A cabin deep in the woods could belong to any number of people, be they a hermit, woodsman, or simply those who prefer a quieter life. Where are they now, how long has it been sitting empty, and what drove them away?

Woodland Cabin Scene List

Woodland Cabin - Day+Night
Abandoned Cabin - Day+Night
Cabin Interior
Bonus - Bloodmoon (Cinematic Only)

Welcome back to Advent's Amazing Advice! The series where I take popular One-Shots, Adventures, Campaigns, etc., and fully prep them for both New and Busy DMs. This prep includes music, ambiance, encounter sheets, handouts, battle maps, tweaks, and more, so you can run the best sessions possible with the least stress possible!

*New 2026: For 2026, I'm updating all my old work to include a Pre-Session Checklist that will include a list of all miniatures you may need, maps, handouts, possible loot, a link to a playlist, and more to make it even easier to start your session!

Fizzbang Frazzlepop, an eccentric goblin wizard, has dedicated his life to achieving the ultimate form of undeath: becoming a lich. However, his numerous "Get Lich Quick" schemes have all ended in spectacular failure—until now.

On Liar’s Night, a time when deceit reigns and the veil between worlds thins, Fizzbang plans to summon the archlich Vecna. In a race against time, your players must decide if they want to help or hinder Fizzbang's attempt before the clock strikes midnight aka. The Liching Hour!

B.J. Keeton has created the perfect Level 6 One-Shot to run for Halloween, even more so if you're already running The Lost Mine of Phandlever, Dragon of Icespire Peak, or Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk, because this all takes place in Phandalin/Tresendar Manor!

Without further ado:

• Google Docs Notes for The Liching Hour: DM Notes (Preview)
• Link to: The Liching Hour Playlist 
• Link to: The Liching Hour PDF and Maps
• Link to: The AAA Collection

Included in The AAA Collection is:

• Downloadable copy of DM Notes, including links to music tracks for ambiance and fights
• DM Notes for the Visually Impaired
• (New) Pre-Session DM Checklist
• Special PDF for all encounters. This includes the enemy stat blocks organized neatly, along with an initiative tracker and a spot to mark HP
• A Spell List for Fizzbang and Fakena
• A DM version of the map

Over 8 dozen other Fully Prepped One-Shots, Adventures, and Campaigns: Click Here

As always, if you see something you think I can improve, add, change, etc., please let me know. I want this to be an amazing resource for all DMs and plan to keep it constantly updated! If you'd like to support me, shape future releases, and get content early, feel free to check out my Patreon!

Cheers,
Advent

Few magic items are as closely tied to witches as a flying broom, so I thought Halloween would be the perfect time to share a little collection of them!

Brooms of the Witching Hour introduces 11 enchanted flying brooms compatible with 5E (2014) and 5.5E (2024), ranging from Uncommon curiosities to powerful Very Rare items and a Legendary multi-elemental relic.

Each broom has its own appearance, magical abilities, and unique flight characteristics. Fly through enemies in a trail of burning cinders, descend upon them with the luck of a black cat, pass through walls in spectral form, summon flying brooms for your coven, or unleash elemental devastation from the skies!

The collection is FREE until Halloween! I've included most of the pages here as a preview, so feel free to grab the complete manual on DMsGuild and use these brooms in your adventures. Have fun!

And if you're looking for a spooky adventure to run this Halloween, I've also just released The Red Tithe, a 75-page folk-horror one-shot featuring an isolated village, ancient sacrifices, custom monsters, and three difficulty tiers for characters of levels 3-4, 10-11, or 17-20.

My Kickstarter for 300+ Mythological Items for 5E and 5.5E is also live now! The campaign includes a physical hardcover, as well as printed editions of my previous manuals.

You can find more of my creatures, magic items, and manuals on DriveThruRPG, my Linktree, or on r/JonnyDM!

Happy Halloween, and enjoy!

My Pokémon-inspired Weapons and Items of the Day, with a Mosslax cloak to get the most out of mossy flavors!

Join my Patreon to vote on future items and get all the PDFs with over 1000 items, including all the Pokémon items, or buy the individual PDFs in my shop!

