AAW GAMES · FIFTH EDITION
You are drow.
Rise again.
A complete 5E adventure and Player’s Guide for 4–6 characters,
levels 1–5. No earlier Rise of the Drow book required.
The drow city once called Holoth is now Hopeholme, occupied by the Coalition. Beneath its ordered streets, the old Houses are scattered and loyalties are uncertain, but a resistance sees another way forward.
Hopeholme is occupied.
What you become next is up to you.
Book presale: Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PT through October 20 at 11:59 p.m. PT. First-printing copies are limited and may sell out.
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Explore the booksTHE WORLD AFTER VICTORY
Holoth became Hopeholme.
Peace did not follow.
Three and a half years after Holoth fell, the Coalition has rebuilt the drow capital as an occupied city. Surveillance and forced reeducation tighten the Coalition’s grip, even as old House loyalties fray and dangerous new convictions take root.
Play drow or drider characters whose ties to Hopeholme make every choice personal. Infiltrate forbidden places, make hard alliances, venture into Venom-scarred ruins, and decide what resisting the Coalition means to you.
No prior Rise of the Drow book is required to play.
FREE DIGITAL STARTER SET · IN PREPARATION
Ashes to Venom.
Your first step into After the Fall.
A free introductory adventure with six ready-to-play, 1st-level drow characters.
Meet the drow of Hopeholme and begin your journey into the Underworld with a ready-to-play introduction to After the Fall.
BACKER & PREORDER EXCLUSIVE
Step into the book.
In occupied Hopeholme, the old drow Houses and a resistance vie for the city’s future.
This section-sewn, 212-page hardcover unites the Adventure and Player’s Guide. It has a holographic cover wrap, black endpapers with gold-foil details, purple head-and-tail bands, and a metallic gold ribbon bookmark.
Only the 1,000-copy first printing, shared by backers and preorder customers, has the holographic wrap and gold foil. It may sell out; that finish will never return. A later standard hardcover keeps the black endpapers, purple head-and-tail bands, and a purple ribbon, but not the wrap or foil.WHAT’S INSIDE
Enter the Underworld.
Become drow.
Choose the Adventure or Player’s Guide separately, or find both together in the hardcover. Pick the books your table needs—or the complete experience.
01 / ADVENTUREFive acts of consequences
A complete adventure for four to six characters, beginning at 1st level and concluding at 5th, with espionage, infiltration, house politics, and hard dungeon exploration.
02 / SETTINGInside occupied Hopeholme
Explore a fully realized city shaped by the Coalition, the old Houses, and a resistance hidden beneath its daily routines.
Create your own drow—or drider
Six drow House backgrounds connect characters to the setting, alongside six class options, six feats, twelve spells, equipment, deities, and lore.
Meet the Venom Thrall
New adversaries and Venom-scarred places give the Underworld dangers of its own, beyond the politics of Hopeholme.
05 / PLAY YOUR WAYMore ways in
Free player pregenerated characters and GM resources are in preparation, including leveled-up pregen versions for groups that want to keep playing with less character maintenance. They are not ready at checkout.
THE STORY IS YOURS
Choose who you become.
Decide what you believe.
After the Fall does not reduce its world to a simple reversal of heroes and villains. The Coalition’s promised reform has hardened into occupation. The Houses remember what they lost. Your table decides what comes next.
Be more than the role they gave you.
Build your own drow or disowned drider. Let a House background shape your history, choose from setting-rooted class options, and find out how far loyalty can bend before it breaks.
Prefer to sit down and play? Free pregenerated characters are planned for release later, including leveled-up versions. They are not available at checkout.
Run a city that pushes back.
Guide four to six characters through five acts of espionage, infiltration, political choices, and dangerous delves. The adventure moves between tense conversations and hard exploration; cunning matters as much as force.
Setting lore, maps, new adversaries, and GM resources give the Underworld texture beyond a single route through the story.
More than five years in the making. The Mycelium Warriors at AAW Games began work on After the Fall in 2021, shaping a new chapter of the Underworld through story, game design, and original art.
LOOK INSIDE THE BOOKS
See the world.
Then step into it.
Explore a spoiler-light selection of pages from the print layouts. Open any spread for a closer look.
These spoiler-light spreads are only a first look. No physical book or digital file is delivered at presale checkout.
THREE PHYSICAL EDITIONS
Choose your books.
Choose the Player’s Guide, the Adventure, or both in one collectible hardcover. The two softcovers may be ordered together. All three books have limited first printings. The hardcover is part of a single 1,000-copy edition shared with Kickstarter backers and late pledges, and is not planned to be reprinted in the same form.
