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Guardians of the Tomb
AD&D
Levels 3โ€“5
4 pages
0

A hidden trail leads through a swamp to a dilapidated shrine. A profound evil is nearby. The shrine is either to a powerful dead thief, or a god of thieves. A cool, simple little puzzle protects some treasure. Just cash! No items. A short interlude designed to be dropped into an ongoing adventure. Pgs. 61-63

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Against Tsathogga
Pathfinder
Level 16
15 pages
0

Deep in the heart of a forsaken and filthy mire, a great amphibious foe awaits. Led by an ancient evil from the world's history, can you stop thesummoning of the Demon Frog- God? If not, you may face the Devourer of Life! Also available as 5E and Swords & Wizardry.

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Battle for the Undercity (5e)
5th Edition
Levels 7โ€“9
16 pages
0

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 Towers of the Weretoads
OSR
Levels 1โ€“3
6 pages
0

Are you in need of a breeding factory that spews out torrents of mutated weretoads into your campaign world? Do your adventurers enjoy exploring slimy, wet ruins inhabited by depraved, vile creatures? The Towers of the Weretoads is a mini-dungeon you can plop down in the edges of any of the lakes/fresh water bodies in your campaign world. It's filled with treasure, danger and slime. The Towers of the Weretoads is presented in an innovative mapping style that eliminates the needs for flipping between pages as you run it. Everything you need to know about a dungeon level is right there in front of you on the same single page! This allows you, the DM, to focus on creating a dynamic, interesting and challenging dungeon experience for your players. This PDF includes a 3 level dungeon and 2 original and disgusting enemies for adventurers to fight. The randomness and non-linearity of the encounters means this adventure could be an appropriate challenge for a wide level range of adventurers. Published by Gorgzu Games

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Survival of the Fittest
OSR
Level 1
8 pages
0

An adventure for starting characters When vicious bandits waylay a caravan bound for an outpost on the edge of civilization, the player characters are the only survivors, trapped and lost in a hostile wilderness. If they would live to see another day, they must learn to work together and discover the people they might one day become. This adventure is designed for a group of starting characters and is especially suited to new players. Published by Schwalb Entertainment.

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Swamped
5th Edition
Levels 3โ€“5
7 pages
0

Outside Briar Glen lies a dangerous swamp, and deep within it runs the Weeping River. Those who venture too far into the swampland near the river are overcome with grief and cry until their tears turn to blood. If theyโ€™re lucky, they die quickly. Lately, however, women in town disappear into the swamp near the Weeping River at night... and return in the morning, entranced but unscathed. Their families want to know why they return at sunrise with no memory of the previous night. These women found themselves a friend in the boo-hag, angry at the townsfolk for damaging her swamp. She initiated the women into her coven and tasked them to drain the life energy from their families to help the boo-hag heal the swamp.

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GPH1: Alabaster Palace of the Dao (5e)
5th Edition
Levels 11โ€“14
36 pages
0

๐€๐ฅ๐š๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐จ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ 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 Topaz of Earthly Perfection, reputed to be held within an extraplanar mountainside genie retreat. 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Ÿ” ๐ฉ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ.

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OP8 - Channel of Hagar
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“3
2 pages
0

You and your associates were planning on making it big as adventurers...you just didn't think it would happen so soon! This one page offering takes the players through the wilderness with an opportunity to swing by for some healing as well!

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A Miner Problem
5th Edition
Level 2
? pages
0

You are hired by a mine operator to retrieve the mine's gnomish engineer who has barricaded himself in the mine's lower reaches. But there's more going on than just a crazy gnome and his robots sabotaging the mine. You'll need to explore the forest, build alliances, and brave a rollercoaster ride on a mine cart to get to the bottom of this adventure (pun intended). This is a gamebook-style solo adventure that you can play in your browser. You make a 2nd level character sheet, roll your own dice, keep up with your inventory, spells, and HP, and are on your honor to be honest. It's all text-based with some public domain illustrations, and you click on options as you make decisions and roll the dice.

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In the Dwarven King's Court
AD&D
Levels 3โ€“5
17 pages
0

The game is afoot in the royal palace. A thief prowls the dwarven palace, but even more goes on than meets the eye. Set in in a dwarven kingdom, a peace treaty with an aggressive rival kingdom is to be signed with ceremonial gifts exchanged to mark the occasion. However the treaty is put in jeopardy when the ceremonial sword that was gifted to the kingdom is stolen before the signing. The adventure begins when the characters receive a vision that directs them to help the kingdom. They must investigate the mystery of the missing sword, navigating a diverse cast of palace dwarves in order to preserve peace in the kingdom. A tale of intrigue, can the heroes find the sword before it is too late? Pgs. 16-32

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C17- 2 - Moscow Mule
5th Edition
Levels 4โ€“6
17 pages
0

While sitting around your favorite tavern, a loud explosion shatters the serene mood of Moscow. You sprint to the source and discover the distillery has exploded. The glum populace grumble loudly. With winter setting in and nothing to do the citizens rely on the libations from this business to cheer them up. You are approached to scour the canyon area before the winter sets in to find a few extra kegs for the people.

