Want to adventure without spending your hard-earned loot? You'll find free options for every aspect of your game on D&D Beyond, the official toolset for Dungeons & Dragons. Whether you're looking for adventures to run for your table, monsters to spice up your encounters, or tools to enhance your digital character sheet, these resources will keep your game fresh without breaking the bank.
Please note you will need a free D&D Beyond account to claim the items listed.
Make D&D Easier to Play—for Free!
On top of these freebies, you'll also find free tools that make it easier to play D&D on D&D Beyond. The Character Builder helps walk you through character creation and even provides a digital character sheet that allows you to track every aspect of your character.
Likewise, the Encounters tool helps Dungeon Masters prep their encounters and, once it's time to roll Initiative, can track Initiative order, as well as monster and character Hit Points in the Initiative Tracker.
Adventures
Need a ready-to-play adventure designed to challenge your party and ignite their imaginations? These free adventures offer a mix of exploration, combat, and social interaction and can be finished in one or two sessions:
- Frozen Sick: Get to the bottom of a chilling mystery where a deadly illness plagues a small community on the continent of Critical Role's Wildemount.
- Intro to Stormwreck Isle: Learn how to play the game and segue into the adventure from the D&D Starter Set, Dragons of Stormwreck Isle.
- Peril in Pinebrook (PDF): Embark on a classic quest designed to introduce young players to the world of D&D.
- Prisoner 13: Infiltrate Revel's End, an impenetrable fortress holding the Sword Coast's most dangerous criminals.
- Scions of Elemental Evil: Crawl beneath the Temple of Elemental Evil and defeat cultists who seek to bring forth the apocalypse
- Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn: Play as the beloved characters of the 1980s Dungeons & Dragons cartoon on a quest to help their friend and thwart the evil spellcaster Kelek.
Prepare for Adventure With Maps!
Maps is a VTT that seamlessly integrates with your D&D Beyond library, allowing you to set up encounters in a couple of clicks! Load your battle map, add monster tokens, then invite your party to join in on the action—regardless of their subscription.
To access Maps for free, sign up for a 30-day Master Tier trial, which you can cancel at any time.
Character Options
Looking to build a character for your adventures? You can access an array of free character options to build a hero tailored to your imagination!
- 2024 D&D Free Rules: Access the latest character creation rules from the 2024 Player's Handbook, along with 12 classes, 12 subclasses, 4 species, and 4 backgrounds to build unique characters. Then, equip them with feats, spells, armor, and weapons and head out on adventure!
- 2014 Basic Rules: Explore legacy versions of classes, subclasses, species, spells, and mechanics.
- Premade Characters: Want a character who's already prepped to take on your quest? This roster of ready-to-play adventurers features tons of fun builds to try out!
Magic Items
Need some powerful artifacts to turn the tide of battle? Or perhaps you're looking for more unique gear to reward your party? Find it here!
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Bundle (Legendary Magic Items): Wield the power of Legendary items featured on D&D's latest big-screen adventure.
Monsters
Need more monsters to challenge your players? Explore a menagerie of free creatures, from classic foes to new adversaries, that will keep players on their toes.
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Bundle (Thieves' Gallery): Add iconic villains and heroes from Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves to your game!
- Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures: A collection of out-of-this-world creatures from the Spelljammer setting.
Perks
Every adventurer needs their equipment! These perks help make your character sheet your own, so you can conquer your quests with flair.
- Baldur's Gate 3 Digital Dice: Roll with style using themed dice from the latest installment of the Baldur's Gate series.
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Bundle (Themberchaud Digital Dice Set): Bring everyone's favorite chonky dragon from Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves onto your character sheet.
- LEGO® Digital Dice: Build your way to victory one roll at a time!
The Price is Right
D&D is amazing because all you need to adventure is some friends, some dice, and your imagination. But, making D&D easier to play is what we at D&D Beyond are all about. So, whether you need some more monsters to flesh out your encounters or an adventure to run for your friends, you'll find what you're looking for here!
Mike Bernier (@arcane_eye) is the founder of Arcane Eye, a site focused on providing useful tips and tricks to all those involved in the world of D&D. Outside of writing for Arcane Eye, Mike spends most of his time playing games, hiking with his partner, and tending the veritable jungle of houseplants that have invaded his house.