One Shot to Die Hard
Throw your party into an action movie in this pulse-pounding, single-session adventure inspired by Die Hard.
This adventure sends your party to celebration of the winter solstice, on the top floors of an archmage's tower. When a group of mercenaries led by a revenge-seeking criminal mastermind crash the party and take the guests hostage, the adventurers are plunged into their own real-life action movie. Yipee Ki-Yay!
General Features
- Designed for a level 3 party
- Playable in 3-4 hours (and playtested)
- Gritty and dangerous; the party starts without any weapons or spellcasting and must ambush the mercenaries to arm themselves.
- Includes 8 new magic items and 3 new stat blocks.
- 7 fully-mapped floors of the wizard's tower, modeled after the floorplans of the real-life building where the original Die Hard was filmed.
Why Players Will Love It
- Your choices matter! This is not a linear adventure by any means. You're dropped in a dangerous situation, deprived of your gear, and what happens next is up to you.
- You're in an action movie! Ever wanted to crawl around air ducts or up elevator shafts, or swing from a roof and smash through a window? Now you can!
- Deadly, but with a safety net. The first to die gets a fun surprise, and stays in the game.
- Fun loot! If you continue with these characters after this adventure, you'll have some fun new toys to play with.
- It's Die Hard! If you're a fan of the movie, you'll be a fan of this adventure.
Why GMs Will Love It
- It's flexible and easy to run, and rewarding without being overcomplicated.
- A quick-reference page contains all the information you might need at a moment's notice, including suggested on-the-fly combat encounters, NPC names, and a cast list with roleplay suggestions for each character.
- A plot checklist to help keep you on track during the game.
- Most importantly, information is right where you expect to find it.