Behind The Walls
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A 'The Midderlands'-compatible adventure for old school roleplaying games. Written for any retroclones or old school games.
Players Introduction
The adventure takes place in the north of Havenland¸ near to the Scrottish borders by the Kelderwater lake (see Hex M09 of The Haven Isles map).
Ebeneezer Garbett¸ a local farmer from the mushroom-filled valley village of Otterdale¸ returned to the hamlet with tales of riches he had found. Now¸ no-one has seen him since¸ and he villagers are becoming ill with a strange fungal infection.
Game Master's Information
A farmer from the small village of Otterdale has discovered the ruins of an ancient Goman fortification. Half-buried in a hillside¸ it has been revealed by recent torrential rains.
Taking the gold he discovered there back to the village¸ the farmer is unaware that he has disturbed a dormant fungal creature known as the Mullach Dubh - a mould that grows on the dead¸ absorbing their memories and re-animating their bodies into a terrible half-life.
Unaware of this¸ the farmer -- Ebeneezer Garbett -- returned to his farmstead and succumbed to the toxic spores that he had breathed in. However¸ his stories had already drawn treasure seekers to the area in search of Goman riches. These adventurers¸ the Eagle's Talon Adventuring Company¸ disappeared into the fortress and were likewise subsumed into the fungal colony.
People in Otterdale who had contact with Ebeneezer have begun to succumb to the spores¸ growing sick and then returning from death as grim parodies of their former selves. Meanwhile¸ the controlling colony seeks to use these new ‘workers' to rebuild the glories of the long-gone Goman Empire.
This adventure is intended for low level play and can be scaled up or down accordingly. It should work best with 4× Level 1-4 player characters.