Looking for a Level 20 5.5e One Shot? Fight The Moon and save the Forgotten Realms from an Elder Evil in my new Adventure on DM's Guild!
Hail and well met Everyone!
I just published Dead Moon Rising on DM’s guild! Dead Moon Rising is a Level 20 one shot designed for four players using the 5.5e ruleset, in which they will investigate the convergence of undead near the city of Tantras, after the last adventuring party disappeared after noticing signs of the cult of the Dead Three. What they find in that tomb will send them to the desolate moonlet of Atropus, where they will have to confront and stop the Elder Evil before they can complete their collision course with Faerun, ending all life within the Forgotten Realms.
The adventure itself is about 15 pages long, and goes approximately 4.5-5 hours if ran in a VTT from my experience. Your mileage may vary depending on your group and how you run, but there is a good point in the adventure if you want to split into two sessions. The rest of it includes the character creation rules I used for the playtests, advice on how to run the adventure, a lore primer, and a Bestiary including new 5.5e stat blocks for an Atropal (CR 21), the Aspect of Atropus (CR 23), and most excitingly Atropus, the World Born Dead (CR 29!)
The maps I used in the playtest are included as well! This adventure is designed to challenge Level 20 characters in the 5.5e edition. It proved to be a moderate to severe challenge to both playtest groups, although both succeeded without any casualties, but as a precaution, I included a few pieces of advice in toning down the adventure if you desire.
Thank you all for your time, and I hope you all have a great day!