Category: Lampblack & Brimstone: Adventures

The Sorcerer’s Jewel

The Sorcerer’s Jewel

The Sorcerer’s Jewel

A “Map Not Required” Dungeon World Adventure by Mark Tygart

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rpBaMGzmYVkrsbawdXapwiuClxscIydR

Inspired by the “Boinger and Zereth” short story The Sorcerer’s Jewel by Dr. Eric J. Holmes and the works of Edgar Allen Poe

Adventure Background

The young human had a map. Zereth had seen innumerable treasure maps, and he was not impressed with this one.

“Whoever sold you this, sire,” he said callously, tossing it down on the table between them, “did a poor job. The parchment isn’t even aged.”

“You wrong me, Sir Elf,” said the man, “for I never claimed this to be authentic. It was drawn yesterday; I saw it drawn myself.” The arched eyebrows of the black elf shot up on his forehead. “Drawn? By whom?”

“By Misteera the Medium.”

“At a séance?”

“Verily. The controlling spirit claimed to be one Yartoosh, a sorcerer dead these two thousand years.”

—The Sorcerer’s Jewel by John Eric Holmes (first published in Dragon #46, recently republished in Tales of Peril.)

To order Tales of Peril: https://grodog.blogspot.com/2017/06/how-to-order-tales-of-peril-and-other.html

Okay, here’s an example of the icons I’m playing around with to call out Dangers and Discoveries in the main text.

Okay, here’s an example of the icons I’m playing around with to call out Dangers and Discoveries in the main text.

Okay, here’s an example of the icons I’m playing around with to call out Dangers and Discoveries in the main text.

Wes Baker, I can’t seem to tag you, but if you see this — is this the kind of thing you are thinking about?

I’m starting to write funnel Adventures for Level Zero play in Freebooters and I remember that there have been…

I’m starting to write funnel Adventures for Level Zero play in Freebooters and I remember that there have been…

I’m starting to write funnel Adventures for Level Zero play in Freebooters and I remember that there have been issues with the way I’ve been handling monster stat blocks, by putting them all in their own section (cf Servants of the Cinder Queen and Perilous Deeps). Some people dislike having to flip back and forth between different sections of the book. Since ease of use is a primary goal, I’m looking for more opinions!

Option 1 shows the area description with stat blocks included, and option 2 shows what they would look like in a separate chapter. The area description text for option 2 would look just like option 1, but with the “Roughneck” and “Rooster” paragraphs removed.

Is there any chance we’ll see another print run for Servants of the Cinder Queen? Or a PoD option at DTRPG?

Is there any chance we’ll see another print run for Servants of the Cinder Queen? Or a PoD option at DTRPG?

Is there any chance we’ll see another print run for Servants of the Cinder Queen? Or a PoD option at DTRPG?

Perilous Deeps, a collection of 6 dungeons for Dungeon World, is finally complete!

Perilous Deeps, a collection of 6 dungeons for Dungeon World, is finally complete!

Perilous Deeps, a collection of 6 dungeons for Dungeon World, is finally complete!

Thanks to Joe Banner, Jeremy Strandberg, Adam Koebel, Johnstone Metzger, and Claytonian JP for their awesome contributions! 

If you were a backer of the KS, you should have received your link to a free PDF already. If you weren’t a backer, you can purchase the PDF for a mere $6 here:

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/169642/Perilous-Deeps

I have a question about Servants of the Cinder Queen, which I’m going to run for friends this weekend.

I have a question about Servants of the Cinder Queen, which I’m going to run for friends this weekend.

I have a question about Servants of the Cinder Queen, which I’m going to run for friends this weekend.

How do you run the Catacombs? Do you draw a map according to the area move rolled? Do you simply wave this not drawing anything while having an understanding at the table that they can backtrack (with some chance of getting lost, if thet did not take any precautions)? I’m curious, and I’m not sure yet how I’ll procede.