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Endless Crypt Generator

Solo RPG resource · by Savvy Donkey Press · in English
On Quisicosas since 5 October 2023
Featured in the newsletter of 5 October 2023 (on Substack)

What it is about

Welcome to a dynamic tool crafted to create mesmerizing crypt adventures in a medieval Anglo-Saxon context. Suitable for preparation or real-time gameplay, this guide helps Game Masters and Referees develop rich, suspenseful environments, offering 72 meticulously detailed pages. Easy Navigation and Randomization Each page has a unique X:Y code. To randomly generate crypt content, simply roll a d6 for X and a d12 for Y, directing you to a page filled with thematic elements for your exploratory narratives. Utility Across Different Game Phases During Preparation : Use this guide to intricately weave your crypt setting, selecting elements that align with your intended plot arcs and themes. In Active Play : Employ the generator dynamically, introducing unexpected elements and encounters to sustain an air of mystery and excitement through spontaneous content creation. Obvious, Hidden, Secret Obvious : Immediate perceptions upon room entry. Hidden : Discoverable elements with minimal investigation. Secret : Features requiring thorough search and skill to unveil. Real-Time Rolling and Adaptation Initial Rolls : Determine key environmental and hazardous features as players enter new spaces. Subsequent Rolls : Decide further details, such as hidden or secret elements, in response to player actions and investigations, ensuring an evolving, responsive gameplay. Example of Play Referee : As you approach the crypt main entrance, a crude stone slab that seals the burial mound, you (roll 3,12 and look for hazard and hint, result: electric eels pool, water movement) can here a very faint sound of water. Party : The PCs open the door very carefully and… Referee : (Roll 5, 7 and look for room, result: Cracked sundial in center, vast, square, 4) Your torches light a vast  square room, you can barely notice that on the side walls there are 4 more doors. The floor is flooded, though it seems less than knee-deep. At the center of the room in the center of the pool there's a pedestal. (Roll 1, 3 and look for murals, result: A crow perched upon a skull-strewn field) The walls are decorated with frescos. Endless fields of skulls. On the front wall a stylized shape of a crow. What do yo do? Party : PCs enter the room and, after confronting with the electric eels, they search the room. Referee : (Roll 4, 7 and look for hidden feature, result: false tomb) Under the crow shape you find a loose stone that give you access to a burial alcove. Perchance You can find a digital version of this content here .

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