Stairway to Hell - Level-2 Shadowdark Adventure (Patreon)

Traveler! In Stairway to Hell, the characters visit Summer Fort, a sprawling city with an out-of-the-ordinary problem. A third of the population is affected by a strange affliction of the mind that causes them to become aggressive, impatient, and danger-seeking. This has revived the gladiatorial industry and caused all kinds of trouble as people kill each other in the streets. A perilous faction broke into the palace last week and gravely injured the queen.

The few clues lead the party to a ruined keep where the seers of Ord claim evil gathers. The characters investigate the place and find a hidden compound underneath. An arcane artifact lies there, an obsidian stairway that can be used to summon demonic entities from hell. A wizard has been using it to bring forth Tragmuth, the Puppet-master. This demon is responsible for the strange behaviors of Summer Fort's population. The characters must put a stop to this plot.

This adventure supplement is a special collaboration with another Patreon creator we feel fortunate to call a friend, Alyssa Faden. For this adventure, she has provided three maps to enhance the feel of this adventure supplement. We invite you to check out Alyssa Faden's Patreon Page.

Here's a close-shot of the adventure's layout:

Collaborator

Hi, I'm Alyssa Faden: a professional fantasy map cartographer. My passion (and the thing I am best known for) are my incredibly detailed, insane, hand-drawn maps: be they cities and towns, nautical ship deck plans, or the sprawling Tegel Manor drawn at 14'x12': my hallmark is and will always be: incredible detail and personality.

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