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The Goblins' Gambit
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“5
? pages
0

Ambushed on the road by goblinoids and then follow them to their lair in an old, abandoned hunting lodge in a forest. This is a short adventure that can be played in a session. The Goblinsโ€™ Gambit is perfect for situations where the party suddenly decides to go completely off the rails and the gamemaster does not have anything prepared for the destination. It is designed to be simple and the gamemaster is empowered to read and run it quickly. A 3rd level party is ideal for this adventure, but it can be easily tuned up to 5th level or down to 1st level by adding or removing a few simple enemies. This adventure can be used in three different ways - The starting adventure - This is a great adventure to start a new campaign with. A good option to use for a brand new group of players A random encounter - This is perfect for use for a random encounter along the road A retrieval mission - This adventure can also be used as a low level mission from a patron What is included? The adventure pdf DM's map of two different locations Two high resolution (8192x6144) maps for an abandoned hunting lodge and a roadside encounter (grid and gridless), which can be printed out as a tabletop map to play on.

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Fraternity of Ash
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“4
45 pages
0

The village of Strangelight is on the border of the fey lands, and so its eccentric inhabitants are well-accustomed to magical danger. But now, a fiendish warlock and her devils are terrorizing the village, and only a hardy band of heroes can stop them... The focus is on exploration and social interaction, but it features an epic boss battle! This adventure has been thoroughly playtested, requires minimal preparation to run, and can be easily used with any Fifth Edition campaign!

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DDEX01-02 Secrets of Sokol Keep
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“4
26 pages
0

Decades have passed since Sokol Keep was reclaimed, and a small garrison placed there along with a beacon to help guide ships. Now, that beacon has gone dark, and the garrison has disappeared. In Phlan, rumors circulate that something ancient was discovered in the grounds beneath the keep, dating to before the clerics of Tyr built the small fortress. Uncover the secrets of Sokol Keep! An adventure for 1st-4th level characters.

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THE TOWER OF BONDAGE ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ” Aumvor's Vault
5th Edition
12 pages
0

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ : โ— Eight deadly encounters โ— More deadly traps โ— The water maze โ— and Aumvor himself! Will your PCs escape with their lives or stand and face Aunvor and put an end to his deadly game?

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Scourge of the Sword Coast
5th Edition
Levels 2โ€“4
85 pages
0

The first part of the Dreams of Red Wizards adventure path originally published for the D&D NEXT Playtest. Following the events Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle, a new set of adventurer's will see some of the repercussions of that adventure. This adventure is intended to be continued in the Dead in Thay adventure (Note that they Dead in Thay 5e adventure featured in Tales from the Yawning Portal is missing a significant portion of interlude that links Scourge of the Sword Coast to the events within the Doomvault). The adventurers arrive when Daggerford is crowded with refugees from outlying lands. Goblins, gnolls, and orcs have been raiding the countryside. Now, food is scarce and tension is high. Blame for a theft has fallen on the refugees, and the Duke of Daggerford has forbidden more of the displaced from coming into town. After overcoming difficulties to enter Daggerford, the characters learn more about the raids. As they fight against the humanoids and delve deeper in the darkness that encircles Daggerford, the characters learn of Bloodgate Keep. After a final fiendish ambush, theyโ€™re ready to confront the real threat to the area. DM Note: This adventure points the adventurers strongly towards Bloodgate Keep but that location does not appear until the Dead in Thay adventure; at several points the party may feel drawn to explore that location rather than continue their investigations around Daggerford. However, since Bloodgate Keep is only eluded to as a source of great evil power, it can serve to easily segue to an entirely different adventure path. As a NEXT Playtest adventure, Scourge of the Sword Coast uses milestone leveling and the included stat blocks for creatures do not necessarily match or even appear in the 5e Monster Manual, nor do they have XP values or challenge ratings. In some places it will reference rules used in the Playtest but dropped or changed in the 5e release, these are unlikely to substantially impact gampley with 5e rules.

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The Leystone of the Indigo Star
5th Edition
Level 7
8 pages
0

The interrogation of the rogue wizard, Askalan, by the magocracy of Bemmea exposed his creation of unstable magical artifacts built in a ruined ley-line conduit. This Leystone, built by the mages of Vael Turog, had been dormant for centuries until Askalan discovered a way to power it. Now, after his untimely death, the Leystone's unstable power continues to grow at the edge of the Western Wastes. The magocracy hires the characters to find the awakened Leystone, uncover the mystery of this growing power, and return the source of the power to Bemmea for study.

