Monday 17 April 2023

Shrine of the Razor Gnomes

 This started out as a death-trap tomb complex, but mutated, as I wrote it, into a shrine to a gnomish god of traps. It's designed for 2nd level parties but some of the traps and monsters are nasty and need clever play to avoid or defeat. Time for the party thief to earn his share of the loot.

Here's the map:

And here's the PDF of the stocked dungeon: Shrine of the Razor Gnomes


Sunday 2 April 2023

The Gloom Pits

This multi-level dungeon is inspired by running the brilliant mini-mega-dungeon Dyson's Delve.
My own effort isn't as deep as "The Delve" but is maybe a bit weirder in places.
Fair warning: The dungeon contains energy draining and poison.

I took random dungeon names from this generator to give me themes for the levels.
Next, I connected the levels using Fate dice and the random system linking procedure in the RPG Diaspora. I even did some simple illustrations.

Here are the maps:





And here's the PDF of the full stocked dungeon: The Gloom Pits


Tuesday 14 March 2023

Nantrin Gorr's School of Unlearning

I was thinking about minotaurs in D&D the other day and wondering where do they find all the mazes they need to lair in? Then the thought struck me, maybe the presence of a minotaur mutates a structure into a maze.

So, here's a maze-like one page dungeon, featuring a minotaur lairing in a school. It's themed around a sort of reverse academic god of ignorance.

Here's the map:


And here's the PDF of the stocked dungeon: Nantrin Gorr's School of Unlearning

Monday 27 February 2023

Death Talon Lair

A while ago I was tinkering with a hex map and I wanted some inspiration for dungeons to put on it.
I used a random dungeon name generator and one of the suggestions it gave was "Death Talon Lair".
The dungeon itself was next to a swamp, so I thought that Death Talon could be a Black Dragon.

I asked myself, what sort of creatures would co-exist with a Black Dragon? Well, the dragon is immune to its own breath weapon which in this case is acid. Oozes and slimes attack with acid, so I thought maybe a Black Dragon would lair alongside them, using them as a natural defence.

Here's the map:

And here's the PDF of the stocked dungeon: Death Talon Lair

Friday 17 February 2023

Mutants of the Mad Mastermind

If you don't like a bit of Sci-Fi in your fantasy you might want to skip this one.

I've had the maps for this one drawn up for ages, but for some reason found the stocking difficult to finish.
There are multiple maps, new monsters and mutations, so this has grown to 8 pages.

The module is compatible with B/X retro-clones and is printer friendly. It is about right for level 4 player characters.

Here are the maps:








And here's the full PDF: Mutants of the Mad Mastermind


Tuesday 24 January 2023

Trove of the Triumphant Troglodytes

This one got too big for a single page, so it's a two page dungeon.
I'm OK with that because you can print it out and staple the pages together as a two page spread.

This time I used the excellent Grid-Mapper to create the map, instead of drawing and scanning it.
I like how clear the map is, but I'm not sure which map style I prefer.

Still compatible with the B/X family of old school retro-clones.
Monsters and treasure should be about right for level 2 player parties.
Still black and white to make it home printer friendly.

Getting better handling Scribus. It's even got a picture in it.

Here's the map on its own:





And here's the full PDF: Trove of the Triumphant Troglodytes

Wednesday 18 January 2023

Lair of the Lamentable Leech Lord

OK. I'll admit it. This is a one page dungeon based on a pun.

The dungeon is compatible with the B/X family of old school retro-clones because this seems to be the lingua franca of the OSR.
Monsters and treasure should be about right for level 4 player parties.
I've kept this black and white to make it home printer friendly.

This is the first thing I've produced in Scribus and, compared to just using Google Docs, I found the learning curve pretty steep.

Here's the map on its own:



And here's the full PDF: Lair of the Lamentable Leech Lord


Shrine of the Razor Gnomes

 This started out as a death-trap tomb complex, but mutated, as I wrote it, into a shrine to a gnomish god of traps. It's designed for 2...