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PRE-ORDER SideQuest: Volume 2 - A Collection of 5e Solo Adventure Shorts (PDF + Epub)
PRE-ORDER SideQuest: Volume 2 - A Collection of 5e Solo Adventure Shorts (PDF + Epub)
SideQuest: Volume 2 is a collection of 5e solo adventure shorts. With 10 adventures characters of levels 5 to 7, there something to challenge every character on this journey.
No DM. No party. Just you and your character.
Levels 5+
275+ pages
20+ hours
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This is a pre-order for the digital version of SideQuest: Volume 2.
SideQuest: Volume 2 is a collection of ten solo adventure shorts made for 5e characters level 5 and up.
These short adventures take you through quiet villages, mountain paths, desert sands, forest shrines, lonely waters, and wetlands where old secrets rot beneath the surface.
There are places in this world where nature feels peaceful. There are places where it feels sacred. And there are places where it simply continues, indifferent to whatever has been lost.
At 275+ pages, there are 20+ hours of gameplay in this collection. Each short adventure is a self-contained, story-driven solo module that can either exist on its own or be added to a regular campaign as a side quest, downtime activity, or part of a character’s backstory.
Pick your own path. Play your own 5e character. No DM, maps, or minis required.
We are making this for you if you want more of your favorite TTRPG and would rather play than DM yourself in the downtime between sessions. SideQuest: Volume 1 is designed for characters between levels 1 and 5.
- Play your own 5e character. Made however you usually make one. The story is crafted so that all characters can succeed - or fail.
- Take your own path through an interactive story where your decisions have consequences.
- Fight monsters, cast spells, and find treasure within an original story.
- Make progress with loot and experience that you keep in a regular tabletop game.
All our solo adventures are built on the familiar framework of D&D: 5th Edition to be compatible with the 2014 and 2024 rulesets.
Story Summaries
Story Summaries
Seven Days in Hammerfall: The hermit living high above Hammerfall teaches you the ways of the farm and the forge, but his greatest lesson may be to learn how to accept what is lost.
Malum’s Dungeon: You enter Malum’s Dungeon in search of the reclusive being’s inner sanctum. Traps, enigmas, and lurking dangers stand between you and the key to whatever waits below.
Full House: When the a gambling tournament's safe is raided and a thundersnow storm cuts everyone off from the outside world, you become central to the investigation.
Blackwater Bayou: You follow a missing sister to a dilapidated manor deep in the swamp. Everything points to something festering beneath the bog.
Sealed in Salt and Silver: You take work as a bodyguard for a neophyte cleric. Danger is everywhere on your secretive mission, but failure is not an option.
The Dreadmoor’s Voyage: Your search for a missing child brings you aboard the Dreadmoor. Whether destiny or simple misfortune brought you here remains to be seen.
The Spirit of the Wood: You find a community caught between the teachings of its old codex and the creeping hunger of the surrounding forest.
The Stranger from the Sands: You are asked to help find a young boy’s lost pet. What begins as a small act of kindness leads you to choices that may change the fate of the villagers .
A Haze over Hearthkeep: Forced to take cover in a remote village, you’re confronted by a strange silence and even stranger villagers with a dark secret that they want to protect you from.
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Adventure as much as you want
Play a single solo adventure short for a quick bit of excitement or go from challenge your character for hours with multiple quests.
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The exploration of an uncaring world
Created around a theme of a natural world that allows for both life and death, this collection has bigger challenges and choices.
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What Is a Solo 5e Adventure?
A solo 5e adventure is a single-person interactive story that uses the game mechanics of Dungeons & Dragons: 5th Edition.
Create your own character to play as the hero of an original story:
- Play your own 5e character made however you usually make one. The story is crafted so that all characters can succeed - or fail.
- Take your own path through an interactive story where your decisions have consequences.
- Fight monsters, cast spells, and find treasure. Make progress with loot and experience that you keep in your regular tabletop games.
The experience allows players to be a lone hero solving problems and overcoming challenges without a DM or party.
Each story is designed to work with existing D&D 5e games as either a downtime activity between sessions or a way to add flavor to a new character prior to their appearance. -
How the Game Works
As you take your journey through this solo adventure, you will have a chance to do all the things you probably love about TTRPGs, including rolling dice and choosing your own path through the adventure.
- Interact with NPCs and your environment
- Use your skills and abilities to overcome challenges
- Cast spells, use magic items, and activate your class features
- Fight monsters and other evil-doers
All this works by following on-page prompts within the story and applying off-the-page effects to improve your character's chances of success.
The game mechanics will be familiar to anyone playing D&D 5e. From skill checks and saving throws to attack rolls and spell damage, everything about this solo adventure is designed to give you the same thrill as a session at DM's table but whenever you want to play.
Plus, re-play the adventure to explore different options. Every choice you make in this solo adventure has some kind of consequence, so take each new character down their own path.
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“Writing that deserves the description 'evocative,' ideas that inspire, very deployable: all in all, a winner.”
Ed Greenwood
Creator of The Forgotten Realms -
"For people who aren't looking to write their own story, but instead want to experience the story through the lens of their own character, I think you'll really enjoy Obvious Mimic's adventures."
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