The Abandoned Dwarvish Mine

We played an adventure from Basic Fantasy and I was inspired to expand it and make it my own. The adventure is going to be overhauled and is coming shortly. This is the new map:

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December 30, 2015

Adventure / Encounter

Adventure: Santa Situation

Someone has kidnapped the jolly leader of the elves, Nicolas. Can your brave adventurers track and recover him before it's too late? The Stand Situation is a Cresthaven RPG Adventure for a party of 3-5 midlevel characters. It is compatible with most OSR games and can be easily adapted to other d20 type RPG system.…

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December 19, 2015

Bestiary / Encounter / Monsters

Bestiary: Ruins of Castle Mistamere

This is a list of monsters you will encounter when you play through the starter adventure, Ruins of Castle Mistamere.

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November 9, 2015

Encounter

Manor of Lord Golden Moon

Manor of Lord Golden Moon is an AD&D 2nd Edition adventure to be played by a group of 5-7 characters of 5th to 8th level, for a total of about 50 total levels

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November 2, 2015

Encounter

In Search of the Unknown Monster List

For those of you who are playing the module B1 In Search of the Unknown. Here is the updated monster list using the Cresthaven RPG Monsters. 25 Monsters for B1 In Search of the Unknown for Cresthaven RPG 1. ORC - AC: 14; HD: 1; Hit: +1; Dmg: by weapon +1; MV: 120 (40) feet; MORSV:…

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September 14, 2015

Encounter / Map

The Cross Arms Tavern and Inn

The Cross Arms Tavern and Inn is the heart of the village, located just on the main square of Cresthaven. It is a cozy two-story timber and brick building, with several leaded glass windows that let the sunlight stream in. Inside, there is a warm fire burning in the fireplace and the scent of roasting…

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February 23, 2015

Adventure / Dungeon Mastery / Encounter

Random Encounters: Road mysteries

Your travelling party takes a rest on the side of the road. Or perhaps they have struck out cross-country, across farms and fields. What do you find?

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December 17, 2014

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Encounter

Map: Carbon Beach Backdoor

Now that the manor is ruined and nothing left, there can't be any more treasures to be found. Or can there?

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December 12, 2014

Encounter

Arachnid Ambush

This is simple ENCOUNTER and should be part of a greater story. Read the indented information to the party. Instructions to the DM are in italics. I would adjust the number of spiders so there are no more than 1 spiders per collective character level. The party has a very uneventful trek the mile or so…

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November 27, 2014

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