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The Curse of Wardenwood
5th Edition
Level 7
21 pages
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Things are not always what they seem in the cursed forest near Wardenwood village. Can the characters hold back the primal forces of evil and keep innocents from losing all they hold dear? The Curse of Wardenwood is a deep woods horror adventure for 7th-level characters. It's a one-shot that takes about 3-5 hours to complete and includes: -A sadistic witch, a prowling werewolf, and a surprise twist -Four new monsters that stalk the haunted woods -Combat cards for each monster, PC, and special treasure -High-quality digital maps for use with virtual table tops

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Days Of Blight: An Offering of Innocents
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“5
34 pages
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An unceasing rain has settled over the hamlet of Holmford and with it a darkness has fallen. Minister Scrim is dead, livestock and crops wither and rot and now a child is missing. Whispers of an old hate returning feed fear and paranoia. All the while the Hornwood looms hiding itโ€™s vile secret. Light must return to Holmford before history repeats and more innocents perish.

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Battle for the Undercity (5e)
5th Edition
Levels 7โ€“9
16 pages
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๐๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ is a ๐ƒ&๐ƒ ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง adventure designed for a DMโ€™s use in any ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฌโ„ข campaign. It was designed and written by writer, editor, and developer Monica Valentinelli (๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐๐†, ๐•๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ž: ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐„๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐•๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐„๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ), with rules and editing by developer, writer, and editor Scott Holden (Scarred Lands RPG, Ravenloft RPG, EverQuest RPG, and EVE Online). ๐๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ takes place underground in a section of a major city. The party will navigate sewers, worked tunnels, forgotten crypts, and freshly dug passageways to fend off adversaries in order to rescue hostages and return them safely to the surface unharmed. Can your party emerge victorious and save the day? ๐ˆ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐: * Adventure background and hooks * Map to the Undercity * Detailed location guide * Suggestions to increase and decrease the Challenge Rating * Advice to customize the adventure to your party * New! Crimson Coins thieves' faction and characters * New! Ten Legs tribe, Goblin Beast-Master, and Beast-Rider monster variants * New! Corrupted Shield-Guardian monster variant * New! Ancient Revenant monster variant This adventure includes three, separate three-to-four hour long missions that can be run in any order, depending upon the needs and composition of your party members. While this was designed as an adventure module for 7th- to 9th-level characters to be run in the recommended timeframe, you will find notes to adjust the missions to increase or decrease their difficulty and length. ๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ: Monica Valentinelli writes stories, games, essays, and comics about magic, mystery, and mayhem. Find more titles by Monica on ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ฎ๐‘๐๐†.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ and ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ฎ๐…๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ.

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The Miracle of the Rats
5th Edition
Levels 5โ€“9
40 pages
0

The PCs are sent to investigate a sculpture of the goddess Ezra with seemingly miracle-granting powers. The investigation takes the heroes on a pilgrimage to a forgotten chapel, where they encounter a terrible plague, a wererat police force, death, resurrection, mist horrors, and the miracles of the statue itself.

Eldark Crypt
5th Edition
Levels 6โ€“10
7 pages
0

A deadly encounter for a party of level 7-10s. Brave the crypt in an attempt to save Lord Eldark's son. This challenging dungeon is adaptable and easy to run in any existing campaign. It has some very tough encounters and is available for free on DM guild!

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The Nexus Spore
5th Edition
Levels 3โ€“7
7 pages
0

The Nexus spore is an intriguing Underdark adventure that can be sewn into any subterranean setting. This one-shot production was designed with long campaigns in mind, for when you want to break up the narrative to keep things fresh and interesting. This short adventure is ideal for players of level 5-7, although, much like the length of the adventure, it is easy to adjust. The adventure fits well into a single long session, or 2-3 short sessions. It comes complete with maps, stat blocks, boxed descriptions and a rare magic item.

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The Room with Five Corners
5th Edition
Levels 6โ€“7
2 pages
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This is an adventure for four 6th to 7th level PC's that may be completed in a single session. The Untamed are a street gang in a busy city. A recent change in leadership has transformed the members from pickpockets and second-story thieves into kidnappers for an inter-dimensional aberration named Xlrieh'oc. Their hideout is now a strange and wicked factory, capable of extracting the firm essence from a person; the process leaves the victim partly ethereal and their form no longer casts a shadow. Although most victims die during the procedure, those who survive are conscripted into the gang. The extracted essence is crated and shipped to the aberration's home plane through a breach between worlds in the hideout's backroom.

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Tomb of Nyarlathotep
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“2
11 pages
0

Summoned from across the multiverse, a small group of heroes must enter an ancient pyramid and prevent the Elder God Nyarlathotep's return to power. A Lovecraft-themed oneshot.

