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Risen from the Sands
Pathfinder
Level 3
16 pages
0

The deserts of Osirionโ€”land of pharaohs and ancient tombsโ€”hide not just untold wonders, but also unspeakable dangers. When the vast sand dunes part to reveal the ancient pyramid of the legendary Pharaoh of Sphinxes, glory seekers from across many nations race toward it, each fighting to be the first to claim its wonders. But the storied pharaoh doesn't rest quietly within this monument, and his tomb was designed to slaughter any who would dare trespass.

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GPH2: Coral Palace of the Marid (5e)
5th Edition
Levels 12โ€“15
40 pages
0

๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐ž๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž Wherein our adventurers seek out the Emerald of Aquatic Perfection, reputed to be held within an extraplanar undersea genie basilica. ๐€ ๐ƒ&๐ƒ ๐Ÿ“๐„ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ’-๐Ÿ• ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ. ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ ๐ฉ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ.

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The Mud Sorcerer's Tomb
AD&D
Levels 10โ€“14
21 pages
0

Two common elements mixed together create deadly peril. The last dungeon that many heroes will ever see. This dungeon crawl was based on the original S1 Tomb of Horrors. This is not an adventure for neophyte adventurers. Many traps, puzzles, and monsters exist to kill the party. However, the treasure of the mud sorcerers may be too tempting to pass by! Pgs. 50-70

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All-Seeing Eye
5th Edition
Level 5
4 pages
0

"All-Seeing Eye" is a oculo swarm and night scorpion lair for five 5th-level characters.

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TW3 - Attack on the Andall Mines
5th Edition
Levels 2โ€“4
22 pages
0

As your experience is beginning to get noticed, a new problem has come to Lakedale. Reports of the profitable Andall Mine to the south is under attack by humanoids. Gather your cohortsโ€ฆlooks like it is time to go back to work and see if you can boost your fame!

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The Heist at Sly Manor
5th Edition
Level 5
20 pages
0

"You sneak into a museum filled with all sorts of strange displays, from fierce weaponry and intricate jewelry through to demonic statues and a strange obsidian monolith. You begin to take a couple of steps towards the monolith when darkness swirls around you as the museum's protections jump to life..." This is a one-shot heist adventure in which the players must infiltrate a high society event and steal a powerful magical item from right under the nose of an accomplished wizard. They will encounter mind-bending illusory defenses and compete with a secondary heist party, all while avoiding the gaze of the guards. This adventure is for four level 5 players (though adjusting for 3-6 players would be minimal effort) and is expected to take around five hours. It includes: * An exciting heist with several twists * Two new heist-based mechanics: Flashbacks and Guard Alert Level * Two optional objectives for the players to complete * A new monster to fight: the shadow duplicate * Two new items: the rod of illusia and the jade figurine of the deinonychus * Simple rules for running a skill challenge * Detailed maps of the manor as well as schematics for planning

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The Pirates' Cove
5th Edition
Level 5
4 pages
1

"The Pirates' Cove" is the lair of a blasphemous cult, suitable for four or five 5th level characters. This adventure can be finished in a single session.

Melody
AD&D
Levels 6โ€“8
6 pages
0

While traveling a mountainous road, the party hears a "song, echoing faintly through the hills around you--a single, achingly beautiful feminine voice that burns its sorrow straight into your gut. The words are Elvish, but you don't have to speak that language to understand the sense of loss and heartache that fills every note." --from the adventure. Includes map of the tower.

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OP3 - Peat's Bog
5th Edition
Level 5
1 pages
0

This short adventure can be used to give a 5th level PC an experience point boost, if they have fallen behind. As the name suggests, it takes place in a swamp, where a group of Lizardmen are terrorizing the local farms. Unbeknownst to the farmers, a far larger threat exists in the swampโ€ฆ

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From Ancient Grudge
5th Edition
Levels 4โ€“5
28 pages
0

A Star-Crossed Tragedy. When the party is hired to investigate a haunted castle, theyโ€™re drawn into a tale of hatred, love and betrayal stretching back more then 300 years. Will they be able to free the ghosts haunting Arevon Castle, or will they find themselves just another footnote in its long history of misery?

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To the End of Time
5th Edition
Level 20
20 pages
0

An Epic Adventure They're some of the greatest heroes the world has ever seen, but when they are plucked from their own time and tasked with saving the world - and possibly much more besides - one last time, will they be up to the challenge? Taking D&D to the Limit Epic-level D&D is something that every gamer should get to play around with at least once. However, this is something that most groups struggle to achieve. Most committed players have some sort of idealized character hanging round in the back of their head, designed to take advantage of all the abilities on offer when you get 20 levels under your belt, but they rarely get to use them. Which is where To the End of Time comes in. What is This Adventure? This one-shot is designed to give players a taste of epic level adventuring without the need for two years of campaigning first. It can be completed in a single long session, or two or three shorter ones and should be relatively straightforward to run. The players get to pick from pre-generated epic-level heroes (downloadable free from winghornpress.com) or create their own, complete with backstories of valor and adventure. At the very moment of their death, these titanic heroes are plucked from their own time by a powerful angel and tasked with saving the world - and possibly much more besides - one last time. Over the course of their adventure the party will encounter all manner of powerful creatures far beyond the reach of regular adventurers, and face tasks that would leave even stout-hearted heroes dumbstruck. So sit down and grab some diceโ€ฆ itโ€™s going to be a long night.

