Five Room Dungeons and One Page Dungeons

 

Gardens of Ynn

 

A mobile-friendly generator for the Gardens of Ynn!

https://www.technicalgrimoire.com/ynngenerator

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/237544/The-Gardens-Of-Ynn

Staff of Shifting Sands Dungeon World Adventure Conversion

The Dungeon World Conversion: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1buO9riIvvxh7Pr_aLPsGltenbeuEOl2r/view?usp=sharing

The Classic One Page Dungeon:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ubZmmfqG1gKrIg3RowV7SKX26njfalpY/view?usp=sharing

Ancient Academy Dungeon World Conversion

 The Dungeon Wold Conversion: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1icRFOYH6pqbgtX6cO8VfpRRAoCxRbN9S/view?usp=sharing

The Classic One Page Dungeon: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A53TffmQi7iw1iT2OEIyr9TjOn5yly7i/view?usp=sharing

Christmas in July: Portal Under the Stars

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DtnT33WmW72IHc8kycTWGa2Rv_Tcahg-/view?usp=sharing

These are conversion notes that Wayne Peacock and I developed for this adventure.

It is currently free at the Goodman Games Website:

https://goodman-games.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DCC_QSR_Free.pdf

From the pages of Clark Ashton Smith...

Mordiggian Avatar	Solitary, Huge, Magical, Divine, Planar, Terrifying, Amorphous
Life Drain (w[2d12+5] damage)	29 HP	5 armor
Reach, Ignores Armor, Near, Far
Special Qualities: Various Forms

Mordiggian, also known as The Charnel God, is a Great Old One associated with ghouls, necromancers and death created by Clark Ashton Smith for his Zothique stories, where he debuted in the story "The Charnel God" as the primary god of the city-state of Zul-Bha-Sair, attended to by a mortuary-cult of ghouls dressed in long, hooded robes of purple paired with silver skull masks. Although capable of ferocious acts of wrath when roused to anger, he is generally a peaceful, amiable god who genuinely respects his faithful worshippers and who merely asks to be fed with the bodies of the dead. This makes him a true minority amongst the deities of the Cthulhu Mythos. He has appeared in Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu Malleus Monstrorum. Creature, Gods, and Forbidden Knowledge, and in Pathfinder. This name is used in Zothique, Man's last continent, and it is entirely possible that this gigantic creature is the same as Shaurash-Ho, although the name might go back to medieval France, and be a corruption of the Latin "Mortician" (to do with the dead). May be identical to Cynothoglys. He would seem to be the main subject of The Ghoul's Manuscript and Culte des Goules. Described variously as swirling darkness, a gigantic shadow, a worm shaped column. 

Instinct: Render to Dust

• Consumes Corpses
• Cthulhu Mythos Great Old One
• Patron of the city-state of Zul-Bha-Sair

The Tomb of the Gray Philosopher for Dungeon World Revised

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1o-RDsHylLwWVUhatpYNPopiqo0MwhTps

Black Goat Wood Revised

My revised and improved Dungeon World conversion:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=12k6LyG9D_p7ewvvRJdcAv0Jm0oh2Gl7F

The infamous one sheet adventure:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_YY-DH9PKCnOc9vYY0HzHC316CZn0XI1

The first version of the adventure:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LwxyLmKX1WQ_acUHaoTitAMpW9L7lIyM

Tower of Zenopus Dungeon World conversion refined and updated

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vDvmq_KWz2pqGKA8jcZRVFa9IDaDJQa9

New Dungeon World Monster

Cleaning Cube (ZENOPUS CUBE)	Solitary, Hoarder, Construct
Pseudopod (w[2d10] damage)	12 HP	0 armor
Close, Near
Special Qualities: Opens Doors, Cleans

A cleaning cube is a smaller, more visible (translucent) gelatinous cube first bred by Zenopus to clean his dungeon. A non-aggressive scavenger, it attacks only if threatened. Indigestible material such as rocks or metal is deposited in a selected rubbish room. Other dungeon monsters will avoid a cleaning cube. 

