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Tomb of the
Dusk Queen
AN INTRODUCTORY DUNGEON DELVE
COMPATIBLE WITH THE
SHADOWDARK RPG
Tomb of the
Dusk Queen
CREDITS
Design
Sersa Victory (sersavictory.itch.io)
Cover Illustration
Copyright © 2015 Dean Spencer, used with permission.
All rights reserved.
LICENSE
Tomb of the Dusk Queen
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. For more information, visit www.thearcanelibrary.com.
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ADVENTURE BACKGROUND
Beneath a colossal tree of golden leaves lies a maze of root-choked
catacombs. It is in these catacombs that the
Dusk Queen
of legend is
entombed with her royal treasures. However, deathless guardians
and devious tricks await any who would intrude on her sleep…
CHARACTER LEVEL
Tomb of the Dusk Queen
is a simple but deadly dungeon delve
designed for 3rd-level characters.
DANGER LEVEL
Unsafe.
Check every 3 delving rounds for wandering monsters.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS
d6
1
2
3
Details
1d4 war-maiden
skeletons
rise from the rubble and attack
Oveus the Mirthful calls out for help from the pit in area 8
An NPC thief flees from a chamber further into the Dusk
Queen’s tomb—roll reaction as normal
4
5
A
cave creeper
scuttles down from the shadowy ceiling
A mithril suit of
animated armor
reforms from the
cobwebbed corners of the chamber and attacks
6
Golden roots snake down from the ceiling and seal off a
passageway of the GM’s choice for 3 delving rounds
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DUNGEON KEY
1. BURIAL MOUND
Pillars:
Covered in roots from aboveground, sickly yellow flowers
bloom from the roots.
Burial Mound:
Nearly reaches the ceiling.
•
Mound:
Disturbing the mound causes five
war-maiden skeletons
to rise and attack.
•
Rotted Coffin:
Buried in mound. Contains moldering bones, a
mithril bracelet worth 50 gp, an
enchanted mithril longsword,
a
potion of growth,
a
scroll of invisibility,
and a
scroll of fireball.
•
Phantom:
Veiled Dusk Queen phantom mourns dead, wails if
touched and raises dungeon Danger Level to Risky.
RUMORS
d6
1
2
3
4
5
6
Rumor
A venerable wizard went missing in the Tomb
A false scepter lures thieves to an agonizing death
A sarcophagus is rigged with a mithril-rusting gas trap
Those who harvest sacred wheat keep a secret
A curse befalls those who breach the Dusk Queen’s crypt
The gelatinous cube cannot harm someone carrying the
Dusk Queen’s holy symbol
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