Raiding and Retaking the Ancient Cities (D&D 4e)
The ancient and wonderful Cities of the Ringed Vale have long been abandoned by most humanoid races, given over to nature and supernature, and to entities and forces that purposefully corrupt the timeless edifices of lost civilization.
The various intelligent humanoids of the Vale struggle to stay alive in the shadows of the Cities. Now and again, groups of capable individuals will enter a City in search of treasures and knowledge or perhaps even the greatest reward of all: a retaken building or district, a foothold on the climb out of stagnancy, and back to a stable, burgeoning society. But very few of those groups are successful against the monstrous beings and rogue artifice of the Cities.
Will yours be?