Instinct: Devours Waste

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This new monster is from Zach Howard's wonderful new 5e Conversion of The Tower of Zenopus or "Sample Dungeon".

Aspis Drone Attacks!

Dangers of Jetsam Beach

Giant Sundew	Solitary, Large, Hoarder
Sticky tendrils (d4 damage 1 piercing)	16 HP	0 armor
Far
Special Qualities: Plant, Sticky, acidic globs of sap, Mssile and fire based attacks will only do 1/2 damage

Unlike its smaller cousin, this plant is almost sentient, being slightly aware of its surroundings. Preferring shaded, cool places to grow, the giant sundew grows only roots to lightly anchor it in place. Furthermore, it may at will with- draw these roots and pull itself along the ground with its sticky tendrils. It primarily derives its sustenance from the prey it catches. Giant sundews appear as 3 to 4’ large mounds of gray-green tarry ropes or rags. Areas where they are found are often heavily insect infested. If found in a closed area, the air will often have a thick odor like sweet syrup. These tendrils may be broken on a DEFY DANGER+STR roll for each character. Failure to due so may cause a character to eventually be engulfed and suffocated. The sap is mildly acidic but will dissolve and become harmless if soaked with vinegar or alcohol (such as wine). Due to the plant’s sticky exterior, missile and fire based attacks will only do 1/2 damage.

Instinct: Consume

• Trap in sap
• Engulf prey and suffocate
• Collect shiny things

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Aspis Larvae Swarm	Solitary, Tiny
Bites (w[2d10-2] damage)	12 HP	0 armor
Hand

Considered unfathomable by humans, aspis are seldom encountered in populated lands unless raiding for food. They commonly live in small groups, tending to their own business and only occasionally dealing with outsiders. Few people can report of ever meeting one of these creatures, and the existence of larva and cows is only a subject of rumor. These do exist, however, as they are necessary for the survival of the race. Aspis lairs are found underground and consist of sloping tunnels bored through soft rock or dirt. A lair or nest will consist of 1-3 egg chambers, 2-4 rooms for food storage, 1-3 grub hatcheries, and a central chamber. The tunnels are commonly about 4’ high and will be well defended by traps and guards. The grub hatcheries will contain a larvae swarm each. Only one cow will be found in any nest. Aspis larvae are the offspring of the nest. Ranging anywhere from 1%’ to 3’ in length, they resemble fat, white grubs. They are blind and deaf but can locate and identify other creatures through vibrations and scent. They have voracious appetites and require an almost constant supply of food. They are most commonly found in hatcheries maintained by the drones - usually pits of rotting materials in which the larvae swim or burrow and feed. Occasionally the drones will select one larva and feed and treat it in such a way that it will not develop along normal lines, but will instead become an aspis cow.

 Instinct: Devour

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Aspis Cow	Solitary, Large, Organized, Intelligent, Hoarder
Bite (w[2d10] damage)	16 HP	0 armor
Near

Considered unfathomable by humans, aspis are seldom encountered in populated lands unless raiding for food. They commonly live in small groups, tending to their own business and only occasionally dealing with outsiders. Few people can report of ever meeting one of these creatures, and the existence of larva and cows is only a subject of rumor. These do exist, however, as they are necessary for the survival of the race. Unlike other larvae who harden their skins and metamorphose into drones, the cows retain their larval form, becoming huge and bloated females, 10’ to 15’ in length. Their sole purpose in life is to lay eggs for the nest. They are sluggish creatures, but their large size makes their bite dangerous. In addition, their skin exudes a milky acidic slime which causes 1d4d if touched. If killed the surviving drones will abandon the Hive and move to another location with any remaining larvae and create a new Apsis Cow and Hive.

