CREDITS

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Table of Contents
Credits ................................................................................ 1
F or the players .................................................................... 1
............................................................................................ 2
Ch apter 1. D on’t go into th e light........................................ 2
1. The Keepers ...........................................................................3
2. The Fairweather Fort ..........................................................3
2.A. Be Our Guest ..................................................................... 4
2.B Make Yourself at Home................................................... 4
2.C Neighbours From Hell..................................................... 4
3. Ready, Set, Go. ......................................................................5
Chapter 2. The first mission........................................................5
The Professor’s Home ............................................................5
Chapter 3. One step closer to Paradise ..................................... 6
3.1. Wait... Did You Hear That? ..............................................7
Chapter 4. Where do we go from here? .....................................7
4.1 Deal With a Devil ................................................................7
4.3 Let’s Kill an Angel .............................................................7
4.4 No Good Deed Goes Unpunished .................................. 8

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FOR THE PLAYERS 09-13 Got punched a little
too hard in a tavern
brawl.
14-19 Fell off a ladder.
So, you’ve just died. That’s a shame, but not to worry, this
is only the beginning for you! It looks like you lived a very
65-74 Spent the night with a
succubus (worth it)
75-78 Caught running away
from a battle, killed
for deserting.

impressive life but unfortunately, you’ve just missed the

20-22 Accidentally walked 79-80
through the ranger’s
requirements for Paradise by an infinitesimal margin. Still archery practice.
worried? Don’t be! Lucky for you there's always a second 23-27 Executed for treason 81-83
chance (unless you go to Hell, in which case you’re kind of (of which they are
innocent)
screwed but let’s just burn that bridge when we get to it).
In order for us to let you be on your way into Paradise, all
we’ll need is a couple of simple quests, a little divine 28-42 Went back for a pet 84-85
in a house fire.
‘community service’ if you will. All that's standing
between you and Paradise is a trivial set of good deeds.
What could go wrong? 43-44 Executed for treason 86-92
(Of which they are
-unnamed angel guilty)
The roof collapsed on
top of them.
Fell asleep and never
woke up again. They
may be convinced
that this is just a bad
dream.
Assassinated with a
dagger from behind.
The attacker is
unknown.
Trampled by farm
animals.

CHARACTER CREATION TIPS 45-53 Died a hero’s death

in battle.
93-94 Poisoned by a bitter
ex-lover.
This adventure works well as a first session, but it can also 54-56 Killed by thugs for 95-96 Drank an unlabeled
not repaying a debt. potion in the hope it
be used in an already established campaign as a bizarre
would be a healing
storyline that will bring the party closer together. potion. It wasn’t.
Regardless of whether you are creating new characters or 57-58 Died peacefully in 97-00 Struck by lightning,
their old age. what are the
keeping old ones, you may want to ask your players to
chances?
consider the following questions:

• What good or evil acts has your player done throughout their
life?
• Do they have any important NPCs they are leaving behind?
• Are there any dead NPCs they may run into in the afterlife?
• What would their idea of ‘paradise’ be?
• How did they die?

These questions can help build a backstory or strengthen

pre-existing characters and allow everyone a chance to
really explore their backstories in a more unconventional
way than the typical ‘You meet in a tavern’. Not that
there’s anything wrong with the classics!

THE WHOLE ‘BEING DEAD’ THING

If your players are unsure of how they may have died, they
CHAPTER 1. DON’T GO
can roll for a random result using the following table:
INTO THE LIGHT
R ANDOM WAYS TO DIE The party gain consciousness, standing in a circle
d100 Result d100 Result underneath a sky full of burnt orange constellations.
01-08 Drowned in a lake 59-64 Made fun of a god one As they begin to realise what’s going on, read the
trying to find an item too many times. following announcement:
they dropped.

