Bell Founding

This morning the mould cracks before the bronze has set. The shed is burning, five things in it are worth carrying out, and there are four of you with about ten minutes before the metal sets and whatever is not moved by then is where it stays.

NOBODY AT THIS TABLE CAN DIE. That is written into the stat block, not just promised in the blurb - anybody who goes down is dragged clear by the crowd. The only real stakes are what gets saved in the next ten minutes, and what does not.

WHAT YOU GET - 36 pages, and nothing left for you to invent

- 5 scenes, every one written out in full - read-aloud text, what happens if they fail, what to do if they skip it

- 3 battle maps in three versions each: DM, player, and a copy with no grid. 70 px per 5-foot square for a clean Roll20 or Foundry import

- 4 ready-to-play 1st-level characters. No session zero

- Full stat block for the one fight, built so a first table cannot lose a character by accident

- 11 secrets you can hand over wherever your players decide to dig, plus tables and handouts

WRITTEN FOR A FIRST-TIME DM. One clock, said out loud, one fight with the answer already worked out, and nothing in it that requires a ruling you have not been given.

THE FILES - four PDFs: A4 and US Letter, each in colour and in a printer-friendly build. The printer-friendly version is the same book in pure white, nothing removed. Plus 9 map images.

Compatible with Fifth Edition. Instant digital download - nothing is posted.

Made with AI assistance: the text and maps of this adventure were written and generated with AI, then edited, checked and laid out by hand.