Instinct: Feeds

• Creates the Hive
• Summon drones
• Command drones

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Aspis Drone	Group, Organized, Cautious, Hoarder
Multiple small weapons (d8 damage 1 piercing)	6 HP	4 armor
Close, Near
Special Qualities: Immune to electrical and cold, 1/2 damage from fire-based attacks

Considered unfathomable by humans, aspis are seldom encountered in populated lands unless raiding for food. They commonly live in small groups, tending to their own business and only occasionally dealing with outsiders. Few people can report of ever meeting one of these creatures, and the existence of larva and cows is only a subject of rumor. These do exist, however, as they are necessary for the survival of the race. Drones are 6’ long and appear to be giant weevils. They have an extremely long proboscis and multi- faceted eyes. Their diet consists of vegetable matter and meat. Blood is a preferred drink amongst them. Aspis drone are the adult males of the nest and perform all functions dealing with the outside world. These creatures lack individual identity even to the point of not having personal names. Fierce warriors, they are capable of using all weapons but bows, and can fashion items they need with skill. Although they prefer to travel on all six legs, in combat they will stand on their hind legs, using the other four to wield two weapons and two shields. They are fanatically loyal to a single cow and will defend her to the death. They are immune to electrical and cold attacks and will only take 1/2 damage from fire-based attacks Aspis drones speak their own language and 5% will be able to speak common. They do not have a written language per se, but may communicate in a similar manner by using subtle scents and perfumes

Instinct: Elminate intruders

• Serve the Hive
• Alert the Hive
• Feed the Apsis Hive Cow

Tower of Zenopus Dungeon World Conversion

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vDvmq_KWz2pqGKA8jcZRVFa9IDaDJQa9

From the White Dwarf

Svart	Group, Small, Intelligent
Daggers or Nets (d6 damage)	3 HP	0 armor
Close, Near
Special Qualities: Slavers

These small creatures (3' tall) have bright blue skin with orange eyes. They are mediary between Goblins and Kobolds and generally attack the latter, though they will unite against their common foe - Hobbits. Svarts will seek attack halflings on sight, blindly and later cook and devour them if possible. Otherwise they are crafty thieves and slavers always seeking a deal they will honor in letter if not in spirit. 

Instinct: Sell Slaves

• Capture Prey with Nets
• Slavers
• Steal

The Incursion Egg

Check it out:


http://trilemma.com/blog/adventures/53%20Incursion%20Egg.pdf

Awaroth Woods

Into the Awaroth Woods… (1.2a)

A Dungeon World Conversion by Mark Tygart

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NU_iANDGTDV7rwi_GJtB5O-4o4MES-v1

Of Lorenzo Santini’s Classic Wilderness One Page Adventure

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1f1dHoaAc8ldQgDz__tmEshagk4Ul17UZ

Lured by a scroll where the long dead sorcerer Urgaan boasts about treasures hidden in his tower, the PCs arrive at the outpost near the Awaroth Woods…

“Let fools seek it. They shall win it not. For although my treasure house be empty as air, no deadly creature in rocky lair, no sentinel outside anywhere, no pitfall, poison, trap, or snare, above and below the whole place bare, of demon or devil not a hair, no serpent lethal-fanged yet fair, no skull with mortal eye a-glare, yet have I left a guardian there. Let the wise read this riddle and forbear.”

 ---Urgaan the Builder, Warlock of Qarth

General Notes and Custom Moves

All currency (usually gp) is now Dungeon World coins.

All traps should allow a Defy Danger +DEX to either avoid damage (success) or take half damage (partial success).

GMs may roll on the wandering monster table as a hard move.

Urgaan’s Tower

When Urgaan’s tower is “activate” every player every player must make Defy Danger versus Dex for each “move” they make. I always play the Tower as allowing fleeing adventurers to escape (followed by bellowing laughter).

@A 10+ allows three moves

@7-9 allows a single move

@A fail allows the tower to attack (d10 damage)

The tower’s “mind” may also be opened with a successful Fighter’s “Bend Bars, Lift Gates” move, or a full success Defy Danger+STR roll. A partial success will allow the player two free moves without damage.

1d6 of the gems may Ioun stones, at the GM’s discretion.

