Ever hear something scratching at the walls at night and hope it’s just mice?
 
Take your players on a journey of nightmare and madness in this 1920s Gothic horror adventure adapted from the original classic, “The Rats in the Walls,” by H.P. Lovecraft.
 
Unearth the Hunger Below
Play time: 4–6 hours
Level: 1
Rule System: 5e
Format: PDF
 
The Story
Designed for 5e but set in a contemporary 1920s Gothic horror world, this one-shot drops your heroes into Exham Priory, where Lord Arthur de la Poer’s renovations have awakened a prehistoric abomination and a bizarre cannibal cult that bred humans like cattle. Will your players survive haunted corridors, degenerate cultists, and an encounter with a profane, flesh-hungry demon? Find out with this easy-to-read and run adventure module.
 
What’s Inside?
24 pages of table-ready material
3 maps
3 new magic items
Original monsters, including the Feaster and feral Remnants
2 new backgrounds: Occult Investigator & Alienist
5e Madness Rules
 
Part of R’lyeh Rising, a 1920s Cthulhu Mythos Campaign for 5e
“The Rats in the Walls” is the first installment in a series that adapts classic cosmic horror and pulp fiction into 5e adventures. Each title stands alone, or collect them all to build a campaign of creeping dread.
 
“A pitch-black thrill ride that clutches your nerves and never lets go.”
 
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