Ghosts Of Dragonspear Castle «2024»
Shifts the focus to tactical combat and local politics.
If you want to dive deeper, you can find the original PDF on Dungeon Masters Guild, which includes pre-generated characters and the full playtest ruleset.
Every great campaign needs a home base, and Daggerford is one of the best. It’s a town under pressure—refugees are flooding in from the Lizard Marsh, and the local militia is stretched thin. As a DM, this provides immediate tension. You aren't just dungeon crawling; you’re protecting a community that feels alive. Four Stages of Terror Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle
It provides deep background on the Sword Coast and the legendary Daeros Dragonspear.
It retains a dangerous, "deadly" vibe often missing from more modern, heroic-focused modules. Shifts the focus to tactical combat and local politics
While there is a main plot, the "Scourge of the Sword Coast" follow-up allows for significant player agency.
A classic swamp crawl that introduces the "foreign threat" lurking nearby. It’s a town under pressure—refugees are flooding in
The campaign is structured as a series of connected modules that escalate in scale: