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Under the Unmoving Sun
5th Edition
Levels 6โ€“8
26 pages
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Under the Unmoving Sun is a one-shot adventure for the game Fire Burns Low. Player characters become strangers in a strange land when they are abducted from their homes and wake in the dark. What follows is a mystery that unfolds as they explore their new home. Before long, it becomes clear that nothing here is what it seems. Discover the nature of this place, and the puppet masters behind the scenes who keep you trapped there. This one-shot adventure was designed for the game Fire Burns Low but includes an adaptation for Dungeons & Dragons 5e with stat blocks for NPCs and monsters. It plays over 3-4 sessions. The file includes an appendix of monsters adapted for D&D 5e, a map, a brief, and a quick reference.

The Happenings at Barralon Manor
5th Edition
Level 1
4 pages
0  0

A one-shot adventure for level 1 characters, in which the party must investigate a series of mysterious happenings at an old, abandoned manor house on the outskirts of a small town.

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The Hag's Hut
5th Edition
Levels 6โ€“8
7 pages
0  0

๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ "After travelling for a week you make it safely." This module adds a small side adventure for a party on the road; ๐š๐๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. This module centres around a deceptive hut that looms besides a lonely forest road. ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ”-๐Ÿ–. If you enjoyed this module please take a look at my other modules. https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Tanner%20Johnston

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Guesting at Artifice Manor
5th Edition
Levels 8โ€“10
56 pages
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A genius inventor - Anthony Karstark, founder of the "Karstark Inventions", has recently reached a new level of reclusiveness, when he stopped showing up at his company events. A concerned friend and employee, Holly Amberfell, hires an adventuring party, to figure out what happened to him. As adventurers enter and explore the quarantined manor of the great inventor, they have to deal with his mechanic inventions, figure out minor mysteries of past and present, and finally - face Anthony himself, changed by a strange disease into a Slaad-spawn. Guesting at Artifice Manor is an 8-10 hours long mystery and exploration adventure, that should roughly take two playing sessions (or can be squished into one - suggestions on how to do it are inside the book!). It is optimized for 4 to 5 characters of 8-10 levels. This adventure can be used to kick-off a campaign, exploring the origins and history of Slaads.

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OP4 - Leprechaun's Luck
5th Edition
Level 1
2 pages
0  0

This single page, single player adventure introduces a new adventurer to the exploration life! Despite reservations by their family, the young PC opts to head to a nearby town to begin their career. The road to Remus is blocked thanks to a raging river but there was a shortcut that could be takenโ€ฆ

Off-Season
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“20
1 pages
0  0

A one-page, system-light mystery one-shot for 3-5 characters of any level. A hotel that only exists while the tide is out: the party walks a six-hour causeway to answer a postcard that arrived eleven years late. Four keyed rooms, one truth, two endings. Free to read and print, no account needed.

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Full Moon Shines
5th Edition
Level 6
13 pages
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Lycanthropy or Misanthropy? When the moon shines brightly, someone โ€“ or something โ€“ is stalking the streets of Timbertown. Can the heroes figure out who โ€“ or what โ€“ and settle the matter before panic breaks out?

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Viral Village
5th Edition
Levels 5โ€“8
20 pages
0  0

A cleric has tirelessly tended to the medical needs of his fellow villagers for decades. There have been occasional cases of madness among his charges over the years, enough to cause rumors, but now there is an outbreak, including people known for years to be quite sane. Can you discover the source of these terrible troubles and return the village to normal life?

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Expanded Environments and Additional Actions
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“100
26 pages
0  0

Give your gameโ€™s locations a character all their own! Build encounter themes, emphasize magic places, and connect it all to the monsters living there with Expanded Environments and Additional Actions. Use traits to make creatures stand out and enhance their bond with the land, then add lair actions to reinforce the connection and escalate the fight. New interactions encourage a race between players and monsters to gain the upper hand using the environment around them with additional options in combat. In non-combat encounters, regional effects keep the feel of magic heightened in the surrounding area. Grab charactersโ€™ attention, and limbs, in the clutches of fallen armies on the ancient battlefield. Apply library traits and lair actions to a dragon to create an encounter with a bookwyrm. Tempt characters with the allure of enchanted gold in the treasure hoard. Bend fire itself to your will in the heart of a volcano. With Expanded Environments and Additional Actions ties โ€œwhere you areโ€ to โ€œwhat & how you fightโ€ with 21 environment templates for attributes and abilities you can apply to existing monsters and places that include all of the following: 80 lair actions that give the terrain a role, and often a roll, in the fight. 75 traits so familiar monsters gain new tricks and special features. 73 regional effects to add to the wonder of the world between combats 64 interactions for players or monsters to make the most of their surroundings This supplement was designed for dungeon masters who want more dynamic combat and more magical encounters. The collection started as my own expansion of the environments found in MCDMโ€™s Flee, Mortals! but can be used on its own (along with the existing D&D 5e rules).

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Waterdeep: The Plowing And Running
5th Edition
Levels 4โ€“6
17 pages
0  0

Spring in the city of Waterdeep is a spectacular time of year. The crowds are gathering for the annual races celebrating the Plowing and Running festival. Behind the scenes, an unknown conspirator works to disrupt the day's festivities. One of the racers has disappeared under mysterious circumstances and threatens to turn the joyous occasion into a scene of chaos. Those organizing the event are looking for brave and discreet volunteers to locate the missing racer and find out who is behind the plot to disrupt the event. Can the adventurers solve the mystery before it's too late? This adventure includes: * A kidnapping mystery with several clues leading to different ways for the characters to solve it. * Mechanics for players to participate in a race at the holiday event. * Two optional bonus objectives, including one that has the players exploring the city of Waterdeep and another that allows characters and players to explore their creative sides.

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The Castle of Corellon
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“3
31 pages
0  0

This adventure is scaled for level 1 characters. The ruins of a flying castle teeming with goblins is heading to the peaceful village of Barrowmist. It is up to the heroes to get up there and stop it before the castle lands in the village and chaos ensues. The group will enter into the ancient struggle between elves and orcs. Not only can they claim the ruins as their home, but the heroes will be asked to go on a quest to repair the castle and use it to find the Misty Isle, a legendary elven realm stolen by Gruumsh, god of the orcs. This adventure is the beginning of the Litany of Arrows adventure path. It can be run on its own or as a linked part to the larger story.

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Taarks Tomb
5th Edition
Levels 3โ€“5
6 pages
0  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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Heroes of Green Hollow
5th Edition
Levels 3โ€“5
203 pages
0  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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FT - Ru-Marta
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“6
16 pages
0  0

This setting brings the players to a community with a jungle atmosphere. Based offshore the city of Ru-Marta is a trading depot and religious center. Several independent adventures are also available for those PCs needing just a little more experience points to level up!

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N2 The Forest Oracle - Classic Modules Today 5e Conversion
5th Edition
Levels 2โ€“4
10 pages
0  0

The land lies under a curse. Fruit drops to the ground, its pulp black and rotten. Leaves curl and wither on the branches. Animals flee the parched vale, or starve. Long ago, the Downs prospered under the care of Druids, but the priests of nature have retreated deep into the woods and rarely show themselves. One old man claims that the Druids have the power to save the valley, if only someone could find their Oracle to seek help. Will you reach the Forest Oracle of the Druids in time? And if you do, can they really lift the curse? Or does the answer lie elsewhere? Only the most daring and cunning adventurers will save the Downs. N2: "The Forest Oracle" (1984), by Carl Smith, is the second AD&D adventure in the novice (N-) series. Unlike its predecessor, it is not intended for 1st-level adventurers, but instead for 2nd level and up. This conversion guide allows DMs to run the original module with 5th Edition rules and provides a reference sheet for encounters. Also contains suggestions for placement in the Forgotten Realms. To use this conversion guide you will need a copy of The Forest Oracle, originally available in hard-copy and now for sale in Digital format on the DMs Guild. Visit Classicmodulestoday.com to find out how you can create your own classic module conversions and sell them on the DMs Guild.

