Quokka Gaming | Minecraft D&D

Session 1: The First Key

Meet the heroes, complete all four village missions, learn combat, then unlock the Mountain Temple.

Seven keys · Seven vaults · Key 7 is the Master Key

📋 Session checklist

The four heroes meet for the first time. Mara: find wheat and return all five sheep. Torren: find five iron ingots; receive iron armour. Elara: gather potion ingredients; receive healing potion. Bram: find the missing book; receive First Key. Fight four zombies and two skeletons. Insert the First Key into the temple.

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🔑 The Seven Keys

First Key — Mountain Temple
Tide Key — Sunken Vault
Ember Key — Forge Vault
Storm Key — Lightning Vault
Light Key — Hidden Vault
Shadow Key — Forgotten Vault
Master Key — Final Vault

Each key opens its corresponding vault. The Master Key is the seventh key.

🎒 Mission rewards

Mara: four bread for the party.
Torren: a full set of iron armour for each hero.
Elara: one healing potion for the party.
Bram: the First Key after the missing book is returned.

🗺️ Quick launch

Open a mission, a hero sheet or the rectangular grass battle map.

NPC Mission Quick-Find

Select an NPC to see their dialogue, Adventure Mode objective, reward and main-story clue.

All four missions advance the story

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Mara Wheatfield

Farmer · Farmhouse

Find wheat inside her house and lure all five sheep home.

Reward: 4 bread

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Torren Ironhand

Blacksmith · Mountain forge

Find five iron ingots in the old mining area.

Reward: iron armour for all heroes

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Elara Moonbrook

Herbalist · Garden cottage

Find one watermelon and nine gold nuggets, then bring them to Elara.

Reward: healing potion

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Elder Bram

Elder · Cottage by mountain stairs

Find his missing book in the old storage area.

Reward: First Key

Choose an NPC

Mission details appear here.

Hero Sheets — iPad Friendly

Open the relevant hero on each player's iPad. Add items to the inventory, equip a weapon and armour, and save the character using their personal code.

🔐 Player Code & Session Save

Enter your personal code to load your saved hero. At the end of the session, press Save Session to store your current HP and notes on the website.

Not connected. Ask the DM for your personal code.

Session notes / inventory changes

Open-Field Battle Map

Blocky Minecraft-style grass rectangle. Select a token, then click a grass square to move it.

4 zombies + 2 skeletons

Show coordinates

Movement: up to 6 squares per turn; each square is 5 feet. Obstacles and water are blocked. This is a tactical display; narrate the action in the Minecraft world on the TV.

Blue tokens = heroes · Red tokens = enemies. Number on each token is its HP. Use TV Fullscreen Map for a larger display on the television. Player iPads are independent character sheets and do not need to sync with this DM screen.

Read-Aloud Script

Short passages ready to read during play.

1 · Arrival

“Your journey has brought you to a small village nestled between green fields and a towering mountain range. At first glance, it looks ordinary. But the villagers seem nervous, and every so often someone glances towards the mountain. Each of you has arrived today for your own reasons. You have never met one another before.”

Let the four heroes introduce themselves and talk for 5–10 minutes.

2 · A different village

“This village was once one of the safest places in the realm. Travellers came from every direction. But animals have gone missing, strange sounds come from beneath the mountain, and old stone structures have begun to glow.”

3 · The key-keeper's hut

“At the edge of the village stands a small hut with a white stepped roof. Dark barrels sit outside, and purple markings glow near the entrance. Bram says it belonged to a keeper who watched over the old temple. He disappeared long ago.”

Optional note inside: the First Key opens the way, but the vault itself will test those who enter.

4 · After the battle

“The last skeleton falls, and the field becomes quiet. Through the trees you see an ancient stone temple built into the rocky slope. Seven keyholes surround its entrance. One glows green. The First Key begins to grow warm in your hand.”

5 · The first key turns

“The First Key slides into the green keyhole. It turns by itself. Green light races through the carvings, and ancient machinery rumbles beneath your feet. With a tremendous grinding sound, the stone doorway slowly opens. Cold air rushes from the darkness beyond.”

Campaign truth

Seven keys unlock seven vaults. The seventh key is the Master Key, made for the Final Vault. The First Key opens the Mountain Temple entrance. The heroes do not yet know what the vaults truly protect.