by Bahasa

Expanded AAR for Dungeon Con 2
OK, I suspect this will be lengthy (it's 11 pages of text) as just about everything I write seems to go on and on and …. LOL Surprisingly, my dissertation was concise, but I think that’s because I wasn’t writing extemporaneously. I’m sure if, after writing something here, I edited and condensed it, all my messages would be a few paragraphs at most. Unfortunately, that’s not what you’re going to get. chuckles But I will do a TLDR for those who are a bit curious, but don’t really care, and I’ll add headings for those who want to only read certain passages.

TLDR: Dungeon Con 2 (DC2) was so much better than DC1, though the days surrounding it were a bit disappointing.

Getting There
My wife and I began our journey Wednesday, April 29 at 0630 CST. The plan (in my mind originally) was to leave between 0500 and 0600, but my wife planned on 0600. Considering I hadn’t gone to sleep until after midnight, and my internal desire to think of everything I wanted to get signed (as we are leaving), I’m surprised it wasn’t a later departure time. Our daughter had given me a Yeti Rambler (thermos) one year as a present and these things keep your beverage HOT!!!! If you like your drink to be scalding hot (to the point you lose tissue), get yourself a Rambler. I prefer my hot drinks to be warm (~110F/43C) instead of what felt like 180F/82C. Granted I’m pulling these numbers out of my @$$, but I know the temp of a human body and the temp water boils and it’s my story. winks and chuckles In any case, my tea (a blend of Yorkshire tea (red) and Ahmad Earl Grey at approximately 1:2) wasn’t drinkable by me until after Chicago (5-6 hrs away).

The drive wasn’t too bad and we filled up in Wisconsin a few miles west of Wisconsin Dells. Gas wasn’t much higher than in Minnesota ($3.89). We hit Chicago around noon. This is a good time to travel through the city as you miss both rush hours. My wife set-up most of the tolls online, so we could drive through Illinois and Indiana without having to stop and pay each time, but there were a couple she didn’t do as they wanted $15 in an account, versus no money but being charged as you went (I think). Leaving Illinois by the route we took was $8.10 and I was quite surprised when Indiana hit us up for $4.90 soon after we crossed their border. LOL We found a place to eat lunch in Valparaiso, Indiana (the Lincoln Kitchen) which had an eclectic menu from a variety of vendors. It’s basically a small food court with different restaurants. We chose to eat in the car (we had drinks there) and the food was good.

The hotel we were staying at (Hampton Inn) was across the street from the convention center, and we arrived around 1600 EST. Originally I had planned on staying at the hotel at the convention center (Hilton though Hilton also owns Hampton Inn), but I waited on pulling the trigger due to my uncertainty on what effect Trump would have on travel, safety, etc.. At that time, it was news that citizens were being taken by ICE, held for days, etc. I’m not saying this still isn’t happening, but today that doesn’t make the news as we’ve all become numb to a lot of things the administration is doing. Anyway – by the time I felt confident of traveling, the general announcement of DC2 had begun, and the hotel was booked full when I went to make a reservation. This turned out to be a blessing however as those who stayed at the Hilton complained about the lack of sleep due to the construction the hotel was doing. We had a hot breakfast each day, internet, and I was able to choose which room we would have even before we left the house.

Wednesday Evening

I had hoped to play a game, but no one had arrived yet. A couple of friends suggested I contact Thorin Thompson (from Owl Knight Publishing who created Sky ov Crimson Flame and Blights ov the Eastern Forest as well as the upcoming Seekers ov the Other Worlds) as he was supposed to be arriving that day, but it turns out he went to every book store along the way and didn’t get in until 2200 and by then I was crashing. In fact, we went downstairs, bought some milkshakes and brought them upstairs to our room and then crashed. LOL

Before crashing however, I get a text message from Matt Robertson (GrapeApe) who is the co-host of RAW, the show that answers questions about DCC rules. He’s also the owner of S.T.P. Games and author of A Conspiracy of Ravens and his newest, The Golden Idol of En-Tridar. He asks if I want to volunteer at the warehouse. The warehouse is where the first day of the convention would take place. It would also be open the 2nd day, but that’s when games would start. People could buy a warehouse only badge, though those who bought a gaming badge had it included. Well, I said ‘yes’, but that leads me to the next day.

