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A Giant Ransom - Episode Four: The Worms Go In
3rd Edition
Level 11
3 pages
0

A Giant Ransom is a short adventure for four 11th-level characters. There are opportunities for diplomacy, stealth, and combat, based on the choices the PCs make, so any mix of classes is appropriate. The adventure can be set in any campaign world, in a frontier region near glacier-covered mountains. In the story thus far, the PCs have been tasked by Duke Ambrinigan, a local lord, to recover a stolen statue of a golden lion. The lion was stolen in transit by frost giant raiders, and was to be ransomed back to the Duke for 10,000 gp. The PCs were sent to perform the exchange. The giants, however, were attacked by the white dragon Whildenstrank, who stole the statue and retreated to his lair in the middle of a nearby glacier. The PCs encountered the remaining giants, and then set off westward toward the dragon's lair. They traveled across the flat part of the glacier, encountering the frost giant ranger Velg the Dragon Tamer, as well as some burrowing bulettes. The PCs now have entered the Ice Canyons: a maze of twisting passageways surrounding the black spire of rock that the dragon calls home. They have just heard sounds of a battle ahead.

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The Horns of War
5th Edition
Level 2
25 pages
0

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐š๐ ๐š. The PCs have escorted a trade caravan to the dwarven stronghold of Nirzumbil and are preparing for a boring trip home. But what is that sound of horns in the distance? And why are the dwarves closing the front gates to the mines? This is an adventure for 2nd level PCs. It is the first in a series of adventures detailing on orc uprising against the dwarves with sinister implications. Includes a 5th edition write up of the Dread Warrior, an undead that previously appeared in Monsters of Faerun.

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RM1 Roots of Evil
AD&D
Levels 8โ€“12
96 pages
0

Roots of Evil, the conclusion to the adventure begun in From the Shadows, delves into the horrific origins of Strahd von Zarovich, master vampire. This 96-page adventure module features Strahd in his final showdown with Azalin the lich, the two most powerful lords of evil in RAVENLOFTยฎ realm. Player characters return to the popular Castle Ravenloft and discover never before known facts about the vampire's roots and origins. The outcome impacts the RAVENLOFTยฎ realm for years to come! TSR 9413

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The Brain Gorger's Appetite
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“3
40 pages
0

For the most part, the town of Ockneyโ€™s Hold has always been a peaceful placeโ€”bordering on boring. The most interesting things going on in this frontier mining settlement include the annual livestock fair, the cost of spirits at its various inns, and speculation fueled by those same spirits as to what foul things are being dumped into the river by the ore refinery. Recently, however, the usually placid Baron Reinson has begun to act erratically, ignoring most of his counselors, giving more responsibility to his equally erratic chamberlain, and replacing key figures in Ockneyโ€™s Hold with outsiders. With no clear answers as to what might be behind the baronโ€™s strange behavior, his last loyal counselor seeks out a band of adventurers to help. Will these brave heroes be able to get to the bottom of a widening conspiracy? And can they expose the terrible and unseen forces manipulating the baron in time to save Ockneyโ€™s Hold? Published by Gamehole Publishing.

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Pathfinder Adventure Path #55: The Wormwood Mutiny (Skull & Shackles 1 of 6)
Pathfinder
Level 1
92 pages
0

The Wormwood Mutiny is the first in the Skull and Shackles Adventure Path by Paizo. The adventurers wake to find themselves press-ganged into the crew of the pirate ship Wormwood, the vessel of the nefarious Captain Barnabus Harrigan. They'll have to learn how to survive as pirates if they're to have any hope of weathering rough waves, brutal crew members, enemy pirates, ravenous beasts, and worse. But when fortune turns to their favor, it's up to the new crew to decide whether they'll remain the pirate's swabs or seize control and set sail for adventures all their own.

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Racing the Snake
3.5 Edition
Level 6
25 pages
0

A long-simmering merchant conflict has turned into a war of assassination, and the PCs are called in to prevent an attempt to murder the daughter of one of the merchants. They lead her yuan-ti would-be killer on an overland chase through a canyon called Ehlonnaโ€™s Scar, which contains surprises of its own.

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I11 Needle
AD&D
Levels 8โ€“10
48 pages
0

The king's notice asked for adventurers to undertake a mission to a far land. It was marked with the rune for "high danger, high reward" so of course you volunteered. The king has heard of a great obelisk that towers over a ruined city in a far country. He wants to know more about the obelisk and its strange powers. Your job is to find the obelisk and bring back a report to the king. The mission seems absurdly easy...until you reach the jungle. Don't think the king is through with you if you get back to the capital city alive. You haven't seen the last of that jungle yet. Is a share in the spoils of an ancient civilization worth the risk? Don't forget to pack you bug repellent! TSR 9187

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Wrath of the River King
5th Edition
Levels 5โ€“7
70 pages
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In the small hamlet of Riverbend, the millerโ€™s wife is missing, and the locals suspect the husband himself was involved. But all is far from what it seems. Ellessandra, the missing woman, is actually an elf from the Summer Lands. She came to live in the human settlement when the miller made a dangerous pact with the River King, the landsโ€™ powerful sidhe ruler. Now, the player characters must unravel the truth behind Ellessandraโ€™s disappearance, piece together the involvement of a young fey lord, and dive into the fey courts of the Summer Lands to stop a raid that would surely spell Riverbendโ€™s doom. All the while, Arthurian intrigue and mischief runs high among the fey lords and ladies in this mercurial, openโ€‘format adventure from acclaimed adventure designer Wolfgang Baur!