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Blue Alley
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“4
13 pages
1

Blue Alley lies hidden in the heart of Waterdeep. Built by a secretive wizard, it is a magic maze full of tricks, traps, strange monsters, and rich treasure. Countless adventurers have ventured inside to test their bravery and skill, yet few have returned. And now it is your turnโ€ฆ Blue Alley is a 3-4 hour Dungeons & Dragons adventure for characters of 1st to 4th level. It expands upon the material presented in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, but can be played on its own or as part of any D&D campaign.

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Encounters on the Savage Seas
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“10
100 pages
0

Greetings! I've created a sea-themed supplement that you might find uuseful: Encounters on the Savage Seas is a 100-page supplement containing mini-adventures, NPCs, new ships, locations, and magic items. In all, the writers have produced 19 unique encounters, NPCs, and locations for you to add to any nautical campaign. Weโ€™ve even included scaling suggestions so they can be used with different party levels. โ€ขVisit the township of Badu - the village riding on the back of a gigantic dragon turtle โ€ขEncounter space pirates โ€ขInteract with goblin pirates commanding strange water vehicles โ€ขRoleplay with Loan Sharks โ€ขEndure the Fog of Horrors โ€ขand so much more.... You can view the 30-page preview by clicking this link:https://www.dmsguild.com/product/270757/Encounters-on-the-Savage-Seas Also, go grab my FREE playable race: Otterfolk: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/267692/Otterfolk I hope you enjoy the content if you pick it up!

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PS2 - Highway to Upton
5th Edition
Levels 2โ€“4
14 pages
0

In PS1 - Barrow of the Culder, your newfound companions were offered a paying job as adventurers. With your victory complete it is now time to get paid. The only problem is that your benefactors are not in Merrydale, they are in Upton. With a payday in sight you head out on the Highway to Upton. As an ancient sage once said โ€œItโ€™s not about the destination, itโ€™s about the journeyโ€ In this case the journey is going to be the adventure!

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The Well of Wishes
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“3
6 pages
0

Step into the pixie village of Pleppil, a strange and enchanting place filled with a group of fey creatures whose society revolves around the accumulation of shiny objects. Every home in Pleppil is adorned with dozens, if not hundreds, of various objects that glimmer in the sunlight or glow by the light of the moon. The pixies frequently roam to nearby towns and roads to steal new shinies from unsuspecting townsfolk and travelers. While most pixies make their homes high up in the trees, similar in size and design to birdhouses used by some of the wealthier city folks, one pixie by the name of Quillen is left on the forest floor. When Quillen (or Quill as his friends call him) was young, he was attacked by a wizard when trying to scavenge a copper coin. He survived, but his wings were mangled and he lost the ability to fly. The damage was so great that no pixie healing magic could repair his poor wings. Quill is not one to give up hope on regaining his flight, however. On one of his recent travels with his trusty porcupine steed, Spike, he found a group of tall folk meandering through the forest. Always a curious pixie, Quill crept up close and did some eavesdropping. He heard them discussing a wonder called the Well of Wishes. This place is said to contain waters that can cure any ailment โ€“ hopefully even destroyed pixie wings! Now Quill seeks a group of adventurers who will join him on this exciting and potentially dangerous journey into the heart of the forest to find this Well of Wishes and finally regain his flight!

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Trials of the Burning Tiger
5th Edition
Levels 6โ€“8
12 pages
0

Locals on the edge of a mountain range are being harassed by brutal monks and their giant tiger pet. Travelling into the hills, the players find the hidden monastery of the Burning Tiger: an evil order of monks that only respect strength. To end the threat, the players must undergo 4 life-or-death trials to test their mettle. But not all is as it seems in the monastery. Can the players unravel the mystery, and survive the Trials of the Burning Tiger? Based on an encounter for 3.5th edition D&D written by Eric Cagle for Wizards of the Coast.

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DDAL05-01 Treasure of the Broken Hoard
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“2
36 pages
0

A famous relic hunter seeks adventurers to help her find caches of treasure hidden by the now-defeated followers of the Cult of the Dragon. Her maps and notes may lead the way to great wealthโ€”or a terrible death. And do other parties have designs on the treasure as well?

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To Hell and Back Again
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“3
81 pages
0

To Hell and Back Again is the perfect adventure for new players and veterans looking to experience Dungeons & Dragons in a new way! It's written as a solo adventure, where choices have gigantic consequences, but it also provides balanced rules to play with a group or a Dungeon Master as well! This 80 page adventure features: - A heart-pounding origins story that fits perfectly as either a prequel to Descent Into Avernus, a stand-alone adventure, or into your ongoing fantasy campaign. - Beloved characters like Lulu the hollyphant, Mad Maggie and her redcap gang, the archdevil Zariel, and many others brand new to this adventure. - Infernal War Machines, and exciting encounters with unique stat blocks. - Innovative Destiny and Traits mechanics that make your choices really matter. - A ton of possible outcomes that will fuel your character's many adventures to come! - Four gorgeous sample characters, with interactive character sheets designed to be new-player friendly so that you can jump right into the story if you'd like. - A community survey when you finish so that you can see how your outcomes and choices compared to other players!