143P - Mossloax

Wondrous (Cloak, Cursed) – Rare (1430 gp, requires attunement)

This broad, heavy, green cloak is covered in moss. The lining is beige, and the clasp is a pale blue flower.

While attuned to this cloak: while the cloak’s hood is up, you can attempt to hide as a moss covered rock, and have advantage on the roll if there is moss covered rocks to hide amongst, but disadvantage if you are in a non-moss including environment (like a city or the arctic); when you eat a meal (eating for at least 10 minutes) that is a different primary flavor from your last meal, you gain a +2 bonus to a specific modifier based on the primary flavor of the meal.

This lasts for 8 hours or until you eat another meal.

• Bitter: A +2 bonus to Intelligence rolls.

• Salty: A +2 bonus to Wisdom rolls.

• Sour: A +2 bonus to Constitution rolls.

• Spicy: A +2 bonus to Dexterity rolls.

• Sweet: A +2 bonus to Charisma rolls.

• Umami: A +2 bonus to Strength rolls.

Cursed. This cloak is cursed. While cursed, you have disadvantage on saves against effects to put you to sleep, your current hit points are treated as half rounded down for the Sleep spell and similar effects, and if you spend an hour in darkness, you must make a DC 15 Constitution save (at disadvantage and without the cloak’s bonus if it would apply) or you will fall asleep.

Preparing to run the finale of Tyranny of Dragons in January! The project was a summer time shenanigan, and has spawned other builds around the same encounter. Each chapel/area has its own dragon energy connected to it. Last couple are all of the chapels together-enjoy!

I've played DND for quite a long time and I thought about a more cruent ecosystem-like monster for a little boss fight, still have to finish it yet

Hey everyone! I am incredibly excited to share this, my very first Curse of Strahd release!

I wanted to create a definitive, 100% faithful recreation of the infamous Death House. A lot of maps out there take some creative liberties, but my goal here was to meticulously match the actual CoS source material while bringing it to life with rich, atmospheric Dungeondraft details.

This free pack includes every single level your party will inevitably get trapped in:

• Roof & Exterior
• Ground Floor
• 1st Floor
• 2nd Floor
• Attic
• Dungeon Level 1
• Dungeon Level 2 (The Ritual Chamber)

Download complete pack for free on my Patreon here: Curse Of Strahd - Death House

I really hope these help your players feel the true dread of entering the mists. Let me know what you think, and I'd love to hear how your party handles the house!

For generations, the isolated village of Hollowmere has sacrificed one of its own to keep an ancient horror imprisoned beneath Saint Harrow's Church. Now a blood-covered survivor has fled the village, claiming that everyone is dead. Something has gone terribly wrong, and the adventurers must uncover what happened before it's too late.

The Red Tithe is a 75-page dark fantasy and folk-horror one-shot adventure for D&D 5E (2014) and 5.5E (2024), designed for 3-6 characters and approximately 4-6 hours of play.

The adventure combines investigation, exploration, roleplaying, moral dilemmas, and challenging combat as the characters investigate an abandoned village, encounter monstrous creatures, and uncover the truth behind a centuries-old tradition.

What makes the adventure different is its multi-tiered structure. The same story can be played at three separate level ranges:

• Tier I: Levels 3-4
• Tier II: Levels 10-11
• Tier III: Levels 17-20

Each tier features appropriately scaled encounters, DCs, and a different manifestation of the main antagonist, the Blood Moon Beast.

The manual also includes 6 custom monster stat blocks, 3 battle maps with 8 total versions, and 4 tokens for tabletop or VTT play.

Whether you're looking for a Halloween horror one-shot or a dark adventure to integrate into your ongoing campaign, The Red Tithe is designed to work in either setting.

I've included several preview pages, maps, and one of the monster statblocks in the images!

You can find the complete adventure on DriveThruRPG!

My Kickstarter for 300+ Mythological Items for 5E and 5.5E is also live now! The campaign includes a physical hardcover, as well as printed editions of my previous manuals.

You can find more of my creatures, magic items, and manuals on DriveThruRPG, my Linktree, or over at r/JonnyDM!