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The Great Forest can only be saved in the Shrine of the Blue Druids!

Traveler! The cycle of growth and decay in the Great Forest has become unbalanced. The Blue Druids understand that this is the natural course of the forest. They help by guiding it through to the next phase. The druids use a magical pond in a dilapidated shrine in the forest to perform the Ritual of Reversal. Unfortunately, the Great Forest is slowly being consumed by the decay but the Blue Druids are nowhere to be seen.

The local authorities offer a considerable reward for adventurers ...

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528 Shrine of the Blue Druids (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 528 Shrine of the Blue Druids. It is necessary to have Photoshop or a compatible app to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file-preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart object...

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528 Shrine of the Blue Druids

Denizens of the Tower! The cycle of growth and decay in the Great Forest has become unbalanced. The Blue Druids understand that this is the natural course of the forest. They help by guiding it through to the next phase. The druids use a magical pond in a dilapidated shrine in the forest to perform the Ritual of Reversal. Unfortunately, the Great Forest is slowly being consumed by the decay but the Blue Druids are nowhere to be seen.

The local authorities offer a considerable reward for...

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A cool system-neutral One-Page-Dungeon

Traveler!

Here's another one-age dungeon. It's a self-contained adventure where everything you need fits a single page. I make them system neutral so they can be easily ported to any system. It shouldn't be much trouble to include it in any medieval setting.

In this adventure, the location of an ancient vault has been revealed! It is rumored to hold a grandiose treasure that an ancient order of knights left. The Vermilion Knights protected the innocent from evil a long time ago. T...

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OP21 The Vermilion Vault

Denizens of the Tower!

Here's another one-age dungeon. It's a self-contained adventure where everything you need fits a single page. I make them system neutral so they can be easily ported to any system. It shouldn't be much trouble to include it in any medieval setting.

In this adventure, the location of an ancient vault has been revealed! It is rumored to hold a grandiose treasure that an ancient order of knights left. The Vermilion Knights protected the innocent from evil a lon...

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Stop the demonic invoker to save the forest! - Level 5 Adventure

Traveler! Wizards and mages all over the world spend their entire lifetimes researching the arcane arts. They wish to see the unknown, discover the mysteries of the universe. This story is about Nicholas Moriarty, a sorcerer. Dark Willow Forest lives and thrives thanks to the Woodlands spirit that inhabits it. All living creatures in the woods bask in the spirit’s glowing aura of warmth.

This all changed with Moriarty’s plans. He performed a ritual to bind the Woodlands spirit to an...

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527 Moriarty's Hideout

Denizens of the Tower! Wizards and mages all over the world spend their entire lifetimes researching the arcane arts. They wish to see the unknown, discover the mysteries of the universe. This story is about Nicholas Moriarty, a sorcerer. Dark Willow Forest lives and thrives thanks to the Woodlands spirit that inhabits it. All living creatures in the woods bask in the spirit’s glowing aura of warmth.

This all changed with Moriarty’s plans. He performed a ritual to bind the Woodlands...

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A man from the distant past is stranded in our timeline!

Traveler! An ancient covenant of elves dedicated several thousand years to the study of time and its flow. They intended to find a way to control the passage of time and ultimately make a journey to a different timeline. They built three magical mirrors for this purpose and placed them in a vault. The chronomancer elves ultimately disappeared. Their fate remains unknown. But the mirrors are still in the vault and they are now active.

Over the past year, the active mirrors have spewed ou...

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526 Echoes from the Past (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 526 Echoes from the Past. It is necessary to have Photoshop or a compatible app to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file-preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects hav...

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526 Echoes from the Past

Denizens of the Tower! An ancient covenant of elves dedicated several thousand years to the study of time and its flow. They intended to find a way to control the passage of time and ultimately make a journey to a different timeline. They built three magical mirrors for this purpose and placed them in a vault. The chronomancer elves ultimately disappeared. Their fate remains unknown. But the mirrors are still in the vault and they are now active.

Over the past year, the active mirrors h...

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What secrets await in an abandoned necromancer's lab?

Traveler! A prolific mage and student of the arcane, Vlad, built an underground laboratory to carry out the work of his life. He built a stone replica of the Tree of Life, an endless supply of a strange liquid that is supposed to control the flow between life and death. Vlad carried out countless experiments to achieve his objective but ultimately failed in completing his research. His curiosity ultimately doomed him and he perished alone in the lab.

Decades later, the filtration system...

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525 Abandoned Necromancy Lab (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 525 Abandoned Necromancy Lab. It is necessary to have Photoshop or a compatible app to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file-preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects...

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525 Abandoned Necromancy Lab

Denizens of the Tower! A prolific mage and student of the arcane, Vlad, built an underground laboratory to carry out the work of his life. He built a stone replica of the Tree of Life, an endless supply of a strange liquid that is supposed to control the flow between life and death. Vlad carried out countless experiments to achieve his objective but ultimately failed in completing his research. His curiosity ultimately doomed him and he perished alone in the lab.

Decades later, the filt...

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The Marvelous Architecture of the Palace of the Scarlet Priest

Traveler! This system-neutral location is called the Scarlet Palace, where a powerful religious organization resides. Their main base of operations is the Palace of the Scarlet Priests, a beautiful marvel of architecture. Their organization's influence and power match that of whole guilds and large factions. Adventurers and mercenaries from all around seek guidance, help, or work at the gates of the Scarlet Veil religion. Earning the organization's respect means the world for many.

Get ...

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524 Palace of the Scarlet Priests (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 524 Palace of the Scarlet Priests. It is necessary to have Photoshop or a compatible app to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file-preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart ob...