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Mortzengersturm, the Mad Manticore of the Prismatic Peak
5th Edition
Levels 3โ€“4
32 pages
0

After turning himself into a manticore, the self-style wizard-artiste, Mortzengersturm, moved to the crystalline peak of Mount Geegaw to practice his transformation magic without interference. You've been hired to snatch his most prized artifact, the Whim-Wham Stone--or at least some of its eldritch light. A menagerie of magic hybrids, a self-absorbed vampire, more than a few hippogriffs, and of course, the mad manticore himself await! It's like a Rankin-Bass stop motion special--except it could end in a total party kill.

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Mists of Akuma: Imperial Matchmaker
5th Edition
Level 3
365 pages
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An immense urban sandbox and eastern fantasy noir mega adventure for D&D 5E that takes 4โ€“6 characters from 3rd through 12th level! An enmity between the Gekido, Hakaisuru, Kirai, and Namida clans has persisted for ages, the wounds from the Battle of Broken Spears torn open every few years by border skirmishes and trade disputes. Seeking to win the minds of the people by a grand gesture during these dark times, Emperor Hitoshi Masuto has arranged an alliance between the quarreling noble familiesโ€”20 brides and grooms have been chosen to wed in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the decisive final battle in the rebellion against more than a century of foreign occupation. Imperial Matchmaker Weddings Decree Whether the adventurers seek honor and glory by protecting these fiancees or choose to line their pockets by ensuring the unions never come to pass, opportunity knocks at their door as the bengoshi of several clans sift through the mercenaries and spellswords that walk the streets of Sanbaoshi. To rise above the chaff in the capital of the Imperial Prefecture the PCs must be willing to do whatever is necessary to achieve their goals and survive among their cutthroat competition, the corrupting Mists of Akuma, and any designs of the monstrous forces keen to strike a foothold anew in Soburin. What's to be found in Imperial Matchmaker? Statistics for over 120 monsters and NPCs! No matter where the party goes or who they interact with GMs will quickly be able to provide skill bonuses, hit points, and everything else they might need to populate the world, creating a dynamic and seamless environment around the adventurers. Over 40 maps including an insane 2-page isometric illustration of Sanbaosh by Indi Martin! The urban sandbox where most of the mega adventure takes place has a staggering amount of cartography to make certain GMs are never hard-pressed when figures are needed. 147 pages of material focused on the capital of the Imperial Prefecture! With NPCs and maps galore the detail poured into Sanbaoshi make its chapter a book unto itself, making this an outstanding addition to any GM's collection (whether running the mega adventure or not). New magic items including the sheathe ring and black glass dagger, as well as innovative rules for Absentee & Memorial cards! New character options! Put your allies (or pet) into a frenzy with the College of the Maddening Flute, use a deadly bladed brush to turn painting into reality as a Genjitsugaka fighter, look upon the Kami when making a pact to gain a spiritual companion, or become a warlock of Ancestors to pierce through the veil of time. A unique adventure unlike any you've played before! There are 10 high profile matrimonies set to take place in this gigantic module but so very much more awaiting the PCs as they walk the streets of Sanbaoshi: specialized sidequests for the Mists of Akuma Iconics, unexpected trials like Nobukai Bamboo Grove, and virtually endless intrigues amongst the gangs, criminal organizations, noble clans, and other folk that make their homes in the capital of the Imperial Prefecture.

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DC-PoA-CTH2 Searching for a Shorebird
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“4
18 pages
0

Searching for a Shorebird A gnome contacts the characters in the Lucky Liar tavern of Lonelywood, and informs them of a legendary bird that has been sighted in the forest. A Tier 1, two hour adventure for Dungeoncraft (Plague of Ancients) using the Snipe Hunt Hook. Optimized for APL: 3

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The Harvest of Vastwood
5th Edition
Level 4
21 pages
0

Lorena Appleton, the youngest daughter of the youngest son of the heir to the Appleton estates, went missing several weeks ago and returned with a mysterious illness. Her parents spent their vast fortune pleading to all doctors and clerics passing through their town of Braeburn, desperate to find a cure for their daughter. Several healers have said that they couldnโ€™t cure her without knowing what caused the ailment, but Lorena hasnโ€™t said a word since she fell ill. The story piqued the interest of Syvil Loganberry, an elderly Halfling Cleric from the nearby city of Brackenshire. But the roads between Brackenshire and Braeburn have become wild in the last century, and all manners of forest creatures have turned vicious against those who dare brave the roads. The upcoming harvest festival in Braeburn has increased security along the roads, but Syvil grew old by being careful and has hired your band of adventurers to keep him safe as he made the journey. The three days of travel go by without an incident, but those familiar with the woods may wish otherwise. The forest has been still, silent, without even so much as a birdโ€™s song to keep you company. Itโ€™s as if the forest itself is waiting...

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CCC-YLRA01-01 Her Dying Wish
5th Edition
Levels 5โ€“10
36 pages
0

Youโ€™ve come to the wild frontier outpost of Ylraphon, a town rebuilt from destruction and now ruled by adventurers, to pass on a proud noblewomanโ€™s final wish to her dungeon-raiding heirs. Yet the young heroes of House Marsh have delved too deep. Can you rescue them from a trap filled ruin, vengeful assassins, and a mysterious entity that turns its attackers into its defenders? The suggested run time is 4 hours, but in practice needed much longer. Ideal for open ended play. Lots of background information - bordering on too much.

