The Five Best D&D Thanksgiving One Shots (Updated for 2024)
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Dungeons & Dragons is a game that can be played and enjoyed anytime of the year. Yet there’s something special about getting together with fellow players during the Thanksgiving holidays to roll some dice, slay some monsters and give thanks for another year of gaming goodness.
Fortunately, there’s actually a cornucopia of amazing D&D Thanksgiving one shots that serve as the perfect accompaniment to your turkey dinner. Below, we’ve stuffed together a few of our favorites, listing the price, how long it takes to play the adventure, and the required character levels. So grab your cranberry sauce and character sheets and get ready to gobble up… the five best D&D Thanksgiving one shots.
5. Turkey Trouble
Price: Pay What You Want ($1.99 Suggested)
Time: 3-4 hours
Levels: 4-5
Why We Picked It: This lighthearted D&D Thanksgiving one shot serves up a perfect blend of humor, action and mystery. The adventure is set in the sleepy village of Gibbingtowne, which is renowned for its annual harvest festival. Unfortunately, the event is disrupted when the townsfolk are magically transformed into turkeys! It’s up to the players to get to the bottom of the curse, taking on mushroom golems, psychedelic gelatinous cubes and more Thanksgiving action than you can shake a turkey leg at.
4. Grim Harvest
Price: $4.95
Time: 5-6 hours
Levels: 4-5
Why We Picked It: Combining Thanksgiving festivities with a heaping helping of Underdark action, this unique one shot takes place in the town of Zaraza, where the annual Harvest Festival is underway. Unfortunately, the event is disrupted when a band of mushroom men crash the party. It’s up to the players to track the unfriendly fungus down to the subterranean depths below the village. Notably, the adventure also includes new species rules for playing as a myconid, adding just the right amount of mushrooms to your DnD Thanksgiving dinner.
3. Hags, Harvests, and Hexes: A Thanksgiving Harvest One-Shot
Price: $2.95
Time: 2-3 hours
Levels: 3-5
Why We Picked It: A delicious D&D Thanksgiving one shot that’s as satisfying as grandma’s pumpkin pie. The story takes place in a remote farming village where the annual harvest festival is about to begin. Unfortunately, the townsfolk forgot to invite the old hag living down the road. In retribution, she unleashes a band of animated scarecrows to terrorize the village. It’s up to the players to put a stop to the hag’s evil aways, while also partaking of harvest games and completing a pie-eating contest along the way. It’s a short and sweet one shot that’s perfect for the holidays.
2. The Turkey Snatcher
Price: Free
Time: 2-3 hours
Levels: 5-7
Why We Picked It: A tasty Thanksgiving one shot that blends whacky real world history with D&D goodness, the adventure involves a mad wizard (based on American founding father Ben Franklin) stealing all of the turkeys in a nearby town for use in a bizarre Thanksgiving ritual. It’s up to the players to infiltrate his dungeon layer to stop his foul (or is that fowl?) ways. It’s a fun and fast paced adventure with plenty of twists, turns and gravy on the side.
1. The Great Turkey Chase
Price: $0.99
Time: 1-2 hours
Levels: 1
Why We Picked It: This family friendly, Thanksgiving-themed DnD one shot takes place in the cozy village of Wishbone Hollow, where the annual Thanksgiving Jubilee celebration is underway. Unfortunately, the town’s magical Horn of Plenty has been stolen by an evil turkey named “Big Tom” who has taken shelter in the nearby woods. It’s up the to players to get the horn back, facing down quirky forest creatures and light hearted wilderness encounters. It’s the perfect after-dinner adventure for thankful DnD fans.
OTHER ONE SHOTS: For more holiday goodness, check out our list of the best DnD Christmas one shots and the best DnD Halloween one shots.
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Ollie Delano is a Staff Writer who lives in Chicago, Illinois where he majored in Journalism at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. He’s been playing Dungeons & Dragons for over 10 years and currently plays in a weekly game group where he rolls way too many natural 1s and chugs way too much Mountain Dew. His favorite D&D campaign setting is Eberron and his favorite character to play was a Tiefling rogue named Draxiss who enjoys both literal and figurative backstabbing.
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