THE NULL CONCLAVE
A downloadable module
A carnage-filled 0-level gauntlet for Shadowdark!
On a hot and cloudless morning, lightning strikes the ensorcelled pillars atop Broken Crown Bastion. The manticore bandit lord will soon return, but not before his captives—gearless, 0-level bastards—face an even greater evil . . .
Will they escape in time?
This easy-to-run one-page dungeon challenges player characters to escape a bandit tower overrun by a death cult. To succeed, they will have to avoid innumerable causes of death:
- Manticore spines
- Soul drain
- Zombie claws
- Snake bite (now with free venom!)
- Good ol' stabby stab
- Electrocution
- Impalement by a thousand bones
- Wizard smoke
- Wasp sting (also with free venom!)
- Turning down disembodied voices
- Smashed by a one-ton battering ram
Enjoy all these deaths and more in radiant Technicolor.
“The Null Conclave” is an independent product published under the Shadowdark RPG Third-Party License and is not affiliated with The Arcane Library, LLC. Shadowdark RPG © 2023 The Arcane Library, LLC
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Hey, a question. No, make that three:
1) Level 3, there's no passage from the stairs into area 2?
2) Area 2 is only accessible (somehow) up from area 3 on level 2?
3) So the stairs from area 1 basically go straight down to area 3 and 6?
Looks really nice and I'm thinking about running this as an introduction to Shadowdark this weekend. Just got confused by the map so would love a clarification :)
Yeah, the map is a tad confusing, but you've got it. You can access area 2 from area 3: Just above the table, the ceiling is open to the loft area. When run it, jumping up from the table and climbing up works. I also describe the descent from area 1 to 3 as feeling extra long, like you're going down two storeys.
I hope running it goes well! Let me know if you have other questions.
This game was so fun to play!
Really gorgeous layout and use of color! I love this adventure space.
Thanks so much! I'm really pleased with how it turned out!
CRAKKK! Good job!