Thursday, April 30

This is still 1 day before DC2 officially kicks off and the day the majority arrive. I should have planned to arrive that day, but thought maybe there’d be a game going on in the morning. I was hoping that others would show up earlier since the convention had been expanded from 1 day to 3 days. Turns out, people aren’t as excited as I. Oh well, now we know. LOL

GrapeApe had said he was going to get there at 0830, so that’s when I arrived. Fortunately, I remembered the building as there is no signage indicating DCC lives there. I was low on gas and it jumped by 70 cents overnight to $4.999 a gallon, but I ignored the amber light on the dashboard, hoping to learn of cheaper gas somewhere. Upon arrival, there were only 3 cars present and once inside I learned GrapeApe wasn’t there. But he called to say he’d be there shortly and stated the time change and construction at the hotel were the cause of the delay. I started to make a sign boasting items with a green tag were 50% off and almost everything else was discounted 25%. Only a couple of things (DC2 exclusive dice and T-shirts not discounted). I finally got to meet Tahlia, a talented artist who has joined GG as their customer support person. When you send an email to GG, Tahlia will take care of you. I also met Troy who is a fantastic guy! Jen Brinkman (she runs the warehouse and edits for GG) came in, but didn’t know I was going to be there, so she wasn’t very happy about the lack of communication. I offered to vacate, but she welcomed me as a slave volunteer and I stayed busy (bathroom signs, stickering damaged items, collecting unique items (things they only had 1 of), etc.). GrapeApe and Brendan LaSalle (creator of Xcrawl and tons of other adventures as well as leader of all things Road Crew) pulled me out so we could do lunch.

We went to a Mexican restaurant I’d describe as Midwest Mexican. The food was OK, but you could tell it’d been modified for the local population. I am a bit of a food critic, so my standards revolve around my past experiences and I’ve eaten some amazing food. It wasn’t bad food; it was just forgettable and I wouldn’t go back. In the States, I’ve been very fortunate to have found some amazing Mexican places (as well as other Latin food) in NYC, Texas, and Minnesota.

After lunch we bought safety cones (orange traffic cones) and sneaked over to Half-Price Books which had some things GrapeApe bought, but no DCC things. Brendan drove to Costco for gas, which was $4.09 and I realized Sam’s Club would also be cheap. So I had GrapeApe check to see if the local Sam’s Club had gas (and they do). Why not check myself? Because I’m a cheap bastard! Our phone plan does not have unlimited data – we get 1 GB per month. LOL Yep, the plan is so old, it’s not even an option from AT&T. And BTW, we got notification as we got home that we had used it all up from navigating the trip. chortles and coughs

We went back to the warehouse and I was able to buy some Metamorphosis Alpha items from Tahlia. In fact, everything related to MA in my pics except the Medical Bracelet came from her collection. That sale made me very happy as it’s very difficult to find MA stuff anymore. Yes, MA is NOT DCC, but the man was a legend. I owned several of the titles in PDF form, but now I have them in physical as well.

I met Thorin finally and saw James Pozenel Jr (creator of NetCrawl and many other products as well as running Horse Shark Games). There was a pallet of items that was not DCC, but it was free. I took 1 of everything with their blessing (one person joked ‘we need to give away 5 Conan books with each purchase). When Jen no longer had anything for me (but saying I was welcome to come early the next day to help), I drove to Sam’s, hoping to reach it before running out of fumes and needing to call AAA. The wait in line wasn’t as bad as expected and gas there was $3.99. So I pumped in as much as I could and then called Tyler.

Tyler is an amazing friend who has the voice of a Bard. I met him at DC1 when he ran an XCC game pre-con. XCC (to remind you) is DCC in an arena. Tyler is a professional sports announcer. Put the 2 together and BAM you are ready to rumble! Tyler told me he was on his way to pick-up Matt Funk (Witch Pleas Publishing and author of many things including When the Stars Cried Despair as well as the soon to be produced Descent of the Ancient Fane) from the airport. The intention was to play a game that night, but by the time he landed and went to grab something to eat, I was crashing again. Turns out they did not play anything.

Friday May 1, 1st day of DC2!

I showed up at 0930, 30 minutes before the warehouse opened, but there wasn’t really anything to do. I put up a couple of signs and then ushered those waiting outside, inside. This was a good day. Lots of hugging and finding too many things (and missing some stuff I really wish I had found). But I did find some stuff that is an incredible find and many things were 50% off despite me not seeing any real damage. I could go on about each item, but due to the length of the AAR, I shan’t. However, I am happy to talk about any item you’d like to know more about. The pics I post are of everything (warehouse sale, personal sales, convention sale, etc.), so I won’t break things down in general (though you already know about the MA stuff). I will also say that I did buy more than 1 copy of some items, but the pics only show 1 of everything.

