Kraken Corpse Delve [Cairn, 5E, OSR]

A one-shot adventure for Cairn
(with older editions for 5e and OSR)

The ancient world of Harth withers beneath its dying sun… but it’s not dead yet.

However, it will die. And today you meet a woman from the future who has seen it die! She has traveled back through time to live in a more pleasant Age (yours), but there’s one small problem…

She left the portal to the future open, and her sister is sending monsters back in time to capture her. This is bad for everyone.

To close the time portal, you must climb down through the buried corpse of a kraken, and seize the time-splitting diamond sword known as the “Edge of Eternity”.

Don’t worry, the massive kraken is definitely dead.

Almost definitely…

New Cairn Edition: Features all-new maps, new artwork by Brynn Hage and Joseph R. Lewis, new adventure locations, and a new PC Background: The Titan Miner!

ADVENTURE TYPE: Exploration / One-Shot / Dungeon Delve / Low Level

REVIEWS

"Excellent writing, interactivity, and all the rest combine to create something that you’re excited to run and share with your players. Dungeon Age seldom disappoints. The imagery is strong Strong STRONG. Creatures are well described, interesting, with interesting new effects. Magic is new and interesting. Oozing with evocative descriptions. This is really good." -- Bryce Lynch

SESSION REPORT

Read the narrative of a play test of this adventure: 

• https://josephrlewis.com/2020/11/07/kraken-corpse-delve-one-shot/

DESIGN NOTES

• Purchase includes 3 versions in seperate PDFs: Cairn (new), 5e (original), OSR (original)
• The new version of this adventure is for the Cairn RPG, includes new maps, features new artwork by Brynn Hage and Joseph R. Lewis, and includes a new PC Background: The Titan Miner!
• The original versions of this adventure (5e and OSR) is intended for low-level characters (1-3). 
• It is primarily geared for exploration and combat, with a handful of social encounters.

It runs 3 to 5 hours.

Players will explore the (mostly) dead corpse of an enormous kraken, proceeding down through its limbs and organs to find the time portal. Bizarre creatures and magical items can be found throughout.

There are a few NPCs to encounter.

INCLUDES: DM notes, room descriptions, NPC notes, dialogue prompts, stat blocks (now with descriptions!), original creatures and treasures, and maps.

KEYWORDS: kraken, dungeon delve, time travel, time portal, cosmic horror, eldritch horror, tentacles, mutations, parasites, underwater, dreams, nightmares, night terrors, future, one shot