Doomed to Die Issue 1 - Beneath Stillroot

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This is the first issue of an ongoing zine series, each focused on short, atmospheric material you can drop into your campaign.

Doomed to Die Issue 1 features Beneath Stillroot, a low-level adventure for Shadowdark RPG.

At the edge of forgotten cross roads lies the hamlet of Stillroot, a quiet place, all cracked stone and soft-spoken villagers. Travelers find it by accident, welcomed by warm fires and the promise of rest.

But Stillroot is not a resting place.

Beneath the hearths and fields, something old stirs, the dead do not lie still, a tangle of shadow and will has use for them still.

Overview

Set in the quiet hamlet of Stillroot, players stumble into a place that seems untouched by the dangers of the wider world. The villagers are kind. The food is warm. But something is deeply wrong.

Beneath the village, an ancient will has begun to stir, one that sees the dead not as lost, but as useful. As players uncover the truth, they may find themselves welcomed a little too eagerly and leaving may no longer be simple.

Features

This issue includes:

  • Detailed hamlet with keyed locations designed to fit into any campaign

  • An inhuman antagonist that puppets the dead with shadow-tendrils

  • Simple mechanics and maps for tracking how shadows spread

  • 24 pages. Easy to drop into any ongoing game, just tell your players they’ve finally found a place to rest.

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