The Ground Shakes Beneath Poxblood Parish
An 11-room dungeon crawl beneath a remote church, designed for use with Shadowdark RPG.
Description
Tremors around a remote church have locals wary. Hushed whispers and pointed gestures speak of a hellish holdout from the crusade of St. Terragnis that took place there centuries ago: a gargantuan flesh-thing the likes of which the world hasn't seen since.
The behaviour of the ageing priest is increasingly bizarre, and a lay sister suspects the nightly disturbances from the church basement are somehow related.
Can the party unearth the vulgar history lurking below before they become livestock for a power-hungry sorcerer?
The Ground Shakes Beneath Poxblood Parish is an 11-room dungeon crawl designed for use with Shadowdark RPG, intended for characters of level 3 and above.
Includes
- An aboveground investigation section and a dungeon with two rival factions: a profane cult and a desperate kobold tribe.
- Several new monsters and NPCs, including a fiendish drow sorcerer and a cryptid-inspired flesh-god that claws at itself for sensation.
- 7 new magic items, including a lightning-dipped mace, beguiling robes, and an obi that turns its wearer into a mindless thrall.
- Environmental hazards: toxic gas exposure, tremors, and rooms dense with danger and opportunity.
- Pathways for meaningful resolutions, not just rooms for stabbing.
- Separate player and GM dungeon maps.
- Locations, scenarios, and art that are drop-in ready for any campaign.
Details
- System: Shadowdark / OSR
- Pages: 16
- Format: PDF
- Players: 2-5
- Levels: 3+
- Playtime: 6+ hours
License
The Ground Shakes Beneath Poxblood Parish is an independent product published under the Shadowdark RPG Third-Party License and is not affiliated with The Arcane Library, LLC. Shadowdark RPG © 2023 The Arcane Library, LLC.