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Masque of the Worms, 1st-Level One Shot (5E)

Name: Masque of the Worms, 1st-Level One Shot (5E)
Brand: The Arcane Library
Price: 2.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.62 (21 reviews)

$2.99

“This is how EVERY adventure should be written.” -Bryce Lynch, tenfootpole.org

Baronness Elenore Rennet has yet to return home from a masque at Moldavia Manor two nights ago. Can the players find her and uncover the hideous secrets brooding inside the grim estate of Count Moldavia?

Masque of the Worms is a one-shot for four or five 1st-level characters. It takes about 3-4 hour to complete and includes:

Events inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's darkest tales
Two new monsters sure to chill your blood
Combat cards for each monster, PC, and special treasure
High-quality digital maps for use with virtual tabletops

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“A wonderfully creepy one-shot dripping with Poe references. As always from The Arcane Library, the design is elegant and streamlined… Does an excellent job transferring the spirit of Poe's stories into a D&D adventure.” -T.A., drivethrurpg.com ★★★★★

Note, this is a digital PDF product that we email to you.

Video walkthrough of the adventure below.

So Much Fun!

First time DM here and I can not sing the praises enough for Masque of the Worms and the Arcane Library. This module was easy to follow and run. Lots of great interactions with fantastic action set pieces. This was spooky and creepy in all the right ways and there is even a genuine mystery to solve. Love it!

Background story could be somewhat confusing, especially for inquiring players, but generally it's a very solid work with impressive horro atmosphere.

Perfect across the spectrum

I had to DM a one shot for new players and impulse bought this. It fit like a glove. Such an easy module to prep but so much amazing detail and depth. They almost died, they slew a beast right as it was about to devour them and they loved it. I’m going to run it two more times for other groups and tweak somethings. Also it made me re-read Poe. In all sincerity I came in with little to no expectations and was blown away.

Fun investigation and combat!

Players enjoyed the Poe references and being swallowed by worms. There were a limited number of horses remaining in the stable to bring loot back with them, and they decided to take a barrel of amontillado instead of bringing the count to justice. As I should've expected from them, I suppose.

Well-written, easy-to-run adventure for experienced and new groups alike

As a GM I liked:
- the what and why of each area clearly and succinctly stated
- ditto for the NPCs and creatures
- easy to find information
- easy to fit into an existing campaign with lots of further hooks
The players liked:
- a fun story uniquely presented
- lots of little non-combat challenges (dealing with the horses, the environment, and NPCs)
- memorable NPCs, creatures, and mechanics

This adventure is great for GMs and players, veteran or new. The descriptions and motivations of the characters and creatures are written so as to be easily adaptable to any existing world and any RPG system.
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Masque of the Worms, 1st-Level One Shot (5E)

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