The Haunted Wood (d20)
The Haunted Wood An Adventure for The Black Hack¸ by Simon Forster
For 4-6 characters¸ Level 4
Across the border¸ along an old trail¸ nestled between two steep and rocky hills¸ lies the Haunted Wood. Blanketed in snow¸ gloomy and still¸ the wood does not like visitors. Of those few who enter¸ fewer still come back out¸ and those that do are always changed.
Why Go into the Woods?
Deep in the snowy woods is a tree unlike any other. It is said to be one of the roots of the First Tree¸ a link to Ancient Times and Places Beyond. The tree bears succulent fruit that is full of time; its juices flow with golden seconds and silver minutes¸ and eating the fruit reverses time¸ restoring youth¸ bringing the dead back to life¸ and even showing visions of the future. So it is said. This is reason enough for people to go into the woods¸ to search for the Root¸ to pick its fruit and taste the juices of time on their tongues. Aging kings and queens of fading beauty would sell their kingdoms for such a prize.
This adventure was written for the second edition of The Black Hack rpg¸ but is compatible with most other RPGs of a smiliar ilk. It comprises a lengthy random table of encounters and events in the haunted woods¸ as well as several key locations with their own maps and details. Plenty of new monsters¸ a few new magic items¸ and a mystery to be uncovered.
Should keep your players occupied for a few sessions¸ more if they get lost in the woods!