Lovely Jade Necropolis [Shadowdark, OSE, Cairn]
A downloadable game
In the Garden of Amuul, the fey raised a palace for their human guests. But the humans betrayed them, so the fey swiftly slayed them. Now Amuul is a Wasteland, where the dead cannot rest.
Twin necromancers, a sister and brother, found the jade palace, and then turned on each other. They raised undead armies and decadent courts, and turned the palace into two warring forts.
And in the Fey Realm, the Twilight Empress watches and rages, sending her goblins and elves to pay the intruders bloody wages.
But all the while, the palace groans with cruel weapons and bright treasures, mythical creatures, and strange magics beyond measure.
So will it be wealth, justice, glory, or bliss that entices you to enter the Lovely Jade Necropolis…?
This adventure was inspired by the poetry and fiction of Clark Ashton Smith, particularly the stories of Zothique and Hyperborea.
THREE SYSTEMS
This adventure is written with simple keys for monsters and treasure, and provides handy two-page guides so that it can be played in three different systems:
- Shadowdark
- Old School Essentials
- Cairn
Intended for a large party of Level 3 PCs, or a small party of Level 5 PCs
FANTASTIC FACTIONS
Weave your intrigues and fight your battles with a necromancer prince obsessed with pleasure and adoration, a necromancer general driven to conquer the world and avenge her parents' murders, and the Twilight Empress of the fey striving to destroy the undead and reclaim her realm.
DESIGN NOTES
- This campaign provides rich opportunities for exploration, social encounters, and combat. GMs and players will find it easy to bend the adventure in favor of their style of play.
- Contains 100 locations spread across five maps.
- Contains dozens of original illustrations by the author.
- Players will explore a blasted wilderness, a ruined palace, and a maze of caverns.
- The forces of Law and Chaos are often important, represented by various shrines, boons, and curses.
SYSTEMS AND FILES
- SYSTEMS. The majority of the adventure is presented in system-neutral language. At the back of the adventure text are three GM Guides for Shadowdark, Old School Essentials, and Cairn. These simple 2-page spreads include monster stats, treasure values, and other rules-focused notes.
- PDFs. This product includes one PDF file.
- VTT Maps. This product includes five (5) separate PNG format image files of the various maps, with numbers and secret areas removed to be player-facing.
CONTENT INCLUDES: DM notes, location descriptions, NPC notes, dialogue prompts, stat blocks, original creatures, original treasures and magic items, illustrations, and maps.
PRODUCT KEYWORDS: campaign, palace, necropolis, castle, wasteland, forest, fey, undead, necromancer, elf, hag, troll, goblin, pixie, zombie, horror, ghost, Law, Chaos, dragons.
| Updated | 15 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Category | Physical game |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
| Author | Joseph R. Lewis |
| Genre | Adventure, Role Playing |
| Tags | cairn, Dungeons & Dragons, old-school-essentials, OSR, shadowdark, Tabletop, Tabletop role-playing game, Zombies |
| Content | No generative AI was used |
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Looks great! Is a physical release in the works? I'd love to have the gorgeous art in print 🙏
Yes, absolutely, i just got the first proof this weekend, it will be in softcover and hardcover very soon
Any update on physical copies?
Yes, its available in print on DriveThruRPG, and Amazon, and Lulu
Have you considered making a version for the Black Sword Hack?
I love BSH! but if I were to write something for it, it would be purpose-designed for that system
Next project maybe...