Start at this range ensures the party has the additional resources needed to not bring the adventure to a grinding halt while they try to find new ways to make money. Now chris k has provided a lot of free pdf content before, and its generally high quality, so i have high hopes for ursine dunes, and he. The major points of the content are a small scale, keyed wilderness, two medium sized. Receive the published copy of the slumbering ursine dunes in drm free pdf format and the draft pdf. Instead having a map, one could have a series of index cards to use instead. Through various machinations and jesuitical maneuverings i have managed to obtain an alpha copy of ursine dunes and the permission to. Buy anomalous subsurface environment in print or pdf here. The golden barge adventure locale came easy and with that momentum i started fleshing out the surrounding minisandbox area of the slumbering ursine dunes and related sites as a pointcrawl.
You see, when you have read and continue to read as many modules and supplements as i do, a sense of fatigue, of been there, done that often creeps in and smothers excitement. Rather then divorcing dnd further from its fundamental components by the introduction of random noise, someone has gone back to the wellspring of fantasy and tapped from it deeply. Heres a snippet from the introduction to set the tone. Aug 24, 2018 phill, there are only ten levels in dcc at this time. In an utterly puzzling move, the pdf version lacks any bookmarks, making it annoying as heck to run the module in its electronic version. All four sudkickstarter books backtoback in sequence.
Beyond the big ticket adventure sites you will find along the way a polevikhaunted rye field, a zardoz headliving hermit, bearling pilgrimage site, antediluvian beaver engineers and other assorted madness. Its compact, practical, and has slavic werebears, so whats not to love. Cirl was slain for reneging on a gambling debt by a blueskinned giant apparently before he could complete his task. Apr 11, 2019 if you have slumbering ursine dunes, and you should, its great. Tell me about advanced labyrinth lord page 2 rpg pub. A literal sandbox taking its cue its title, if not its cue, from sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore, slumbering ursine dunes is a minisandbox style setting designed for characters of between second and fourth level for use with goblinoid games labyrinth lord. Hubris is a setting book for dcc and has tons of useful stuff for generating environments. Slumbering ursine dunes players map of the golden barge april, 2015. Clonesimulacrum systems and related products count, but. Oneclick unsubscribe later if you dont enjoy the newsletter. Slumbering ursine dunes run, play or splice up 66 pages of mayhem and weirdness in this slavic mythicinspired with an acid fantasytwist minisandbox for labyrinth lord or the wellaged fantasy rpg of your druthers. So, i was excited to see how chris would realize these ideas in a more formal product, such as slumbering ursine dunes original kickstarter, current rpgnow pdf. It even goes a step further than most games of that era and combines class and.
The underground river 00 7 page pdf with basic layouts. Further adventures in greater marlinko canton is a scenario set in the hill cantons, a region described as, a slavicmyth inspired, acid fantasy world of moorcockian extradimensional incursions and vancian swindlers and petty bureaucrats. Important details about running the game are either hard to find, or even missing. Nothing helps more than honest critical assessment and fortunately ive been receiving much to think about how to up my game from thoughtful participants in our milieu. And the fascinating cultures of the balkans and whatnot. Its weak points are that it could use a little more set. Yesterday the party was finishing up at the tower location and i knew their next target was the golden barge that they had spotted from there. The valley of the pharoahs was a 1983 rpg boxed set from palladium books. Specializing in producing playing aids for the labyrinth lord rpg, taskboy games brings an authentic, old school feel to todays gaming table from fulllength adventures and rule supplementals to onepage pluggable modules, taskboy games has what you need to make your next game night fun. I bought slumbering ursine dunes and the thing i like best about pointcrawls is the ability to shuffle them as needed. Chris kutalik has a kickstarter going for his slumbering ursine dunes sandboxing region, a slavikflavored madhouse of a desert, complete with polearmbearing bearsoldiers, alien artifacts, and lazy godlings. Slumbering ursine dunes by hydra collective kickstarter. Possibly handy starting point for a quick cave game i guess. The result is a place which feels utterly new and demands attention.
Part citysetting, part fullblown adventure, feverdreaming marlinko is a standalone companion to the slavic acid fantasy weirdness of the slumbering ursine dunes. Beyond the big ticket adventure sites you will find along the. Whether you want to use the slumbering ursine dunes as the start for a campaign, or as a sidetrack for characters looking for new excitements, there are things for you in this module. Valley of the pharoahs character sheet for yet another.
Background and hooks for the citys four contradas, city quarters with their own peculiar traditions, sites and even gods. Mar 01, 2020 someday, when ive finished the system, ill put them all together in a free pdf. This 9 page document is just a list of stats, but it still might contain spoilers if you were planning on playing through this campaign. Crnobogs well, a pointcrawl entry for the slumbering. If you have slumbering ursine dunes, and you should, its great. Apr 10, 2014 the golden barge adventure locale came easy and with that momentum i started fleshing out the surrounding minisandbox area of the slumbering ursine dunes and related sites as a pointcrawl. Apr 11, 2019 to prepare for the campaign, ive gone through all of the encounters for the dunes, and created a document in basic fantasy style with all of the conversions of every opponent from ll to basic fantasy. Chris kutaliks acid fantasy minisandbox standalone sequel to slumbering ursine dunes. Punchline is that in a months time i will most likely have the whole package out as some kind of cheap forcharity pdf or bundle it up with the never. Slumbering ursine dunes is meant for a party around level 24, and i would highly recommend leaning toward the 34 range. You get the final published copy of the slumbering ursine dunes in drmfree pdf format and the immediate.
