
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The Red Opera is a 10-chapter campaign for Dungeons & Dragons that was inspired by DiAmorte’s musical acts of the same name. Written in collaboration with them, our goal was to create an epic campaign that combined the gothic horror of settings, like Ravenloft, with the high magic of other settings, like Faerun or Ebberon.
Warlocks are a fascinating class. Patrons from beyond whisper secrets of the universe to a diverse crowd. Great academies of Warlocks don’t exist, and civilizations typically don’t let them form the ranks of their armies. With good reason of course: no one can trust where their true loyalties lie.
There are places of great magic in the world though. Places where the veil between worlds runs thin. The Feywild seeps into the Material Plane a little more in the wild, or shadows run longer than in other parts where murder is common. In these narrow slivers between worlds, Warlocks find contact with their Patrons are easier, and their powers amplified. Luckily for the world, such places are rare.
Centuries of war, death, artistic creation, fertility, famine, and magic have taken their toll on the old eldritch ways, forcing the barriers in some places to become rifts between worlds. The last bastions of connection to a fading world. None have grown as prominent as the Shadelands.
In the Shadelands, Warlocks have founded cities to call their own. For decades under the rule of the Accursed King, Warlocks have found a home to practice their craft.
The setting of the Shadelands is living, unconsciously aware of the events transpiring within. Outsiders and chosen characters find themselves unwittingly roped in as characters within the Red Opera. Their choices and connections are vital to the outcome of the Opera, and there is a multitude of possible endings for the story, but death marches them closer to three immediate outcomes. Because of this, you can run this campaign multiple times, and each time yields a different result.

THE RED OPERA RPG IS A MUSICALLY INSPIRED 5TH EDITION CAMPAIGN,
FEATURING AN EPIC WARLOCK-INFUSED JOURNEY OF THE SHADELANDS.
A LAND WHERE THE BARRIERS BETWEEN WORLDS RUN THIN,
AND THERE'S A DEVIL IN EVERY CORNER WILLING TO CUT A DEAL.
LIVE THE ALBUM, EXPERIENCE THE FANTASY, AND DIE.
SALVATION WAS A MOMENT TOO LATE






THE RED OPERA TEAM
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PACTS ARE BEING MADE
More people are joining this project due to revisions happening, so the team is not yet cemented. Thank you for your patience!