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Review: Lair of the Forgotten Queen
Today we’re looking at Lair of the Forgotten Queen by Caleb Paulson. The premise of this four-part adventure is that the PCs are looking for three keystones (found in each of the first three dungeons) needed to unlock the fourth dungeon, the titular Lair of the Forgotten Queen. In the first dungeon, Grotto of Gelid Flame, rooms and…
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Review: Battlezoo Kickstarter Preview
Today we’re looking at the Kickstarter page for Battlezoo from Roll For Combat. Yeah, this one’s a little different. Work’s been rough and I’m traveling this week so I’m being lazy. Battlezoo is a collection of 3 books that includes a bunch of new monsters, some new player options and rules for harvesting monster parts. At least…
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Review: The Zircon Zephyr
oday we are looking at The Zircon Zephyr by Cameron Maas & Jason Terry. Full disclosure: I have done some Shadowdark adventure editing for Jason Terry, although I was not involved in the creation of this adventure in any way. This 9-room crystal on the back of a giant crab was written for the Appendix N game jam…
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Review: The Lost People
Today we’re looking at The Lost People by Nick Campbell. It’s the 3rd in a series of underdark adventures and although it has some ties to the previous entries, could easily be played as a one-off. It is lacking any explicit hooks, though. A few of the rumors could serve that purpose (protip: they’re in the back…
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Review: Righteous Vow Vol. 2 – The Whispers of Minh
Today we’re looking at Righteous Vow Vol. 2: The Whispers of Minh, the second in a series of adventures by Bill Harvat. This one centers around a conflict between a kingdom of ratkin and an evil empire of lizardmen. As with Vol 1, the production value here is very high. There is a buttload of original…
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Review: Tomb of the Moon Knight
Today we are looking at Tomb of the Moon Knight by Aaron Botter, a short 11-room adventure for levels 1-2. The party will explore the tomb of a long-dead Robin Hood type figure while contending with Sky Pirates and other hazards. It’s pretty straightforward but also has some nice bursts of creativity and weirdness that set it…
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Review: Soulblight – The Dying Vale
Today we are looking at Soulblight – The Dying Vale by Laurin-David Weggen. This is a smallish hexcrawl and hefty dungeon for his Soulblight setting, but also works as a standalone adventure and does not require any other books besides the Shadowdark core rules to run.The premise of this setting is compelling to say the least. “Rulakham…
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Review: Shadows of Camelot
Today we’re looking at Shadows of Camelot by William Harshman. Mr. Harshman also has a Youtube channel called Runeforged Tabletop gaming. Dungeontubers have a pretty spotty record when it comes to writing adventures. Will we buck the trend?! It’s tempting to say that Shadows of Camelot is similar to the Cursed Scrolls, but that’s not exactly fair.…
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Review: The Blackbridge Labyrinth
Today we’re looking at The Blackbridge Labyrinth: Expanded Edition by Connor Ludovissy. This was originally published in the Shots in the Dark compilation but has been revised with “a more compelling narrative, an easier-to-run labyrinth for tabletop play, and more powerful treasure to boot.” We start with a rumor table and a mix of true and false…
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Review: Letters from the Dark Vol. IV: Borderlands
Today we’re looking at Letters from the Dark Vol. IV: Borderlands by Chris Powell. This is the fourth in a series of nine (at the time of writing) supplements that include an adventure as well as a bunch of optional rules, classes, setting info, etc. As the title implies, this particular supplement is an update on the…