Buried Alive (d20)
Welcome to Legendary Adventures. This series is intended to be an accessible and versatile resource for gamemasters on a budget and with limited preparation time¸ or those simply looking for inspiration and new ideas. Available for less than a plain cheese pizza¸ each Legendary Adventure is compatible with the OGL 5e ruleset and offers gamemasters a captivating adventuring hub suitable for low-level parties¸ a collection of varied¸ original quests/adventuring materials which complement the setting perfectly¸ and appendices presenting new non-player characters¸ monsters¸ and rules options to further develop the unique theme of the locale.
In Legendary Adventures - Buried Alive¸ our heroes venture into the dark¸ subterranean recesses of the Amethyst Massifs near the city of Moonstone¸ beneath the watchful eye of the dwarf Murnik Karmiir and his underlings. Murnik heads up a Chezzlukk Industries¸ Inc¸ mining operation whose official directive is to unearth new deposits of the precious stones for which the mountains are named. Though¸ in truth¸ the executives at Chezzlukk have another¸ secret¸ purpose for the operation‐one which could place everyone involved at risk.
- Lore. Regional information on the Sickle Commons¸ the city of Moonstone¸ and the Amethyst Massifs; details on the key personalities within Chezzlukk Industries¸ Inc mining camp; as well as background information that precedes the adventure's main narrative.
- Plot Hooks. A suite of character backgrounds / plot hooks perfect to ground characters in the locale and draw them into the intrigue that follows.
- Scenarios. Random tables and charts for determining the 'traitors' and their true 'agenda' that uses an innovative 'scenario' system for handling the early stages and ultimate resolution of each adventure.
- Appendices. Rules for crafting superior weapons out of "Ravensbaine" ore. Statistical information for new adversarial creatures; including the Neo Undine¸ a sinister siren-like humanoid that lures miners into disused or secluded tunnels and passageways before using its control over the element of water to trap and drown them there; and Those-Who-Knock¸ terrifying creatures whose very mention sends a shiver down the spine of those who have borne witness to the chilling knocking sound for which they are named.
- Adventuring Materials. A range of investigative quests and missions which task players with unravelling the identities of the conspirators.
Legendary Adventures: Buried Alive is also available in physical print as part of a compendium that collates the three other Volume 1¸ ;Legendary Adventures (the Eastern Highlands¸ Lost Ruins¸ & Arctic Tundra).