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.
A city. A crime. A web of forbidden relationships that holds every answer — and every threat.
The full module
Forbidden Love (Shadows of Desire, Volume One) is available as a complete 187-page PDF: five chapters, five endings, fifteen NPCs, HEARTS Protocol, Four Doors, Heat & Trust, and a Velnaris gazetteer.
- Levels 5–7 · 5–7 sessions (3–4 hours each)
- 18+ with integrated safety tools
- English (French edition forthcoming)
Judge the design first. Every system named above is published in full, for free, in the rules reference — the same text as the book. Read it before you spend anything.
Free Preview
Try before you buy. The free preview includes:
- Full introduction — tone, themes, and how to run the module
- Scene 1 — ready to play, from the Street of Judgment to the first clues
- Madame Lirael NPC profile — complete stat block, trust progression, portrayal guidance, and hooks
- Consent framework — the Four Doors, Lines & Veils, and safety tools built into the design
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