The Restless Desert
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There are two ways to cross The Restless Desert - the easy way¸ and the hard way. The hard way is to find a guide who will not kill you¸ find the coin with which to pay them¸ and find the luck you will need to survive. The easy way is much more straightforward: simply attempt the crossing on your own. You will most certainly die¸ but the sands will inevitably deposit your corpse on the other side a few hundred years later."
To the East lies The Protectorate:
A safe haven¸ a fresh start¸ or an easy mark¸ depending on your outlook. All you need to do is get there. But to do that you will first need to cross The Restless Desert.
The Restless Desert is no natural wasteland. It is a woeful scar of - and a testament to - the awful weapons used in an ancient conflict. Its sands shimmer and weave¸ oases and landmarks drift treacherously¸ and myth suggests that in the centre of the desert day and night no longer keep their pace and even stranger phenomena abound.
And worse yet¸ something is stalking the dunes.
A Bespoke Tutorial Adventure
The Restless Desert was designed from the ground up as a stand-alone tutorial to introduce new players to the world of tabletop roleplaying games in general¸ and Fifth Edition in specific. A short one-shot with all the excitement 5E can offer¸ it gives new players a chance to experiment with all the core elements of the world's favourite RPG system. Rewarding imaginative tactics and thoughtful roleplay¸ it also won't overwhelm players who are unfamiliar with ttRPGs. The Restless Desert comes with its own suggested setting¸ but can easily be transplanted into published settings or your own campaign.
With high-quality player and DM maps¸ beautiful artwork by Han Wilder¸ and an evocative setting¸ The Restless Desert is the perfect adventure to introduce your friends to the world of D&D.
What's Inside: A stand-alone adventure for 1st-level characters¸ with opportunities for skill challenges¸ NPC interactions and combat encounters Stat blocks for multiple NPCs and one enemy creature Two colourful battle maps with labelled DM and unlabelled player versions Suggested story introductions¸ adventure hooks and epilogue A 2-4 hour adventure for level one characters specially designed for new players