{"id":2901,"date":"2016-02-22T07:16:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T12:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tenfootpole.org\/ironspike\/?p=2901"},"modified":"2019-02-21T10:39:49","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T15:39:49","slug":"under-fogbreath-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenfootpole.org\/ironspike\/?p=2901","title":{"rendered":"Under Fogbreath Peak"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nby Joe Johnson
\nTaskboy Games
\nLabyrinth lord
\nLevels 3-5<\/p>\n

A Stone Giant needs your help. His clan was slaughtered by a mad wizard who now lairs among its bones. He wants revenge. Can you survive the warrens beneath Fogbreath Peak?<\/p>\n

This is a one-page dungeon assault of a mostly linear 12-ish room cave\/dungeon. It\u2019s got some nicely tight writing in places, with the more generic parts standing out in contrast.<\/p>\n

I find myself questioning myself about the one page dungeon. The focus required to produce something viable on one page is admirable. The artificial constraint forces the designer to really focus on the core elements of evocative creativity. As a tool to hone one’s skills in design I think they are great. As a DM I can also appreciate the ease of use they provide. one page. Map on the same page. Everything on one page. Easy to grasp rooms (If it’s designed correctly, that is \u2026) It harkens back to the days of just a map and some notes on a paper for running the game. IE: the way I like to imagine most people run their home games. What I can\u2019t get past is the artificial constraint it imposes and the thought that it\u2019s more of a gimmick. Stonehell got by this by providing support materials but keeping the \u201crunning the game\u201d portion to the one page concept.<\/p>\n

The opening of this is pretty good and is a great example of tight writing. It\u2019s two sentences long. You\u2019ve been hired by a Stone Giant, Jarl Drago, and in exchange for five large diamonds you are to return with the severed head of the blood-traitor Ironbones. It reminds me of the very short intro to Against the Giants. Specificity is the soul of storytelling and that specificity comes through. With just those few sentences you should be able to run a nice background encounter with the Jarl. The flavor comes through.<\/p>\n

Similarly, a skeleton holding a sign saying \u201cgo away or stay for dinner\u201d, a nice stone statue, and orgres and trolls who can be bribed combine with static ghostly images to provide decent flavor blasts to the adventure. There\u2019s another nice little puzzle that has a clue earlier in the dungeon, something I wish more adventures with puzzles would do. A nice trapped chest (web blasts with a monster then showing up) is great, as is an evil book that is one of the primary treasures. “Ogre ‘Joey’ is in charge of security for Ironbones. It can be bribed at the LL’s discretion.” is a great example of adding colour while not droning on.<\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s the +1 shield and some simple \u201c2 monsters in a room\u201d encounters. These detract. A boring wandering table of just monsters on a page (\u201c10 Morlocks\u201d should instead be \u201c10 Morlocks bringing tribute\u201d or something like that.) The troll doesn\u2019t have a nice or much or a personality, in contrast to Joey the ogre who comes with JUST barely enough to run him as a full person.<\/p>\n

I like this adventure. I want to like this adventure? it reminds me of the things I like. it\u2019s probably fine for printing out and running a decent little adventure at a con or as a last minute game night fill in. I\u2019m not sure it\u2019s a GO TO adventure, but certainly if it were included in a book of one-pagers it would be a stand out and i\u2019d be happy-ish with it.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s pay what you want at DriveThru.<\/p>\n

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