Rat King's Abode for Shadowdark RPG
Levels 1 to 9Explore the Rat King's foul warrens and put an end to his subterranean reign of terror!
Overview
Take your characters deep into verminous bowels of the Rat King's subterranean kingdom! A string of brutal slayings plagued the peaceful town of Vaudin. Pressured into swiftly bringing the killer to justice, the bailiff had the local rat-catcher arrested under false allegations. When a lack of evidence meant the court could not pronounce a death sentence, they contrived a punishment far worse... The rat catcher's skin was smeared with hot, molten tar, after which the man was covered in a shrieking coat of a hundred rabid rats and banished to the foetid sewers beneath Vaudin. One year later, the murders recommenced with redoubled savagery, leaving bodies gnawed down to the bloody bones. Soon, rumours began spreading about the Rat King, come to exact his revenge...
The Rat King's Abode is the foul lair of the murderous king of all vermin, protected by a moat of sludge and guarded by armies of rats.
Notable Features:
- In-game mechanics to flood or drain the water, changing the map appearance accordingly!
- A hidden room containing cursed magic mirrors.
- The introduction of the Scarlet Tarock!
- Noise map (to determine how far sound carries in the dungeon).
- 2 additional dungeon maps to reflect a flooded / drained dungeon.
- 3 illustrations.
- Minor events & minor treasures random tables.
For each NPC encounter, the Fantasy Grounds adaptation also includes a list of recommended alternative encounters based on party level. The list ranges from party level one to party level nine, assuming four PCs. Using these lists, the GM can quickly adjust encounter difficulty to match the strength of the party.
What are Dungeon Domains?
Dungeon Domains are hand-drawn geomorphs representing sections of dungeons, caverns, sewers, or catacombs, fleshed out with flavourful and detailed descriptions of each area, as well as a unique legend explaining the dungeon's history. Every Dungeon Domain has been designed to connect seamlessly with any of its sister products, allowing GMs to construct or expand dungeons of any size with minimal effort. The Fantasy Grounds adaptation includes two versions of the player map: one with open map edges allowing for expansion, and one with closed map edges for using this product in isolation.
No A.I.
Products from Bolwerk Publishing do not use A.I. 'art', A.I.-generated writing, or A.I. assistance/prompts of any kind. All Dungeon Domains are 100% created by humans, for humans. The Fantasy Grounds adaptation of this product does not contain any A.I.-generated images, including NPC tokens. Therefore, combat encounters (which include tokens) are not included. In place of combat encounters, lists of links to NPC records in external sources are provided. Ownership of the original products is required in order to open these NPC records. The following products were used: Shadowdark Core Rules, Cursed Scrolls 1 through 3, Unnatural Selection, and Creature Feature I.
Adapted for Fantasy Grounds by: Kevin Heffernan
Requires: The free Fantasy Grounds virtual tabletop (VTT) software and a one time purchase of the Shadowdark RPG ruleset.
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