Adventure Site Contest 2 REVIEW: Tower of the Necromancer

Tower of the Necromancer

Author: Riley
System: Swords & Wizardry
Party Size: 3-4
Level Range: 1-2

Hidden amongst a copse of trees atop a small cliff lies the tower of Santha of Nikoza, the Conjurer. Recently villagers have reported seeing undead and hearing strange moaning sounds.

What's really going on? The magic-user has captured a blink dog and her two pups, whose pitiful howls echo through the caves (this is the ghostly moaning heard by villagers). The magic-user has been experimenting on the blink dog and his magical research has resulted in the flesh of his sell-sword guards phasing out and becoming transparent, giving them the appearance of skeletons (these are the reported undead). Finally, the experiments have caused his charmed ogre servant to periodically teleport to a random location nearby.

Adventure Site Contest 2 REVIEW: Pit of the Red Wyrm

Pit of the Red Wyrm

Author: Jakob McFarland
System: Swords & Wizardry
Party Size: 4-6
Level Range: 5

The red dragon Nimgobar has stolen a banks (sic) strongbox and taken it to his lair, a deep hotspring in the rainforested mountains. In the ruined asylum above, insane dragon-worshipping berserkers grow the merciless insanity peppers of Quetzalemalan which begets them greater strength and insanity.

This adventure is written for Swords & Wizardry, an OD&D clone that includes all the supplemental material (if I understand correctly). I have no direct experience playing or running this particular version of D&D, but I found a lot of help online. I plead ignorance for any mistakes I make with rules assumptions, and I'll be happy to make edits if someone has a correction.

As we begin, the party is traveling through wooded mountains to someplace else when, suddenly, they spy a red dragon soar overhead clutching a golden chest in its claws. It descends below the treeline over in that direction.

Now there's a strong start for an adventure! Perfect, even. No messing around with elaborate job offers or village rumors. Rather: Look! There goes a dragon and he's carrying treasure! (chef's kiss, muah!)