It has been a miserably, long day and all you want to do is lay your head on your pillow and slip away into a sweet slumber.
Bong… Bong… Bong
The bells of the church wake you suddenly in the middle of the night. A thick, red hued fog has surrounded your home of Meadhan. Almost everyone in the entire village has disappeared and shadowy figures dart in and out of the corners of your vision. You leave the safety of your home with pitchforks, cleavers, and shovels ready to face the evils of the night. Something wicked has come to Meadhan!!
A Conspiracy of Ravens is a horror themed adventure module that can be played as a 0-level funnel or as a 1st level adventure that uses Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG . A “funnel” is a game in which players will play 2 to 4 everyday townsfolk who begin at 0-level with no special abilities or skills. Players use cunning, tactical retreat, and brute force through strength of numbers to overcome perilous situations and bloodthirsty monsters to save the day. The very few, lucky peasants who survive become emboldened with new abilities as 1st level characters and embark on glorious, treasure filled quests with a new found spirit of adventure.
The “funnel” game is synonymous with Dungeon Crawl Classics tabletop gaming. It is an excellent way to introduce completely new players to role playing and a very fun way to keep veteran players on their toes. A Conspiracy of Ravens takes classic aspects of horror that you love and reimagines them in a frightening new light… or darkness.
- Lost children in need of being saved… or are they?
- A suspicious old lady… she could be a benefit or curse to the party.
- Man’s best friend… think Cujo but much, much more gruesome.
- Possession… who doesn’t love someone who can spin their head 360°
- A sacrificial finale that puts the Salem witch trials to shame… and much more!
A Conspiracy of Ravens is non setting specific and can be easily adapted into any fantasy world. The module has gone through many playtests during online conventions like Founders and Legends III and Bride of Cyclops Con and has been thoroughly worked over by various home groups.