Free RPGs and Other Halloween Treats from the One BookShelf Sites (aka DriveThruRPG & More)

Folks seemed to really enjoy the pages we put together rounding up the free RPGs and print and play board games that publishers have been generously offering during the pandemic.

So, we figured you’d probably also dig a list of all the free Halloween downloads available this year at DriveThru RPG (and DriveThru Cards, DriveThru Comics, DriveThru Fiction, Dungeon Masters Guild, and Storytellers Vault).

Every year DriveThru does a massive trick or treat scavenger hunt with Halloween icons hidden across their various sister sites — find the Halloween icons (Jack O’Lanterns, witches’ hats, bats, ghosts, and candies) and click to get a free downloadable treat. Well, it’s that time of year. The Halloween hunt is on!

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Hints & Tips for collecting your downloadable freebies:
When you find a Halloween icon and click on it, the free downloadables go right into your cart. You will need to check out and “purchase” the free items to access your Halloween goodies.

Items are only free on the site you found them on. So, for example, if you find an item on DriveThru Fiction you will need to check out on DriveThru Fiction to get it for free.

You will need to sign in to each site separately to check out and get your free pdf goodies.

Items will stay in your cart from site to site (for example DriveThru Fiction items will also show up in your cart at DriveThru RPG — however, they won’t be FREE unless you check out at the site you found them on).

You have until October 31st, 2020 to snag these downloadable gaming freebies. 

Now, on to the list!

Here is a list of every free downloadable treat that we’ve managed to spot:

Free Downloadable RPGs on DriveThruRPG:

• The Jack O’Lantern on the DriveThruRPG Halloween sale page will net you a copy of Camp Pleasant.
• The witches’ hat in the sidebar on the front page will grant you 100 Things to Find at Halloween.
• At the very, very, bottom right-hand corner of the My Library page on DriveThruRPG you will find a Jack O’Lantern that will give you a copy of Xas Irkalla. (You will need to be logged in to view this one. Since you need to log in to check out and download your freebies anyway, no big deal, right?)
• At the very, very, bottom right-hand corner of your wishlist page on DriveThruRPG you will find a Jack O’Lantern that will get you The Basic Witch: The Pumpkin Spice Witch Tradition. (Again, you will need to be logged in to be able to spot this).
• On the reviews page, you’ll find a copy of A Night in Seyvoth Manor for DnD 5E if you click on the Jack O’Lantern at the top right.
• In the left-hand sidebar on DriveThruRPG’s newsletter page, you’ll find a Jack O’Lantern that will give you a copy of Knife to Know You.
• At the very bottom of DriveThruRPG’s About Us page, there’s a Jack O’Lantern that will give you Dial M for Monster (ScreenPlay).
• The ghost at the top of the Products Awaiting My Review page will give you a copy of Dark Places (English).
• The Jack O’Lantern at the top of the address change page on DriveThru RPG is giving away The (Un)Life of A Vampire Lady’s Minions.
• The Contact Options page has a witches’ hat on it which will give you access to the Eldritch Century: Monsters STL bundle.
• There is a witches’ hat on the Newsletters settings page at DriveThru RPG which will grant you a Star Trek Adventures: Tribble Player Character!
• On the Horror Genre page, you can find a copy of Stranger Stuff (TinyD6) if you click the Jack O’Lantern near the top of the page.
• On the order history page on DriveThruRPG you will find a bat icon which will give you a copy of Crime-Frightners.

