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Nov 1, 2023 · These first 25 ideas outline complete Dungeons & Dragons adventures in just 37 words or less. Let the games begin! 1. The Forgotten City: A group of adventurers stumbles upon a long-lost city that holds mysterious secrets, powerful artifacts, and an ancient evil just waiting to be unleashed. 2.
Oct 18, 2023 · October 18, 2023. Creativity, Entertainment, Inspiration, Storytelling. Dungeons and Dragons (DND) is a popular tabletop role-playing game that brings players together for exciting adventures, exciting challenges, and unforgettable stories. One-shot adventures are self-contained DND sessions that can be completed within a single sitting.
- Festival Fiasco: The party attends a grand festival in a magical land. An ancient artifact goes missing, turning the festivities into a hunt for the culprit.
- Clocktower Catastrophe: The local clocktower has gone haywire. The party must fix it before time runs out and reality is shattered.
- Magical Beast Hunting: A random creature with a high challenge rating has been terrorizing a local town. The party must find it and bring it down.
- The King's Gauntlet: In a single session, the party is thrown into a gauntlet run by the King, filled with various encounter types, for the grand prize of a powerful magic item.
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- 20 Mistaken For Heroes
- 19 One Day Before Retirement
- 18 Post-Apocalypse Survivors
- 17 The Suicide Squad
- 16 Battle of The Bards
- 15 Playing Minions When The BBEG Is on Holiday
- 14 The BBEG Power Fantasy
- 13 A Time-Sensitive Curse
- 12 Visiting The Domains of Dread
- 11 The Arena
You Just Have One Of Those Faces, You Suppose
In this one-shot adventure, your players will take on the role of humble villagers who are more used to sticking to a local tavern for a few drinksrather than venturing out on epic adventures. But, when mistaken for a group of similar-looking high-level adventurers, your players are soon swept up in an epic quest that they are woefully underqualified for. They are not cut out for the enemies they are about to face and must get creative with their plans to save their tiny village. From battlin...
Your Party Is Getting Too Old For This
In contrast to the previous one-shot idea, your players can instead play as high-level adventurers, perhaps a little past their prime. They are mere days from retirement when they are asked to head off one last time on a quick adventure to save the world. Typical hero shenanigans are to be expected, but there's a reason the group was planning to retire. You can give them various debuffs and curses they have gathered over a long lifetime of adventuring that will mess with their abilities at un...
Can't Be A Winner All The Time
Set in a devastating apocalypse after the end of a failed campaign, this One-shot idea explores the aftermath and how survivors can gather together to keep going. Your players are seeking a safe haven at the end of the world. Perhaps they have heard rumors of a place not too far from them. Maybe they are just trying to provide hope for the group they have vowed to keep safe. You can set up a mini road-trip-like adventure full of tense, brief encounters before concluding at the promised shelte...
Bonus Points If Someone In The Party Is A Were-shark
The idea of a group of expendable prisoners being sent on a deadly mission is iconic for a reason. The archetype of a "Suicide Squad" is fun and not too sustainable, which makes it perfect for a one-shot. The premise is simple: all the characters are imprisoned and needed for a dangerous mission by the imprisoner. This concept streamlines many of the more complex ideas of D&D. You don't need a complicated backstory, a personal goal, a motivation, or even a morally good character to play. The...
Lootin' And Lutin'
A giant festival is taking placewhere all the best bands have gathered to compete. Your players will be one of the bands competing, having to design their epic performances for the stage, perhaps using magic to make it a spectacle, too. Their performances in each round will be compared to the other bands and judged by a stern judging panel and the roaring crowd. The routines get increasingly dangerous each time, too, with the stage transforming around them. This one-shot can have a lot of var...
When The Dragon's Away, The Kobolds Will Play
The big, bad, evil villain has decided to head off on a much-needed holiday to rest and recover after a humiliating defeat from an adventuring party. In their absence, who is left in charge of the evil lair? The minions, of course. In this wacky one-shot, your friends get to play as minions who must keep an elaborate lair clean and tidy until the villain returns. But what happens when there is an unexpected guest or a birthday party gets out of hand? The group must work together to handle a s...
Aren't You Tired Of Being Nice All The Time?
On the flip side of that, you can easily play as the big bad evil guys of the setting. Imagine several evil warlords, demigods, and powerful antagonists coming together to fight against those pesky, stubborn adventurers. This works great as a way to satisfy both the power itch and the evil itch that many players have. You could even borrow the characters from existing lore. Imagine having your party consist of the likes of Strahd, Vecna, Xanathar, and the Demogorgon. This could lead to an all...
Go Ahead, Interact With That Npc For An Hour
Your party has annoyed the wrong person and has awoken to find themselves cursed the following day. This curse might manifest as difficult status conditions that worsen over time. Alternatively, it could be even stranger, such as causing constant wild magic surges or transforming the party into random creatures.No matter what you decide the curse should be, ensure it escalates with each passing hour. Your players now have a limited time to find the cure before they are overwhelmed by the curs...
Come For The Adventure, Stay Because You Can't Find Your Way Out
The Domains of Dread offers the perfect setting for a terrifying one-shot. You can use one of the various examples in Van Richten's Guide To Ravenloft or craft your own sinister domain. A one-shot idea focused on the Domains of Dread typically begins with your players being engulfed by mists and find themselves in an isolated little world. There is no escape, not without defeating the domain's Darklord. This Darklord could be an evil puppet, a leader of a pack of werewolves, or anything else...
"Leave The Arena Now And Rest, You've Earned It"
This next one-shot idea is inspired by the Arena faction from The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. In this one-shot campaign, your players are gladiators in a local fighting arena and are keen to prove themselves as champions. The prize might be a large amount of gold, or perhaps they are fighting for their freedom. No matter the reason, they need to fight to survive. They might also earn new equipment between each round to help them specialize in various fighting styles. This one-shot is designed to...
Aug 15, 2023 · The interactions, agreements, disagreements, and camaraderie form the essence of the D&D experience. Ensuring a harmonious and effective party dynamic is paramount, and this boils down to two crucial components: effective communication and conflict resolution. Effective Communication: D&D is a game of collaboration and shared storytelling.
Jul 19, 2022 · 7. Rogue (Arcane Trickster), Bard (College of Lore), Artificer (Armorer), Cleric (Trickery Domain) Geared to cater to the thieving, sly, mischievous and maleficent groups, we have assembled a rag-tag team of nobodies to pull off the greatest heist of all time. An Arcane Trickster Rogue is your wildcard.
Leftyguy113. Let's do something fun. D&D Party Themes! Let's come up with some fun but balanced D&D parties where everyone is based around a single theme. I'm personally not going to use UA, unofficial materials, Magic: The Gathering options, or multiclassing, but the rest of you should feel free if you think you've got a great idea with one.
