The Adventurer’s Advent: 5E Advent Calendar

A 5E compatible TTRPG advent calendar: 24 printable door cards (magic items, NPCs with secrets, five-minute scenes, recipes, riddles, map fragments, rumors and boons) for December 1-24, plus a finale one-shot behind the twenty-fifth door where every gift pays off.

Players and time: Door cards: any party, any campaign, one door a day (Dec 1-24, or any 24 days/sessions). Finale one-shot: four characters of level 4 (scaling for 3-5 characters and levels 3-5); one session of 3-4 hours; suitable for ages 10 and up; 2024 rules / SRD 5.2.1.
Pages: 49
Format: US Letter and A4. Door cards print double-sided on card stock (200-300 gsm / 80-110 lb cover), flip on the long edge, trimmed to 3.5 x 5 in (89 x 127 mm)
Language: English, Italian (L'Avvento dell'Avventuriero)

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How to Use This Book: three ways to open the doors (GM's prep ritual, daily group ritual, gift for a GM or a player); Making the Calendar print guide (pp. 3-4)
24 double-sided door cards: 6 magic items, 2 recipes, 4 NPCs, 4 vignettes, 3 map fragments, 2 riddles, 1 rumor table, 2 boons (pp. 5-16)
Door envelope, number labels, calendar board, Door Tracker (pp. 17-20)
Door Notes for the GM: each door used anywhere, its payoff in the finale, a fallback if skipped, and a group chat message (pp. 21-24)
Finale one-shot 'Behind the Twenty-Fifth Door': overview, the doors in the finale, one-page flowchart (pp. 25-27)
Hushfall, the Town Under Glass: map with 8 locations, The People of the Night with portraits, Warmth and Cracks in the Glass trackers, safety tools (pp. 28-30)
Part One: The Town Under Glass, Part Two: The House of Gifts (Winterhouse plan), Part Three: The Steward of Hushfall + Heart Hall battle map (pp. 31-39)
Endings, rewards, The Eve Candle (rare item), sequel hooks (p. 41)
Appendix: creatures; player handouts and gift tags; table sheet; credits (pp. 42-49)

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Made for

5E Game Masters who want a month of ready-made table gifts and a Christmas finale session; groups who like a daily countdown in their group chat; friends looking for a gift for their GM or a player.

Files and printing

US Letter and A4. Door cards print double-sided on card stock (200-300 gsm / 80-110 lb cover), flip on the long edge, trimmed to 3.5 x 5 in (89 x 127 mm); envelopes on plain paper (or C6 / A2 envelopes); number labels on sticker paper. Color and Ink Saver editions.

VTT folder: Heart Hall battle map (32x24 squares, gridded and gridless, 70 px and 150 px) + clean player map of Hushfall (2400x1792). Door envelope template, 25 number labels, calendar board to color in, Door Tracker (fill on screen or in pencil), GM door notes with a ready-to-send group chat message for every door, 5 player handouts, gift tags, a Cracks/Warmth/Gift Ledger table sheet, 3 original creatures + 2 SRD stat blocks, 2 real recipes (Hearthfire Cocoa, Gift-Eve Gingerbread).