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The Twenty Scales of Sweet River

Something large and winged is watching the Faire. Create one adventurer, then complete whichever quests catch your eye. You may do them in any order, and you do not need to finish the whole board. Most adventurers reach the Heart Scale after nine Faire quests.

  1. Choose how you want to explore.
  2. Create your adventurer.
  3. Complete about nine quests in any order, then face the Heart Scale.
Free to playNo purchase requiredNot every quest is requiredProgress saves on this device
The dragon of Sweet River, artwork by David Taylor, age 18

Dragon artwork by David Taylor, age 18TikTokInstagram

First choice

How do you want to explore?

Your Quest Style changes the instructions shown on every quest card. It does not change your XP, rewards, or ending, and you can change it later.

Character sheet

Who entered Sweet River?

Choose one name and one class for the adventurer saved on this device. If you chose Family, the adult can hold the phone while the child helps make choices and complete the family prompts.

Choose a class

A suggested first quest

Find the Lesser Dragon

This is only a suggestion. You may choose any quest and complete them in any order.

Objective:

Your path:

Quest Tools

Where would you like to go?

Quest Settings

Adjust the effects

Sweet River field map

Faire Map

Mesa County Fantasy Faire visitor map

The Main Gate is at the Pedestrian Access point. Use the booth numbers on the map to find your next stop.

Open the Full Map Image

Adventure journal

Unwritten Traveler

Level 0

Turn back to the first page

Reset the entire adventure?

This erases the character, XP, quest log, lore, achievements, and final battle stored on this device. The shared Faire-wide chronicle will not be erased.

A roll upon the table

20

Result

Recovered fragment

Fragment

Level Up

1

Curious Wanderer

Dragon artwork by David Taylor, age 18TikTokInstagram

The final chamber is open

The Heart Scale is waiting.

You have broken enough scales to face the dragon. You do not need to complete the rest of the quest board. Enter the final battle now, or keep exploring and return whenever you are ready.

The Twentieth Scale

The Warden lowers its head.

The final scale lies over the Warden’s heart. It is cracked, but it has not broken. Beneath it, golden light flickers beside the last hope the dragon could not surrender. The weapon that answered your call waits in your hands. The final scale is listening. Choose how this story ends.

How will you reach its heart?
?

The Heart Scale answers

The final outcome