Death in Freeport 20th Anniversary Edition

 I was beyond excited to find out that Green Ronin has released a 5e update to their classic adventure Death in Freeport. I also felt strange because this meant that 3rd edition came out 20 years ago. Long time readers will know that I love Freeport! The Freeport Trilogy is one of my top 5 all-time favorite adventures. It's the perfect mix of fantasy and horror and is Pirates of the Caribbean meets the King in Yellow. Plus, Freeport can be easily dropped into just about any setting. 

The pdf is roughly 40 pages (which is about 10 more than the original version if I remember correctly). They layout and art are all fantastic, which is a staple of Freeport releases. 

Ther pdf is broken down as follows

• Freeport background - 4 pages
• Adventure - 14 pages, for levels 1-3 
• Appendix - 16 pages

I won't go into too much detail about the actual adventure. In part one the characters face pirate pressgang slavers and get a job offer. In part two they do some investigation that leads them to the Temple of Knowledge and an orcish pirate ship. The final part leads them to the layer of a secret cult! The party are left with things to do to tide themselves over until the update of Terror in Freeport.

There's quite a bit of new material in the appendices. There are several npc stats and a new humanoid race (with two variations and a pc option). There are also two new magic items. For players there are four new archetypes. The Valor Domain allows clerics to be champions and bastions of bravery and courage. The Buccaneer lets fighters become feared pirates.The Alley-Rat is a rough and tumble urban rogue.Finally the Serpentkin is a sorcerous origin that ties the character to the serpent god, Yig. There are four pre-gens that are built around the four archetypes. Because only the acolyte is in the SRD, there are three new backgrounds: Privateer, Historian, and Street Knife.

The adventure is currently pdf only, but Green Ronin has said a POD version is in the works. You can grab the pdf on DriveThruRPG or GR's site.