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524 Palace of the Scarlet Priests

Denizens of the Tower! This system-neutral location is called the Scarlet Palace, where a powerful religious organization resides. Their main base of operations is the Palace of the Scarlet Priests, a beautiful marvel of architecture. Their organization's influence and power match that of whole guilds and large factions. Adventurers and mercenaries from all around seek guidance, help, or work at the gates of the Scarlet Veil religion. Earning the organization's respect means the world for man...

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Dungeon Vault Magazine No. 15 - Published!

This is issue No. 15 of Dungeon Vault Magazine. A compilation of adventures, lore, excellent cartography, and useful digital goodies. Starting next month, we're featuring guest writers and shall add some more content to give the magazine even more value!

Dungeon Vault Magazine is all about providing interesting ideas and lore to DMs and storytellers. Within this issue, you will find...

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Dungeon Vault Magazine Returns

Hello everyone, this is Derek. I have something to share. As I mentioned last month, we're going to publish the monthly Dungeon Vault Magazine once again. This issue is published on the 5th of each month. This month's magazine is No. 16 and it has 40 pages of content!

  • We will send download coupons to all of our supporters in the Silver Coin level and up (3 dollars) that day via DMs. If you wish to acquire that free download button, feel free to change your pledge level in the next...

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Can anyone stop the wails and screams from the Tower of Tears?

Traveler! Starting characters come across an interesting location in this level 1 starting adventure! This is the Tower of Tears. A shunned location in the Cerulean forest that no one approaches except for the bravest individuals. The four-story stone tower is the source of many stories and myths in the area. They call it that because strange wails, weepings, and screams come from the tower at any time, especially at night.

Those who have visited it and lived to tell the tale say that s...

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523 Tower of Tears (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 523 Tower of Tears. It is necessary to have Photoshop or a compatible app to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file-preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been...

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523 Tower of Tears

Denizens of the Tower! Starting characters come across an interesting location in this level 1 starting adventure! This is the Tower of Tears. A shunned location in the Cerulean forest that no one approaches except for the bravest individuals. The four-story stone tower is the source of many stories and myths in the area. They call it that because strange wails, weepings, and screams come from the tower at any time, especially at night.

Those who have visited it and lived to tell the ta...

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What secrets await in the Vault of Sapphires?

Traveler! In this level 6 adventure, the characters learn about the ancient resting place of an ancient rich family. The Harrisens fell out in popularity in their time and were massacred in a tragedy that few people know about today. What everybody knows is that their great fortune in sapphires was buried somewhere out there.

The characters visit the ancient Harrisen mausoleum turned vault to find whether the story about the sapphire fortune is true or not. The hoard is real, and the ma...

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522 Vault of Sapphires (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 522 Vault of Sapphires. It is necessary to have Photoshop or a compatible app to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file-preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have ...

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522 Vault of Sapphires

Denizens of the Tower! In this level 6 adventure, the characters learn about the ancient resting place of an ancient rich family. The Harrisens fell out in popularity in their time and were massacred in a tragedy that few people know about today. What everybody knows is that their great fortune in sapphires was buried somewhere out there.

The characters visit the ancient Harrisen mausoleum turned vault to find whether the story about the sapphire fortune is true or not. The hoard is rea...

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We need heroes to rescue the missing infants!

Traveler! In The Missing Children, a group of level-3 adventurers learns of horrible things occurring in Sungreen Forest. Children from all thorps and hamlets inside and near the woods are disappearing. The heroes' investigation and all the affected parents' testimony point to the deepest part of the thick forest.

An evil green hag is responsible for the almost thirty missing children. The worst of all is that many of the innocent little ones have been transformed into monstrous version...

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521 The Missing Children

Denizens of the Tower! In The Missing Children, a group of level-3 adventurers learns of horrible things occurring in Sungreen Forest. Children from all thorps and hamlets inside and near the woods are disappearing. The heroes' investigation and all the affected parents' testimony point to the deepest part of the thick forest.

An evil green hag is responsible for the almost thirty missing children. The worst of all is that many of the innocent little ones have been transformed into mons...

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NPC and Monster Tokens Bundle - Volume 3

Denizens of the Tower!

The pack contains a total of 111 individual tokens. 69 are NPCs/people tokens and 42 are monster tokens. We have provided a duplicate of each token with a different color of the ring (blue and red). For a grand total of 222 tokens.

Each of the tokens comes in dimensions of 280x280 px. Perfect for use in Roll20 or any VTT platform.

All assets are drawn from Public Domain sources that require no attribution. We do not take credit for the creation of the ...

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A cool system-neutral One-Page-Dungeon

Denizens of the Tower!

I'm happy to announce the return of the one-page dungeons. If this is the first time you see one, it's supposed to be a self-contained adventure where everything you need fits a single page. I make them system neutral so they can be easily ported to any system. It shouldn't be much trouble. In this adventure, the location of an ancient tomb from a bygone era has been unearthed. Many mercenaries and sellswords have tried to plunder this burial site without success....

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OP20 - Tomb of Heroes

Denizens of the Tower!

I'm happy to announce the return of the one-page dungeons. If this is the first time you see one, it's supposed to be a self-contained adventure where everything you need fits a single page. I make them system neutral so they can be easily ported to any system. It shouldn't be much trouble. In this adventure, the location of an ancient tomb from a bygone era has been unearthed. Many mercenaries and sellswords have tried to plunder this burial site without success....

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520 Crypt of the Penitents

Traveler! A foul religious organization hides a secret so evil that if it were to come out, it would shake the faith of most people and create political and religious turmoil. Only the higher-ups know about this but the characters may find themselves in a position to find out. An old crypt reserved for would-be saints and holy warriors is the source of despicable, undead knights that make incursions into the city to kill people. They appear to target those most closely related to the nefariou...

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