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‘Welcome one and all, to The Fairweather Fort- the This celestial will introduce himself to the party as Arius,
home of the Hell’s Bells program. As most of you one of their two keepers. He is overly friendly and seems
will I'm sure be aware, your time on the mortal excited to greet them and explain how he hopes to guide
plane has ended on the event of your death. So, them smoothly to paradise.

what’s next? Well, you are all in a unique position.

He will soon be joined by the taller figure, who will
You were so very close to getting into Paradise but introduce herself as Erin. She will be much colder towards
due to various events you didn’t quite make the cut. the party, and flippantly informs them that if they
Not to worry, all you need to do is complete this misbehave here then she will be delighted to take them to
program. By performing good deeds, you are giving Hell herself.
back to the universe and ensuring yourselves a
peaceful afterlife experience. I’m sure you all have
questions so I will now pass you over to your
keepers, who will guide you through this experience.
Good luck!’

After this announcement, the players will have a chance to

react in character and introduce themselves to the rest of
the party.
You may also ask the players to roll a perception check
with a D C 12. Anyone who passes this check will notice 8
black tally marks on their forearm. Upon further
investigation they will find that these marks cannot be
altered or removed from the skin. After a while of
presumably panicked or confused conversation , the party
will hear footsteps approaching.
The party can then ask any questions or make any
introductions they would like and can also bond with
Tuppy. After this they will be lead down the path that Erin
and Arius came from and lead to their quarters. The path is
decorated all the way along with freshly planted flowers.
2. T HE FAIRWEATHER FORT
This map is made by the Dungeon Masters Guild

1. T HE KEEPERS
C
Read this:

‘As the shock starts to wear off just a little, you see
two figures walking calmly towards you down a long B
dirt path. One seems to tower over the other even
without the pointed horns atop their head, but the
shorter of the two waves a hand in the air
enthusiastically and shouts over to you, “Sorry
we’re late!”
As he begins to hurry over, you also notice a pair of
wings emerging from his back that look somewhat A
holographic. They catch the golden starlight in such
a way that they almost appear to be made of
flickering candlelight.’