I will mention I bought a lot of stuff from Tyler. Several of those items (not the items I bought, but items with the same name) were donated to the auction the warehouse had for charity at 1500. For example, I bought Chanters in the Dark, and that was an item in the auction. Each of those auction items went for a very high price (I think Chanters in the Dark went for $65). Now, this was a charity auction, but after each of those items would sell, Tyler would just look at me (he had given me an incredible price on everything I bought). I finally ran over to him and hugged him, thanking him again. chuckles and chortles He chuckled himself and said, ‘yeah, I know I gave you a good deal’. Later that night, when I went back to the hotel room to examine everything I bought from him (I didn’t check at the time of the sale as we had already agreed on what I’d get and a price), I found he had thrown in a bunch of swag (quite a bit actually).

Reconnected with a lot of friends and met some new people and overall had a fantastic time looking for stuff. Tim Snider (he’s authored a LOT of things for MCC) was looking for some titles next to me and I was able to help him. He is such a great guy and always makes things to give to people who play in his online games. He told me he had to cancel the games he was running (The Inaugural Augusta XGL Pro-Am Invitational which is an excellent XCC adventure he’s writing as he had to go back home (work called him back). But, I did get him to sign a copy of MCC #12: When Manimals Attack and The Desk in Room 8-10 (also for MCC), both found on the ‘damaged’ tables and both in great shape (one does have a crease). Tim told me he enjoyed writing The Desk in Room 8-10 as he could write what he wanted without anyone (GG) controlling him. With MCC #12, since it’s ‘official’, GG had their editors making ‘suggestions’, etc.. Tim gave me the XCC pin and mini pencils you’ll see in one of the pics.

I was able to convince my wife to go out with us for lunch. Tyler loves hot dogs and apparently there has been a feud in Ft. Wayne over who has the best chili dog (or who invented it? I don’t know). We went to Coney Island and their dogs weren’t bad. I prefer the ones from Skyline Chili, but they are based in Cincinnati, and Tyler lives there. So when in Ft. Wayne he goes to Coney Island and Mr. Coney. There I saw Matt (Funk – I’ll just call him Matt), Tyler, Ray (a great guy from the cities I had met last year on DCC Day), and Thomas (a criminal defense lawyer, also from Cincy). Besides the company at the table, the best part was the price. LOL I’ll refer to this group of 4 as ‘the crew’.

The auction had a few things that are impossible to find. One was a belt buckle given to Road Crew members in 2022 who ran 13 games I believe. This was the last one in the warehouse. I believe the highest bid went to the 1st print copy of the 2025 Gongfarmer’s Almanac. If you have not downloaded all of the PDFs from DTR, do it now! They are free in PDF form, though you can buy them in print from LuLu. GrapeApe had a hardcover made from them and put it into the auction. I think it went for $650 (but don’t quote me). If you want the hardcopy, Lulu will charge you $20.53 (plus shipping and tax). I have the FREE PDF because I’m cheap. LOL Please note that each year has several volumes, and what you really want to download is the compendium of all the volumes. Going to the GFA website will be easier to find them (I like how DTR keeps everything I own from them in one place, but it can be difficult to find stuff there at times). Also note that the 2021 issue is not on DTR and is in individual volumes on the GFA website. The auction also had a couple of board games, and no one was bidding on the first one. So I threw up my hand which got others on board. I didn’t lower my hand fast enough, and wound up winning the Vikings board game. LOL The second board game had bidders right away, so I didn’t volunteer my arm. Finally, GG was thinking about making a challenge coin. They decided against it, but they auctioned off the prototype of the coin. It was pretty sweet, and the bidding was a bit comical. The 2 guys in the fight were right next to each other and at $275 both threw their hands down. I probably should have raised my arm at that point, but didn’t. After a couple of seconds, they both raised their arms and the bidding went up again and at $500 both threw their arms down. Then both back up, but at $550, Bob Brinkman (husband to Jen who threatened the sofa) emerged victorious. Had Jim Skatch been there, I’m sure the bids would have been higher. Skatch has 2 copies of just about everything GG has made and 1 of most 3 PP stuff. His company produces Dyna Maps. I’m not sure why Jim wasn’t at the auction, because I had seen him earlier in the day. He may have been setting up his booth in the convention center, but he could have done that afterward (like Matt).

