Three Coins for a Corpse: A Noir Investigative Adventure for 5e and Daggerheart (Penny Blood Adventures)

A noir murder mystery for 5e and Daggerheart, where the corpse on the ground used to be the man hunting your prey.Three nights ago, legendary Dragonslinger Ezra Morvain was murdered in the boomtown of Sable Creek—shot in the back, his belongings ransacked, his journal stolen. But Morvain left a fail-safe: a coded letter, hidden in his boot heel, naming what he found before he died. A Veilscale Dragon. A creature most believe to be myth. Living as a human shopkeeper for forty years. And he may not even know he is one.Three factions converge on the town. The Slinger Lodge, dragon-hunters bound by the Ashwalker code, want answers—and may demand execution. The Circle of the Scaled Saint, a fanatical cult, wants to consume the dragon's essence. Crucible Industries wants a living specimen for profit. The player characters are caught in the middle. By the time the truth emerges, they will have to choose.What's InsideA 4-session investigative adventure for 4–6 players, levels 8–10Dual-system support — full stat blocks for both 5e (5.1 SRD) and Daggerheart (Darrington Press SRD)The complete frontier town of Sable Creek, with named locations, factions, and clocks22 detailed NPCs and 5 new tier-2 monstersA Faction Clocks & Triggers system that drives the investigation forwardMagic items, dragonlock pistols, and Veilscale loreSix conclusion paths and an Aftermath table for continuing playSafety tools and a content guide for the mature themesTrue Grit meets Chinatown — with dragons in the shadows. Tone: noir investigation, spaghetti-western tension, moral complexity. Every faction believes themselves justified. The mystery is fair: players solve it with records, witnesses, and reason.Continues with the expansion The Fourth Coin and the companion novel What Solomon Forgot: The Coins for a Corpse.Penny Blood Adventures. Investigative TTRPG, the way it should feel. Read more