Escaping Edgewild

Last night you went out to do your chores, or run your errands. Maybe you went out for a drink? Or maybe you went out to slit a purse string, or a throat?

But this morning, you wake up shackled in a dark, filthy prison cell surrounded by strangers. A man outside says you’ll be sold to a slaver in a few hours. And slaves don’t live long…

So you’d better start making some friends, coming up with a plan, and trying to escape from Fort Edgewild!

ADVENTURE TYPE: One-Shot / Jail Break / Low Level

SESSION REPORT

Read the narrative of one early play test of this adventure: 

• https://www.josephrlewis.com/2020/04/session-report-escaping-edgewild-one-shot/

DESIGN NOTES

This one-shot adventure is intended for characters at level 1. It’s your classic jailbreak, and the content is divided into the Cell, the Jail, and the Fort.

It runs about 3 to 5 hours. Depending on your players, the adventure may lean heavily on combat, stealth, problem-solving, or social interactions.

Be aware that there are many NPCs (to talk to or fight with), and limited treasure.

FILES

This product is 18 pages in length and includes two PDF files:

• one PDF for modern (5E) games 
• one PDF for old school (OSR) games  

NOTE: This adventure was written first for 5e and then converted into an OSR version. In the OSR version, you will find (a very few) 5e-isms and artifacts.  

INCLUDES: DM notes, room descriptions, NPC notes, dialogue prompts, stat blocks, original creatures and treasures, and maps.

KEYWORDS: jail, prison, cell, fort, escape, prisoners, guards, forest, goblins, skeletons, traps, dogs, bloodhounds, mutants, witches, alchemists, horses, one shot.