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Renegade priests of the Living Flame have come to the court of the barbarian king of Azimba, bringing with them the secret of iron. As you become embroiled in the power struggle between the jungle kingdoms, will you profit, or will you fall to the new iron swords of Zimballah? "The Swords of...

Across the scorched heat of the barren desert lie the jungled hills of Shoma, where the crazed queen of a lost tribe jealously guards a mine that contains untold riches. But in your quest for the buried gold, what terrors that slumber in the prehuman vaults beneath the mine might you awaken...

In a remote mountain valley, a bitter feud rages between two rival nobles and their militias. Recently, dark sorcery and undead things have become involved! Whose side of the feud will you take? "The Crypt-Thing of Khorsul" is a stand-alone sword and sorcery adventure module, inspired by the...

Hi all, I wrote up some simple rules for sea travel for 5E. The purpose of these rules is to create a little mini-game when going from A to B, somewhere between just stating “you travel for X days and arrive at your destination” and having to play out every random encounter in detail. The...

Skills in D&D 5E are very loosely defined. This is a feature, not a bug. It keeps the rules simple and allows for fast play. No skill system, no matter how detailed, can cover all eventualities, so the 5E system doesn’t even try, instead letting the GM make rulings when necessary. Some players...

Innocent men and women are being ritually strangled on the white jade altar of the grim ape god Simatala! Do you sneak into the temple to rescue the prisoners, or are you strong enough to face the evil adepts of the ape god directly? "The Eidolon of the Ape" is a stand-alone sword and sorcery...

Daring thieves entered the grand palace last night and stole a fabled emerald from the bey of Zul-Bazzir. But one of the thieves was betrayed, and now asks you for help to get revenge! Will you ally with a thief to steal back the Jewel of Khadim Bey? "The Jewel of Khadim Bey" is a...

The mission is simple: Escort a Lamuran lord and his entourage on a visit to the city of Zul-Bazzir. The road to Zul-Bazzir is perilous, but it is after arrival that things truly take a turn for the worse! Can you avoid getting entangled in the webs of intrigue spun by the cult of the...

In Belthaar, city of dark alleys, strange cults, and rival sorcerers, a threat rises from beyond the grave! Can you solve the mystery of the Necromancer's Knife before it is too late? "The Necromancer's Knife" is a stand-alone sword and sorcery adventure module for character levels 1-2...

Play Method: Online using RPG Manager combined with video chat (Google Meet) and a VTT (probably Owlbear Rodeo) Game/System: 5E Player or GM? I'm the GM. Time/Frequency: Bi-weekly, at a time of day/night convenient for the group. Starting late January 2021. Genre: Sword and Sorcery! Current...

You have heard the wild tales of fabled Gondira, a city built by the sons of giants, with a palace of white marble and gates of beaten gold, now hidden by the jungle and haunted by white apes who walk upright like men. Can you penetrate the steaming jungles of the south to discover the lost...

Looking for clarification on how to handle the following scenario: Party of four adventurers, fighter in the front carrying a torch (bright light in 20 feet radius, dim light in 20 feet radius) Party enters a dark room via an open archway (no door) Party is not actively looking for danger (no...

Is it just me, or does it seem kind of strange that the Phase Spider (which is a Monstrosity) is thrown in with all the "normal beasts" in Appendix A in the 5E MM? It even has an illustration and some flavor text, but did not get its own entry in the main part of the book? True, there are a few...

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The king is dead. All hail the king! The nomadic cattle-herding tribes of Shoma now meet at the Horns of Ngura to sacrifice gold and choose a new tribal king based on a series of ritual ordeals. Will you sneak into the temple of the Bull-God to steal its treasures, or will you participate as a...

The Player's Guide to the World of Xoth is a free PDF with more than 60 pages of sword and sorcery material for fifth edition that allows you to play in adventures inspired by the stories of Robert E. Howard and Clark Ashton Smith. Venture in the footsteps of Conan the Cimmerian, Satampra Zeiros...

Hi all Game Masters out there, Today I am excited to tell you about my latest project, which is an online tool for Game Masters such as yourself to manage your campaigns. It is not intended to replace face to face gaming, but rather to be a digital companion to traditional pen and paper gaming...