The Last Bridge

For three seasons it has been sweating salt out of its own face in a pattern nobody can explain, and nine days ago something came up the road and stopped here.

It has taken a cart, three oxen and a man, and what it leaves behind is dry.

There are forty carts waiting on the west bank and a keeper who will not take a toll from anybody.

THE HIGHEST LEVEL ON THE ROAD, AND IT PLAYS LIKE IT. A 5th-level party, a bridge that will not be abandoned, and a thing that has already learned what this crossing is for.

WHAT YOU GET - 38 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

- 2 battle maps in three versions each - DM, player, and no grid. 70 px per 5-foot square, aligned for Roll20 and Foundry

- 4 ready-to-play 5th-level characters. No session zero

- 11 secrets, tables and printable handouts, plus written help for when players go sideways

THE KEYSTONE IS THE ADVENTURE. Whoever cut that mark was not from anywhere on this road, and what is under the bridge knows the mark better than anybody standing on top of it.

PART OF THE SALT ROAD. Sixty miles, sixteen stops, each a day apart. Every one of them has noticed the same thing and not one of them has said so out loud. This adventure stands completely alone - it needs nothing from any other - but a table that plays four of them starts comparing notes without being prompted.

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 6 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.