Scarlet Citadel - Kickstarter Spotlight
/I think it’s beyond obvious now that I’m an enthusiastic fan of TTRPGs and D&D in particular. Since it’s just you and me here…. can I confess something? I find dungeon crawls are often, not always, but often…. a frustrating chore. I know, I KNOW. Dungeon crawls are the foundation that D&D was built upon. And I believe they are fun and exciting and enthralling when used properly. We’ve all been there: your party has their ultimate goal laid out before them, close the portal… stop the baddie… save the world… Time is of the essence. But then you’re suddenly pulled into a ten hour detour through some ancient underground ruins filled with low stakes combat encounters. Fingers crossed the world isn’t an apocalyptic hellscape ruled by the evil necromancer by the time you get through the dungeon.
For a dungeon crawl to be fun and effective, it has to be both dynamic and integral to the story. Better yet, what if the dungeon crawl was the story? What if the entire adventure was one legendary dungeon crawl? That is a concept I get behind and it is precisely what the fine folks over at Kobold Press are bringing to us with their latest creation: The Scarlet Citadel
Scarlet Citadel… “is a classic, old-school dungeon crawl that goes from a surface setting to a deep set of caverns far from the light of the sun, where alien things skitter and guttural chants murmur down chill and damp passageways lit only by magical spheres and phosphorescent fungi.
The Scarlet Citadel includes at least 6 levels of dungeon exploration with lavish maps, plus a town base, appendixes of additional monsters and characters, and a full suite of PDF and virtual tabletop options from Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds.”
Hell yeah! I am totally down for that. Again it’s all about context and player expectations. Playing this campaign, you know you are signing up for an epic crawl. And since the the crawl itself is the adventure, you know these seasoned professionals (lead by the prolific game designing veteran, Steve Winter) have put a ton of work into making this engaging, dynamic, and most of all, FUN!
We’re in the last week of their campaign, so hurry the heck up and get your copy of Scarlet Citadel today!
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Well, that’s all from me for now. Until next time…
Take Care, Owlbear
Pat
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Patrick Edwards is the co-writer of the upcoming 5E Campaign, The Red Opera, as well as the writer of the Space Tripping series of novels. Check him out on Twitter @ThePatEdwards or his website thepatedwards.com
