The Desecration
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The Desecration is a small 6 room adventure site to slot into an old school adventure campaign.
The dragon-serpent guardian of the shrine of Ismene has been slain creating an opportunity for the players to track down the perpetrators, or to ransack the shrine for themselves.
Inspired by the Zungeon Manifesto to finally publish an adventure.
Public Domain Art Source: National Gallery of Art https://www.nga.gov
- "Hercules Slaying the Dragon", 1550 by Heinrich Aldegrever
Updated | 15 days ago |
Status | In development |
Category | Physical game |
Author | Jonathan Loy |
Tags | Fantasy, OSR, Tabletop role-playing game, zungeon |
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keyed_map.png 687 kB
unkeyed_map.png 663 kB
The_Desceration.pdf 8.7 MB
Development log
- March Update15 days ago
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This adventure was reviewed on tenfootpole.org recently. While the review was "meh," from that reviewer "meh" is not a bad rating, especially given how jaded he is by ca. 15 years of constant reviews. I was intrigued by the mention of a fish-headed naid, the wineskin capable of producing a small geyser, and a water cult. I ended up here.
What do I think after purchasing and reading? The situation is interesting, starting in media res, with just enough detail to explain what happened and what could happen. The cartography is clear. The geometry of the rooms / layout of the complex is organic. I assume the entire site is underground? Bullet points make it easy to scan. The party is not rail-roaded, with ca. 5 options depending on party morality. The NPC stats are sufficient without drowning me (no pun initially intended). The random encounter and random blessing tables amplify the tone. I can imagine dropping this into either my 5e or Worlds Without Numbers campaigns for a quick adventure when the party enters a new village. It is well worth the 2 bucks!
Thanks for making it available. Sorry for the weird formatting.
Thank you for leaving a review. I’m glad you found something you liked in there.
Also thanks for letting me know about the tenfootpole review.