, and disease testing. Tonight, a high-value shipment is en route to Arcanist Vellisar’s Tower. The crew is hired to intercept it. The eggs are close to hatching.

Primary Objective:
Intercept or steal a secured shipment of dragon eggs before tower delivery.

Secondary Pressures:

  • Competing crews

  • Smugglers with their own agenda

  • A secret auction siphoning attention and resources

  • Egg containment instability

Hidden Truth:
The job was commissioned by an elder dragon using mortal cutouts.

Jesse Alexander https://www.scribblejerk.com
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