Ioun Stones

These crystalline stones always float in the air and must be within 3 feet of their owner to be of any use. When a character first acquires a stone, she must hold it and then release it, whereupon it takes up a circling orbit 1d3 feet from her head. Thereafter, a stone must be grasped or netted to separate it from its owner. The owner may voluntarily seize and stow a stone (to keep it safe while she is sleeping, for example), but she loses the benefits of the stone during that time.

Ioun stones have 1 hit point, and an Armor of 5. The powers of each stone vary depending on its color and shape.

The following are examples:
Crimson spindle: grants user Infravision
Brown-green pyramid: allows the user to speak Treant
Crystal disc: generates light as per the clerical rote
Green-black star: immunity to all poisons
Crimson rectangle: immunity to ordinary fire; ½ damage from magical fire                                                 Azure triangle: allows user to breathe underwater

NPCs

Baran the Ranger	Solitary, Stealthy, Intelligent
Crossbow (b[2d10] damage 1 piercing)	16 HP	3 armor
Close, Near, Far

Instinct: To hunt monstrous threats

• Strike from a hidden location
• Blend into the environment
• Slay evildoers

Bregor the Werebear	Solitary, devious, intelligent
huge paws (d8+2 damage)	12 HP	1 armor
Forceful, reach
Special Qualities: Immune to most weapons, vulnerable to silver, lycanthropic curse

Werebears, as the name implies, are a species of people who can turn into bears. It's not exactly a hard concept to grasp, and not entirely without some mythological precedent; the Viking word "Baersark", a root word for "Berserk", literally means "Bear shirt", and Berserkers were often described as wearing bear-skin shirts (a symbol of how powerful they were), or even reputed to transformed into bears on the battlefield - as these same berserkers were also part of the heritage that gave us the more famous werewolf, tying werebears to them is not a major leap.

Instinct: To revenge

• Hug murders tight and don't let go
• Befriend the adventurers
• Change form

Oanga	Solitary, Organized, Intelligent, Hoarder
Elite weapon (b[2d10+4] damage 2 piercing)	16 HP	1 armor
Close, Forceful

The former leader of a mostly deceased bandit gang; the “Awaroth Raiders”... 

Instinct: To destroy and plunder

• Crush enemies with strength and will

Uskz	Solitary, Tiny, Intelligent
Melee Weapon (b[2d10] damage 3 piercing)	16 HP	2 armor
Hand, Forceful

At the pinnacle of rage, this barbarian's vicious blows allow them to tear armor apart with every blow, shredding their enemy’s guts and limbs.

Instinct: To crush her enemies with rage

• Get mad

Encounters

bear (Brown)	Large
Claws (d10+4 damage)	6 HP	1 armor
Forceful

Instinct: To survive

boar (Giant)	Group
Tusks (d8+2 damage)	6 HP	1 armor
Close
Special Qualities: Sharp tusks

Cantankerous and aggressive on good days 

Instinct: Dominate perceived threats

• Charge and gore

Centaur	Large, Stealthy, Organized, Intelligent, Cautious, Hoarder
Javelin (b[2d6+1] damage)	11 HP	2 armor
Close, Reach, Near
Special Qualities: Speed of Horse

Instinct: To take vengeance on evil forest wreckers and plunders

• Circle; throw javelins at evildoers
• Befriend Baran allies
• Sound the horns when evil approaches

Forester	Group, Intelligent
Bow (d8 damage)	3 HP	1 armor
Close, Near, Far

Foresters work in the wilds and have a sort of innate connection to it, though one not as powerful as that of druids.

Instinct: To protect the wild

• Work with beasts

Giant Spider (Forest)	Horde, Small, Stealthy, Devious
Bite (d4 damage)	3 HP	3 armor
Close

These giant spiders live swarms of up to half a dozen; an advantage they use to take down larger prey relying upon their stealth and venom. 

Instinct: Consume

• Ambush prey
• Trap in webs
• Inject weakening venom with bite (Defy Danger +CON to avoid; partial counts as a success, full success means player now immune to this type of spider venom.)

Hill Giant	Solitary, Large, Intelligent
Clobber (d10+2 damage)	18 HP	2 armor
Forceful

A solitary hill giant who brews beer and roasts whomever he can catch in the Awaroth Woods.