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M1 Into the Maelstrom
BECMI
Levels 25โ€“30
32 pages
0

Alphatia, the most ancient empire, land of the arcane and obscure secrets. It has grown for centuries and its might now overshadows the cauldron of civilization. Some say the Alphatians come from elsewhere, but no one knows for sure. Beyond the scope of mortals broods an evil mastermind, still in darkness. Once a betrayed emperor of ancient Alphatia, now an entity of the Sphere of Entropy, he seeks revenge on the greatest empire and on the race of man. His plots brought a deathly fog on all of Norworld. Perhaps it will extend to the southern nations. The matter is grave, so much that lords of the spheres have now to show their might. For them, it is time for mortals to intervene. Man defends his cause for him to earn divine favor. A great armada has been raised and able commanders must be found. Prove your worth, and the eternal portals of the spheres may open for you. TSR 9159

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BMILL 01-01 Burning Night
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“4
15 pages
0

This is the introductory adventure in the Bugger's Mill campaign. It introduces the characters to the village of Oak Mill along edge of Border Forest and has them hunt down a local arsonist, as well as assist with putting out a forest fire.

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Heroes of Green Hollow
5th Edition
Levels 3โ€“5
203 pages
0

A 5E adventure, Heroes of Green Hollow centers on an idealistic figure named Ler Dolis, and the community that has come to treasure him in his twilight years. They seek the help of a band of adventurers to dissuade mysterious raiders scouting the village. However, everyone finds themselves in over their heads when these raiders turn out to be only a small part of an army of well-trained mercenaries. Players must recruit allies, heal local wounds, and confront the looming threat- all while they reckon with the brutality that lurks inside and out. Heroes of Green Hollow is a D&D adventure that asks what it costs to leave a lasting legacy of goodness, and challenges players to recognize the consequences of drawing their sword. โ—† Difficult choices lead to completely distinct events and outcomes โ—† Guidance for creating characters with deep ties to the story โ—† Powerful DM tools for customizing the adventure to player preferences โ—† Low on prep time, high on drama and big narrative moments ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐโ€ฆ โ€ข Is an all-new campaign book for the D&D 5E system. โ€ข Designed for parties levels 3-5 โ€ข 200 pages long. โ€ข Features over 17 original full-color painterly illustrations and 11 new custom full-color maps โ€ข Includes a range of specialized character backgrounds and story hooks to help DMs integrate their parties deeper into the story. โ€ข Tools and tips to support new DM's running their first full campaign. ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐Œ๐ฌ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ! ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฒ? ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž! https://green-hollow.com/preview/ ๐๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ: โ€œGreen Hollow is an amazing adventure that hopefully paves the way for more of its kind. It seamlessly blends traditional adventure design with immersive story mechanics reminiscent of CRPGs such as Mass Effect. Each choice the players make has meaningful and mechanically explicit implications on what is yet to come. Because of this the adventure has a โ€œnext genโ€ feel to it, making the overall storytelling experience feel more collaborative than ever. I canโ€™t wait to see its release!" Scott McClintock, (๐ƒ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฌ: ๐’๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐†๐š๐ณ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ) โ€œGreen Hollow is so comprehensive and has so much to support DMs at the table. Some good examples include strong NPC dialogue, interior and exterior descriptions, DM Tips, and sidequests which make navigating the information easy but all give guidance in how to run this campaign. This also comes into play with the Combat tips. A powerful monsterโ€™s stat block can be quite daunting but the team have worked well to create easy to read guidance. This is definitely worth a look, I know Iโ€™ll be pinching a heap of this stuff for my games.โ€ Stuart Watkinson, (๐“๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐‚๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐‚๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ๐ฌ) โ€œWe all know D&D is, at its core, a monster fighting game. Matthew and Ryan have taken a different approach with Green Hollow to encourage the characters to fight for peace. A well-developed set of NPCs frame the action, allowing for GMs to easily dive into roleplaying them. Guidelines within the adventures take into account numerous responses by the characters, giving Green Hollow the feel of a vibrant, living world.โ€œ Alan Tucker, (๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐€๐ฉ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ž)

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SPA1: Mad Mage's Mansion
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“2
36 pages
0

Who could know what is hidden within the secluded mansion of the crazed mage? Well, now, when nobody has seen him here for more than a year, itโ€™s the best time to find out! A 4-hour adventure for two 1stโ€“2nd level characters. Small Party Adventure: Though the party size of 3โ€“5 characters is considered optimal in D&D, there are times when you can only gather one or two players at most. This adventure is designed exactly for such occasions.

