The Alchemists Torment is a two part mini-adventure for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. This adventure can be implemented into an already existing campaign or can be played as a stand alone mini-adventure. With the flexibility of level scaling guides for all character levels this adventure can be by all players – new or expert.

This adventure provides a framework for a Dungeon Master to follow but allows them to develop their own spin on character personalities and environment descriptions, as well as the way they play this adventure.

Discussion/ Reflection

I left the first version of ‘The Alchemists Torment’ with my dungeon master friend – Ben, for a week as he developed this into a playable adventure on roll20 for play testing. We reflected on this first iteration of the adventure and he provided his feedback.

Fleshing Out the Environment/ Characters

Ben’s first notable criticism was that the town…