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Past Campaigns

Thirty-some years of adventures, misadventures, and stories worth remembering.

01 / FROM THE VAULT

FEATURED HISTORY · SINCE 1990

SHADOWRUN

Stories from the Sixth World, where megacorporations wield more power than governments, and magic has returned to a dangerous, technologically advanced future. From back-alley deals to high-stakes corporate espionage, Shadowrun is a world of desperate freelancers, shifting loyalties, and dangerous jobs that rarely go according to plan.

Decades in the shadows. Campaigns, characters, and surviving artifacts from the Sixth World.

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02 / THE CAMPAIGN ARCHIVE

2026

Neverwinter

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 5e

Fifteen years after the eruption of Mount Hotenow, Neverwinter is finally rebuilding. Once known as the Jewel of the North, the city remains a place of opportunity, where every new construction project threatens to uncover another piece of the past.

Current Live Campaign

2025-2026

Fault Lines

SHADOWRUN 5e

Denver, 2077. In a city divided by political borders, corporate interests, and competing criminal organizations, a team of shadowrunners takes on jobs that range from routine smuggling and data theft to high-stakes assassinations and covert operations. What starts as business as usual in the shadows becomes a dangerous investigation into forgotten experiments, buried identities, and secrets that powerful people would prefer to remain hidden.

2025

Candlekeep Mysteries

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 5e

What begins as a simple assignment involving a mysterious book soon becomes a series of remarkable adventures for a company known as the Tomesplitters. Working alongside the scholars of Candlekeep, they travel across the Sword Coast and beyond, investigating cursed manuscripts, haunted estates, ancient mysteries, and supernatural threats. Along the way, friendships are forged, companions are lost, and they quickly discover that the greatest dangers are often hidden between the pages of a book.

2024

Ravenloft: Curse of Strahd

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 5e

Lured into the mysterious land of Barovia by a desperate plea for help, five adventurers soon discover that the valley is a prison ruled by the ancient vampire Strahd von Zarovich. Trapped by supernatural mists, they must navigate haunted villages, sinister bargains, treacherous allies, and the dark secrets of Castle Ravenloft. As they uncover the tragedy behind Strahd’s curse, their search for a way home becomes a struggle to free Barovia from its immortal master.

2022-2024

Spelljammer

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 5e

An unlikely band of adventurers sets sail aboard the Wyrm’s Tern, seeking fortune among the stars. But when a devastating Githyanki invasion sweeps across Wildspace, their journey becomes a desperate struggle to uncover the truth behind the conquest. From the familiar worlds of the Forgotten Realms to the blasted deserts of Athas and the farthest reaches of the Astral Sea, the adventurers must confront ancient secrets, impossible powers, and a Lich Queen determined to ascend to godhood.

2021-2022

The Price of Doing Business

SHADOWRUN 5e

Seattle, 2079. With shadowrunning work increasingly scarce, a rotating crew of freelancers takes whatever jobs the fixers can find. What begins with routine data thefts, escort assignments, and dirty work soon escalates into corporate espionage, dangerous extractions, and an unexpected opportunity to work for one of the Sixth World’s most notorious industrialists.

2020

Waterdeep: Mad Mage

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 5e

Beneath the bustling streets of Waterdeep lies Undermountain, a sprawling labyrinth of ancient ruins, forgotten kingdoms, and deadly secrets ruled by the infamous Mad Mage, Halaster Blackcloak. Fresh from their victory in Dragon Heist, the Heroes of Waterdeep descend into its depths in search of magical treasures, encountering bizarre creatures, dangerous factions, and increasingly unpredictable challenges.

2019

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 5e

Waterdeep, the City of Splendors. When five unlikely adventurers inherit a haunted tavern, they find themselves drawn into a dangerous contest for half a million gold dragons stolen from the city’s treasury. With criminal syndicates, powerful nobles, and secretive factions pursuing the same fortune, the party must navigate a web of intrigue, betrayal, and ancient magic to uncover the legendary Vault of Dragons.

2018

The Cozinar Islands

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 5e

Far beyond the Sword Coast, the remote Cozinar Islands promise a swashbuckling adventure of pirates, mysterious weapons, ancient magic, and uncharted seas. What begins as an investigation into a smokepowder smuggling operation becomes an extraordinary voyage through tropical jungles, volcanic islands, and forgotten ruins, where an unlikely band of adventurers discovers that some secrets are better left buried.

2017-2018

To Live and Die in L.A.

SHADOWRUN 5e

In a city of Hollywood glamour, flooded ruins, and ruthless criminal syndicates, a new team of shadowrunners sets out to make a name for itself. What begins as small-time jobs and elaborate heists soon spirals into organized crime, corporate conspiracies, and an international drug war where fame and fortune come at a deadly price.

2015 / 2017

Gate Hoppers

d20 MODERN

An unlikely band of dimensional castaways leaps from one bizarre alternate reality to the next, pursued by a mysterious organization and searching for a way home. A wildly unpredictable d20 Modern adventure inspired by Sliders, Stargate, and Quantum Leap.

2013-2014

Chicago: The CZ

SHADOWRUN 5e

Chicago, 2075. Nearly twenty years after the Bug City disaster, the infamous Containment Zone is finally being reclaimed, drawing corporations, criminals, and shadowrunners eager to profit from its reconstruction. A team of runners discovers that the city’s darkest secrets are far from buried.

2012

Back to Seattle

SHADOWRUN 5e

A new generation of shadowrunners navigates a city divided by corporate power, criminal syndicates, and political unrest. From the lawless Barrens to the hidden communities of the Ork Underground, their jobs draw them into gang warfare, magical conspiracies, and shifting alliances where every decision has consequences.

2010-2011

Escape to New York

SHADOWRUN 5e

Eight months after their disastrous escape from Evo Corporation, a group of veteran shadowrunners reunites in New York City. But in a city ruled by corporate interests, criminal syndicates, and shifting loyalties, a fresh start means new opportunities, dangerous enemies, and plenty of unfinished business.

2009-2010

Chicago: Apocalypse

SHADOWRUN 4e

The Sixth World, 2073. For the professional shadowrunners operating in the international underground, business has never been better. But, when a series of catastrophic volcanic eruptions devastates the planet, the Sixth World is plunged into chaos. Even as civilization crumbles around them, there are still jobs to be done.

2008-2009

Big Trouble in Hong Kong

SHADOWRUN 4e

A crew of outsider shadowrunners arrives in Hong Kong, navigating a dangerous underworld of rival Triads, corporate interests, and shifting loyalties. As their reputation grows, the secrets of one runner’s past threaten to entangle the entire team in a corporate conspiracy.

2005-2007

Welcome to the Big Time

SHADOWRUN 4e

A small crew of Seattle shadowrunners sets out to make a name for themselves, taking increasingly dangerous jobs that carry them from the streets of the Sixth World into corporate conspiracies and the affairs of Great Dragons. They wanted the big time. They got it.