So your Adventurers are a bit shaken up after encountering a Manticore? Why not keep things simple and get a bit of gold for warning some miners about the Dragon? Alas, things never go as planned, because once your players arrive at the excavation site, they'll be enticed with magic items to explore and clear out a long-forgotten temple. Will they choose to do their mission and nothing more, or will they venture forth? If so, what perils could await inside?
Without further ado:<...
2024-04-14 20:02:23 +0000 UTC
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Happy Spring to all those in the Northern Hemisphere! I can't believe how far we've come in such a short period of time! All of you have been helping to take Advent's Amazing Advice higher than I could ever have imagined! With this most recent milestone it's time for our first poll of the year, so let's see which One-Shot you'd like me to prep next!
The One-shots:
2024-04-07 16:08:50 +0000 UTC
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For those of you in the northern hemisphere spring has finally sprung! I hope the better weather starts treating you well! We've had another great month here at Advent's Amazing Advice, so let's see what's new!
Phandelver and Below
I've officially completed Act One of Phandelver and Below, now you'll be able to decide whether you'd like to simply run Lost Mine of Phandelver as a Standalone Mini-Campaign or weave it into the full shebang with PaB: TSO!
I've a...
2024-04-01 19:39:42 +0000 UTC
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It's time for your group of Adventurers' first real quest; they'll need to venture to Umbrage Hill in order to convince Adabra Gwynn, an apothecary, to return to Phandalin. Alas, nothing can ever be easy, because she's currently being harassed by a Manticore. Will your players attempt to talk it out, or will they risk life and limb to slay the beast?
I've taken notes from both Bob the World Builder and Sly Flourish in order to make this the best and, most importantly, survivable experie...
2024-03-31 15:43:27 +0000 UTC
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We're back at it again with another Fully Prepped Mini-Campaign; Dragon of Icespire Peak, A level 1-6 Adventure that's a bit frosty! This is part of the Essentials Kit; released between Dragon of Stormwreck Isle and The Lost Mine of Phandelver, all created by WoTC.
Dragon of...
2024-03-24 16:15:31 +0000 UTC
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Welcome back to Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk! Since this is an off week, in an effort to make things as organized and easily accessible as possible, I've decided to create a post that compiles the entirety of Act 1 for Phandelver and Below. Each link takes you directly to the DM Notes. The Complete Collection download has every single file from parts 1-5. This will be accessible only to Heroes and up in order to make your lives easier and to thank you for being a part of this g...
2024-03-17 17:24:02 +0000 UTC
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Congratulations on making it to the Finale of Act 1 for Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk! Our Adventurers have been through quite a bit, from clearing a town of ruffians, raiding a castle, saving Gundren, fighting not one but two dragons, and possibly even befriending one. These Adventurers will need all the skills they've learned up to this point to survive the deadly trials ahead! In this session, the players will brave through Wave Echo Cave, deal with sinister traps, enemies, a...
2024-03-10 15:25:04 +0000 UTC
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Just like that, another month passes by, and faster than usual, my is February weird! So what's new with Advent's Amazing Advice?
Nyx and AJ
I've been working closely with both Nyx and AJ to get them up to speed with creating prep for you all! They've both finished working on their first official One-Shot and I can't wait for you to see them!
Phandelver and Below
I've finished updating two more sections for Phandelver and Below and you...
2024-03-02 00:07:27 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to the next installment of the PaB: The Shattered Obelisk series. In this session, your players will find themselves at Cragmaw Castle where they will have to battle through a castle filled with goblins in order to reach the missing Gundren. I've made a few minor changes to the original to make it a more engaging encounter. The main one is altering the final encounter to use the mechanics from 2024-02-26 02:18:31 +0000 UTC
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Congratulations on surviving your first dragon encounter! Did you talk your way out or perhaps you thought steel was the better option. Whichever you choose, may decide your fate in the future to come. Your players will now find themselves in Thundertree, where an evil dragon resides, an enemy of Torhaem and perhaps all of Phandalin. Here your players may learn the path to Cragmaw and possibly even be brave...or foolish enough to take on this evil scourge. Alas, this is no easy encounter and ...
