Legend of the Dungeon Core Landlord, Book 1: A Dungeon-Building LitRPG
Legend of the Dungeon Core Landlord asks a question we’d somehow never thought to ask in all our…
A One-Author Press · Forged for the Table
Zero-prep 5e One-shots You Can Run Tonight.
Dense, ready-to-run adventures for two or three players. Read it on the train, run it after dinner — no homework.
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94 titles in print & PDF
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The Forge
Every title is a complete, self-contained adventure — pick a cover and you’re ready to run tonight.
One-Shot Adventures
First Day at Spellhaven: A Magic School One-Shot Where the Pranks Bite Back
First Day at Spellhaven is a cozy 5e magic school one-shot for 2-3 players: protect a nervous first-year…
Quakes: An Underground Monster One-Shot for Small Groups
Quakes is an underground monster one-shot for 5e — a zero-prep survival-horror adventure for 2–3 players where the…
The Hangover of Heroes: A Bachelor Party One-Shot for 5e
The Hangover of Heroes is a comedy bachelor party one-shot for 5e: wake up, find the missing groom,…
MINDSCOURGE: A Mind Flayer Solo RPG Where Losing Your Mind Is Worse Than Dying
MINDSCOURGE: A Mind Flayer Solo RPG Where Losing Your Mind Is Worse Than Dying You are githyanki. Your…
Cretaceous Park: A Dinosaur One-Shot for Small 5e Groups
A dinosaur one-shot for 5e: a wizard's island menagerie loses containment, and the apex predator hunting your party…
Croc Shock: A Giant Alligator One-Shot for D&D 5e
Croc Shock is a giant alligator one-shot for D&D 5e — a complete, zero-prep creature feature for 2–3…
Dial M for Mindflayer: A Noir Mind Flayer One-Shot for 5e
A rain-drowned mind flayer one-shot for 5e — a noir mystery for 2–3 players where every friendly face…
D&D Pub Quiz Book Vol 2: 500+ All-New Trivia Questions | Roll for Knowledge
The D&D pub quiz book returns. Roll for Knowledge Volume 2 packs 500+ all-new trivia questions across ten…
The Star-Spangled Spire: A July 4th DnD One Shot for Small Groups
The Star-Spangled Spire is a patriotic July 4th DnD one shot for 2-3 players at Levels 2-3. Climb…
The Walking Pyre Review: A Burning Man D&D Adventure for Small Groups
The Walking Pyre is a Burning Man D&D adventure for 2–3 players, levels 2–3: a festival's effigy wakes…
The Gilded Warren of Khazak-Burun: A Dwarven Dungeon Crawl One-Shot for 2–3 Players (5e)
A zero-prep dwarven dungeon crawl for 2-3 players: descend a sealed vault-city, wake its clockwork sentinels, and face…
Twisted Fairy Tales
Breadcrumbs Review: A Hansel and Gretel D&D Adventure That Turns the Fairy Tale Inside Out
Breadcrumbs is a Hansel and Gretel D&D adventure for 1-3 players—dark fairy tale one-shot where the witch is…
Pay the Piper: A Dark D&D 5e Fairy Tale One-Shot for Small Groups
Pay the Piper is a D&D 5e fairy tale one-shot for 2-3 players. A dark retelling of the…
The Name of Rumpelstiltskin: A D&D 5e Fairy Tale One-Shot Where Every Choice Has a Price
The Name of Rumpelstiltskin is a D&D 5e fairy tale one-shot for 2-3 players. A dying king, a…
The Twelve Dancing Princesses: A D&D 5e Fairy Tale One-Shot That Turns the Story on Its Head
The Twelve Dancing Princesses is a D&D 5e fairy tale one shot for 2-3 players. A morally complex…
Solo & Duet
MINDSCOURGE: A Mind Flayer Solo RPG Where Losing Your Mind Is Worse Than Dying
MINDSCOURGE: A Mind Flayer Solo RPG Where Losing Your Mind Is Worse Than Dying You are githyanki. Your…
D&D Date Night for Two: The Goblin’s Guide to Courtship
Skip the prep and the DM. The Goblin's Guide to Courtship is a 5e-compatible D&D date night adventure…
Half-Pint Review: The Solo Halfling RPG Game You Can Play Tonight
Half-Pint is a solo halfling RPG game of stealth and small-time crime. No DM required. Play free online…
Goblin Defense D&D 5e: The Other Side of the Door
The Other Side of the Door: Goblin Defense D&D 5e One-Shot You’ve kicked down a thousand dungeon doors.…
Deep Delving: Ultimate Solo Dungeon Crawler Game Guide
Deep Delving: The Ultimate Solo Dungeon Crawler Game for Quick, Tactical Adventures Looking for a solo dungeon crawler…
The Founding Collection
The first 28 adventures, one download.
Everything we forged in our first two months — January & February 2026 — collected in one print-ready PDF. 28 complete adventures: one-shots, twisted tales, and solo crawlers.
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Tried at Real Tables
Game Masters keep coming back for the same reason: it runs.
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94
titles in print & PDF
ZEROprep to run
2–3players per table
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Find Your Line
Each series is its own world. Pick a shelf and follow it.
Series I
One-Shot Adventures
Run-tonight 5e for two or three. Horror, heist, kaiju, cosmic dread — pick a night, pick a tone.
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Series II
Twisted Fairy Tales
Dark fables turned playable. Goblin courtship, warring pets, and imps with contracts to keep.
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From the Workshop
Field notes, design diaries, and free short fiction — a deep backlog of stories from the table.
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GameLit vs LitRPG: What’s the Difference?
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LitRPG Web Novels: How to Read the Genre Free on Royal Road
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