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Tuesday, February 17

Chapter 47: And Madness Followed - Introduction

This is a Dungeon adventure, “And Madness Followed” by Matthew Hope, set in the Arcanis setting. You can read more about Arcanis at http://www.onaraonline.org. Please note: This adventure contains spoilers!

Our cast of characters includes:

• Dungeon Master: Michael Tresca (http://michael.tresca.net)
• Kham Val’Abebi (val rogue/psychic warrior) played by Jeremy Ortiz (http://www.ninjarobotstudios.com)
• Beldin Soulforge (dwarf fighter/dwarven defender) played by Joe Lalumia
• Sebastian Arnyal (dark-kin sorcerer) played by George Webster

I couldn’t believe that someone beat me to the punch: I was going to submit my own King in Yellow-themed adventure to Dungeon magazine. When I found out that Matthew Hope had written one already, I had to have it.

I was not disappointed. Similar to Herald of the Yellow King, this adventure follows performers in three acts, with a climactic battle at the end. Even better, this adventure provides official rules on the Yellow Sign, the Pallid Mask, and what happens when you witness a performance of The King in Yellow. It also explicitly ties the Far Realm to Carcosa, something I was doing already.

That said, there were still some tweaks I needed to make. The identity of two performers was changed to further involve the characters in the plot and wrap up some loose ends. The wystes (from Monster Manual II, which I don’t have) were replaced with pseudonatural chuuls; you may remember them as the “immature form of the Spawn of Hastur” from Herald of the Yellow King. I changed the “Carcosan bats” that one of the performers summons to what they’re really supposed to be: byakhee. And the big bad monster at the end…well, you’ll have to read to find out. [MORE]

Labels: arcanis

posted by Mike Tresca at 6:43 AM

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