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Looking Glass Deep
3.5 Edition
Level 4
10 pages
0

A free short adventure for four 4th-level characters by Mike Mearls Looking Glass Deep is a flexible, site-based scenario that presents you with the details of the ruined abode of the wizard Urlen Sparlek -- and the gang of outlaws that now occupies the place. This 10-page adventure by Mike Mearls is designed for 4th-level characters. Unlike some site-based scenarios, Looking Glass Deep features a dungeon full of monsters that take proactive steps to defeat the player characters (PCs). Tzarrik the hobgoblin sorcerer is an intelligent tactician with the ability to spy on the party almost at will when the group is within the Deep. His ragged gang of followers work together as a team under his command to repel attackers. Throughout the course of the adventure, the characters have the opportunity to locate an artifact called book the key of the way , discover the mysteries of the throne of the Deep -- and perhaps, in the end, even gain themselves a new headquarters. Published by Malhavoc Press

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From Shore to Sea
Pathfinder
Level 6
32 pages
0

The deep waters of the Hellmouth Gulf have long concealed ancient mysteries, both wondrous and terrible. But these secrets have been submerged for too long, and the remote coastal village of Blackcove has accidentally awoken a slumbering horror from a bygone age. Strange creatures now venture from beneath the waves to steal townsfolk away in the dark of night.

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F1 - Zombie Curse
AD&D
Levels 1โ€“3
26 pages
0

As you begin your travels to fame and glory you have discovered the road is actually paved mostly with dirt and boredom. You have heard of the caravan attacks at Feastelburg and have begun to make your way to fame and fortune. As light begins to fade from the sky you have come upon a sign welcoming you to the small lake community of Crystal Shores. What appears to be a smoldering funeral pyre is near the lakeโ€™s edge and a small group of children play near the road. Your journey to the caravan raiders is halfway there. A few more days and you will begin your life as adventurers!

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Flotsam
AD&D
Levels 6โ€“8
2 pages
0

Sometimes things are not what they seem. While the PCs are sailing through pirate-infested waters, a crewman spots the floating wreckage of a sailing ship. Two survivors are standing on the deck waving frantically. The survivors โ€” an eccentric old man, and a noble woman, claim to be merchants from Waterdeep, but are in fact pirates. During an attack on a merchant vessel, the old man, a mage, had missed with a fireball and hit their own ship causing serious damage and killing several crew mates. As punishment, the pirate leader left them marooned on the wreckage, taking the ship they had attacked. This is a short module focused on roleplay. Combat is unlikely as the pirates have no reason to attack or threaten their rescuers. The female survivor seeks a hidden treasure, which could provide a hook for ongoing adventure. While the module isn't explicitly written for solo play, it could be easily adapted for any group size provided the power balance between rescuer and pirate is maintained. Pgs. 24-25

A Cog in the Wheel
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“4
30 pages
0

CORE 1-2 With the identity of a murderer confirmed, heroes are needed to track it down to its home. As it turns out, it might be a longer journey than first imagined. Part Two of The Chaos in Melvaunt. The characters enter Mechanus via a portal in Melvaunt with the aim to infiltrate a modron army encampment. They must then flee the camp in a chase scene.

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The Pit in the Forest
OSR
Levels 2โ€“3
32 pages
0

In Claine Forest near Padduck Village there has appeared a pit. No-one knows where it came from, it just did. It is not so deep that you cannot see the bottom, but people fear it and avoid it. No-one who has climbed into it has come back, having been dragged beneath the surface by unseen hands. A necromancer has come to the forest, seeking the pit. She does not quite know what she expects from it, but what she hopes for is protection from death. Player-characters may wish to get involved, and thus this constitutes an adventure for old-school systems, for 5-6 PCs of 2nd level 2 or slightly fewer of 3rd. The PCs wonโ€™t necessarily all die, and the players will almost certainly survive. Reviews elsewhere: "It pours out flavour in nearly every word, creating delicious situations for the party to interact with. ... We got a village, two rival groups of adventurers, a weird-ass forest, and somewhere in the forest a pit, your final destination. From this, joy is made. Each one of those elements has their component parts well done and, because of this the whole is a wonder." โ€” Bryce Lynch of tenfootpole

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AS4 - Simian's Gate
5th Edition
Levels 14โ€“16
22 pages
1

This high level adventure returns the PCs to Helvana. A recent adventure has netted the party some Adamant, a rare ore in Filbar that is excellent for constructing weapons of amazing quality. As you arrive in Vorshmorgan to locate a smith you quickly discover there are problems in town. The scenario was designed to give upper level players a challenge and pits them against one of the most feared creatures in the land!

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Factions of Sigil - Murder in Automata
5th Edition
Level 10
7 pages
0

We get it. Factions are an integral part of D&D, but it's not always clear how to use them in your campaigns. Luckily, Factions of Sigil has you covered for each of the twelve main factions found across Sigil and the Outlands! This supplement goes over the various rules and lore around the primary factions found in Sigil and the Outlands, making it easy for any new or veteran DMs to integrate the factions more into the core stories being told, and making them feel more useful for the players that choose to join. This adventure sees the characters allied with the Fraternity of Order in Sigil and sent to the gate town of Automata to solve a vicious spree of murders.

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Pathfinder Society Scenario #28: Lyrics of Extinction
3.5 Edition
Levels 7โ€“11
22 pages
0

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 7th to 11th level characters (Tiers: 7โ€“8 and 10โ€“11). The fabled ruined city of Dokeran, deep inside the heart of the Mwangi Expanse, has been found and it's your job as a Pathfinder to explore it and discover how it fell. After fighting through fiends, enslaved warriors, and the damned spirits of Dokeran's dead, you find that the ruined city has a dark secretโ€”one you might not survive.