Rended Press: June 2014

So the new edition of D&D is going to come out next month, which got me to wondering how long WotC will keep all their free 4e stuff online. A lot of the old 3.0 & 3.5 downloads have disappeared from their site, and they also totally deleted the "old edition downloads" now that dndclassics.com is available.

To that end, I wondered how much 4e stuff was still available for free on WotC's site. Here's what I found, with direct links to download from their servers.

UPDATED ON 2014-06-25: I've sorted the lists a bit and added some extra stuff I've found.

NOTE ON 2014-06-26: I haven't linked to any of the player character materials: paragon paths, playtests, templates, etc. I think these are ridiculous. Tabletop RPGs are not computer RPGs and the whole "how to build a character" crap leads to munchkiny min/maxing that wastes time and kills fun, not monsters.

NOTE ON 2014-06-29: I did a bit more digging using the Internet Archive Wayback Machine and came up with some still-active links to materials I missed.

NOTE ON 2014-07-02: Changed my mind about the basic player character compendiums & character playtests. There were updates to each of the core classes in 2011 via Dragon magazine.

NOTE ON 2014-07-07: Added some transitional encounter excerpt material.

NOTE ON 2015-03-05: Many links are now broken; I can only assume that WotC moved/deleted the files from their servers. I will NOT be updating this list to remove links, so please don't complain if the links don't work.

4e Stuff

Quick Start Rules
4e Quick Start Rules

Character Sheets
4e Character Sheets
Essentials Character Sheet 1
Essentials Character Sheet 2

4e Red Box Extras
Ghost Tower of the Witchlight Fens (single 1st level character)
Kill the Messengers (2nd level)
Starter Set Supplemental Character Cards
Red Box Old School Character Cards (zip)

Intro Rules for Kids
Monster Slayers: Heroes of Hesiod

Player Character Class Compendiums
Artificer
Barbarian
Cleric
Fighter
Rogue
Warlock
Warlord
Wizard
Feats

Transitional Adventures (d20 using 4e trade dress)
Straw Men hi res (1st level d20)
Straw Men lo res (1st level d20)

Caravan of Glauu the Seer hi res (6th level d20)
Caravan of Glauu the Seer low res (6th level d20)

The Last Breaths of Ashenport hi res (6th level d20)
The Last Breaths of Ashenport lo res (6th level d20)

Witching Season hi res (6th level d20)
Witching Season lo res (6th level d20)

City of Blood hi res (7th level d20)
City of Blood lo res (7th level d20)

Hell's Heart (10th level d20)

Iggwilv’s Legacy: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth hi res (10th level d20)
Iggwilv’s Legacy: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth lo res (10th level d20)

Teleport Gone Awry hi res (10th level d20)
Teleport Gone Awry low res (10th level d20)

Touch of Madness hi res (10th level d20)
Touch of Madness lo res (10th level d20)

Moagim's Clone hi res (14th level d20)
Moagim's Clone lo res (14th level d20)

Plague Tree hi res (15th level d20)
Plague Tree lo res (15th level d20

Prisoner of Castle Perilous hi res (18th level d20)
Prisoner of Castle Perilous low res (18th level d20)

Essence of Evil hi res (20th level d20)
Essence of Evil lo res (20th level d20)

Adventures
H1: Keep on the Shadowfell (1st level)
Keep on the Shadowfell: Side Treks (1st level)
Fool's Grove Delve (2nd level)
Alchemical Imbalance (3rd level)
Tariff of Relkingham (3rd level)
Heathen (5th level)
A Knight in Shadowghast Manor (5th level)
More Thunderspire Labyrinth (6th level)
Haruc's Tomb (7th level)
The Last Breaths of Ashenport (8th level)
Massacre at Fort Dolor (8th level)
Sleeper in the Tomb of Dreams (8th level)
Claws of Tyranny (11th level)
Coils Below (11th level)
Edge of Chaos: Gregor's Tangent (12th level)
Dark Heart of Mithrendain (12th level)
The Haunting of Kincep Mansion (12th level)
Depths of Avarice (13th level)
Sea Reavers of the Shrouded Crags (15th level)
Queen of the Interwebz Pitz (not suited for any level)

Scales of War Adventure Path
Scales of War 1: Rescue at Rivenroar (1st level)
Scales of War 2: Siege of Bordrin's Watch (3rd level)
Scales of War 3: The Shadow Rift of Umbraforge (4th level)

