Blightfall

Blightfall

A Courtly 5e Campaign of Autumn, Intrigue, and Fading Magic

Autumn has come to Shadowmarch.

The leaves burn gold. The courts gather in splendour. The Skyborne Citadels drift above the forest like watchful stars. And at the heart of it all, the Twilight Bloom begins to rot.

Blightfall is a three-act D&D 5e campaign of political tension, fae diplomacy, and slow-burn catastrophe.

This is not a story of armies marching. It is a story of alliances fracturing.

The Seelie Court insists the Bloom can be restored. The Unseelie whisper that something deeper has broken. The Skyborne speak of stewardship. Somewhere beneath the Autumn Crown, the truth waits.

Your players will:

• Negotiate between rival fae powers

• Travel to drifting Skyborne Citadels

• Survive leafstorm labyrinths and aerial combat

• Infiltrate shadowed markets beneath ancient roots

• Decide whether to restore, reshape, or let the Blight fall

Every choice shifts the political map of Shadowmarch.

This campaign rewards diplomacy as much as steel.

Blightfall includes:

• A full three-act campaign (12 major encounters)

• Court intrigue and faction mechanics

• A living leafstorm labyrinth encounter

• Skyship combat rules and environmental scaling

• Blight-zone mechanics that alter healing and magic

• Seasonal magic items and crystal Skyborne artefacts

• New spells and monsters tied to autumn and corruption

• Multiple ending paths with long-term consequences

Designed for 5e and easily adaptable to other fantasy systems.

This campaign leans into:

• Political intrigue

• Fragile alliances

• Environmental imbalance

• Moral complexity

• Autumnal beauty masking decay

If your table enjoys court tension, layered motives, and meaningful choices, Blightfall will feel like home.

• Groups who loved The Crashing Tide and want a more political arc

• GMs who enjoy running courts, councils, and divided factions

• Players who prefer influence and leverage over constant dungeon crawls

• Tables ready for a campaign where words can change the world

The only question left is: into what?