In any case, while waiting for the auction stuff to be ticketed, 2 people were asking if anyone wanted to share a ride to the convention center. I told them I’d take them back, but they had to wait for me to pay. After the auction, you had to wait for a ticket. You then paid in another area and returned with the ticket to pick up your stuff. So I waited on line with Bob Brinkman and we talked, a lot. Bob likes to talk like I write. He’s always got interesting things to say, and is always working on new stuff. While on DTR, look up Sanctum Sanctorum and snag all that stuff (I think it’s free as well). After a very long time, I notice we have not moved. So I go to the front of the line to find out what’s up. Turns out, they were waiting for their tickets! I told them to go back and get them there and then shouted for Bob to come up and pay. I paid for my game and then took Mark (I know him as Organic Byte) and Helen (another great Judge) to their hotel. I asked them if they were going to ‘the dinner’ and Mark said ‘yes’. I told him I’d pick him up.

There were 2 things going on that night. One was an all you can eat dinner at the VFW. It was cash only ($16 each + drinks extra), but all-you-can-eat is often a good deal. The other was at a LFGS. I was told games at 1800, pizza, prizes, and a drag show at 2100. Cover was $10 and 50% going to charity. The crew was going VFW and shrimp scampi sounded good, so we went there as well (with Mark). They also had fried chicken, mussels, corn, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, chocolate frosted yellow cake and a yellow cake with blueberry filling. Pretty good for $46 for the two of us. We were stuffed. Tyler offered to run some DCC, so we decided against the games/prize/drag show and followed the crew back to their air b&b. Tyler ran Smoking Wyrm Monograph volume 1 number 2: The Hangman’s Garden from Blind Visionary Publications. Philbert Dingleberry did die in the adventure, however, my wife (a non-gamer who played a warrior for this adventure) pulled him out to safety and rescued another player’s PC. They attempted to recover the body, and with a Luck of 7, I rolled the d20. It spun for a few seconds and settled on . . . . . . . . 7!!!! Philbert lives! He lost 1 point of STR bringing him to an 8 (-1 mod), but he lives to play another adventure. We got back a little after midnight and quickly fell asleep.

Saturday, May 2, 2nd day at DC2 (1st day of gaming)

I was quite impressed with the way things were set-up at the convention center and it rivals the other conventions I’ve been to. Dealers were lined up on the outside of the main room with playing tables filling the inner space. I ran When the Stars Cried Despair at 0900, but I and my players sat at the wrong table. LOL This was Game 11 but our table was supposed to be 21. Oops, we were at table 11, but the Judge from the other game stated they’d move. So there was some switching of players, but it was all good in a matter of minutes. I had an awesome table and there were quite a number of deaths. (L to R) Carl, Dan, Mark, Ori, Noelle, and Brooke

There were 12 survivors with 28 going in. One player lost 5 while another lost 4. That’s the reason Carl is holding up 2 half sheets and a whole one – he was splitting his sheet so Dan could take 2 PCs. I’ll take a 57% kill rate in a funnel any day.

I chose food and socializing over what’s coming down the pipe at GG, but found out later the one big piece of news: Goodman Games has acquired the license for Elric of Melniboné (well, the first 6 books). We’re at least 2 years out from anything being released, but this will be the new flavor that we get. I’m expecting 10-15 modules by the time the license expires but I don’t know if 3PP will be able to publish under that license.

I canceled my 1400 game before the Con started as no one had signed up by that Tuesday. While I think I might have been able to get enough to play, I’ve had 2 TPKs with 6 players while playtesting that adventure, and I’m really a Player first and Judge second. GrapeApe canceled it in time for me to get into James Pozenel’s NetCrawl funnel, In Space No One Can Hear the Robopocalypse. It starts off in Star Crawl, but once you jack in, it’s all NetCrawl. All 4 of my PCs survived. I think the engineer will level up to a Grifter, but I’m not sure about the other 3.

During the hour break I visited a few of the dealer’s tables and bought some more stuff and socialized with friends. At 1900 I was back at Pozenel’s table for a 4th level NetCrawl adventure, Battle at the End of Time which was written by Julian Bernick (another Minnesotan). This adventure was brutal, claiming 4 of us with only 3 surviving. The (equivalent of a) halfling sacrificed himself to save the party. Unfortunately, one of us was in a box, my PC was electronically bleeding out, and the explosion killed the Ciphomorph (halfling) and the person he was attempting to save. We were running out of time (convention center closes at 2300 and it was 2310), so we were going for a hail Mary. It almost became the first adventure where we succeeded but everyone TPKd. LOL It was still a lot of fun, allowed me to ring the gong (when you die you smash the gong), but more importantly, I became friends with another halfling enthusiast.

