The Darkness Beneath Brightwell Manor (DD-02) (1e¸ BX)
The reclusive Brightwell family has been corrupted by the whispers of a vengeful sorceress-turned-fiend. When this newfound master suddenly grows silent¸ the madness infecting the household is no longer focused¸ and cannot be contained. Mayhem spills across the countryside. Meanwhile¸ deep below the Brightwell estate¸ the family's patriarch Eldon Brightwell inflicts horrifying experiments on both servants and family...
Content Warning: Violence¸ death/dying¸ blood¸ supernatural horror¸ torture
A house of horrors-style adventure for 4-6 characters of levels 10-14 using OSR and retroclone games compatible with B/X and 1st Edition.
The Darkness Beneath Brightwell Manor is a creepy crawl through a noble's estate that has become the scene of ghastly experiments with oozes. Driven insane by the mad speech of a demon¸ the manor's patriarch has begun a terrifying plot to destroy nearby Dalentown.
Although this adventure includes everything you need to know to run it as a standalone¸ you can pick up DD-01 The Darkness Beneath Dalentown for additional plot threads or even to connect some of the lower-level dungeons!
This adventure features:
- A five-level house of horrors adventure using a concise¸ easy to reference landscape layout to make running the adventure even easier.
- 40+ page appendices guide with magic items and monsters laid out so you have everything you need to run the adventure at the tip of your fingers!
- An appendix of lists to make preparation even easier.
- Links to all magic items and monsters in the adventure text¸ so you can reference SRD stats and format them to your own wishes if you don't like our appendices.
- Magic items and monsters sourced from dozens of OGL releases¸ so you'll get use out of all those 3rd party books you own¸ or discover something new! Either way¸ you have all the information at your fingertips in this adventure.
- Cartography by Dyson Logos and a small hex map using Inkwell Ideas' Worldographer.
- Easily set in any fantasy RPG campaign setting¸ but with enough ties to Tales from Dalentown: Trueland Gazetteer to give you easy room for expansion¸ or just an easy place to start!