2024-02-18 16:41:25 +0000 UTC
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Delivery Witches Apply Within is a level 3 One-Shot/Side-Quest for 1-2 players. Inspired by Studio Ghibli/Hayao Miyazaki and Kiki's Delivery Service your player will meet a strange black cat who leads them to the Kat and Cake Bakery where they'll try to prove themselves worthy of the title Delivery Witch by delivering a set of packages. These aren't just any ordinary deliveries, throughout you'll run into a slew of interesting characters and events including a druid posing as a cat, a silver ...
2024-02-04 17:32:13 +0000 UTC
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It's the first monthly wrap of the new year and boy is it a big one! So much has happened already, so let's dive right in!
Contest Winners
I'm thrilled to announce the winners of Advent's One-Shot Challenge and the incredibly talented individuals who will be joining our team!
Nyx - 1st Place
Alanna (AJ) - 2nd Place
Special shout-out to
Josh - 3rd Place
The contest asked for each person ...
2024-02-01 18:20:47 +0000 UTC
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The results are in, and I'm excited to announce that Nyx and Alanna (AJ) are the 1st and 2nd place winners of Advent's One-Shot Challenge! The goal was simple: find people who could prep in a style similar to mine so that I could work with them and expand Advent's Amazing Advice! I was blown away by the results, and I'm proud to show you what they've come up with!
The Delian Tomb is a Level 1 Introductory One-Shot based on Matt Colville's 2024-01-28 18:01:20 +0000 UTC
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It's finally time for the level 4 Adventure from Candlekeep Mysteries that you all voted on A Deep and Creeping Darkness! Coming in at over 20 pages of notes and 23 tracks to set the mood! This Adventure was quite the endeavor, but I'm very excited with how it turned out! I can't wait to hear all the stories from your sessions! Good Luck to all your players...they'll need it!
Candlekeep attracts scholars like a flame attracts moths. Historians, sages, and others who crave knowledge floc...
2024-01-14 16:56:52 +0000 UTC
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Wait what, when did this happen, how did 2023 disappear like that!? It's absolutely wild how fast this year has gone by. So much has happened; between creating a new banner and avatar, unlocking annual memberships
2024-01-01 17:00:19 +0000 UTC
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The time has finally come, I've been working on Advent's Amazing Advice for well over a year now! Thanks to all the support you've shown, I'm finally in the position where I can add someone to the team to lighten the load of prepping! With their assistance, I'll be able to expand the ways I can help everyone!
In order to find the perfect person, I'm creating a contest. The rules are simple. The person who can prep a One-Shot in a style most similar to mine will be the w...
2023-12-26 20:46:45 +0000 UTC
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The Year is almost over and the Holidays are fast approaching; which means now is the perfect time to get all your friends together for another Amazing Holiday One-Shot!!!
You've all heard of them before, one of my all-time favorite creators Loot Tavern made a fantastic One-Shot called The Spectres of Midwinter! It comes in 3 different levels and I've prepped it for 9th level, but it's a breeze to switch it to 5...
2023-12-10 18:49:25 +0000 UTC
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Holy Cow, it's actually December, how did we get here already!? This year has gone by in the blink of an eye! It's pretty clear you wanted to finish things off strong which is why you helped us reach the next Milestone! Speaking of Milestones, let's talk about that and a bunch more below!
Milestone One-Shot
I never expected to get here so fast and yet here we are again! Another milestone reached, another poll to be had, and the overwhelming winner is Candlekeep My...
2023-12-01 19:37:00 +0000 UTC
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For those of you who celebrate, Happy Thanksgiving! It feels like I'm making these posts faster than I can prep! You guys are just tearing through milestone after milestone! Which of course means another vote for which Bonus One-Shot you'd like to see me prep! We've been here a bunch before, so let's get to it!
