The Demonplague

Get a Complete Level 1-20 D&D 5E Campaign
Blending Gritty Plot, Sandbox & Hexcrawl
to Deliver an Epic Grande Finale to Save the World 

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  • Hardcover, Softcover, Print-Friendly PDF, and Device-Friendly 1 Column PDF options. 
  • A Self-Contained Setting You Can Run Standalone or Drag & Drop Easily into Your World.
  • 21 New Monsters Including Demons, Undead, Golems, Monstrosities, and More.
  • 27 New NPCs with Full Build-Outs and Story Roles to Help You Bring Your Story to Life.
  • Fully Stocked Character Home Base (the Village of Tomar's Crossing) Rife With Plots, Quests & Optional Intrigue to Make the Players' Live Very Interesting!
  • Maps and Tokens ready for VTT and Printing. Layered PDFs Give You Configurable Player-Friendly & GM-Secrets Maps.

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Sandbox Meets Hexcrawl Meets Epic Storyline

Every millennium, a terrible evil trapped in the heart of the Luna Valley awakens to wipe out civilization — and the last awakening happened 1,000 years ago….

This time, if the heroes don't stop the evil, more than just the Luna Valley will die.

Welcome to The Demonplague, a rocking campaign that will take your players on a wild adventure rife with intrigue, secrets, and grim sword & sorcery action.

With equal parts adventure path, sandbox, hexcrawl, and old-fashioned dungeon crawl, The Demonplague lets you GM with little prep while at the same time offering your players total freedom and choice.

Designed for Game Masters

New GMs benefit from the simple structure that gradually leads them into the campaign's other styles.

Veteran GMs will notice how the sandbox and hexcrawl sections flesh out the campaign and give you maximum storytelling flexibility without shackling you to a rigid script.

The Demonplague campaign comes in four parts:

Part I:
The Frozen Necromancer

Unleash an ancient magical plague and explore a doomed valley.
For levels 1-5.

Part II:
The Winter Druid's Legacy

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Stop the Demonplague by discovering an ancient ritual from the Circle of Winter Druids.
For levels 5-10.

Part III:
Icefall

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Explore the Luna Valley and find the dungeon in its heart.
For levels 10-15.

Part IV:
Xancrown's Prison

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Stop a mighty demon from destroying the world with its chilling doom.
For levels 15-20

Features

  • A full-length 5E campaign that takes characters from 1st to 20th level.
  • The self-contained Luna Valley setting lets you drop this campaign into any fantasy world without a hitch.
  • 21 homebrewed  new monsters.
  • A fully-stocked village filled with intrigue.
  • 27 NPCs with full write-ups and stat blocks.
  • 2-column PDF version for print and 1-column PDF for easier tablet and phone use. Fully bookmarked and searchable.
  • 12 different dungeon and adventure sites build using Johnn's 5 Room Dungeon Method.

The Campaign Format

  • A compelling core story arc with village intrigue, wilderness exploration, and dungeon mission play.
  • A sandbox for the entire Luna Valley, complete with Back Pocket Encounters and an encounter generator for when PCs are tough enough to brave the post-apocalyptic wilderness, letting them choose when and how to engage in story milestones.
  • A "hexcrawl" portion where you can dynamically generate the contents of any hex, letting players roam freely throughout the valley.
  • A mega-dungeon finale with an exciting balance of roleplaying and action elements.
  • A player-driven narrative that puts tough choices in front of their characters to determine the direction and outcome of the campaign.

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A Peek Inside

The Two-Column PDF version for easy printing:

The Demonplague D&D 5E Adventure Campaign Page Samples

The One-Column PDF pages, designed for easy device reading:

Page Example from The Demonplague
Screenshot of page layout for The Demonplague

The Demonplague weighs in at a hefty 372 pages for the print version (at the rough standard of 450 words per page, so there's no eyestrain using the book at the game table).

The PDFs are fully searchable and bookmarked. Copy function has not been locked in the PDFs, so you can port content into other documents and apps.

