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The Midnight Revelry

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An otherworldly adventure for characters levels 1-3

The village of Farleigh's Well is the target of a vindicative fey noble. The villagers have been seen parading through the Misty Forest, leaving their crops to rot in the field. The characters must contend with powerful fey creatures on their home plane in this action-packed adventure for levels 1 to 3.

Acclaim For The Midnight Revelry:
"...a fantastic introduction to the mercurial and vindictive ways of the fey." - comicbook.com

"A WONDERFUL, FINELY CRAFTED 5E ADVENTURE!" - Mallory D.

"Great adventure! I'll definitely be adapting it to my campaign." -Reddit User

"One of the most comprehensive pre written adventures I've run, and is in fact easier to implement than any of the WotC adventures I've run." -Christopher S.

"I really appreciate the easy references and that you can quickly pull things together." -Reddit User

What's Inside: 

  • A highly adaptable single session adventure.
  • Two original NPCs with full stat blocks.
  • Two original magic items.
  • Detailed combat tactics and roleplaying hints for novice and experienced DMs alike.
  • Two brilliant maps to help you bring the adventure to life.
  • Choose from either the Full version with art and page design or the Lite version for easy printing.

The Midnight Revelry appears in Dungeon Tales #1, an anthology compiled by M. T. Black of new and lesser-known Guild creators!

Dungeon Tales Volume 1: An anthology of new Guild creators by M. T. Black

More from Christopher Walz:

Rising Sands Cover  The Call of Atropus  An Ogre and His Cake

 The Slumbering Shadow  The Wandslinger's Guide for Eberron The Dragon's Heirs

Community Collaborations

Storm King's Barrows Encounters in the Savage Wilderness Mordenkainen's Lost Notebook Khyber Khronicle #02

About the Author: My first memory of Dungeons & Dragons is picking up my brother's 2nd edition Monstrous Manual and looking at the pictures before I could read. I have been playing roleplaying games for over 13 years and am eager to share my adventures with you.

My DMing style seeks to provide real (often deadly) challenges for players. I feel this makes an adventure truly rewarding and leaves your players feeling like heroes. If we, as DMs, can achieve that then we have "won" Dungeons & Dragons. This adventure is hard. Your players will be challenged. At the end of the day, they will remember that time they just barely saved the village of Farleigh's Well.

Connect with me on Twitter @DMChristopherW!

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Saul N September 17, 2019 9:19 pm UTC
This looks great. I can't wait to run this as a way to get my PCs into a world of fey and fairy tales set in a forest. Any thoughts on how I might be able to run do this without the option of leaving the Feywild?
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Christopher W September 18, 2019 1:05 am UTC
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Thanks for your interest!

There's nothing in the adventure that forces the characters back into the Material Plane. They could simply elect to stay, as the fey crossing they likely use to enter stays open for a significant period of time.
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jonathon R September 08, 2019 9:57 pm UTC
how long does this take to run roughly i know there isnt a specific amount of time
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Christopher W September 08, 2019 10:39 pm UTC
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Hey Jonathon! Thanks for your interest in the adventure.

You could run this in as little as 4 or 5 hours or as long as 8 (with a few good session break points along the way). The second part of the adventure has a lot of optional encounters that you can use as you see fit, adjusting the overall playtime.

Hope this helps!
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Chris L September 09, 2019 3:20 pm UTC
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I ran the first few episodes in a single session, leaving the final showdown for the next time we play.
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Chris L July 09, 2019 1:38 pm UTC
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Looking forward to running this adventure as a hook to enter the Feywild. One question I had is what evidence there is that Erasus "forces the locals to drink and dance until they die of exhaustion." This gets mentioned in the overview on p. 4 but never comes up again. While outside the portal characters can see the revelers drinking and singing and then crossing into the mist, there's no evidence of the revelers mentioned in the House of the Winsome Rose, nor any mention of dead bodies, scenes of revelers dancing themselves to death, etc. Did you have in mind that the characters would witness this first-hand, or does it all take place "off-stage"? As is, I'm unsure what harm Erasus is doing to the material plane that he should feel bad about, besides getting people to party and be hungover the next day and in effect shutting down the business of Farleigh's Well.
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Christopher W July 09, 2019 1:45 pm UTC
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Hey Chris!

First, thank you for picking up the adventure and supporting community creators. It really means a lot to us.

You're right that this could have been made more clear. My intent was that Erasus is still early in this plan, so there hasn't been things like an entire revelry troupe dying yet. He is also reluctant in the whole thing, so perhaps he is drawing out the actual "dirty work" as long as he can; he is not being directly controlled by Lady Rimeheart, but rather manipulated.

