Nightmares and Old Magics

Nightmares & Old Magics is a surreal, horror-tinged D&D one-shot where dreams are weapons and memory itself is a battleground. After a night of celebration in the industrial city of Kdor, the people awaken screaming. Strangers share the same visions: ancient stone laboratories, strange waters that promise bliss, feathers drifting through endless twilight,and a towering crow-shaped watcher lurking just out of sight. These are no ordinary nightmares. They spread from sleeper to sleeper, growing sharper, heavier, and more real with each passing night. Guild leaders believe the source lies beneath the city, tied to old magic that predates modern spellcraft,and to something that should already be dead. To stop the nightmares from consuming Kdor, the adventurers must cross a dangerous threshold and step into a realm shaped by fractured memories, forgotten experiments, and lingering malice. What waits there does not dream… it remembers. This adventure blends investigation, unsettling exploration, and a climactic multi-phase confrontation inside a warped dreamscape where reality bends but consequences remain deadly. Expect eerie imagery, moral unease, and revelations about the cost of progress built on secrets best left buried. Nightmares & Old Magics is a 3-hour, level 5 one-shot designed for players who enjoy atmospheric horror, strange lore, and battles that feel as much psychological as physical. What slumbers beneath Kdor is stirring; and once you enter the dream, waking up is not guaranteed.