The Veiled Vaults of the Onyx Queen – DCC #101

Description

Dungeon Crawl Classics #101 – The Veiled Vaults of the Onyx Queen

Veiled Vaults of the Onyx Queen is a Level 0 Adventure for DCC RPG

The Queen’s Onyx Jubilee is beginning, marking the 95th year of the merciful monarch’s glorious reign. While the entire realm celebrates the good fortune of their long-lived sovereign, a group of common villagers fights to stay alive. For them, the festivities are a nightmare, as the sounds of revelry are replaced by screams of terror – their own!

Imprisoned in opulence, marked for death, hunted by creatures both grotesque and foul. This ragtag group of unsuspecting villagers must band together to brave the vile mysteries that haunt this place and stand defiant in the face of death itself – if they hope to escape the Veiled Vaults of the Onyx Queen and save their very souls!

This 0-level adventure funnel begins in media res with the characters awakening deep within an opulent palace where they are set to become unwitting sacrifices to the corpse-god Mordiggian.  There they must piece together the clues as to their whereabouts, contend with a ghoulish death cult, stop a vile sacrament, close a gate to the underworld, and ultimately confront the Corpse-God himself – if they want to escape the Charnel Palace and save their very souls.

• Part dungeon delve, part investigative mystery, the PCs must piece together clues and solve puzzles to survive the adventure
• Good mix of puzzles, riddles, monsters, magic, and mayhem
• Character’s alignment and occupation play a large role in shaping the outcomes of certain situations
• Solid thematic reasons for NPCs to choose a class, gain spells, select patrons, and worship certain deities
• Inspired by the works of Clark Ashton Smith and H.P. Lovecraft

More about Dungeon Crawl Classics Rules set

DCC RPG is a fast-paced, open-feeling rules set allowing for epic game experiences without unnecessary tethers. It uses modern game-play while paying homage to the origins of role-playing and the fun that it inspired.

The game uses standard polyhedral dice but also has mechanics for special dice such as d3, d5, d7, d24, and d30. While not essential to play the game (there are conversion rules within the book), the extra dice for extra effects really add to the gameplay.

Product Support

Goodman Games supports DCC RPG with adventures, settings, yearbooks, and sourcebooks based on Appendix N authors. Goodman Games has released over 40 adventures for DCC RPG, and more are in the pipeline.

Beyond the core rulebook, there are settings that expand your experience with DCC RPG. These settings include DCC Lankhmar (licensed from the estate of Fritz Lieber), The Shudder Mountains (inspired by the works of Manly Wade Wellman), Mutant Crawl Classics (a stand-alone, post-apocalyptic, science-fantasy setting), Empire of the East, and the upcoming Xcrawl Classics and DCC Dying Earth. All supplements use the Dungeon Crawl Classics core rules.