Instinct: To be left alone

• Grab and hurl
• Collects Martha Stewart recipes
• Be profoundly stupid

Hunter	Group, Intelligent
Bow (d8 damage 2 piercing)	6 HP	1 armor
Close, Near, Far

The hunters are trained rangers, who have learned to turn their skills towards a more predatory focus. As a result, they shoot with the precision of an eagle.

Instinct: To protect the wild

• Work with beasts

Owlbear	Solitary, Large, Terrifying
Teeth (d10+4 damage 1 piercing)	16 HP	1 armor
Forceful
Special Qualities: It has the calming face of an owl on a monstrous bear

Made by an accident yet it still craves to live, this THING survives purely by bloodlust. In the shadows, people may believe it is just an owl, but once they turn around, they are tackled by the pure fury of the owlbear. The only viable strategy to attack it alone is to not attack it alone. Just RUN. 

Instinct: to eat

• Devour

Shambling Mound	Solitary, Large, Stealthy
Crushing Growths (d10+2 damage)	16 HP	0 armor
Special Qualities: Absorbs electricity, Camouflage

Shambling mounds are large, mobile plants. They feast upon everything they can get their hands on, including living things which they ambush and smother in their grasp. They become especially active during thunderstorms. 

Instinct: To grow

• Hide in the undergrowth

Stirge	Horde, Tiny, Stealthy
proboscis (d4-2 damage)	3 HP	0 armor
Hand
Special Qualities: Flight

Stirges are vicious, blood-drinking swamp pests that prey on wild animals, livestock, and unwary travelers. While weak individually, swarms of the creatures are capable of draining a man dry in minutes, leaving only a desiccated husk in their wake. 

Instinct: To swarm prey

• Suck blood
• Hide in the shadows

Treant	Group, Huge, Magical, Intelligent
Smash (d10+5 damage 2 piercing)	18 HP	1 armor
Reach, Forceful

Treants are ancient beings, long-lives sapient plants. Capable of living for millennia, they take things slowly most of the time, moving at a pace befitting for a tree. But when their bellowed woodland is in danger, these peaceful, lumbering giants lurch into action with unmatched ferocity. 

Instinct: To protect the woods

• Talk with plants
• Protect trees
• Befriend friends of Bregor

Troll	Group, Large, Intelligent
Brutish strike (d8+2 damage 1 piercing)	14 HP	1 armor
Forceful

Trolls are powerful humanoids mostly known for their regenerative powers. All non-fatal injuries seem to fade in due time, with only fire and acid seemingly giving the troll trouble. Furthermore, trolls slowly adapt to their environment, changing to better be able to survive.

Instinct: To indulge itself

• Regenerate
• Turns to stone in sunlight
• Extort bribes

Wolf	Horde, Organized
Bite (d6 damage)	3 HP	1 armor
Close

Instinct: To hunt

Worg	Group, Hoarder, Terrifying
Rusty Battleaxe (b[2d8+2] damage)	6 HP	1 armor
Close
Special Qualities: Fur and a wolf head

The most aggressive of the evil beast-men, worgs gather in howling bands of hunters, scouring the forests where they live for fresh meat, preferably human.

Instinct: To consume

• Snap and snarl at a source of pain
• Dominate a weaker ally
• Feast

Wraith (Forest)	Horde, Devious, Amorphous
Life-draining touch (d4 damage)	12 HP	1 armor
Close, Ignores Armor
Special Qualities:  Only harmed by magic and magic weapons

Forest Wraiths, though undead, are not a single soul. Rather, they are several fragmented of different souls, often due to violent deaths, tragedy and negative feelings, that have coalescence into a new, dreadful being in a corpse of a dark magic user. The wraith has neither understanding nor empathy of mortal life. All it wants to do is add to its collective of fragments by harvesting the souls of living beings. Its touch severely weakens the living, causing the Sick condition. 

Instinct: To steal life

• Sense the living
• Moan and rattle chains
• Guard Tomb