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The party is led over to what appears to be a one-story
bunker made of dark stone. There doesn’t seem to be
anyone else inhabiting this building, and nothing can be
heard from inside.
‘Although it is a somewhat intimidating and military
building, it is clear that someone has tried to make it
look more inviting. Pastel bunting has been draped
over windows, and flowers are growing up the walls.’
Outside of the fort’s walls fog obscures the party’s vision
so it is unclear if this place is completely isolated or what
else may be beyond. If anyone chooses to explore beyond
the fort, they can make an investigation check of D C 16. On
a success they will discover that they are on some kind of
floating island, and anything beneath them is too far down
to see.
Choosing not to follow Erin and Arius will definitely
irritate them, and they may be less friendly to anyone who
chooses this option. This may be important to remember
for later interactions.
2.A. BE OUR GUEST
The first room the party will be shown is a large dining
hall, or possibly converted ball room.
‘There are extravagant decorations and a long
wooden table with dozens of empty chairs. Although
there are huge bookshelves and wine racks, most of
the space seems to be filled with only dust and the
echoes of your own breathing.’
If anyone cares to look around further, they will find a
small kitchen and pantry behind a door at the end that
seems built to cater to many more people than actually live
in the fort.
If anyone asks either of the keepers about the lack of other
people wandering around, they’ll explain that a lot of
people have been fired recently due to ‘bud get cuts in our
department’
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2.B MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME
This room will be the party’s main base of operations away
from prying eyes, so they can want to decorate or fortify it
in their own ways. You may also want to surprise each of
them a personal item from their time on the mortal plane,
or even a letter from a notable NPC in their backstories
that Arius could have procured for them.
‘In this hall there are neatly made empty beds and
side tables for each member of the party, as well as a
small, homely kitchen and dining table at the other
end of the room. This room immediately feels more
comforting than the quiet emptiness of the fort so
far, especially as it is filled with the smell of warm
bread from the oven.’
Arius will excitedly show the party that he stocked the
cupboards with ingredients for all of the players’ comfort
foods from their life. This is a great roleplaying
opportunity for the party to get to know each other based
on what food they find in the kitchen.
The party will be left to their own devices for a few hours
by their keepers, as Erin will explain that they have some
time to settle in before their first quest in the afternoon. In
this downtime the party is welcome to relax however they
please, or even to explore the rest of the fort.
2.C NEIGHBOURS FROM HELL
If anyone in the party does try to explore the fort a little
more, they will find a room down the hall from theirs with
a small sign above the door reading ‘Keeper’s Quarters’
There are four doors behind this one, two of which are
locked. The locks on these two can be picked or broken by
brute force on a skill check of D c16 or higher in sleight of
h and or athletics. Behind the locked doors are two very
different bedrooms, the first is mostly filled with sketch
pads and art equipment. On the desk of this room there is a
painting of the orange and red constellations the party saw
when they first arrived, but it is only half-finished. The
second bedroom is a little messier and the only personal
items is a collection of axes hanging from the wall that
may have been impressive once but are now covered in
rust. One thing both of these bedrooms have in common is
that everything inside them is covered in a thick layer of
dust.
In the third room they will find a tidy and fairly
minimalistic bedroom. From the clothes in the wardrobe,
it’s clear that this is Arius’ room, but it doesn’t look like
he’s spent much time in it.
The fourth room is decorated like a small gothic mansion
and is littered with empty wine bottles. This room very
obviously belongs to Erin, because she’s sitting on her bed
reading a book and is not pleased at all about the
interruption.
3. READY , SET, GO.
Medium fiend, lawful evil
After the party has finished whatever shenanigans or
exploration they have chosen to do in their downtime, they Armor Class 15
will hear the loud rin gin g of a bell throughout the fort. Hit Points 45
Speed 50 ft.
This sound will summon the keepers to wherever the
party is, and Erin will explain what is about to happen. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 6 (-2) 13 (+1) 6 (-2)

‘Alright you lot, it’s time for you to make yourselves
useful. There’s some guy on the mortal plane who’s
just kicked the bucket, and he’s meant to be getting
the fast lane to heaven. Apparently, there’s some
kind of issue with actually getting him to leave
though. His name is Professor G ilbert, and your job
is to figure out what the problem is so we can get
him up here safely.’
Skills Perception +5
Damage Resistances Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 15
Damage Immunities fire
Condition Immunities enter here
Senses Darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Understands Infernal but can't speak it
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Keen Hearing and Smell. The hound has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.
Pack Tactics. The hound has advantage on an attack roll against a

KEY OF DISPLACEMENT
Wondrous item, (requires attunement)
This key is large and golden, with a red gem inset into the head.
Once a day, this key can be placed into any locked door and the
door will open to a specific location. This location cannot be
changed; another key will be required for a different location.
After the introduction from Erin, the party will be given
this key and told that they can use it to return after the
mission is over. She will then take out her own key and
open a portal for them to step through.
creature if at least one of the hound's allies is within 5 feet of the
creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7
(1d8 + 3) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) fire damage.
Fire Breath (Recharge 5–6). The hound exhales fire in a 15-foot
cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 12 Dexterity
saving throw, taking 21 (6d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half
as much damage on a successful one.

‘Oh and remember not to die again. Bye!

CHAPTER 2. THE FIRST MISSION

THE PROFESSOR’ S HOME

‘The room that you find yourselves in seems to be

some kind of library, but a small bed lies in a corner
with an old gnomish man lying in it. Next to him is
an elderly gnomish woman crying and holding his
hand. These figures appear a little translucent to
you, and it seems as though you would not be able to
touch them if you tried. What does seem more
corporeal to you, however, is the snarling H ell
hound about 20 feet away from you. This fiery beast
is mounted by a m asked imp, and both are steadily
closing in on what must be the professor’s spiritual
form. As they hear you appear, however, the imp
turns to look at you and cracks a wicked grin.’

