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Confrontation at Candlekeep
5th Edition
Level 2
27 pages
0

Candlekeep is under siege, and it needs adventurers to help protect it! Heed the call to defend the legendary monastery and stand against the tide of evil. Confrontation at Candlekeep was used as a D&D Next playtest for D&D 5E. It was released to organized play Dungeon Masters in August 2013, and ran at Gen Con, PAX, and other major conventions. The adventure includes rules for running multiple tables, but can also be run for just one table. The attack on Candlekeep by forces of Asmodeus is tied to the events in Ed Greenwood's novel about the Sundering, "The Herald."

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Bastion of the Frost Lord
5th Edition
Levels 5โ€“10
34 pages
0

It is Midwinter. The air is cold, the wine is warm, and all sensible adventurers have their feet up before a blazing fire. But a mysterious bard, a broken man, and a clockwork pig, lead our heroes into an extraordinary land full of strange magic and terrible danger. Before the adventure is over, they will be faced with a heartbreaking dilemma, one that can't be resolved through might alone. It features exploration, roleplaying, puzzle solving, and fanastical combat encounters! The adventure includes 10 new monsters, 8 new magic items, and an amazing map by Elven Towers!

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Vainglorious
4th Edition
Levels 7โ€“9
16 pages
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A proud paladinโ€™s quest for glory against marauding orcs ends in tragic failure with his disappearance and presumed death. Worse still, an artifact of his faith entrusted to him has gone missing. Can the adventurers reclaim the artifact and force an end to the hostilities, or will the brightest beacon of good in the Western Heartlands be extinguished? Pgs. 28-43

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THE TOWER OF BONDAGE ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ’ The Middle Tower
5th Edition
Levels 6โ€“7
15 pages
0

๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ’ of the Tower of Bondage โ€œThe Middle Towerโ€ introduces Olive Slime and Slime Creatures from notable 1e AD&D fame as well as another of Aumvorโ€™s tortured servants. In this adventure you will go deeper into the tower and find: โ— 26 encounters โ— More enslaved wraiths โ— More traps โ— More slime โ— More phylacteries โ— More danger Discover the Undying Oneโ€™s library and find tools needed to defeat him, if your players are to escape the tower alive. This release also includes a side view of the tower to better understand the layout of the dungeons. ๐€๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ, ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ, ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ง: Roll20 Map Pack for Roll20, featuring plain maps for players, without the secret doors and other goodies marked. Coming very SOON. Look for it on DMโ€™s Guild.

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The House of the Midnight Violet
5th Edition
Levels 4โ€“6
23 pages
0

"A well-written adventure through a mansion filled with dark secrets." The party is recruited by an innkeeper to recover a flower from a nearby mansion. He is an alchemist and he is running short on his supply of the Midnight Violet. Town rumors warn the party to stay away. But, that's unlikely given that your heros are mighty and brave. While exploring the mansion, the adventurers will learn the story of the family that once lived there and what caused their demise. That is...if they live that long. Two new creatures and one new magic item are introduced in this adventure.

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Serving the Squash
5th Edition
Level 1
11 pages
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Bountiful harvest abound! Come to the wonderful town of Kukurbi and enjoy the festivities, as Highharvestide is upon us! But all seems too gourd to be true! We guarantee you thereโ€™s nothing odd or sinister in this mischievous mini adventure! You butternut wait and hubbard right in! This Dungeons & Dragons mini adventure for 1st level characters comes with: โ€ข nine pages of content written by Alex Clippinger & Florian Emmerich โ€ข stunning art by Raluca Marinescu โ€ข a wonderful map of the town Kukurbi drawn by Erin Harvey, with a DM and Player version โ€ข two new monsters to squash (your party)

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DDAL07-11 A Lesson in Love
5th Edition
Levels 11โ€“16
31 pages
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An old elf has wandered into the city from the jungle--prattling on about his long-lost daughter to anyone whose ear he can bend. Though most in Port Nyanzaru dismiss him as mad, he speaks the truth. Can you find and save his daughter?

