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392 Ampira's Tournament

Traveler!

It is that time of the year again. Time to polish your sword and fine-tune your marksmanship because Ampira's Tournament is around the corner.

During this event, you'll have a chance to register for Lord Ampir's contests and have a chance to compete with the local champions in three different activities. The first one is the melee combat tournament. Most locals and even peasants participate in this first blood contest where the swifter wins. The second competition is the...

392 Ampira's Tournament (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 392 Ampira's Tournament. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been ra...

392 Ampira's Tournament

Denizens of the Tower!

It is that time of the year again. Time to polish your sword and fine-tune your marksmanship because Ampira's Tournament is around the corner.

During this event, you'll have a chance to register for Lord Ampir's contests and have a chance to compete with the local champions in three different activities. The first one is the melee combat tournament. Most locals and even peasants participate in this first blood contest where the swifter wins. The second compe...

391 Crypt of the Eye Curse (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 391 Crypt of the Eye Curse. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been...

391 Crypt of the Eye Curse

Traveler!

Back in the days when you visited a dungeon, there was no preconception that you'd find challenges fine-tuned to your level. Underground, anything goes. You can find all kinds of this and that is what I was thinking when I wrote this adventure. This is meant for a group of level 3 characters but there are some nasty traps, encounters, and situations in this adventure. Not all challenges can be bested with sword and sorcery. It is better to not touch some things. It is better t...

391 Crypt of the Eye Curse

Denizens of the Tower!

I've been reading lots of OSR and B/X D&D material as of late and I wanted to put the danger to a dungeon again. It bothers me that we all kinda share a sense or expectation of balance within a TTRPG game. In this expectation, a party of level 2 characters going into a dungeon can expect to have their abilities tested just enough to make it challenging, but not so much more that they are overwhelmed. This is the metagame scaffolding behind the game.

Back...

389 The Crescent Moon Library (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 389 The Crescent Moon Library. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have b...

A New Congregation of Evil Has Taken Over the Land!

Travelers!

Here is a cool isometric depiction of an adventure location. This is Bellview Church, named after a noble family from before the rebellion with no living heir. The church is the only house of prayer in a small town. The local priest, Bernard, is a sour, sad man who's seen terrible things in his life. The worst of them were his personal tragedies with some family members passing untimely.

A demonic entity noticed his grief and offered him a way to fight back against a go...

390 Bellview Church (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 390 Bellview Church. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been raster...

390 Bellview Church

Denizens of the Tower!

Here I come with another isometric depiction of an adventure location. In this case, it is Bellview Church, named after a noble family from before the rebellion with no living heir. The church is the only house of prayer in a small town. The local priest, Bernard, is a sour, sad man who's seen terrible things in his life. The worst of them were his personal tragedies with some family members passing untimely.

A demonic entity noticed his grief and offered hi...

The Monks from the Crescent Moon Library!

Traveler!

An order of knowledge-seeking monks work and live in the Crescent Moon Library. This repository of knowledge is located in the desert, somewhat protected by the inclement weather and heat. The monks delved in the secrets of the arcane manipulation of existence. Their thirst for knowledge was so strong that they performed the ultimate taboo in magic. With a bloody ritual, they linked their souls to the essence of the abyss. This caused a fundamental transformation on their bodi...

389 The Crescent Moon Library

Denizens of the Tower!

An order of knowledge-seeking monks work and live in the Crescent Moon Library. This repository of knowledge is located in the desert, somewhat protected by the inclement weather and heat. The monks delved in the secrets of the arcane manipulation of existence. Their thirst for knowledge was so strong that they performed the ultimate taboo in magic. With a bloody ritual, they linked their souls to the essence of the abyss. This caused a fundamental transformation ...

One Page Adventure - The Cursed Mausoleum

Traveler!

A pair of disobedient teenagers went inside the sunned mausoleum because they wanted to see what old tales were really about. The locals avoid this place because it belongs to the last despot rulers of these lands, a few decades ago.

Two hunters went to the crypt to retrieve the young ones but they too didn't return. Perhaps a group of valiant soldiers and adventurers will accept a reward of gold pieces in exchange for exploring the tomb and retrieving the missing people...

OP19 - The Cursed Mausoleum (Photoshop) - map only

Here's the .psd file for OP19 - The Cursed Mausoleum. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have bee...

OP19 - The Cursed Mausoleum

Denizens of the Tower!

A pair of disobedient teenagers went inside the sunned mausoleum because they wanted to see what old tales were really about. The locals avoid this place because it belongs to the last despot rulers of these lands, a few decades ago.

Two hunters went to the crypt to retrieve the young ones but they too didn't return. Perhaps a group of valiant soldiers and adventurers will accept a reward of gold pieces in exchange for exploring the tomb and retrieving the m...