Free RPGs to download at Dungeon Masters Guild:

• Spot the bat in the sidebar on the front page from Dungeon Masters Guild to get a copy of the Vigilante Ranger Archetype for 5e.
• The Halloween sale page at Dungeon Masters Guild has a ghost, scroll down a tiny bit and look to the right, which will give you Budding Baba’s Growing Hut.
• At the very, very, bottom right-hand corner of the My Library page on Dungeon Masters Guild you will find a Jack O’Lantern that will give you a copy of College of the Crow’s Nest (once again, you will need to be logged in to view this one).
• At the bottom of the Library App page, there’s a ghost waiting to give you the Spirit of Halloween, Ranger: Trick or Treat Conclave.
• The Jack O’Lantern at the top of the address change page on Dungeon Masters Guild is giving away Top 10 DM Tips for Adventurers League Dungeon Masters.
• On the newsletter setting page at Dungeon Masters Guild there is a witches’ hat as you scroll down a bit and look to the right, which will grant you a new player character race: Gloamings.
• There is a Jack O’Lantern at the bottom of the Dungeon Masters Guild wishlist page which gives you Full Moon Shines, an adventure for 6th level characters (again you have to be logged in to spot many of these).
• The witches’ hat on the contact options page at Dungeon Masters Guild will give you a copy of Trick or Trinkets.
• In the left-hand sidebar on the Dungeon Masters Guild newsletter page, you’ll find a Jack O’Lantern that will give you a copy of College of Trick or Treat: A Bardic Subclass.
• There is a ghost at the very bottom of the About Us page that will give you Paladin: Oath of the Trickster. 
• The ghost at the top of the product review page will grant you Familiarity Breeds Contempt (a loyalty tracker that influences familiar behaviour).
• If you look on the Horror theme page you will find a Jack O’Lantern which grants you Grief Domain, an option for Clerics in 5th Ed D&D.
• On the order history page on Dungeon Masters Guild, you will find a bat icon which will give you a copy of Monstrous Arthropods.

Free downloadable PDFs to find at Storyteller’s Vault:

• Scroll down a bit and look to the right on the Halloween sale page to spot a bat which will give you access to Chronicles of Darkness Dark Eras: Beneath the Skin.
• At the very, very, bottom right-hand corner of the My Library page you will find a Jack O’Lantern that will give you a copy of Miracles of the Solar Exalted (again, you will need to be logged in to view this one).
• At the very, very, bottom right-hand corner of your wishlist page on Storyteller’s Vault you will find a Jack O’Lantern that will get you Into the Darkness, a scenario for Hunters Hunted II and Vampire 20th Anniversary Edition (once again, you will need to be logged in to be able to spot this).
• On the newsletter setting page, there is a witches’ hat as you scroll down a bit and look to the right, which will grant you Past is Prologue, a Dark Ages: Fae supplement.
• The bat at the top of the product review page will give you access to Bloodline: k’Heuraeth.
• On the order history page at Storyteller’s Vault, you will find a bat icon which will give you a copy of the Secrets of the Masquerade Trick or Treat 2020 Special.

Free PDFs you can find at DriveThruFiction:

• There’s a Jack O’Lantern on the Halloween sale page at DriveThruFiction that will give you a Ghost Car (print and fold card model from Tin Soldier.com).
• On the front page in the left-hand sidebar there’s a witches’ hat that will grant you The Best of Tomes of the Dead, Volume 1.
• At the very bottom right-hand corner of the My Library page at DriveThruFiction you will find a Jack O’Lantern that will give you a copy of Cagulant by Jared Gullage (yes, you will need to be logged in to view this one).
• At the bottom right-hand corner of your wishlist page on you will find a Jack O’Lantern that will get you Savage Company Seasonal Special (a Pathfinder 1e adventure)(once again, you will need to be logged in to be able to spot this).
• Near the bottom of the page for the library client app there’s a ghost that will give you The Black Lady of Brodick Castle, An Adventure Entertainment for Castle Falkenstein.
• The Jack O’Lantern on the address change page at DriveThruFiction will give you The 2015 Halloween Horrors Megapack from Wildside Press.
• On the newsletter settings page, click on the candy (middle right, scroll a bit down) to get Songs of the Sun and Moon: Tales of the Changing Breeds, Werewolf: The Apocalypse Anthology.
• The witches’ hat along the right-hand side of the contact options page at DriveThruFiction will grant you the Vampire The Masquerade Clan Novel: Anthology.
• Find the ghost at the very bottom of the DriveThruFiction About Us page to get Because I Could by David B. Silva.
• In the left-hand sidebar of the current newsletter at DriveThruFiction there’s a Jack O’Lantern that will grant you The Queen Of Crows by Monica Valentinelli.
• The bat on the product reviews page will give you The Haunted Mansion (a map pack designed for the Saga system).
• Click on the Jack O’Lantern on the Horror Genre page to find Waiting in the Darkened Room (an audio track inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos).
• The bat on the order history page at DriveThruFiction will grant you Coffee Shop Screenwriter – Halloween Travel Edition (a storytelling game).

