New D&D not piquing your interest? Dragonbane's newest free old-school quickstart adventure will surely sate your appetite instead

An adventuring party points at a tower in the distance
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The actually launched along with , a free introductory adventure that's super user-friendly for new players. The Sinking Tower adventure turns the heat up a little to further hammer home that old-school lethality with a 'tournament-style' dungeon crawl. It's a quickfire delve into a sinking tower that only emerges and bec🍎omes accessible for a limited time. As such, your players will need to get as far as possible, and get out, ꦿin just two hours.

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