Sidequest Decks – Monster Hunts

This card deck has nearly 70 sidequests centered on many different traditional fantasy monsters! Each card is a mini-adventure. One side is an outline which starts with some background game master information then a couple ways to begin the quest. Next are several key encounter ideas (use some or all of them or modify them, based on your party’s actions), and finally a follow-up idea or two. The other side of the card is the main map for the adventure. Need more maps for other encounters? Fan through the cards and you’re sure to find something that fits the situation.

Like most of our Sidequest Decks, each card is designed to be its own quest. However, this deck includes two cards which list which monsters are on each card. Combine that with a list of which monsters have what traits on the Inkwell Ideas website, and you can pick a few sidequests for your PCs to collect monster parts needed to craft a magic item or perform an arcane ritual!

Get many of the maps for our Sidequest Decks: Monster Hunts below.  Use the images with VTTs or even open the Worldographer files (for the maps made in Worldographer, ending in .wxx; it has a free version) to customize them for your own use. You can also download a zip of all the images or all the Worldographer files.

Buy the decks or PDFs in our store.

01 Ascension
01 Ascension / no wxx
02 Minotaur Maze
02 Maze /no wxx
03 The Witch of the 7 Seas
03 Shipwreck /no wxx
04 Giant Joust
04 Jousting / wxx
05 The Tidal Threat
05 Shipwreck /no wxx
06 Cathedral Basement
06 Cathedral Lower / wxx
07 Tower Inn
07 Tower Inn / wxx
08 Wizard's Tower
08 Wizard’s Tower image / wxx
09 Manor of Blood
09 Manor of Blood / wxx
10 Dragon Cave
10 Dragon Cave / wxx
11 Shrine Of Struggles
11 Shrine / wxx
12 Tundra Village
12 Tundra Village / wxx
13 The Psychic Hive
13 Hive / no wxx
14 Troll Camp
14 Troll Camp / wxx
15 Pyramid
15 Pyramid / wxx
16 Crypts
16 Crypts / wxx
17 Conquered Mines
17 Mines / no wxx
18 Mountain Keep
18 Keep / no wxx
19 Wyvern's Roost
19 Roost / no wxx
20 Maze of Illusions
20 Maze / no wxx
21 Caves
21 Caves / no wxx
22 Treasure Map
22 Treasure Map / no wxx
23 Genie Tower
23 Genie Tower / wxx
24 Spider Caves
24 Spider Caves / wxx
25 High Lair
25 High Lair / wxx
26 Cathedral
26 Cathedral / wxx
27 City Fire
27 City Fire / no wxx
28 Cathedral Basement
28 Cathedral Basement / wxx
29 Dungeon
29 Dungeon / wxx
30 Manor Upper
30 Upper Manor / wxx
31 Dragon Cave
31 Dragon Cave / no wxx
32 Sea Caves
32 Sea Caves / no wxx
33 Manor Main
33 Manor Main / wxx
34 Swamp/Bog
34 Swamp/Bog / no wxx
35 Swamp/Bog
35 Swamp/Bog / no wxx
36 Cathedral Upper
36 Cathedral Upper / wxx
37 Graveyard
37 Graveyard / wxx
38 Dragon Graveyard
38 Dragon Graveyard / no wxx
39 Castle Section
39 Castle Section / no wxx
40 Golem Lab
40 Golem Lab / wxx
41 Inn Upper
41 Inn Upper / wxx
42 Forest Area
42 Forest Area / no wxx
43 Swamp Hideout
43 Swamp Hideout / no wxx
44 Village
44 Village / wxx
45 Treants Temple
45 Treants Temple / no wxx
46 Nagas Cave
46 Nagas Cave / wxx
47 Damaged Tower
47 Damaged Tower / wxx
48 Poison Forge
48 Poison Forge / no wxx
49 Collapsed Warehouse
49 Ruined Warehouse / no wxx
50 Gricks Grotto
50 Gricks Grotto / no wxx
51 Giants Maze
51 Giants Maze / no wxx
52 Dungeon Section
52 Dungeon Section / wxx
53 Village
53 Village / wxx
54 Airship
54 Airship / wxx
55 Hunting Lodge
55 Hunting Lodge / wxx
56 Castle City
56 Castle City / no wxx
57 Sea Caves
57 Sea Caves / no wxx
58 Volcano Village
58 Volcano Village / no wxx
59 Inn Main
59 Inn Main / wxx
60 Dungeon Section
60 Dungeon Section / wxx
61 Mound Caves
61 Mound Caves / no wxx
62 Island Lair
62 Island Lair / no wxx
63 Palace Section
63 Palace Section / no wxx
64 Battlefield
64 Battlefield / no wxx
65 Manor Basement
65 Manor Basement / wxx
66 Mountainside
66 Mountainside / no wxx
67 Mines & Caves
67 Mines & Caves / no wxx
68 Hills
68 Hills / no wxx
69 Lava Caves
69 Lava Caves / no wxx