Free PDF comics and games to download at DriveThruComics:

• There’s a ghost on the Halloween sale page that will give you a copy of Monster Candy.
• On the front page at DriveThruComics there’s a witches’ hat in the left-hand sidebar which will give you Jigaboo Devil: The Devil’s Due #1.
• The My Library page has a Jack O’Lantern in the very bottom right-hand corner which will give you Evil Inc. Monthly: Trick or Treat (Oct. 2013 Issue).
• Near the bottom of the page for the library client app there’s a ghost that will give you Clown Helsing (a clowns versus vampires game). 
• The wishlist page at DriveThruComics has a Jack O’Lantern in the bottom right-hand corner that will grant you The Lonely House LARP.
• The Jack O’Lantern on the address change page at DriveThruComics gives out Scream! & Misty Special 2017.
• On the newsletter settings page, there is a witches’ hat as you scroll down a bit and look to the right, which will give you a copy of Little Fears: Cthulhu’s Tales.
• The contact options page at DriveThruComics has a witches’ hat along the right-hand side which will grant you a copy of Shadowman (2018) #1.
• Scroll down to the bottom of the DriveThruComics About Us page to find a candy icon that will give you Wolvenheart #1.
• In the left-hand sidebar on the DriveThruComics newsletter page, you’ll find a Jack O’Lantern that will give you a copy of Blackout: Elemental Scenario ( a game for 2).
• The bat at the top of the product review page will give you access to The Pale Reaver, a Two Page Mini Delve for 5e.
• The Jack O’Lantern at the top of the Horror Genre page at DriveThruComics will give you Black Cat 13: Haunting Tales of Halloween #2.
• The bat on the order history page at DriveThruComics will give you a copy of Threefold (a new original setting for the Modern AGE roleplaying game).

Free Halloween downloads at DriveThruCards:

• There’s a Jack O’Lantern on the Halloween sale page at DriveThruCards that will give you Halloween-Kochbuch.
• On the front page in the left-hand sidebar there’s a bat that will give you a copy of The Haunted Wood (an adventure The Black Hack RPG 2nd Edition).
• At the very bottom right-hand corner of the My Library page you will find a Jack O’Lantern that will give you CHOMP! A Zombie Apocalypse Role Playing Game (yes, you will need to be logged in to see this one).
• The Jack O’Lantern on the address change page will give you Solo Occupancy (Creating a Haunted House, an RPG supplement).
• On the newsletter settings page, click on the candy (middle right, scroll a bit down) to get Transmissions from the Zombie Apocalypse: Emergency Action Message (audio clip).
• Find the ghost at the very bottom of the DriveThruCards About Us page to get HEART (a print and play card game).
• The bat on the product reviews page at DriveThruCards will give you the Call of Cthulhu: The Coloring Book.
• Click on the Jack O’Lantern on the Theme: Horror page to find Shadows Over Sol: Thirst (an adventure supplement for Shadows Over Sol: Science Fiction Horror Roleplaying).
• The bat on the order history page will grant you Anaseidos, a new anthropomorphic duck race for 5e.

And if that isn’t enough to keep you busy, there is also a big Halloween sale on a DriveThru RPG, as well as at DriveThruCards, DriveThruComics, and DriveThruFiction!

Which freebie are you most excited to download? Did we miss any?