Free RPG Day Releases
Treasure of Talon's Pass - FreeRPG Day 2008 (2nd level)
Treasure of Talon's Pass Maps
Khyber's Harvest - FreeRPG Day 2009 (2nd level)
Bloodsand Arena - FreeRPG Day 2010 (1st level)

Living Forgotten Realms
Living Forgotten Realms 2008-2010 Adventure Archive (link from Internet Archive!)
Living Forgotten Realms Archived Adventures
Living Forgotten Realms Current Adventures

Magazines
Dragon 360 Hi Res
Dragon 360 Low Res
Dragon 364
Dragon 365
Dragon 366
Dragon 367
Dungeon 155
Dungeon 156
Dungeon 157
Dungeon 158

Monsters (I'll add to this list as I find them)
Abyssal Plague Demons
Abyssal Zealot
Archons
Ashmadai
Astral Dreadnought
Belgoi
Beholder
The Blasphemer
Boggle
Bonegouge Assassin
Bone Mongrel
Brain in a Jar
Calastryx: Three-Headed Red Dragon
Choker
Chuuls
Dao & Marid
Demilich
Demilich (from Open Grave)
Demon Incubus
Displacer Cube
Dragonborn
Dragonkin Kobolds
Dust Demon
Frostforged Wyrm
Foulspawn
Gauth Beholder
Genasi
Ghosts
Gibbering Beast
Golems
Gorgimirth, the Hunger in the Mountain
Grell
Griffon
Grimlock
Gnolls (more about playing one, but still. . .)
Hazards of Dark Sun
Herald of Colorless Fire
Hound of Ill Omen
Humans as Monsters
Hurly-Burly Brothers (Trolls)
Kobolds
Kobolds (Creature Incarnations)
Kua-Toa
Mind Flayer
Mindless Monstrosities
Monster Manual 3 excerpt (Herald of Colorless Fire, Ghost Beholder, Slime Devil, Lolth, Mimic, Rot Grub,Spawn of Kyuss)
Naga
Nightmare
Orcs
Oni
Oublivae
Pazuzu's Dread Flock
Penanggalan
Piscodemon
Quasit Demon
Remorhaz
Rot Grub
Satyr
Sahuagin
Shademaw: Black Dragon
Shambling Mound
Slime Devil
Vestapalk: Green Dragon
Wandering Tower
Warforged
Wights
Will-o'-wisp
Worg
Wyvern
Yeenoghu
Yochlol
Zombies

NPCs & Organizations
The Ashen Covenant
Beleth, The Witch's Viscount
The Bloodghost Syndicate
Church of Shar
Cormyr
Grigori & Nikolai
Jalavaloss
Kas the Betrayer
The Keepers
Koliada the Winter Witch
Lalali-puy
Mages of Saruun
New Neverwinter
Oristus
Thayans
Thyrin Gol
Warlock Knights of Vaasa
Wolves of Maldeen

Spells, Magic Items & Artifacts
Amulet of Passage
The Ashen Crown
Blade Spells
Calling Spells
Hammer of Thunderbolts & Jacinth of Inestimable Beauty
The Head of Vyrellis
Implements of Argent
Intelligent Weapons
Jet Black Ioun Stone
Ooze Spells
Slime Spells
Sword of Kas
Treasures of Ashardalon
Wand of Orcus

Regions/Gazetteers
Amn + Map
Chult + Map
Dark Sun: Sea of Silt
Demon Abysm
Dolurrh's Dawn
Dungeon Denizens
Elfhallow + Map
Eminence of Araunt
The Fettered Ward
Floating Islands
Forest of Flesh
Glimmer: City of Secrets
Gontal
The Great Dale + Map
Lost Village of Janus Gull
Luruar + Map
Luruar 2 + Map 2
Mithrendain, Citadel of the Feywild
Neverwinter: Dread Ring
Pandemonium Stone
The Plains of Rust
The Trollhaunt
Vor Kragal, City of Ash

Transitional Encounter Excerpts (d20 in 4e trade dress)

Anauroch: The Empire of Shade
Encounter M2: An Adroit Challenge
Encounter S3: Out of the Depths

Barrow of the Forgotten King
Encounter 1: Wolves
Encounter 4: Beholder Room

Elder Evils
Encounter 2-2: Deep Crater
Encounter 9-2: Tar Pit

Eyes of the Lich Queen
Encounter B3: Tentacles and a Temptress
Encounter C1: Dragon's Boneyard
Encounter D2: The Liberation of Icewing

Exemplars of Evil
Encounter 4-3: The Hold of Madness

Expedition to the Demonweb Pits
Encounter B4: Angry Jackals
Encounter D7: Palrethee Demons
Encounter F13: Keen-Eyed Oculus