Table of Contents

From the print version:

Part I: The Frozen Necromancer
Chapter 1: Introduction... 6
Chapter 2: The Luna Valley... 18
Chapter 3: Tomar’s Crossing... 38
Chapter 4: Fort Frostfell... 125
Chapter 5: Gardong Marhold... 155
Chapter 6: Duladarin Star Elf Barrows... 175

Part II: The Winter Druids' Legacy
Chapter 1: Introduction... 195
Chapter 2: Changing Luna Valley... 204
Chapter 3: Il’Shara’s Retreat... 233
Chapter 4: The House of Chaos... 246
Chapter 5: Emperor’s Tower... 259
Chapter 6: Gal’Nara’s Tomb... 270
Chapter 7: The Demon Raid... 283

Part III: Icefall
Chapter 1: Introduction... 288
Chapter 2: The Luna Valley... 293
Chapter 3: Story Encounters... 404

Part IV: Xancrown's Prison
Chapter 1: Introduction... 420
Chapter 2: The Demonplague Dungeon... 424

Appendices
Appendix A: Magic Items... 486
Appendix B: Foes... 502
Appendix C: Maps... 581
Appendix D: Knowledge Table... 596
Kickstarter Backers... 619

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What You'll Receive

There's quite a bit of loot in the package, including all the stretch goals from the Kickstarter.

Also, please note that if you purchase from Amazon, there's a special URL provided in the book front that you can go to and download all the extras. Have your receipt # handy and you'll be all set!

Here's a list of your loot. You get all parts of the campaign plus:

  • Side Trek Bonus Adventure: Sweetwater Village (18 pages with more new monsters and items, and map.
  • Side Trek Bonus Adventure: Safeharbor (19 pages with additional new monsters and items, plus map.
  •  Side Trek Bonus Adventure: The Comet Dungeon (17 pages, more monsters, more items, and map. 
  • 3D Printing STL files for the Valok, Comet Demon, Plague Zombie, and the villain Xancrown to print and paint as desired.
  • Layered PDFs of all the maps that let you toggle features, grid, shading, and other aspects on or off for each export to your preferred VTT or to print out for face-to-face play.
  • Tokens of all NPCs and new monster for import into any VTT.
  • Every map as standalone PNG files for VTT or other use.
  • A pronunciation guide for all the locations, NPCs, and monsters.
  • An NPC Log PDF to help you track gameplay and emergent details.
  • NPC Gallery PDF with full-page printable NPC illustrations for player handouts or your own use.
  • Monster Gallery PDF with full-page printable illustrations of all the new monsters in the campaign for player handouts or your own use.
  • Map Gallery PDF with all the maps including the village of Tomar's Crossing, a blank hexcrawl map of the Luna Valley, and all the dungeons and adventure sites.
  • A full-colour desktop wallpaper based on the cover for The Demonplague.
  • Access to The Demonplague channel on my Discord to ask me questions, share session reports, and get ideas.
Demonplague 5E D&D Adventure Winter Goblin
Demonplague 5E D&D Adventure Comet Dragon

How to Purchase

Please note there are four purchase options.

EVERY option gets you the full PDF and digital package. It's a a bit confusing, so my apologies, but there's a mechanism so no matter what option you go with, you always get all the PDF and digital loot on this page.

If you purchase the Fantasy Grounds version, please DM me on the FG forum (or email me [email protected]) for the link to download all the PDFs and digital loot.

If you buy the physical book from Amazon, please look for a link on the first page that'll take you to all the PDFs and digital loot. Please have your receipt number handy.

If you have ANY questions, ping me at [email protected]

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Get the complete campaign coded into Fantasy Grounds. Includes journal entries, player handouts, dynamic lighting, and everything you need to run the campaign in FG.

Email me or DM me in the FG forums after getting your FG version and I'll send you the PDFs and all the bonuses.

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FAQ

What is your refund policy?

If you purchase directly from me, I can offer my usual Critical Fumble 30 day guarantee. If you are not satisfied, just email me and I'll refund your payment.

Unfortunately, I cannot offer personal refunds for DriveThruRPG, Amazon, or Fantasy Grounds. But you can always use the normal refund process on each of those platforms.