The Wavestone Monolith
System: Shadowdark
GM: Joe Collins
Players: 5
Tags: Beginner friendly | Fantasy | Weird Tales style | Rules-lite | Swords and Sorcery | pre-gen characters
The Wavestone Monolith
A scenario written by Kelsey Dionne, the creator of Shadowdark (SD). It represents an excellent introduction to SD, though it is kinda dark. And weird. More like a Conan tale than a fairy tale. And definitely not a fantasy-supers yarn.
If you do not know, SD is a fast-paced, "old-school" style fantasy RPG. It is intuitive, deadly, and tense. It brings the feel of 1980s D&D into a modernized, streamlined format. It focuses on exploration, treasure-hunting, and survival. This event will use pre-generated 3rd level characters.
The Wavestone Monolith: Fear the silence. Fear the water. Fear the dark stone itself!
You have journeyed deep into the sweltering jungle. You have finally found the fabled ziggurat of black basalt. It floats upon an undulating lake deep within a hidden cave. They say inhuman howls emanate from it on moonless nights. They also say that the fat gems and coins of a long lost world lie inside for the taking!