My game pitch for Grogmeet 2025…
Sample Dungeon
AKA The Ruined Tower of Zenopus
A century ago the sorcerer Zenopus built a tower on the low hills overlooking Portown. The tower was close to the sea cliff west of the town and, appropriately, next door to the graveyard. Rumour has it that the magician made extensive cellars and tunnels underneath the tower. The town is located on the ruins of a much older city of doubtful history land Zenopus was said to excavate in his cellars in search of ancient treasures.
Fifty years ago, on a cold wintry night, the wizard’s tower was suddenly engulfed in green flame. Several of the sorcerer’s more human servants escaped the holocaust, saying their master had been destroyed by some powerful force he had unleashed in the depths of the tower.
Now, there are whispered tales of fabulous treasure and unspeakable monsters in the underground passages below the hilltop. At the Green Dragon Inn, the players of the game gather their characters for an assault on the fabulous passages beneath the ruined Wizard’s tower.
Join me in exploring this ground-breaking introductory adventure for Dungeons & Dragons by Dr. J. Eric Holmes, that served as a DM aid in the first D&D Basic Set, released by TSR in 1977. Return to the beginning of our hobby, but experienced through a cutting edge, innovative, roleplaying game: SPI’s award winning DragonQuest.
An adventure you will never forget, whilst accepting that everyone else will know that you voluntarily chose to play this.