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Zeitgeist: The Gears of Revolution - Act One: The Investigation Begins
Pathfinder
Levels 1โ€“3
557 pages
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557 pages - five adventures! The first act of the critically acclaimed ZEITGEIST: The Gears of Revolution Adventure Path now compiled into a gorgeous hardcover book! These five adventures are the first act of a steam & spell campaign for the Pathfinder RPG (also available for Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition). Steam and soot darken the skies above the city of Flint, and the choking products of its industrial forges sweep from the majestic harbor to the fey rainforests that dot its knife-toothed mountains. The Unseen Court, the Great Hunt, and the many spirits of the land no longer receive tribute, but they cannot enter these new domains of steam and steel to demand their tithe. The impoverished workers who huddle in factory slums fear monsters of a different breed, shadowy children of this bleak urban labyrinth. Times are turning. The skyseers โ€“ Risurs folk prophets since their homelandโ€™s birth โ€“ witness omens in the starry wheels of heaven, and they warn that a new era is nigh. But what they cannot foresee, hidden beyond the smog of the night sky, is the face of this coming era, the spirit of the age. The zeitgeist. This tome contains Act One of ZEITGEIST: The Gears of Revolution, a cinematic adventure path designed for experienced Game Masters. These five 'steam and spell' adventures will take your party - members of the Royal Homeland Constabulary - from 1st to 8th level as they solve murders, engage in magical spycraft, and unearth villainous conspiracies. Take a step away from traditional fantasy, and play a part in shaping the coming age!

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A Gathering of Winds
3.5 Edition
Level 11
29 pages
0

The PCs return to Diamond Lake to consult with the sage Allustan, they find the town in shambles and Allustan is missing. Locals tell tales of a terrible dragon's rampage through town. Unfortunately for the characters, the dragon is only the beginning. "A Gathering of Winds" is the sixth installment of the Age of Worms Adventure Path, a complete campaign consisting of 12 adventures, several "Backdrop" articles to help Dungeon masters run the series, and a handful of poster maps of key locations. For additional aid in running this campaign, check out Dragon's monthly "Worm Food" articles, a series that provides additional materials to help players survive this campaign. Those who have studied the cult of Kyuss and read through the Apostolic Scrolls they recovered in "The Champion's Belt" may qualify for the wormhunter prestige class, a highly customizable five-level prestige class detailed in Dragon #338's "Wormfood." Pgs. 38-66

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The Pit
AD&D
Levels 3โ€“5
12 pages
0

What's waiting for you at the bottom? Adventurers are more than welcome - they're nourishment! Pgs. 4-15

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Fires of Iskh
5th Edition
Level 20
28 pages
0

When a volcano appears out of thin air, the ensuing eruption is a cataclysm unseen in this age. A group of legendary heroes will need to get to the heart of what's causing the volcano Iskh to break into the Material Plane, and in doing so, defeat an evil so ancient and powerful that the fabric of reality trembles at her wrath... Fires of Iskh is an adventure for four or five 20th-level characters. It includes: -Six new monsters! -A planar incursion from the Elemental Plane of Fire! -A super volcano full ancient secrets! -An epic battle with an ancient red dragon! -A carefully crafted format to make running the adventure easy and customizable. -Combat cards for each monster, PC, and special treasure. -High-quality digital maps for use with virtual table tops.

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Serpent's Tooth
5th Edition
Levels 5โ€“7
9 pages
0

Ten years ago, the local hunting lodge was shuttered after a series of tragic accidents. Now, a local lord has hired the adventurers to investigate the site. The catch: a medusa has been running an exotic creature smuggling ring out of the abandoned lodgeโ€”and was involved with the past tragedy. Pgs. 147-155

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The Trial of Heroes
5th Edition
Levels 6โ€“9
6 pages
0

Players must prove their worth in this series of trials. Face the minotaur in his own maze, resist the allure of a crafty nymph, put on a show for the crowd as you face down an incubus / succubus duo in the arena, crawl through the muck and sneak past the demons that lie in wait, and finally use all of your creativity to navigate a glass golem through a gauntlet of traps. Another exciting blend of combat and puzzle-solving.

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Daughters of Fury
Pathfinder
Level 3
63 pages
0

When devils slay the knightly leader of Arwyll Stead and orcs from the Hell's Fury tribe attack the town, all hope seems lost for the brave people living on Lastwall's border. The coincidental arrival of the mysterious half-orc Vegazi also raises unsettling questions, and it's up to the heroes to make sense of these events and end the Hell's Fury tribe's threat to Arwyll Stead once and for all. What does Vegazi have to do with the raiders' diabolical plot? Who will rally Arwyll Stead now that the town's icon has been cut down? And who is the mastermind orchestrating the orc tribe's alliance with devils from beyond?

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SD4 - Safari on Dragon Isle
5th Edition
Levels 4โ€“5
31 pages
0

After enjoying a bit of free time in Cullifield while some members of your party finish their training, you hear word of a quick trip out to sea. Further investigation leads you to understand a certain list needs fulfilled and a drunken sea captain is willing to split the profits. Well, no need to sit around on your handsโ€ฆletโ€™s hit the waves!