The Crypts of Voryndral

Free illustrated playtest week — 100% off Get all five illustrated PDFs free until 29 October 2026. Claim a copy during the sale to keep it. Give the white-background map and A3 play sheet a try, and let me know how your expedition goes. Three hired vagabonds. Ten rooms down. The long climb back. Beneath the hill outside Dregwatch Outpost lie the crypts of the Order of Voryn, sealed for three hundred winters. Now the wells taste of iron, the crows will not land, and the buried have begun to scratch at their lids. Something has woken at the Heart. The Ward will not send her own. She will send you. What you leave behind waits for you The Crypts of Voryndral is a standalone solo or co-operative dungeon crawl set in Elios, the world of Against the Dark . Lead three vagabonds through ten rooms, manage Stamina and dwindling Light, and decide which Domain dice to resolve now. The rest stay in the room. On the climb back, Threat becomes Pursuit, Opportunity becomes Temptation, and Pressure becomes Desperation. Every unresolved die is a problem you have saved for later. Combat has no rolls to hit. One die decides which side strikes; you choose who attacks and who takes the blow. Weapons favour different positions in the marching order. At least one vagabond must walk out alive after the Entity is dead. New illustrated edition New cover and interior illustrations, the original white-background expedition map, and an A3 play sheet bring the expedition together on paper. The mechanics, room route and secret passages are unchanged. All current downloads use the normal illustrated layout. In the download 20-page illustrated A5 rulebook. A4 booklet-print rulebook, ready for home printing. A4 party sheet and expedition map. Separate A4 edition of the original white-background expedition map. Landscape A3 play sheet combining the map, party records, Light tracker and quick reference guide. Ten rooms, two secret rooms, three creature tables, six forms of the Entity, weapons, armour, consumables and reliquaries. Bring to the table A pencil, a token and d4, d6, d8 and d10 dice. Extra d6 are useful for Domain dice; you can also write unresolved faces in the map’s boxes. No other rulebook is required. The complete download Normally £2.99 or more. All five illustrated PDFs are free during the sale, ending 29 October 2026. The complete bundle includes the A5 reading rulebook, A4 print booklet, A4 party sheet and map, separate A4 dungeon map, and A3 play sheet. Free play sheets are available on the website. Playtest feedback This is a playtest release. Any and all feedback on the mechanics is greatly appreciated. Leave a comment about how your party got on, what you left behind, and any rules that need another look. Visit the game’s page on the TR|||PLE Games website for more about Voryndral and its place in Elios. AI was used for the illustrations (I’m not an artist). All mechanics, game design and narratives are by me—a real, actual human. Explore more on itch.io Antisanctum of Var’halekh — a standalone solo descent beneath a fallen citadel. From the Inner Reaches — 16 free system-neutral cards for solo adventures and dark fantasy games. For new games, free extras and playtest updates, follow TR|||PLE GAMES on itch.io . Add this release to a collection if you would like to return to it later.