The Adventure
Five acts, levels 1–5, and a tense journey through occupied Hopeholme and beyond. Includes the matching Adventure PDF when digital access opens; nothing downloads at checkout.
$64.99The Player’s Guide
Build a drow or drider with setting-rooted backgrounds, new character options, spells, equipment, and lore. Includes the matching Player’s Guide PDF when digital access opens; nothing downloads at checkout.
$34.99Limited First-Edition Hardcover
The complete adventure and Player’s Guide in one premium bound volume. This first edition has a holographic cover wrap, gold-foil endpapers, purple head-and-tail bands, and a metallic gold ribbon bookmark. Any presale copies come from the edition’s remaining stock after Kickstarter commitments are protected. The $109 presale offer includes both book PDFs when released; nothing digital is delivered at checkout.
$109THE UNDERWORLD GOES DIGITAL
Hopeholme awaits
online.
Play beyond the physical table. After the Fall VTT editions are planned for early 2027.
PLANNED FOR EARLY 2027GAME SYSTEM · FIFTH EDITION
PLANNED VIRTUAL TABLETOP EDITIONS
Foundry VTT
These VTT editions are in development, not part of the current book or STL presale.
Platform availability and timing may change.
BEFORE YOU ORDER
A presale now.
The adventure later.
The book presale runs from Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PT through October 20 at 11:59 p.m. PT, unless available copies sell out earlier. These are paid orders for products still in preparation; nothing digital is delivered at checkout.
Place your order
Checkout provides an order number and emailed receipt. Keep your order details and use an email address you can receive.
We prepare fulfillment
Your book does not ship at checkout. Books are currently estimated to reach fulfillment warehouses around mid-December 2026. Kickstarter backers ship first; presale orders follow and may dispatch into January 2027. These are estimates, not guaranteed ship or delivery dates. We will email you when your order ships.
Digital access follows
Each softcover includes its matching PDF, and the hardcover presale includes both PDFs. Those files and any purchased STLs are planned for release when book shipments begin. Free player pregens and GM resources linked from QR codes in the books are also being prepared for that stage.
Shipping updates use your order email. Signing up for the AAW Games mailing list at checkout is a separate, optional choice for progress news and other free content.
GOOD TO KNOW
The details before you decide.
Does a book order include an instant download?
No. At presale checkout you receive an order number and receipt, not a PDF, STL, or other immediate content. Each softcover includes its matching PDF and the hardcover presale includes both PDFs; access is planned when book shipments begin. A separate release-notice signup for the free Ashes to Venom starter set is in preparation; no starter PDF is delivered at checkout.
Can I play with a character I make myself?
Yes. The Player’s Guide includes rules for drow and drider characters plus House backgrounds and other character options. Free pregenerated characters, including leveled-up versions, are being prepared for later release.
Do I need an earlier Rise of the Drow book?
No. The printed books state that no prior Rise of the Drow book is required to play.
Are the miniature sets physical?
No. The presale miniature products are digital STL files for 3D printing, not physical figures. Printed miniatures will be a separate future offer, initially shipping from the United States only.
Is this suitable for every table?
This is a mature adventure. The book includes scenes of cruelty and oppression, brief sexual references, addiction, and body horror. Discuss boundaries with your table before play.
When will my books ship?
Books are currently estimated to reach fulfillment warehouses around mid-December 2026. Kickstarter backers ship first; presale orders follow and may dispatch into January 2027. These are estimates, not guaranteed ship or delivery dates. We will email shipping updates to the address on your order.
PRESS & RETAILERS
Help the Underworld
reach more tables.
Cover After the Fall or bring it to your shelves. Choose the inquiry that fits your work, and our team will follow up by email.
FOR PRESS
Request press access.
Apply to join the AAW Games Press List. Approved press will receive access to the After the Fall press kit and review materials as they become available. We verify credentials before granting access.
Please include your name, outlet, business email, website, social links, and examples of recent coverage. Press credentials or business registration may be requested during review.
Email a press-list requestOr write to [email protected].
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FOR RETAILERS
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Interested in stocking After the Fall? Tell us about your shop and the titles and quantities you have in mind. We will review availability and the appropriate sales and fulfillment path for your region.
Please include your store name, contact and business email, website, shipping country, requested titles, and estimated quantities. Wholesale terms and shipping are quoted individually.
Outside the U.S.? Contact us before the presale closes October 20, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. PDT to discuss potential regional shipping options. Availability and rates are confirmed before any order; an inquiry does not reserve stock.
Email a retailer inquiryOr write to [email protected].
RISE OF THE DROW: AFTER THE FALL
The city has changed.
What will you become?
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