The lost reveler in the woods is another foreshadowing episode. He was carelessly left there by his companions and would have surely died if not for the characters. This combined with the distress in Farleigh's Well is meant to paint, if perhaps faintly, a picture of impending serious trouble.

Of course, you are welcome (and encouraged!) to change the story to fit the tone of your game. You could certainly add a dozen or so missing villagers, who are then found dead...See more
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Chris L July 09, 2019 3:25 pm UTC
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Thanks for your quick and friendly response! I'm playing with my 11-year-old daughter, so I don't mind the situation being less dire at the moment. Am I right, though, in assuming that once revelers pass through the portal, they're stuck in the Feywild? So even without their dying, there's a steady trickle of people disappearing from an already pretty small village.
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Christopher W July 09, 2019 3:46 pm UTC
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Yep, that's the intent. Perhaps only a few each night actually cross over to the Feywild. Their comrades, in their inebriated state, probably don't even notice.
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Aldo S February 26, 2019 11:04 am UTC
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The last update is "Lite v3" or "TheMidnightRevelry-01.pdf"?
Great adventure, I hope to run it the next week :D
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Christopher W February 26, 2019 12:41 pm UTC
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Hey Aldo! Firstly, thanks so much for your support, it really means a lot.

Those names should have been changed on the site's back end, but looks like they didn't take. The most up-to-date file is "TheMidnightRevelry-01." Sorry for the confusion!

I hope you and your table have fun with the adventure. If you feel so compelled, stop back in and let me know how it went.
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Ian M January 19, 2019 7:40 pm UTC
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Absolutely fantastic! I ran it (with a few tweaks to strengthen the bad guys and adjust it to my setting) as u long (5 1/2 hour) adventure for my long time online player group. They were a party of five, all sixth level, and it was a blast!

I could easily have stretched it out over two sessions, and the difficulty level wasn't too difficult to adjust (like modifying the Phase Spider to a larger version with a couple of Legendary actions).

Kudos to Christopher!
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Christopher W January 20, 2019 12:00 pm UTC
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Thanks for the kind words! I'm happy you and your players enjoyed it.
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Clint H October 11, 2018 3:27 am UTC
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After I read the sample I was hooked, the pixies playing tricks got me. But here are a list of things that confuse me after reading it carefully;

"Unseelie" vs "Seelie" in the story on page 1 - ok I was able to web search these.

The names "Toril" and "House of Revels" are mentioned first each with no explanation of what they are.

What if the characters fail the DC 15 Arcana check at the temple, how will they ever know how to activate the portal? That would be some dead end... I ensured Maralenna's dialogue left the players with the impression they are to report back with what they find - that way she can give them a hint. Then it's a bonus if they pass through first time.
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Clint H October 11, 2018 5:09 am UTC
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Ok I'm fairly new - I suppose searching these new terms is expected. Eg. Toril :) I guess "The House of Revels" is just the name and no more? Perhaps it refers to the temple.

I still think care needs to be taken with leaving the players stranded at the site of the gate, if they can't work out the drinking is what does it.
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Todd B August 11, 2018 5:44 pm UTC
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Running this as an alternate DM for my group so our main DM can take a break once in a while, and it's fantastic so far--thank you for creating it! One thing I want to mention: I noticed in Appendix A that Erasus' "Cast a Cantrip" Legendary Action actually refers to Lady Rimehart, and not to Erasus. I'm sure it was just an overlooked correction on a copy/paste, but figured I would point it out so that you could polish it if you wanted to. Thanks again!
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Christopher W August 12, 2018 5:01 pm UTC
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Gah! Great catch! I am planning a larger update to this adventure soon, and will add this to the to-do list.
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Christopher W December 06, 2017 9:19 pm UTC
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Thank you to everyone who has taken an interest in this adventure! I am currently updating the PDF using Homebrewery for a more classic D&D look. I will update this product page when the new PDF is available.

Thanks!
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Julian M August 28, 2018 5:47 pm UTC
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Hey there!
Just downloaded this and looked it over (looks really great!)
I've just started writing some modules for the dmsguild, and was curious what formatting you use, and how you designed the WOTC esc cover?
Thanks again for the module, can't wait to run it!
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Christopher W August 28, 2018 6:08 pm UTC
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Thank you so much for your support, Julian!

The Midnight Revelry used GM Binder (www.gmbinder.com), a free to use platform that uses HTML, CSS, and Markdown to create a variety of layouts. The cover was designed using their cover tool as well. It isn't necessarily as powerful or limitless as Adobe InDesign or similar applications, but if you have a background in web design it is very easy to pick up.

I look forward to reading your adventures soon! Please be sure to let me know when they release.
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