Beadle & Grimm Launches Faster, Purple Worm! Everybody Dies Vol. 1 Digitally

Beadle & Grimm’s officially launched Faster, Purple Worm! Everybody Dies, Vol. 1 on D&D Beyond’s digital storefront in late February 2026, bringing a licensed anthology of 15 short, stand-alone one-shot adventures to the platform. The product ties directly to the Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill! property and is billed on the publisher’s site with high-energy copy including "FASTER, PURPLE WORM! KILL! KILL!" and "NOW SHIPPING! ORDER NOW."

The anthology is built for small, disposable parties. Each adventure is designed for a party of 4–6 characters at 1st level and intended to be playable in a single session. The collection is explicit about its lethal intent: "Show your players how hilarious death can be in this book of 15 entirely fatal Dungeons & Dragons adventures. Each one-shot pits heroic level 1 characters against an epic monster from D&D lore, challenging these doomed souls to find small victories against a collection of comically overpowered foes."

Designers emphasize minimal prep and clear expectations for groups. The release copy describes these as short, simple sessions useful when the full campaign group isn’t available: "These short, simple adventures are perfect for a change of pace from your usual campaign, a time where your entire gaming group isn’t available, or a short session on a work night." Beadle & Grimm’s messaging and community commentary underline that because the quests are designed to end in character death, DMs and players do not need to plan follow-up sessions; "Because these quests are not survivable, you don’t have to worry about planning or scheduling future sessions, and the prep time for DMs and players alike is very minimal."

The book mixes material pulled from the Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill! TV series with new content: publisher copy promises the product is "Packed with adventures both from the TV series and new for this book." The anthology is explicitly described as lethal in tone by other commentary compiled around the launch, including the observation that "Aside from the Total Party Kill at the end, it’s not that different from any other level 1 adventure, really. It might be a bit lighter in tone than your normal game. At the end, your characters will be mourned and celebrated."

Examples used to sell the anthology stress the mismatch between level and threat: "how do you think a party of 4-6 first level characters would fare against a nemesis like Xanathar?" and the book warns of encounters featuring "mages that can cast Disintegration when you have just a handful of hit points." The product is presented as an intentionally brutal, comedic tour through dangerous D&D set pieces.

Beadle & Grimm’s site also links the book to the Faster, Purple Worm! media feed and viewing options, listing platforms with the line "Watch all 20 episodes On Demand or on the Dungeons & Dragons Adventures Channel on PLEX.TV" and parallel listings for Amazon Prime, Roku, and Samsung TV. The publisher’s product page shows a customer review snapshot reading "3180 reviews" followed by percentage counts: "86% (2744), 8% (266), 3% (97), 1% (43), 1% (30)."

Notably absent from the launch information provided is a specific D&D Beyond product page URL, a published price, and a definitive statement of which edition is meant by "latest Dungeons & Dragons rules." The title appears in marketing and coverage with slight formatting variations - Vol. 1, Volume 1, and Vol 1 - but all refer to the same lethal anthology now available digitally on D&D Beyond as of late February 2026.