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Goblin Heist
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“4
16 pages
0  0

Ever feel like you just want to snatch all the blankets and pillows you can find and hide in your own warm little nest? Goblin Heist is a chaotic Tier 1 adventure where 1-6 players take control of goblin characters on a mission to steal as many cozy things as they can from the sleepy winter village of Little Humbleton. But be wary... the town has hired an adventurer to stop you! Can you and your goblin gang survive the cold, sneak into houses, steal the cozies, and escape before daybreak all without being caught? Goblin Heist is highly replayable, and features: - A choice of four adventurers protecting the town, each adding their own difficulty and flavour to the game - Variable weather conditions - Pursuit mechanics - Randomly generated challenges - Cozies - Stuffing sweets in your face

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The Village of Faen
5th Edition
Levels 3โ€“5
20 pages
0  0

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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Red Gold
5th Edition
Levels 1โ€“3
12 pages
0  0

On the worldโ€™s first offshore rig Captain Seaslick and his crew are drilling for dragon essence - a rare and valuable substance often called Red Gold. Theyโ€™re about to be filthy rich, but not everyoneโ€™s happy for them. Dragon cultists have infiltrated the rig and are trying to steal a stash of the precious essence for their rites. In their eagerness theyโ€™ve magically sped the drill up to a perilous rate. With the rig rattling and falling apart around them, will Seaslick and his enterprising ex-pirates team up with nature worshipping tribes folk to defeat their shared enemy? And will they escape with their liquid hoard, or will the sea have her revenge for their greed?

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Regrowing Pains
5th Edition
Levels 9โ€“12
6 pages
0  0

This quest is for a party looking to resurrect a character whose corpse is missing body parts necessary for survival. Lower-level resurrection spells donโ€™t work on a creature that is missing a head, heart, or other vital organ. To resurrect the body, the characters turn to Vaprak, patron deity of trolls, and attempt to earn the godโ€™s assistance. However, a band of frost giant hunters intend to destroy Vaprak's temple along with everyone inside it. Includes a quest-related NPC that a player can control if they're waiting for their character to be resurrected.

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Kalakeri: The Forbidden Temple
5th Edition
Levels 7โ€“8
60 pages
0  0

Kalakeri: The Forbidden Temple is a gothic horror adventure for 4-5 characters of 7-8th level. It can be played over the course of 8 hours for a one-shot, but works better when played slowly over the course of two games. This is the third part of the Carnival of Lost Souls campaign. It can also be played as a standalone adventure. Kalakeri: The Forbidden Temple features: Exploration of the ancient Greater Vochalam temple with a powerful eidolon guardian. Lots of dangers and rival explorers are waiting for the characters, among them the priests of Osybus and Firan Zalโ€™Honan himself! Intense social encounters with the leaders of major forces of Kalakeri: Ramya, Arijani and Reeva, and the possibility to align with them. Random encounter table for Kalakeri travels, and mechanic for quick resolution of random combat encounters. New custom monsters to make combat encounters truly memorable and exciting. High-quality maps, also available in universal vtt format. Check out previous adventures in the series: Lamordia: The Hardest of Hearts and Dementlieu: Dance with the Devil! And look out for the next adventure in the Carnival of Lost Souls series: Valachan: Hunterโ€™s Moon! It will be released in the next month. Once all four adventures are out, we will also release a special Campaign Guide, which will explain in detail how to best set up and play the campaign. However, if you want to start your campaign right now, donโ€™t worry - we have included a short appendix at the end of each adventure that will explain the basics! Disclaimer: We are a team of writers from Ukraine, so the unprovoked war and senseless aggression of the terrorist state of russia influenced our initial timelines significantly. However, we are now as safe as we can ever be under the constant threat of missile strikes, and determined to finish the whole series! And after that - who knows, maybe even more cool adventures will follow ;) Made in Ukraine