Sunday, May 3 and last day of DC2

Only 1 game slot was given on this day (I’m hoping they change that to 2 in the future, but can see why they won’t). I was the only one signed up for The Spike of Dosku. I talked with the author before and he stated it wouldn’t play well with 1 person, so I switched to a playtest from my friend who owns Seven Devils Press, Stephen Mitsch. It has it’s roots in a previous publication from him, The Dark River Witch Companion Volume 2 and it was a blast! It’s called Phooka’s Pholly though the name is probably going to change. I played a 4th level halfling and was (I believe) the only lawful PC in the group. LOL Lots of chaos and a lot of chaotic PCs. During the adventure, I came into the possession of a magical short sword known as the Retribution of Fate. The sword is +1 with basic intelligence and does d8 damage. It allows me to detect traps 30’ away once per day. Its purpose is to slay chaotic demons, but the bane is halflings! chuckles In addition, the 3 Fates became my patron though I should delve deeper into that. Another item I found is a book (forgot the title) which when read allows one attribute on the top to switch with one on the bottom. I like Marlgun Applefoot’s stats, so he’ll wind up giving it to another PC of mine if I can come up with a backstory on how they meet. Finally, as a reward, I obtained a silver threaded cloak (200 gp) that will allow me to cast invisibility at +5, five times. Pretty nice magic if you ask me. I can’t wait to play more stuff from Stephen!

I helped Matt pack, but Tahlia approached me and gave me a piece of art she drew (from memory)! (shown with the character sheets from games I played)

She apologized for smudging it, but wanted to thank me for the amount of work she picked up at the con. I told her that it was her artistic talent that got her the commissions. All I did was introduce her to the publishers that were there. She is now high in demand and you’ll see a lot of her work in a majority of the vendor’s products (maps or other artwork). One of the earliest things that will be released is Delicious in Whiterock. I have no clue what pieces she’ll be doing, but I know Matt wants to get his project completed soon. If you want to commission her, here is her info: https://citrinehearts.carrd.co/

I hugged more people and went back to the hotel room to put what I had with me down. My wife didn’t want hot dogs, so I told her I’d return soon. I went to Coney Island again to meet up with the crew one last time (Thomas wasn’t there). I didn’t eat, but conversed with them. Then we walked back, stopping off by an angel in the wall. We parted ways and I took my wife out for dinner. We pulled up to an Italian restaurant and the sign turned off. The website immediately changed to ‘Closed until Wednesday night’. LOL Funny. We wound up getting barbeque which was quite good.

Trip Back

We got up early and my wife filled up both thermoses with coffee. I decided I’d run on a mixture of cola and water (to lessen chances of a gout flare). She ate breakfast while I loaded up the cart and brought it down to her. Then I brought the car around, checked out, and loaded the car. First stop was the post office as she had a birthday card for our daughter. Next was gas at Sam’s, but I could only squeeze another 2.86 gallons in. Gas had risen to $4.54 and I wanted to make sure we could reach a decent price when we had to fill up. We were on the road by 0745 EST. We hit Chicago around noon and traffic was a bit more than before, but still not too bad.

The gas station we used on the way out had higher prices ($4.54), so we went a bit further. At a truck stop we sat down and had burgers which were very good. There was so much food, we wound up taking some home. Gas there was $4.49 so we kept going. I saw a sign for a casino and thought gas there might be cheaper. My wife is not happy I’m going off course and the casino is out of the way in the middle of swampy land. And gas is $4.44, so although I’m close to running out of fumes, I keep going. I get back by the interstate and a gas station there, well gas pumps at least say $3.99. The sign in the building says it’s opening up in the summer. But I’m undeterred and I try the pump. I accepts my credit card and I put 12.255 gal into that 12.5 gal tank. I think we had 6 more miles before we’d be calling AAA. LOL

My wife starts talking about what could have happened and I tell her to make it a funnel. So she starts brainstorming and I fill in holes here and there and before you know it, it sounds like a very good adventure I wouldn’t want to be in as a PC. snickers I told her it sounds great and could be anywhere (doesn’t need to be Tomah, Wisconsin). She tells me to write it up! Yeah, OK, it’s dead. chuckles We get back and I unload the car, finishing around 1700 CST.

