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Velnaris doesn't forgive the weak. And love is the most dangerous weakness of all.
Shadows of Desire: Forbidden Love is a dark fantasy murder mystery module for D&D 5e - built for players and GMs who want their tabletop sessions to breathe, to feel, and to mean something.
The adventure is written. The system is playtested. The PDF is ready.
A city. A crime. A web of forbidden relationships that holds every answer — and every threat.
What's in the module
- A complete five-chapter murder mystery set in the gothic city of Velnaris
- Ser Alistair Veyne and Madame Lirael, a paladin and a succubus whose forbidden love sits at the center of everything
- Psychologically complex NPCs with stat blocks, trust progressions, and full portrayal guidance
- The Heat & Trust System, new mechanics for social encounters with real consequences
- The Four Doors framework: every scene has four approaches, no railroading
- A consent-forward design built into the mechanics, not bolted on as an afterthought
- Six pre-rolled player characters, safety tools suite, and full GM appendices
The PDF ships the moment the campaign funds. You're not waiting on writing. You're funding the art.
Stretch Goals — human artists, real illustrations
All illustrations are commissioned from human artists. No AI art, ever.
- Goal 1 - Version française — complete French adaptation for the French-speaking TTRPG market
- Goal 2 - NPC Portraits — original commissioned portraits of Lirael, Alistair, and the Red Choir Killer
- Goal 3 - Full-Page Illustrations — one original commissioned illustration per chapter
The base module is complete without the illustrations. Every stretch goal adds something permanent to the final product and to every copy ever sold.
Try it before you back
The free preview includes the complete first scene, Madame Lirael's full NPC profile, and the consent framework - ready to run at your table tonight.
Every confession becomes currency. Every truth transforms into architecture. Every choice echoes through corridors that reshape themselves based on the hungers of those who walk them.
Follow the campaign now. The PDF is ready. The artists are waiting.
Velnaris is waiting.