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Halloween Battle Maps: The Long Night of Hallowmere Map Pack
Fourteen Halloween battle maps for D&D 5e and every VTT, from a pumpkin patch to a witch's bog, linked by one story from dusk to dawn.
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Arkh-Perain: Dust and Coin, a Living Desert Setting for D&D 5.5e
Most desert settings hand you a stretch of sand to cross and a tally of waterskins to watch. Arkh-Perain: Dust and Coin hands you a desert that notices you crossed it, remembers what you disturbed, and decides how it wants to answer. Built by independent French studio The Whispering Keep, Arkh-Perain is a 5.5e-compatible campaign setting grown from more than a decade of real…
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The Halloween Horror Vault: A Halloween D&D Bundle of 8 5e One-Shots
The Halloween Horror Vault: an 8-book Halloween D&D bundle of zero-prep 5e one-shots for 2-3 players. Three classic monsters plus the Shadows of Valdrus arc, $18.99.
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The Silver Bell: A Werewolf One-Shot for 5e Small Groups
The Silver Bell is a zero-prep werewolf one-shot for 5e: a locked village, five suspects, and a monster that heals every wound but silver.
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By Anvil N Ink Publishing · Updated September 2026 · 8 min read To run a megadungeon in D&D 5e, treat it as a living place, not a linear story: give players a non-linear map they choose their own route through, run time in dungeon turns, restock areas after they are cleared, and tie rewards to exploration. That structure — not the raw number…
Read the full articleBest Samurai D&D One-Shots: Feudal-Fantasy 5e Adventures
The best samurai D&D one-shots pack the heart of feudal fantasy — honor, ronin, oni, and a tragic blade — into a single 5e session for a small group. This is Anvil N Ink's growing home for samurai and feudal-Japan-inspired one-shots, led by The Oni's Road and The Ink-Stained Estate of Oiwa, with more on the way. Below is what makes the genre work…
Read the full articleBest D&D Heist One-Shots: 7 Ready-to-Run 5e Capers
The best D&D heist one-shots pack a full caper — case the target, slip past the guards, grab the prize, and escape — into a single 5e session for a small group. This ranked roundup covers seven ready-to-run heist one-shots from Anvil N Ink, each built for 2–3 players at low levels with zero prep, sorted by the kind of job your table wants…
Read the full articleBest D&D Horror One-Shots: 12 Ranked 5e Scares for Small Groups
The best D&D horror one-shots deliver a full scare — dread, a monster, and a nasty turn — in a single 5e session for a small group. This year-round ranked roundup covers a dozen ready-to-run horror one-shots from Anvil N Ink, each built for 2–3 players with zero prep, sorted by the flavor of fear so you can match the scare to your table.…
Read the full articleBest D&D Prison Break & Escape One-Shots for 5e
The best D&D prison break one-shots drop your party behind bars — stripped, watched, and on a clock — and make the whole session about getting out. This ranked roundup covers the escape and break-in one-shots from Anvil N Ink, each built for 2–3 players at low levels with zero prep, sorted by the kind of break you want to run. An escape adventure…
Read the full articleWhat Kind of Dungeon Master Are You? The Story Behind Our Table Personality Test
Every corner of the internet has a personality test. You have been sorted into a Hogwarts house, flattened into four Myers-Briggs letters, and told which Star Wars character you are at 1 a.m. more than once. But nobody had built the one that actually matters at our table: what kind of Dungeon Master are you — and what kind of player? So we made…
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