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 spider (20 ft., climb 20 ft.), or back into its true form. Its statistics are the
Tiny fiend (devil), lawful evil same in each form, except for the speed changes noted. Any equipment
it is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. It reverts to its true form if it
Armor Class 13 dies.
Hit Points 10
Devil's Sight. Magical darkness doesn't impede the imp's Darkvision.
Speed 20 ft., fly 40 ft

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Magic Resistance. The imp has advantage on saving throws against
6 (-2) 17 (+3) 13 (+1) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) spells and other magical effects.

Skills Deception +4, Insight +3, Persuasion +4, Stealth +5

Damage Resistances Cold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Sting (Bite in Beast Form). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
Non-magical Attacks that aren't Silvered one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage, and the target must make a
Damage Immunities fire, poison DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) poison damage on a
Condition Immunities Poisoned failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Senses Darkvision 120 ft., Passive Perception 11
Languages Common, Infernal
Invisibility. The imp magically turns invisible until it attacks or until its
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
concentration ends (as in concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the
imp wears or carries is invisible with it.
Shapechanger. The imp can use its action to polymorph into a beast
form that resembles a rat (speed 20 ft.), a raven (20 ft., fly 60 ft.), or a

'Hey, sweetheart it's going to be okay. Everything's

If the party is un successful in this combat and lets the
professor die, they will have to return to the fort in shame
and attempt a new mission at a later time. If they do fail,
someone in the party may run into Arius crying in a
hallway afterwards.
If the party succeed s in saving the professor, he will still be
reluctant to go with them as he won’t want to leave his
wife behind. He will pause his protests though when he
hears his wife speaking softly over his deathbed.
just fine. You know when we see each other again
we’ll be in Paradise together. There'll be a huge,
huge, double, king-size bed with ten blankets each,
so we don't need to fight about it in the middle of
the night anymore. There’ll be a huge library, and a
state-of-the-art kitchen but most importantly we'll
have our room - huge glass windows and a
thousand pillows so that when it rains, we can sit
together and watch it together with big mugs of hot
chocolate. And it will always be raining. And we'll
have all your favorite books and- and we'll be
together again. It’s all going to be okay.’

After hearing this final goodbye, the professor is finally

ready to leave the mortal plane behind and go with the
party.

CHAPTER 3. ONE STEP CLOSER

TO PARADISE
When the party returns to the fort after a successful
mission, Erin and Arius will be waiting for them. Before
anything else, Arius approaches the professor and puts his
hand on the man’s chest. As soon as he does this, the
professor begins to glow with a light so sharp that the
party is forced to look away. When everyone is able to look
back again, the professor is gone, with only the smell of
rain left in his place.

The keepers will congratulate the party on their first good

deed, and one of the eight tally marks will disappear from
their skin. Arius will be thrilled with them, and Erin may
even sneak them a bottle of wine as a congratulation.