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Tiny Echoes
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“4
12 pages
0

The goblin, King Tatter-roo, and his tribe are plagued by an unseen hunter. They have placed an unusual plea to anyone who will listen. The promises of goblin wealth and peace amongst the free people is attainable for a limited time only. All King Tatter-roo requires is an inquisitive mind and a sharpened blade.

Shadowed Temple of the Forgotten Goddess
OSR
Levels 2โ€“4
19 pages
0

An adventure for 3-4 characters of Levels 3-4 exploring a ruined temple in a deep forest, with new monsters, new magic items, and all new original art. Deep within the Forest of Legressia lies a ruined temple of a long forgotten goddess. This ancient, crumbling temple is rumored to contain an artifact of the faith deep within its bowels, but also to be guarded by a shadowy malevolence. Your party has been tasked with reconnoitering the temple and retrieving the artifact. Great rewards await those courageous (or foolish) enough to delve into the Shadowed Temple of the Forgotten Goddess... https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/475049/OSR-One-Shot--Shadowed-Temple-of-the-Forgotten-Goddess?src=hottest_filtered The adventure includes: 5 fully fleshed out encounters within the temple. Traps, monsters, riddles, and mysteries abound Four new monsters, two of which are variants of the shadow-bound Umbrathi, charged as guardians of the temple's secrets Harvesting and crafting options, for defeated and destroyed foes A new magical item, the Amulet of Redemption Lore connected with the world, including tie-ins to adventures to come A professional battlemap/sitemap from the superb Silver Compass Maps Incredible orginal artwork from Simon Underwood and Carlos Castilho Map Pack: includes gridded and ungridded versions of both GM maps and player friendly maps. Also includes VTT compatible maps

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It Fell From The Sky
5th Edition
Levels 7โ€“9
15 pages
0

It Fell From The Sky is a science-fantasy adventure for 7th-9th level characters in which the player characters investigate a meteor that turns out to actually be a crashed interplanar craft containing advanced technology and alien creatures.

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Nightshade
AD&D
Levels 1โ€“3
5 pages
0

A "simple errand" is never what it seems. It's a wizard's privilege - and curse - to change his mind. Pgs. 3-7

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Taarks Tomb
5th Edition
Levels 3โ€“5
6 pages
0

A generic tomb usable for one off adventures or unexpected exploration discovery. An abandoned dwarven tomb has been taken over by goblins.

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FT - Havendale
AD&D
Levels 1โ€“5
14 pages
0

A medium sized city is situated between Challenge of the Minotaur and Hall of the Dwarf Lords and is centered on the edge of frontier near the Border Hills. The town is walled and populated my mostly Mountain Dwarves although most races are present and welcome. This area provides an excellent respite for those fresh off the trail of adventure!

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Winter's Daughter
OSR
Levels 1โ€“3
24 pages
0

The tomb of an ancient hero, lost in the tangled depths of the woods. A ring of standing stones, warded by the sinister Drune cult. A fairy princess who watches with timeless patience from beyond the veil of the mortal. A forgotten treasure that holds the key to her heart. Winter's Daughter is a romantic fairy-tale dungeon adventure set in the creepy old forest of Dolmenwood. Published by Necrotic Gnome

The Red Bastion
OSR
Levels 2โ€“3
4 pages
0

The Red Bastion - the prison of a dwarf ghost princess... A 15-room dungeon for levels 2-3.

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FA9 - Festival Experience
AD&D
Levels 1โ€“7
12 pages
0

Throughout the course of a campaign there are some sessions when you just donโ€™t have enough players and need a โ€œside trekโ€ to salvage the day. While many times itโ€™s a throw away session this adventure brings in the underused festival experience. From royalty to commoners everyone likes a good break from the daily grind. This packet lays out a basic festival experience with vendor options and actors. While no โ€œadventureโ€ is present it provides a good base with which to work with. In one of the Filbar Campaigns this festival gave the PCs an opportunity to come face to face with one of the nemeses without knowing until it was over. It also gave them rumors from the carnival staff of the location of a much sought after item. Just two of the possibilities for a successful one-shot adventure!