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Free spooky D&D one-shot

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 mention the Ravenloft campaign Courtney is currently running us through. I’ve always been a big fan of creepy, atmospheric horror settings, so for this month’s Side Quest I’ve created a …

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D&D magic shop

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 upon the Sanctum Emporium, an interdimensional business that deals in magical oddities and rare curios. Run by an eccentric mage, brave shoppers may find all sorts of useful equipment, and …

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Free Dungeon Encounter

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 “how’s” of some maps, like with Bertie Bigglesby or Spellzog’s. Instead, this buried archive space is designed so that it can be inserted into an existing D&D dungeon without much …

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quick D&D dungeon encounter

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 gnome? It’s a tried and true trope of many games to have entry-level adventurers fight vermin in someone’s basement, and I wanted to add my own spin. Plus, this map …

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Interview with Maxwell Zener, the mastermind behind The Skull of Drag’Nalar

A few months back, I saw a post on the DM’s Guild Facebook group asking for a cartographer to work on an upcoming campaign. I reached out, and after a fun conversation, I teamed up with him to draw some spooky dungeons for his vision. Today, I’m not only going to give you a preview …

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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*  . If you haven’t heard about it yet, go check out that post first, and then come back to check out this week’s Side Quest for a free Through the …

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