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Waterdeep Alchemist
5th Edition
16 pages
0

A short plug in adventure that can be used as part of a larger campaign or run as a one shot for Tier I or II characters. A well known alchemist who is famous for being able to make what ever is needed. Whoever a small mystery begins when his shop is robbed and the proprietor now goes missing can they save him. This adventure is ideal for for tier I and II characters. Playable as a one shot or as part of a larger campaign. The adventure comes with maps, encounters and enemies. The adventure comes complete with the following: - Full 5 page PDF adventure file. - 2 Parchment style DM and Player maps ready for VTT use. - 2 Printer friendly DM and Player maps ready for VTT well as printer friendly DM and Player maps that are VTT ready. - 1โ€ diameter tokens ready to be cut out for use in person as well as files for use in a VTT - Comes with sample alchemy crafting rules

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The Shrine of Marthammor Duin
5th Edition
Levels 5โ€“7
7 pages
0

(From DM's Guild) The Shrine of Marthammor Duin is a short excursion meant to supplement an ongoing Princes of the Apocalypse campaign. At it's core however, this is a traveller shrine that could be devoted to a deity in your homebrew games or any of the other god's of travel in the Dungeons and Dragons pantheons. It includes one new monster, two new items, a shrine map, and a printable player handout for your adventure. This short series of encounters was created to help Tyar-Besil feel more like a real place that was integrated into the surrounding lands and not just a dungeon filled with mad cultists. It also provides a nice opportunity for you to deliver some of the campaignโ€™s back story to your players in an organic way. It will be particularly fun to run with groups that have a dwarf in them who can translate the native dwarven text in the shrine for the rest of the party and connect with the kingdom of Besilmer.

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CCC-BWM-04-01 Thralls of Zuggtmoy: The Myconic Nidus
5th Edition
Levels 5โ€“10
29 pages
0

Under the Flooded Forest grows a toxic maze of magical fungi called the Nidus. From this horrid realm a cult has struck a terrible blow against the wood elves struggling to regrow the trees in the forsaken swamp of the Flooded Forest. The elves, on the brink of extinction, need the adventurers to navigate this deadly labyrinth and recover a precious object. But the tunnels here crawl with spore-laden beasts and demons, and the very air itself is poisonous.

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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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Return of Zenopus the Lost Wizard of Saltmarsh
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“3
21 pages
0

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ• ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค, ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐™๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ. It includes the hinted at, deeper dungeons and darker secrets of Zenopus. This adventure details the Tower of Zenopus located in the map found in Ghosts of Saltmarsh and is a quick side bar for adventurers level 1-3. It has been 50 years since anyone has seen or heard from Zenopus. Rumors abound concerning cultists and marshland creatures roaming near Portown. Could it be that Zenopus is behind it all? Return to the dungeon that started it all. Additional material based on Dr. J. Eric Holmesโ€™ original sample dungeon. More levels, more monsters, more treasure await under the Tower of Zenopus! 4 new dungeon levels included!

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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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What Skitters Beneath? (DC-POA-PND-2)
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“4
17 pages
0

DC-POA-PND-2 What Skitters Beneath? (Part 1 of the Strange Case of Erland Forsk) Strange things have been happening near the Wet Trout Tavern by the Easthaven docks. Mysterious lights, missing items, missing people, and now the bartender swears he saw a ghost! Can you help get to the bottom of this? Two-Hour Adventure for Tier 1 Characters. Optimized for APL 3 Using the DungeonCraft seed Burrowing Borrowers Don't go into the Basement! The Strange Case of Erland Forsk is a four part series of DungeonCraft adventures, each 2-hours long. DC-POA-PND-2 What Skitters Beneath? (tier 1) DC-POA-PND-3 The Watcher in the Attic (tier 1) DC-POA-PND-4 Eateat Go Home? (tier 2) DC-POA-PND-5 What Stalks the Night? (tier 2) ``` Where the cockroaches dance You can wallow in romance But don't go in the basement! Oh! You may think that it's deluxe To ride the banister filled with rust Oh, don't, donโ€™t, donโ€™t, don't go! Don't go in the basement! โ€”Danny Elfman, Donโ€™t Go in the Basement ```