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The Village of Faen
5th Edition
Levels 3โ€“5
20 pages
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Every autumn the sleepy village of Faen celebrates the Soultide Festival. The souls of the departed are guided out of the forest and can depart for their appointed afterlife. There is feasting and celebration of life. The children of Faen dress in costumes, pretending to be their favorite Monsters. The Party are guests for this year's celebrations and are chosen to be the judges in an annual costume contest. They must wander the village, meeting the locals in order to determine their favorite costume. Along the way, they learn about the village's traditions and local lore. However, the village harbors a dark secret. A timeless evil sleeps below the village. The adventurers must descend into the depths to confront a shadowy threat that has been harassing the village for many years. Will they rise to the occasion, or will the children of Faen be in jeopardy for years to come? For use with the 5th edition Player's Handbook, DM's Guide, and Monster Manual.

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DDAL09-01 Escape From Elturgard
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“2
35 pages
0

Damnation! The Companion that once stood as a beacon of hope and goodness above the city of Elturel has been extinguished and the entire cityโ€”along with its denizensโ€”have been drawn into Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells! While those fortunate enough to have been outside of the cityโ€™s walls during its departure have been spared that fate, but theyโ€™re not yet out of danger! The refugees formed a caravan bound for the nearby city of Baldurโ€™s Gate. Can you keep them safe from devils, bandits, and one another until they reach safety? Four One-Hour Mini-Adventures for 1st to 2nd Characters. Optimized for APL 1.

Princes of the Apocalypse
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“15
258 pages
1

Called by the Elder Elemental Eye to serve, four corrupt prophets have risen from the depths of anonymity to claim mighty weapons with direct links to the power of the elemental princes. Each of these prophets has assembled a cadre of cultists and creatures to serve them in the construction of four elemental temples of lethal design. It is up to adventurers from heroic factions such as the Emerald Enclave and the Order of the Gauntlet to discover where the true power of each prophet lay, and dismantle it before it comes boiling up to obliterate the Realms.

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The Golden Apple
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“4
25 pages
0

A 3-4 hour adventure for 1st tier characters, which can be run as a 1-shot or as the beginning of a new campaign set in the Feywild. For tens of millennia, battles have raged across the Feywild, as the powerful and prideful archfey fought to divide the realms among themselves. Eventually the boundaries settled into four major territories: Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. These domains, and the smaller pockets of unclaimed territory between, came to be known as the Land of the Four Courts. The bitter rivalries between Winter and Summer and between Autumn and Spring never truly subsided, but for the past fifteen hundred years, an era of relative peace has persevered. Even so, peace is a fragile thing, and in the everchanging landscape of the Feywild it is all too easily broken.

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CCC-RPSG-03 Fenaria's Gambit
5th Edition
Levels 11โ€“16
74 pages
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As the Red War rages and Mulmaster burns, the Cult of Glaugrax sunders the arcane bindings on their alien master, unleashing an ancient evil that threatens to sink the Factions' evacuation efforts. Can you thwart them before the City of Danger is swept away in the wake of Fenaria's revenge? Part 3 of The Neverdusk Trilogy. A Four-to-Six Hour Adventure for Tier 3 Characters. Optimized for APL 13. The long-awaited Conclusion to the tale that started with Ooze There?, an ENnie Awards 2019 nominee in the Best Organized Play category! This adventure is Part 3 of "The Neverdusk Trilogy", and it brings the tale of Fenaria Neverdusk, Sovad Klim, and the mysterious Cult of Glaugrax to a close! Fenaria's Gambit (a.k.a. Ooze Left?) debuted at Doujin Market Online/RPG Day Singapore 2020, a digital convention held by the D&D AL Singapore Community. This v1.01 package includes: - Full color cover art by digital painter Koh Jia Wei (Firons), with art inserts for key scenes in his unique style. - A high quality digital map pack for key encounter locations, in both Black & White and Full Color by digital artist Ryan Tan Chen Wayne (Ryzwayne). - An image by Ryzwayne demonstrating Sovad's ingenuity with the wall of stone spell in his Bonus Objective (Yes, we know he has fans). - A three (3) page cheat sheet with Jason's personal tips for running Fenaria's Gambit.

