Dungeon Crawl in the Thirty Years' War
The Saint of Bruckstadt is a bizarrely baroque roleplaying adventure for two to four level 1 characters. The dungeon crawl, set during the Thirty Years' War, leads the players into the catacombs under the forgotten town of Bruckstadt.
The adventure was written with the D&D-based Lamentations of the Flame Princess rulebook in mind, but is equally playable with any other old school rulebook.
"So layered, so dense, so much stuff going on."
"Fucking recommended."
"Quite gritty, but also quite good."
"The adventure is clearly aimed at fans of dark fantasy who want to experience a dark and dirty time in German history."
What is it about?
Autumn 1631: Germany is gripped by a doomsday panic. Like wandering cities, armies and their retinue roam the countryside, devouring the granaries and robbing the farmers' livestock. In their wake: marauding soldiers, plague and famine. Large parts of the empire are depopulated, flourishing towns turn into charnel houses.
Bruckstadt has so far been spared by the war. Neither mercenary armies nor epidemics have reached the little town on the Katzbach. The inhabitants attribute this to the protection of Saint James, whom they honour every ten years with a festival. In 1631 it should have happened again, but the explosion of the town's powder store has buried the entrance to the saint's tomb.
The saint, the citizens are convinced, will therefore no longer hold his protective hand over Bruckstadt. Count Reuben Wolfsgrau is now looking for volunteers to help him find another way to the tomb of James. A way through the Roman catacombs, where dangers lurk from beyond the grave.
Gimme Facts!
- 103 pages of dark fantasy packed between two A4 book covers.
- 50 illustrations and 10 maps in old school style.
- The forgotten county of Grenzland with 3 locations to explore: Wolfsmoor, Burial Mounds and ruin Aarhorst.
- Detailed descriptions of the (bizarre) inhabitants of the small town of Bruckstadt.
- A dungeon with 150 chambers, spread over 5 areas.
- Furthermore: A bag of new magic items, devastating grave curses, powerful music pieces of an ancient toad cult, deadly traps, lots of gold and a castle as a reward for saving Bruckstadt.