The One-shots:
2023-11-23 19:08:25 +0000 UTC
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Welcome back once again! This is the twist we've all been waiting for. The base version of Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk is fun, but it lacks in a few departments. One of which is The Big Bads; both Venomfang and The Spider.
Thanks to this amazing One-Shot, courtesy of Helianas Guide to Monster Hunting I've been able to seamlessly merge in a compelling narrativ...
2023-11-19 17:18:33 +0000 UTC
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Whew, another fully prepped One-Shot voted on by you has been completed and boy was this one a doozy! Coming in at nearly 20 pages this one was far more challenging than I had expected. I ended up using my experience from prepping Barber of Silverymoon for this one and created a bookmarked and indexed version so it would be far easier to navigate the ins and outs of this murder mystery! I really enjo...
2023-11-12 17:21:14 +0000 UTC
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Whew, it has been a heck of a month, I hope you all had a wonderful October! I've been hard at work getting quite a few releases out this month. We've got a lot to discuss, so buckle in!
Milestone One-Shot 1
I'm super excited to have completed prepping Don't Say Vecna by Michael Galvis and Mike Bernier! A level 20 One-Shot that p...
2023-11-01 17:32:42 +0000 UTC
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Well done for making it this far. Here your party will find themselves at the Redbrand Hideout. This is a more typical dungeon crawl. Your players will have the option to enter from a few different locations, but overall things are relatively simple. Towards the end there's a chance for Glasstaff to escape, if he does, that's not a problem since your players will be able to encounter him later down the road. I also teased an item that will come into play next session in a twist that completel...
2023-10-29 13:48:39 +0000 UTC
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You've been breaking milestones left and right for Advent's Amazing Advice so it's only right that we ascend once more to level 20 and take on one of the greatest D&D villain's of all time!
Don't Say Vecna is a level 20 One-Shot by Michael Galvis and Mike Bernier that will have your players tasked with investigating a wizard tower that...
2023-10-22 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Your adventure in the town of Phandalin is about to begin! What path will your players take? Will they end the tyranny of the Redbrands?
Congratulations on completing Part 1 of Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk! In Part 2, your party will find themselves in the town of Phandalin. If you've been using my notes for this, along with previous adventures, you'll notice that this is a slight change of pace. Since your players will be going to the town itself, it's f...
2023-10-11 00:18:20 +0000 UTC
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It's October, the month of Halloween, so of course I had to prep a spine-chilling One-Shot! The Haunt is one of the highest-rated 5th-level Horror-Themed One-Shots around by Phil Beckwith. In it, your players will have to survive, solve puzzles and uncover the mysteries of Montarthas Manor.
In ag...
2023-10-08 16:51:14 +0000 UTC
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Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk stems from The Lost Mine of Phandelver a classic and beloved starter set that many new DMs run. Even with this being the most recent release it still has an issue, the same as with...
2023-10-02 19:14:38 +0000 UTC
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We're finally into Fall, and the Spooky Month is here! October is going to be Amazing, and that's because thanks to all of you, we reached our next Milestone! You can read more on that below, along with everything new that's been happening and will happen!
Milestone One-Shot
It seems like I'm writing about this every month, and I couldn't be happier, it's amazing watching this Patreon grow! Because of your support, October is going to have 4 releases! A Halloween ...
2023-10-01 17:29:08 +0000 UTC
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You all did it even faster than I could have imagined, I'm speechless! In just over a month we reached our next milestone and a massive one at that! I didn't know if I'd ever be able to see us reach $1,000 a month, but here we are! Only $160 more and I'll officially be making minimum wage in the US. Not enough to live on yet, but if we keep this up I can make this my full-time job, eventually hire pe...
2023-09-21 22:21:55 +0000 UTC
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We're back at it again with another Level 1+ One-Shot, this time by the amazing Jennifer Adcock! Grammy's Country Apple Pie is the perfect One-Shot to run for a group of kids who are looking to just have some fun. They can go in the hard way and try to fight everything or they can try to practice those bard-like skills and converse their way through the challenges!
2023-09-10 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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