{"id":9258,"date":"2024-07-10T07:11:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T11:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenfootpole.org\/ironspike\/?p=9258"},"modified":"2024-06-30T14:55:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T18:55:42","slug":"the-chambers-of-ohebis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenfootpole.org\/ironspike\/?p=9258","title":{"rendered":"The Chambers of Ohebis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Rob Arcangeli
Gallant Knight Games
OSR\/Riches & Ruins
Introductory Adventure<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cMagical rings, a golden fleece, mystical lamps and dragon eggs. Someone is always after something to make their dreams come true and you are no different. As a group of adventurers, treasure hunters or grave robbers (delete as appropriate) you will, with the aid of dice, miniatures and imagination, delve deep into a dark dungeon in a quest, brought to life by your Referee, to find that object or pile of treasure that will let you retire in peace until the end of your days. That or it can be sold to pick up your last tavern bill\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This sixteen page adventure features six linear rooms in a small \u201cwizards home\u201d dungeon. A substantial portion is commentary from the designer to the DM, with the rest being uninteresting descriptions, stabbing, and not much else in the way of interactivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s always a good sign when there\u2019s no map. But I get ahead of myself. There\u2019s no intro here, or background, just a three paragraph eread aloud that says you\u2019re standing in front of a door on a hillside, the home to the wizard Ohebis, which no one has seen in awhile and is presumed dead. Get a looting partners And THEN there\u2019s no map. Just an entry for \u201cFront door\u201d and then \u201centry hallway\u201d and then \u201croom one\u201d and so on, up to room four. I guess I\u2019ve never understood why people try to describe the dungeon instead of using words. I guess I\u2019m going to bitch anyway about the lack of exploration options, so, providing a map would just set me off more. But it seems so low effort. The lack of a map, the linearity \u2026 it just screams that this is not something to spend time with, that someone didn\u2019t really put much thought in to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oh, yeah, but there is a lot of DM advice. \u201cDraw out the entrance and place the figures on the map.\u201d I guess you\u2019re just drawing a square? And there\u2019s a decent amount of commentary like this. I mean, A LOT. \u201cJust another room to keep the players on edge!\u201d it tells us. There\u2019s only six fucking rooms! What kind of edge are they supposed to be on? The first two rooms both have spring traps, again, just to keep the party on edge. Uh. Ok. Sure, it also points out that its a hint that there could be a trap further in. I DO like foreshadowing danger to the party and prompting them, through methods like this, to ask questions. And then when they fuck themselves over then its their own fault. But, man, there\u2019s just A LOT of commentary that doesn\u2019t really serve much of a purpose at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You get a straightforward combat orr two. A trap. And that\u2019s about it. There\u2019s no real interactivity here. There\u2019s no wonder. The text is images of words, not words, so I can\u2019t copy\/paste in any examples, but, seriously, the first combat room has read-aloud that has the figures turning toward the party and ending with \u201cTo Arms!\u201d Seriously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s just nothing here. A Couple of encounters. That\u2019s it. No evocative read-aloud. It\u2019s just a waste of space. An introductory adventure should be exciting and full of wonder. Hooking the players with the majesty of a lifetime of experiences to come. This is more like the worst of those kiddie adventures T$R produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is $1 at DriveThru. The preview is six pages and provides a good overview ofwhat you will be facing as a DM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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