Slumbering ursine dunes is known to the outside world for three things. Adventure the king of elflands daughter 2018 gavin norman necrotic gnome lvl 1 3 finally. Slumbering ursine dunes is a gaming product currently being polished and kickstarted by chris k. Headquarters of the league of the freehanded, a criminal society that sticks up for the. Slumbering ursine dunes 1 welcome to the dunes slumbering ursine dunes is an openended, minisandbox adventure focused on exploration in a small, bounded area. A 25site pointcrawl of the otherwordly slumbering ursine dunes region. Sep 15, 2014 slumbering ursine dunes is a gaming product currently being polished and kickstarted by chris k.
These are fullykeyed, and more than suitable for use as intermittent sojourns between exploring the rest of zem or your own setting. I have uploaded the almost complete except for some art version of my labyrinth lord rules compatible space hulk exploration game. A city supplement, focusing on something usable at the table. Note that this doesnt include many of the stretch goals available only to backers of the hill cantons completeish tier. Dec 07, 2018 im pretty impressed with this and find overlaps with other settings like some of my own psychon and slumbering ursine dunes. Feverdreaming marlinko is a city book in the same setting. Slumbering ursine dunes is a great introduction to running premade sandbox games. Like slumbering ursine dunes before it, feverdreaming marlinko contains two complete adventure sites, one of which is a little bigger than the other. Delve empire of the petal throne fantasy fortress free future gamma world geomorph geomorph mapping. It has been designed to work either as the framework for a short campaign in its home setting or more likely in your case as a slottable area along a. Paolo grecos unique campaign setting of cutthroat academic politics in a magical university. These maghreb marauders need to be shown the door because they dont respect the rights of others to be free from harassment and assault. Slumbering ursine dunes and feverdreaming marlinko yore. Beyond the big ticket adventure sites you will find along the way a polevik.
Apr, 2015 slumbering ursine dunes players map of the golden barge april, 2015. Mar 17, 2020 its an underrepresented source, given the importance of polish and bohemian contributions to european culture generally. One thing i have greatly appreciated from the slumbering ursine dunes project has been the chance to grow as a writer. Slumbering ursine dunes is what is known as a pointcrawl, that is to say, a series of hubs connected to each other via a fixed number of paths, the rationale being that actually crossing 350 foot dunes is going to take very fucking long, an appropriate invocation of natural barriers to rationalize the design. For inspiration with this downtime action i considered the very structured systems in blades in the dark, by john harper, and the looser system in the nightmares. Chris kutaliks slumbering ursine dunes is one of those very, very rare adventures. Start at this range ensures the party has the additional resources needed to not bring the adventure to a grinding halt. Slumbering ursine dunes run, play or splice up 66 pages of mayhem and weirdness. Improved information presentation for dungeon masters and the. Published by the hydra collective llc following a successful kickstarter campaign, it is the first part of a trilogy of supplements.
The first pointcrawl module, focusing on a single hex and the multiple factions vying for control there. I printed out the pregens from the modules, the two page class spreads from ose, and the two and three page print outs of 1st level cleric and 1st level magicuser spells. The slumbering ursine dunes are filled with bipedal bear soldiers, the delightfully evil and alien eld, and elements of various slavic myths and ghost stories. If youre more interested in a fun game than a pure recreation of gaming from 81, labyrinth lord is a mixed bag. Jun 16, 2018 slumbering ursine dunes has a setting split between several factions of varying reliability that the players can attempt to work with or destroy or simply attempt to placate as they explore. If you buy one, i recommend buying both and reading them before runing either. Cirl the petulant left it sitting on a worktable right next to the magical forge that can repair it. Slumbering ursine dunes players map of the golden barge. Another pointcrawl, this time dealing with a semiextraplanar invasion of the main campaigns reality. Building an institution is a downtime action, of which each pc can only perform one each downtime. Review of slumbering ursine dunes rpgnet rpg game index. Makes the setting more fluid and easier to adapt to player interruption.
You can find a lettersized pdf as a download right here. I consider the kickstarter you did for slumbering ursine dunes to be a megasuccess in that it funded, people love the gaming content that came out of it, and you managed to deliver the product without squandering the backers money. Slumbering ursine dunes, fever dreaming marlinko, and misty isles of the eld for weirdo acid fantasy. This 9 page document is just a list of stats, but it still might contain spoilers if you were planning on. Slumbering ursine dunes is a great introduction to running. Jun 05, 2017 buy feverdreaming marlinko in print or pdf. Run, play or splice up 66 pages of mayhem and weirdness in this slavic mythicinspired with an acid fantasytwist minisandbox for labyrinth lord or the wellaged fantasy rpg of your druthers. To prepare for the campaign, ive gone through all of the encounters for the dunes, and created a document in basic fantasy style with all of the conversions of every opponent from ll to basic fantasy. So expect to see slumbering ursine dunes, marlinko, misty isles and what ho under one cover with one unified, sharper, more userfriendly layout. Some free content releases out and a patreon you can follow. Slumbering ursine dunes 2014 hydra cooperative edition. Review ursine dunes marlinko misty isles hill cantons. Slumbering ursine dunes strong points are wellrealised factions, two good dungeons, evocative imagery and trappings, and its pointcrawl layout, where instead of a hex or a free form map, the setup layouts out the various points of interest that pcs are likely to encounter along the way. For a quick overview, the atmosphere of sud is one part slavic mythology, one part moorcock.
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