Monday, 8 January 2024

Warren of the Wicked Warlord

This one started out as me mucking about with the dungeon generator from the excellent solo game Four Against Darkness. I cut off some dead ends and corridors that snaked off the map, added some twists and connections to a second level then populated it with ancient Egyptian themed orcs and undead.
Next thing I know, it's grown into a short module for BFRPG (about right for level 6).

Here are the maps:



And here's the fully stocked module: Warren of the Wicked Warlord


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

Karn Azrack

This is a 42 room, abandoned dwarven fortress, atop a mountain and containing a white dragon. The treasure is too much for a level 3 dungeon...