388 Crypt of the Draconic Effigy

Traveler!

This short adventure is about a known crypt from a bygone age that no explorer has managed to plunder yet. Some people in the nearby towns and settlements know this location as the Crypt of the Draconic Effigy. The name has nothing to do with its purpose. It's only that a group of adventurers tried to explore the place a decade ago and only one of them survived. The maimed man told a marvelous story of a deep crypt crawling with undead monsters, traps, and a large fire-breathi...

388 Crypt of the Draconic Effigy (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 388 Crypt of the Draconic Effigy. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects hav...

388 Crypt of the Draconic Effigy

Denizens of the Tower!

This short adventure is about a known crypt from a bygone age that no explorer has managed to plunder yet. Some people in the nearby towns and settlements know this location as the Crypt of the Draconic Effigy. The name has nothing to do with its purpose. It's only that a group of adventurers tried to explore the place a decade ago and only one of them survived. The maimed man told a marvelous story of a deep crypt crawling with undead monsters, traps, and a large...

387 Orc Outpost (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 387 Orc Outpost. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been rasterized...

387 Orc Outpost (+ Surprise)

Denizens of the Tower!

This is an orcish outpost in the middle of the forest. They have a wooden palisade, tents, some things they plundered from a caravan, and other goodies. The map works great with roll20 and other platforms. We've also included day and night versions for this map.

Cool Surprise

This adventure is featured on chapter 3 of a cool adventure we released today. Now, this adventure is not setting generic, it is set in Eberron. The first part of...

Adventure Design - Open Prose vs Delve Format

Hello, Denizens of the Tower!

This month we've released all of our map-adventures in a new format we've been calling "2-page delve" because it resembles the 4ed D&D adventures from the book Dungeon Delve.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the result and whether we should carry on doing this or return to the usual open-prose PDF format for our Elven Tower Adventures.

The 2-page delves are shorter in word count, at around 1200-1500 words but all the info fits in a single 2...

386 Unhallowed Crypt (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 386 Unhallowed Crypt. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been raste...

386 Unhallowed Crypt

Denizens of the Tower and travelers from faraway lands!

With great joy and a sense of quiet accomplishment, I bring you the last of this month's 2-page delve format dungeons! Know that it is thanks to my awesome supporters on Patreon and other platforms that I am able to share this particular release for free to all visitors today. Thank you!

Our intention with this product is to emulate the layout and feel of 4th edition D&D book "Dungeon Delve". In that book, they sliced dun...

385 Altar of Tentacles (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 385 Altar of Tentacles. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been ras...

A tentacled altar is a source of evil under the city!

Traveler!

Many large human settlements are built over the remains, ruins, and foundations of earlier civilizations. In this adventure, an adventurous medusa named Vithara discovered an ancient ruin that appears to be a temple of sorts to a tentacled entity from the Far Realm. She does not understand everything about the place or the altar yet. But she followed her instinct, prayed to the altar, and made sacrifices to it. She was rewarded! some of the sacrificed humanoids returned from t...

385 Altar of Tentacles

Denizens of the Tower!

Many large human settlements are built over the remains, ruins, and foundations of earlier civilizations. In this adventure, an adventurous medusa named Vithara discovered an ancient ruin that appears to be a temple of sorts to a tentacled entity from the Far Realm. She does not understand everything about the place or the altar yet. But she followed her instinct, prayed to the altar, and made sacrifices to it. She was rewarded! some of the sacrificed humanoids re...

384 Horrors Oozing (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 384 Horrors Oozing. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been rasteri...

An avalanche of ooze creatures on the loose!

Traveler, we need help!

A strange community of stray people, misfits, criminals, and other outcasts has found a home deep under the city in the natural cavern system under the large settlement. They call this place the crystal commune. They have a harsh, difficult life down there but the problems expected are somewhat alleviated by the inventions of a local misfit inventor. He created a system that provides artificial magical light throughout the cavern. He competes with a local cult of...

384 Horrors Oozing

Denizens of the Tower!

A strange community of stray people, misfits, criminals, and other outcasts has found a home deep under the city in the natural cavern system under the large settlement. They call this place the crystal commune. They have a harsh, difficult life down there but the problems expected are somewhat alleviated by the inventions of a local misfit inventor. He created a system that provides artificial magical light throughout the cavern. He competes with a local cult of ...

383 The Misty Crypts (Photoshop)

Here's the .psd file for 383 The Misty Crypts. Notice that it is necessary to have Photoshop to use it. Inside you will find that it is all white. That is the uppermost layer, I only use it to make the file preview smaller in size. Once you remove that uppermost layer you'll see the illustration. (it's just one click)

Most of the illustration elements are properly named and arranged in folders in the layer area. Some assets like textures or smart objects have been raste...