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Night Barony of Erlkazar
5th Edition
Level 15
68 pages
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The Baronies of Erlkazar, once a prosperous region of pastoral tranquility, is now a land of nightmares and dread. Bandit armies plague the region, terrorizing the populace and surrounding countries of Calimshan, Tethyr, Amn, and Turmish. Though these threats are terrifying enough, it is nothing compared to what awaits the people of Erlkazar at night. In caves, tombs, and subterranean communities beneath the seemingly pastoral villages of Erlkazar live the secretive Night Barony. Ruled by the vampire Saestra and her legions of darkness, these monstrous denizens of the Five Baronies are the real power in the region. The countryโ€™s only hope of liberation is you.

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Upsetting the Balance - A Tome of Foes Adventure
5th Edition
Levels 14โ€“16
12 pages
0

When the adventurers are tasked with destroying a symbol of Demogorgon, they end up falling foul of the great mage Mordenkainen himself โ€“ or at least a simulacrum of him. Will they agree to help maintain the great Balance of the Blood War, even if means sacrificing innocent lives in the process?

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The Color of Ambition
3.5 Edition
Levels 1โ€“2
4 pages
0

In this adventure, the player characters discover the illegal actives of an ambition Red Wizard operating out of an enclave in a small town. This adventure is short and a great way to introduce players to Red Wizards. For a group willing to use diplomacy fighting they can cut down there combat. The adventure is found on pages 284-287

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Orc Blade & Elven Blood
5th Edition
Levels 8โ€“11
24 pages
0

A monastic community of elves and orcs worshipping a divine daughter of both Corellon and Gruumsh tried to bring peace and reconciliation between the two races. For their trouble, they were wiped out by zealots and erased from history. Centuries later, their mountaintop temple is rediscovered -- and rumor has it that two artifacts hearkening back to the very origin of elvenkind and orcdom are concealed within....

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CCC-BWM-04-02 Thralls of Zuggtmoy: Sanctum of Rot
5th Edition
Levels 5โ€“10
33 pages
0

Beyond the Nidus waits the inner sanctum where the heroes must confront Zuggtmoyโ€™s zealot priest and his dark followers. The cult is preparing to use the Noctic Urn to lure a horrific entity to the Material Plane. The adventurers must stop them, or woe to all should they fail. A Two/Four-Hour Adventure for Tier 2 Characters. Optimized for APL 8.

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Temple of the Opal Goddess
5th Edition
Levels 5โ€“8
44 pages
0

A noble scion and his retinue from Baldurโ€™s Gate left on an adventure amid much fanfare. That was two weeks ago. Rumours in the taverns suggest only a single soldier returned, bearing grievous wounds and a ransom demand. Is this a simple case of misadventure, or are darker conspiracies afoot? Can you locate and rescue the nobleman, or will you fall victim to the malevolent powers stirring deep within the Temple of the Opal Goddess?

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DDAL07-14 Fathomless Depths of Ill Intent
5th Edition
Levels 11โ€“16
34 pages
0

The time is now! The yuan-ti lay on the cusp of freeing an ancient being of insurmountable evil from its imprisonment. Should this happen, Faerรปn may very well be plunged into an age of darkness. You have traveled the width and breadth of the peninsula and learned what you could about your foe. Now itโ€™s time to put that knowledge to use. Steel yourself, adventurer, there are important deeds to be done! A Four-Hour Adventure for 11th-16th Level Characters

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CCC-GLIP-01-01 Glip Dak
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“4
37 pages
0

The Kroth Magg hobgoblins run the trade city of Glip Dak in the Troll Hills of Thar. From there they have taken control of the trade routes along the northern Moonsea. A young noble has been captured for refusing to pay their tariffs and his house looks to hire adventurers to rescue him.