Expeditions to the Ruins of Greyhawk
Encounter 4-2: Chamber of Seven Secrets
Encounter 5-6: Golem Forge
Encounter 6-12: Arrival at the Isle
Encounter 6-5: Shodel's Laboratory

Expedition to Undermountain
Encounter 4-11: Drexlyn's Lair
Encounter 5-9: Psi-Hulk

Fortress of the Yuan-ti
Encounter D1: Entry Chamber
Encounter K9: The Dungeon
Encounter P3:Main Sanctuary

Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land
Encounter C2: Courtyard
Encounter D3: Watcher's Knoll
Encounter F7: Watchful Dead
Encounter U4: Air Support

The Sinister Spire
Encounter G6: Bridge Askew
Encounter P7: Plagueburst
Encounter S24: Hall of Mirrors

Encounter Excerpts from Various Adventures
Black Petal: Open Grave Lair 2
Bloodtower on the Moorlands
Chaos Ship Overview
Dark Fungi
Deep Waters
Demonic Delve: The Mouth of Demogorgon
Heart of Darkness
Interlude: Graywall
Lost Company
The Monolith Stirs
The Raid on Loudwater + Map
Revisting the Naga's Throne Room
Revisiting the Room of Pools
Shadows in the Crypt
Showdown at the Black Lanterns
Storm Tower
Tulkau Shayn
Typical Shallows Encounter
Wolf Runners on the Trade Road

Encounter 1: Fiery Descent
Encounter 1: Horrors of the Tower
Encounter 2: Competitors
Encounter 2: Gardmore Village
Encounter 3: Dragon's Maw
Encounter 3: Orc Stronghold + 3rd level Pregens!
Encounter 6: Unearthed Pets
Encounter 10-3: The New Master
Encounter 14-1: Hall of Echoing Screams
Encounter 27: Sky Robbery
Encounter 30-3: Aspects of Divinity

Encounter A1: Death Calls
Encounter C8: Honor Guard
Encounter D2: Fallen Amoth
Encounter D6: The Wrath of Orcus
Encounter E1: Ilyana's Plight
Encounter E1: Messenger
Encounter E2: Temple Portal Entrance
Encounter E3: Infiltrating the Compound
Encounter F5: Deal with the Devils
Encounter F9: Forst Forge
Encounter G1: The Crawling God
Encounter G1: Guard Chamber
Encounter G2: Audience Chamber
Encounter G2: Campfright
Encounter G3: Inner Chambers
Encounter G7: Death in the Dark
Encounter K0: Catwalk Attack
Encounter L15: Chamber of Suffering
Encounter P1: Black Blood Falls
Encounter P1: Entrance Pit
Encounter R1: Ghost Door
Encounter R9: Sentinel Traps
Encounter R9: Trapped Passage
Encounter R10: Warden of Everlost
Encounter S1: Boarding the Ship
Encounter S1: Perilous Archway
Encounter T2: Lights in the Night
Encounter T3: Lady of the Mists
Encounter T7: Kitchens
Encounter V1: The Devourer's Welcome
Encounter V5: Gate of Death
Encounter W5: Hunger in the Mountain
Encounter Z1: Doom's Approach
Encounter Z3: Atop the Battlements

4e Gamma World Stuff

Gamma World Character Sheets

Core
Cockroach
Porker (Roadhog)
Robot, Eradicator MK3
Steading of the Iron King
Hometown, Gamma Terra
Pedal to the Metal
Factory of Misfit Omega Tech
Additional Factory Maps

Legion of Gold Expansion
Attack on Burl
Damaged Laboratory
Legion Cyborg
Vampiric
Photonic
Lornak

Famine in Far-go Expansion
Visitors
Encounter 1: Shuffling Menace
Gallus Gallus
Children of the Atom
Temporal
Gelantinous

If you haven't done so already, go check out Experimental Playground.

Be sure to check out Savage Flower Kingdom. It's a sweet, rules-lite tabletop RPG inspired by JRPGs like the Final Fantasy series and I dig the art aesthetic, too. The most recent release is a setting sourcebook that could be easily adapted to other rules-lite systems.

Be sure to scroll through all the entries under the Savage Flower Kingdom tag, as there are several beasts and player classes also posted. The most recent version of the rules is version 2.

Robertson Sondoh, Jr. is a genius at designing small, rules-lite, print-&-play games. He's got many of them linked through his blog; some are solos, but many are two-player minigames. He really needs to pull a downloads page together, but if you click through his blog archive you'll be able to find most of them.