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Aboleth Cave is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 11, 14, 17, or 20. This document offers details for each level and makes adjustments accordingly. The adventures must go toe-to-toe with a diabolical aboleth, an ancient, aquatic creature of formidable alien intelligence. Not only will the creature challenge their fighting skills, but their sanity, too.

Plug-in Adventure

As a plug-in adventure, the adventure content serves as drop-in material for game masters who wish to add a small dungeon to a preexisting campaign or need a side quest. If you need a hook for this adventure or already have a similar hook, the Aboleth Cave Hooks table on the next page offers details for introducing this adventure to your players.

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Get the Asset Pack

If you want to get the map, tokens, and new monsters included in this adventure, you will need to download the asset pack. You can get the asset packs as a one-time purchase from DMDave, as part of an Electrum Patreon subscription.

Get the Maps

The maps were originally created by Tim Hartin of paratime.ca. Get full colored versions as a DMDave patron.

Get the Foundry VTT Pack

Our asset pack doubles as a Foundry VTT pack, too. The link includes the manifest URL.

Purchase the asset/Foundry VTT pack, now.

Download the tokens for free.

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Get the Roll20 Version

No time to set up the game yourself? Don't worry, we've got you covered. The Roll20 version of this adventure includes the map with dynamic lighting, preset tokens, and everything else you need to download and play this adventure in its entirety.

Purchase the Roll20 conversion:

Dungeons & Lairs: Aboleth Cave

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Check out Paper Forge, Fat Goblin Games, and Tim Hartin!

The art from this adventure module was contributed by Paper Forge, Fat Goblin Games, and Tim Hartin. Be sure to check out all of their Patreons for additional map variants, tokens, and more.

Check out Paper Forge on Patreon

Check out Fat Goblin Games on Patreon

Check out Tim Hartin online

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Get all new monsters from Kobold Press

Need a TON of new monsters for your Fifth Edition books? I just discovered that the Kobold Press books are 100% SRD/OGL compatible, which means I can use them freely in my content. This adventure features a few, but if you want more, check out their store on DriveThruRPG.

Purchase Monster books by Kobold Press

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Anonymous

This is so serendipitous. The Eldest Aboleth in my campaign, is literally trying to get a member of the party to free their ‘children’ that are sealed away in a cavern they are currently traveling by. Im building out the encounter all week. Thank you for this perfect timing!

Steve Riese

I'm curious if there is a story behind the artwork on the top of page 1. Reminiscent of the work of artist Roger Dean going back to the 60's, but still active today. My players are still several years away from being able to play this adventure, but I already have ideas for that desolate and alien-looking desert! Thanks!

Anonymous

So the finale encounter for my players down the path is going to be an Aboleth. You just made that final encounter a whole lot more fun!

dmdave

Just random stock art I found that I thought fit the weirdness of Abbies 😅

Anonymous

Yes! Somebody’s gonna die down there. You packed so much into 15 pages—this my new favorite! I’m obsessed with the shambler’s “Drag Through”

Anonymous

Nearly a TPK when my players, already exhausted from defeating the aboleth and chuuls, went looking for their lost teammates and stumbled into the voidpool cavern. That grapple with the damage when you save to avoid getting sent to the void? Brutal!! Loved it.

Summer Tribe

where's the map tho? 7 dollar tier says I get access to all the maps

dmdave

Heya. This is an older one before we started doing our own maps. Ill create a separate map pack for it this afternoon 🙌