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A free, full-length, introductory adventure for the forthcoming BEOWULF: AGE OF HEROES for 5e!



Designed for one player and one GM, BEOWULF provides unique rules and support for single-player games in the Age of Heroes. Take to the Whale Road as a monster-slaying hero! Voyage to the island of the hermit, and investigate the cause of its woes!





Lavishly illustrated in full colour, The Hermit’s Sanctuary includes:

a complete, 52-page adventure for one GM and one Player

optional poster-sized PDF battle maps for all locations

optional VTT-friendly battle maps for Virtual Tabletops

4 pre-generated characters

printable accessories: inspiration tokens and inspiration pool

blank character sheet

rules reminder sheet

handy adventure flowcharts



About BEOWULF: AGE OF HEROES

One of the oldest recorded stories in Western Europe, the poem Beowulf is an epic tale of hero against monster. And then the monster’s mother. And then a dragon.

BEOWULF is a setting and rules set for 5th Edition, designed for duet play – one GM and one player. Set in the world of Anglo-Saxon myth, no deep knowledge of history is required - the themes are eternal and instantly recognisable, adventures occur in the story-world of the Saxons, and we’ve done all the historical reading for you!

BEOWULF presents a host of new and specially adapted rules to create epic and thematic adventures for your lone hero and his or her companions.



BEOWULF features a unique new set of subclasses: The Hero, with subclasses for each ability score. It has BEOWULF specific backgrounds, and unique rules for sea voyages, inspiration, alignment, followers, a new condition and more!

Explore mythic, migration-era Europe and beyond, solve mysteries, and do battle with dreadful monsters. Fully funded with numerous stretch goals unlocked, and with writing and rules design from hand-picked 5e and folklore geniuses, and with art from Jon Hodgson and friends, BEOWULF will be a thing of epic wonder.