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The Temple of Dawn
5th Edition
Levels 3โ€“5
7 pages
0

The temple of dawn was once a place of miracles and wonders, the jewel of its valley. Now itโ€™s nothing more than a folk tale hidden in lullabies and tall tales of boastful hunters. But not everyone has lost faith in the Goddess of Dawn. In this brief adventure, for 3-4 adventurers of level 3-5, Kendrick Rosenbud asks the players to retrive a gem belonging to his family from the temple of Aurora. After some days of travelling the party reaches the temple. from here on out its the players job to discovere the hidden room with the gem and take it back to Kendrick.

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Curse of the Gumdrop Ooze
5th Edition
Levels 3โ€“4
6 pages
0

An adventure site for 3-5 characters of levels 3-4. Featuring two new monsters from the forthcoming guide, The Hag's Hexes! Seven fully developed encounter areas! It's National Gumdrop Day on February 15th, and the forthcoming release entitled THE HAG'S HEXES has a candy hag and its candy-coated minions, so we're releasing this exclusive, seven-encounter adventure site featuring two new monsters -- the enticing Gumdrop Ooze and the cursed Crul -- to celebrate!

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Vault of the Dracolich
5th Edition
Level 4
39 pages
0

*THIS IS A D&D NEXT/5E PLAYTEST ADVENTURE* Imani, a Turmishan wizard and former adventurer, seeks the aid of heroes to infiltrate Dretchroyasterโ€™s lair and recover the Diamond Staff of Chomyllaโ€”the key to powerful magic and wisdom locked away for thousands of years. In addition to his own sagely interest in the lore of lost Uvaeren, Imani recognizes the dangers of such powerful magic falling into evil hands. The dracolich has secured the staff in his lairโ€™s cen- tral chamber, using ancient wards of protection that can be bypassed only by four artifact-idols once belong- ing to a cult of Bhaal. Each group of adventurers enters the dungeon through a different section of the dun- geonโ€”a forgotten temple of Bhaal, a vast underground lake, a troglodyte village, or Dretchroyasterโ€™s vaults. Dretchroyasterโ€™s lair is no simple set of caverns and ancient ruins. It sits atop a source of great power and energy, which the dracolich and his Cult of the Dragon allies hope to use to unlock the secrets of the staff. Only by undertaking a unified assault against Dretchroyas- terโ€™s lair can the adventurers hope to recover the Diamond Staff and survive the dracolichโ€™s fury. The adventurers must make their way through the lair and recover the Bhaalite idols that will help unlock the Diamond Staff, all the while dealing with the lairโ€™s creatures and avoiding the dracolich as he pur- sues intruders. Entering the Chamber of the Diamond Staff, the heroes must overcome its magical wards and claim the staff before being slain by the dracolich and his servants.

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CCC-UCON-01 Blood and Fog
5th Edition
Levels 5โ€“10
26 pages
0

Heavy mists have plagued the area around Phlan for weeks, even after the reported death of Vorgansharax, the Maimed Virulence. People have been disappearing in those deadly fogs, and now dead bodies are turning up. A D&D Adventurerโ€™s League adventure set in the Quivering Forest.

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The Tiger's Song
5th Edition
Levels 5โ€“10
26 pages
0

๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐'๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐š๐ฆ๐ž! In the steaming jungles of the east, the Feathered City rises like a jewel from the lush forests. An important stop on many aerial trade routes, the skies above the city are filled with griffons, rocs, and airships from the far corners of the world. But your adventure takes you to the very belly of this exotic city. Forced into the service of a night hag, you must help her find and eliminate her enemy - a demon with no name, that rules from the shadows. This is a mystery adventure for characters level 5-10, and optimized for a party of 5 level 7 characters. It takes about 10 hours, or two sessions, to complete. ๐๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ - ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐š๐ง ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ! It contains horror elements that may be too graphic some players, and even worse - this adventure packs an old school punch. Teamwork and caution are needed to survive long enough to hear the Tiger's Song.

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DDAL05-14 Reeducation
5th Edition
Levels 11โ€“16
32 pages
0

HSING bears foul news: SEER has been captured. While exploring the ruins of Ulcaster in search of knowledge pertaining to runes (or perhaps even how to create them), they were separated and now the pseudodragon fears the worst. Without SEER's guidance, the efforts of the assembled factions in these recent events may all be for naught.

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Con18 - 4 Scriptorium of Carolinus
5th Edition
Levels 4โ€“5
25 pages
0

At last year's CafCon we put together this little gem. After locating strange golden scrolls on your previous adventure, you have gotten word that the sage has been able to transcribe them. Much to your amazement, you learn that the sheets lead you to the lost scriptorium! What magic & spells will you discover within the ancient temple of learning?