Welcome to our Side Quests
These free TTRPG one shots with corresponding maps easily thread into an ongoing or one time campaign, allowing busy DMs to throw in a random encounter at the drop of a hat. Our Side Quests are free of charge thanks to the generous support we receive on our Patreon. While the maps themselves are interchangeable between game systems, their encounters are written for specific rule sets. They are separated by game below.
Game Settings
Newest Publications
D&D/Mork Borg Mashup: Charnel Bridge
Show of hands: Who loves (or has played) Mork Borg? If you’re not familiar with the game, Mork Borg is a “rules-light”, Old School Renaissance
Tier 2 D&D Modron Adventure: Time is a Construct
We’re back with another Side Quest! This time I’m showing some love to the misunderstood mechanical minions of Mecanus: Modrons! I wanted to try something
Tier 2 D&D Adventure: Beware the Crimelock
Woah look out, Side Quests are back, baby! As a quick primer, I started a new job with WizKids earlier this year, and while I
Dungeons & Dragons 5e
D&D/Mork Borg Mashup: Charnel Bridge
Show of hands: Who loves (or has played) Mork Borg? If you’re not familiar with the game, Mork Borg is a “rules-light”, Old School Renaissance
Tier 2 D&D Modron Adventure: Time is a Construct
We’re back with another Side Quest! This time I’m showing some love to the misunderstood mechanical minions of Mecanus: Modrons! I wanted to try something
Tier 2 D&D Adventure: Beware the Crimelock
Woah look out, Side Quests are back, baby! As a quick primer, I started a new job with WizKids earlier this year, and while I
Free Fizban’s Dragon Adventure: The Dragonmaw Altar
Dragons are so hot right now thanks to the release of the newest D&D book “Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons”. It’s surprising to see how much
Design-A-Dungeon Challenge: Forbidden Knowledge
I’m back with another simple random dungeon for September’s Design-A-Dungeon Challenge! The rules are basically the same – consult the random dungeon generator in the
Free Level 9 D&D Encounter: Grim Tidings
Goblinoids get a bad rap in most D&D games. Goblins mostly exist as fodder for low-level dungeons or expendable minions for more powerful creatures. Bugbears
Free D&D Underdark Adventure: Abbey of the Reflecting Mind
Like most burgeoning D&D fans, I read a lot of R.A. Salvatore’s Drizzt series growing up. His evocative descriptions of the alien environments composing the
Dodge sneaky snakes and snake-y people in our free yuan-ti adventure: The Ophidian Lord!
I like to consider myself pretty well versed in Dungeons & Dragons lore, but there’s definitely a few blind spots for me. I can’t begin
Survive a haunted windmill in our free Spooky D&D one-shot: The Riven Windmill
I’ve been in a bit of a spooky mood recently, thanks to Resident Evil 8 and Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft coming out, not to
Enter an interdimensional D&D magic shop with this week’s Side Quest: The Sanctum Emporium
How many times has locating a store become an encounter of its own? In this week’s free D&D Magic shop Side Quest, adventurers can stumble
Explore collapsed tunnels with this week’s free dungeon encounter: Buried Archives
I want to try something a little different with today’s free dungeon encounter. Normally, I write up a little narrative to explain the “why’s” and
Quick D&D Dungeon Encounter: The Baffling Basement of Bertie Bigglesby
It’s the first Side Quest of the new year! What better way to spend it than by taking a rat-clearing job from an elderly
Get delving with this free D&D mini Dungeon: Spellzog’s Danger Emporium!
Do you keep a dream journal? I tend to keep my note app ready for the random chance I’m struck by inspiration past midnight.
Short D&D One-shot: Presti-sanitation
Hi-diddly-ho, adventurinos! I felt inspired this week to do a short d&d one-shot Side Quest focusing on oozes and alternate dimensions that can be
Free D&D One Shot: Crystalline Caverns
Who wants to go spelunking? It’s time for another Patreon-sponsored Side Quest! For those of you who are new to our blog, we post a monthly
Free D&D Adventure and Map: Dry Heat
Get ready for the first Patron-sponsored Side Quest! We recently launched our Patreon , and one of the tier rewards we’re really excited for is
Free D&D Map & Encounter: Desert Tomb
It’s Side Quest Time! Do you ever feel stuck when planning your next D&D session? Perhaps you’re tired of sending your players off into the
Free TTRPG Encounter: Goliath Longhouse
Free TTRPG Encounter: Goliath Longhouse Welcome to our second Side Quest! Do you ever feel stuck when planning your next D&D session? Perhaps you’re tired
Prison Beneath the Stones
Free D&D Encounter: Prison Beneath the Stones Do you ever feel stuck when planning your next D&D session? Perhaps you’re tired of sending your players
Malifaux: Through the Breach
Free Through the Breach Adventure: The Biblioubliette
Happy Halloween! While we’re a few days away from Halloween proper, I felt it was time to dive back into the spooky TTRPG Malifaux: Through
Free Through the Breach Encounter: Warped Orphanage
It’s time for a Through the Breach Side Quest! Last week, we introduced one of our favorite, but sadly lesser-known TTRPGs: Malifaux: Through the Breach*
Chronicles of Darkness
Free Chronicles of Darkness Adventure and Map: White Wedding
It’s a nice day to start again We recently launched our Patreon, and one of the tier rewards is the ability for our Patrons to sponsor
Free Werewolf the Forsaken Adventure and Map: Locally Sourced
There’s little hope in the World of Darkness We recently launched our Patreon, and one of the tier rewards is the
Warhammer: Wrath & Glory
Free Warhammer Wrath and Glory One-Shot
For the Emperor! It’s time for another Patreon-sponsored Side Quest! This time we are diving into Warhammer Wrath and Glory. If you’re new around here, our
Zweihander
Free Zweihander One Shot: What Growls Beneath
One of my goals when starting Lightheart Adventures was to diversify my TTRPG knowledge by experimenting with other systems. My familiarity lay mostly with D&D