Waiting for me (arrived 3 hours before me) was The 10th Doomstar with extra things I backed. This is a level 10 adventure and I’m hoping to find someone who runs it.

Thoughts

This was a much better con than last year and I believe they will continue to get better. My only ‘gripe’ this year was that there was no program guide (I picked up a couple from last year as they’ll become collectible). Next year I think they will extend the convention by a day (Thursday through Sunday) with another day of gaming. There is also talk of a program twice the size of last year.

The DCC community is fantastic. I saw people giving up things they were going to buy to others so that that person would have a copy. DCC people care about others. I might pick up 5 copies of something that has only 5 copies left (I didn’t), but if 3 people saw me on my way to pay asking, ‘hey where did you find that?’, I’d be buying 2 and 3 people would all be buying their copy. I just wish I had run into the person who found the remaining stock of Van on the Run, the 2022 Road Crew exclusive. To this day I kick myself for not starting to run games until 2023.

We’ve found good times to get through Chicago and have a good idea where gas is decent. Avoiding tolls will add time, and I’d rather get there or home sooner. Good food while traveling is also important and we’re gaining new places each year.

As fun as it is to play games, it’s important to take time and spend it with friends. The people you play with are what makes the games better. DCC adventures are fun, but when you can be around people you call friends, the games are more fun. Getting to know Players at the table is totally acceptable. I think I doubled the number of DCC friends I had before the con, and I had quite a bit.

I’m looking forward to future Dungeon Cons, playing games, running games, and spending time with friends (both old and new).

Swag
A lot of collectibles here. The CSIO CR cover has not been released publicly.

Hard to find MA, Judge's Guild, and of course - Lankhmar

Was able to pick up some Road Crew swag with the swag from Tyler. Stefan Poag map in center

Very limited deluxe editions. Second volume is leather edition # 18 of 30! These are massive

A lot of great stuff from other RPGs. All free (except Vikings)

The poster that shows most of the first 104 modules from GG

Some pics from the con

by sdonohue

Accursed Legion is a 2023 release from Frontier Gaming It was written, illustrated, and edited by P. G. Harrington and is intended for use with Ancients of Gaia Although not mentioned in the text, it is noted as containing AI in its DriveThruRPG entry.

Presentation
This is available as a 6 page pdf in full, if muted color. It measures 10" x 7.5" wide, which makes the use of a single column layout somewhat less inconvenient.

Content
This is intended as a solo adventure for Ancients of Gaia. It starts with a brief table of contents, then moves right into some rules for the adventure. For this adventure, the character is created using the standard rules, then gets to roll on the profile table which will give them an advantage in the game; some of these are bonuses to tasks and others are meta-game bonuses like being able to make some rerolls during play.

The adventure starts with an introduction which tells us the history of Mestoria, a formerly vibrant kingdom now suffering under the curse of her last king. Once we get the information, the adventure starts. The character is shipwrecked on Mestoria; and supplies are running out, forcing them to journey inland. The adventure takes about 1 page of the 6 in the book. The above is the first three sections of the adventure; the last section, Story Points contains four bits of information: a new group of tribal necromancers has occupied and controlled the island; they have awakened the tomb guardian; the players have already been marked for death by sacrifice, and there is a group of settlers on the eastern part of the island who have no ideas another faction exists or that they're in danger.

This is followed by the Afterword which explains that this adventure may provide background for future adventures.

Evaluation
Well... there isn't one game statistic in this adventure other than the expansion of the character creation process. There are no stats of any creatures one might encounter, no maps, and no inkling as to what will happen at a location. Here's the second story point (of 4):
"The Storm Kin have awoken King Auelius’ tomb guard the Accursed Legion who seek to clear the Storm Kin and all other living beings from the island. They are biologically undead and immortal, only susceptible to decapitation as a method of ending their existence." That's it. No stats or additional information beyond what's shown here. For a solo adventure, this is pretty much a death knell -- the player needs to count on the designer to provide details and they just aren't there.

If you're looking for a scenario, I would keep looking. This reads much like the outcome of some random table you might use before filling out it to make an adventure. This will not make anyone happy that was hoping to sit down and play. I can't say with certainty that I spotted any AI content, but they do acknowledge it's there in the drive thru listing and honestly, i feel like the whole thing could be AI generated.

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by The endgame

$25.00 for RPG Item: Scholar's Guide
Condition: Like New
Location: United States