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After their battle and a very long day, the party will
presumably want to rest. Ask the players if they want to do
anything before they sleep to celebrate their first victory.
3.1. WAIT... DID YOU HEAR THAT?
As the players are drifting off to sleep, ask everyone to
make a perception check with a D c 14 to hear a strange
noise from down the hallway.
If anybody goes to investigate, they will find that the noise
is coming from outside Erin and Arius’ door. The source of
the noise seems to be coming from a small metal wedding
ring that must have rolled out from the keepers’ rooms
and hit a wall. The players will know it belonged to the
professor. The wedding ring is also wet with blood.
Through a crack in the door the players can see Erin and
Arius sharing a passionate kiss, and when they break apart
the party can see that they are both also covered in blood
and seem to be feasting on the body of a small gnomish
man.
At this point the player can try and sneak away but you
may want to ask them to roll for stealth ch ecks. On
anything below a D c17 Erin will have noticed them there,
but she won’t do anything about it at that moment. They
will be able to make it back to their rooms safely.
CHAPTER 4. WHERE DO WE GO
FROM HERE ?
After this discovery it will be fairly clear to the party that
this is not a place that they are safe to stay in for much
longer. The next day the keepers will act as if nothing is
different until Erin eventually manages to speak to the
party alone.
4.1 DEAL WITH A DEVIL
As soon as she is able to get them alone, Erin will explain
how Arius used to be a very low status worker in the once
very busy Fairweather fort, and they began seeing each
other. She soon became tired of his goody two-shoes
nature and began to slowly get him hooked on ‘blood of
the innocent’ which is a ritual process of devouring a
person with a truly good soul. Through this ritual she
transformed him into some strange kind of Incubus and
things got a little out of control. At first she would
occasionally sneak rescued souls to him but then
eventually he started needing more and the angels started
to go missing to feed his habit.
Eventually it became just the two of them in the Hells
Bells fort and they started devouring people who
graduated the programme. When the party joined it
became clear that it wouldn’t be enough for Arius and Erin
believes he’s about to turn on her in insanity.
Scared of being his next victim, Erin offers the party a
deal: If the party kills Arius, then she will offer them a deal
of some kind. Depending on where you want the adventure
to go, she could offer them the chance to be resurrected
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and get a second chance at life, or she could offer them
other rewards that could function as new plot hooks. For
example, the map of a place where the party can find a
huge amount of gold or the location of a missing NPC in a
player’s backstory.
4.3 LET’ S KILL AN ANGEL
Medium Fiend (Shapechanger), Neutral Evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 66 (12d8 +12)
Speed 30 ft. fly (60ft)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
8(-1) 17 (+3) 13 (+1) 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 20 (+5)
Skills Deception +9, Insight +5, Perception +5, Persuasion +9,
Stealth +7
Damage Resistances Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison; Bludgeoning,
Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Senses Darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages Abyssal, Common, Infernal, Telepathy 60 ft.
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +2
Telepathic Bond. The fiend ignores the range restriction on its
telepathy when communicating with a creature it has charmed.
The two don't even need to be on the same plane of existence.
Shapechanger. The fiend can use its action to polymorph into a
small or medium humanoid, or back into its true form. Without
wings, the fiend loses its flying speed. Other than its size and
speed, its statistics are the same
Claw (Fiend Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Charm. One humanoid the fiend can see within 30 feet of it must
succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be
magically charmed for 1 day. The charmed target obeys the fiend's
verbal or telepathic commands. If the target suffers any harm or
receives a suicidal command, it can repeat the saving throw,
ending the effect on a success. If the target successfully saves
against the effect, or if the effect on it ends, the target is immune
to this fiend's Charm for the next 24 hours.
The fiend can have only one target charmed at a time. If it charms
another, the effect on the previous target ends.
Draining Kiss. The fiend kisses a creature charmed by it or a
willing creature. The target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving
throw against this magic, taking 32 (5d10 + 5) psychic damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The
target's hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the
damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long
rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to
0.
Etherealness. The fiend magically enters the Ethereal Plane from
the Material Plane, or vice versa.
After the deal has been arranged, Erin will give them a
head start by blinding Arius temporarily and allowing
them to form a plan. They may sneak around the fort to
find him but will need to make stealth checks every time
they enter a new room or area. Ask them to roll initiative at
the beginning of the hunt so that when combat eventually
starts everyone will be prepared.

An enraged shriek can be heard from the gardens,

unlike anything you’ve heard from the kindly
celestial so far. You’re sure that Erin must have
made her escape now, which can only mean one
thing: the hunt is on.

4.4 NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED

After everything is said and done, you can choose any
direction for your story to go in, but if you feel it would be
helpful then you can keep the tally marks as a reminder of
what they’ve been through. These marks can only be
removed by truly good deeds, and this could lead to some
interesting dilemmas or emotional payoffs.