A savage wilderness. A village of ominous mystery. An undead menace. Heartless war profiteers. A ravenous Faint Divinity. Plague. Injustice. Political insanity. Assassins. Traitors. Skullcrabs. Octomonkeys. And a corpse-jumping necromancer!

This is The Crypt of Contempt, a Daggerheart adventure set in the Witherwild campaign frame for first or second level characters. It is a medium-length adventure fortified with compelling characters, perplexing mysteries, unique monsters, unusual dungeons, and worthy adversaries. This is a story of nefarious mind control, wrathful ancestors, power-hungry villains, and unspeakable evils of the past. Players will delight in bringing justice to a band of ruthless war profiteers from an invading nation.

The Crypt of Contempt is an ideal adventure for those beginning their Daggerheart journey, and experienced GMs will appreciate its many helpful tools: scalable combat encounters, clear descriptions of NPC motives, multiple paths for players to conquer the major challenges, "read aloud" descriptive passages, and beautiful tactical maps and tokens for use in any virtual table top (VTT).

It has been playtested and carefully crafted for ease of use. It will be available in PDF and print formats, and it will include a complete set of digital maps and tokens that can be used in virtual tabletop platforms.

Tone & Themes:

Adventurous exploration and discovery; whimsical creatures and surroundings; something's not right in the village; contempt for tradition; unexpected motivations; discovery of ancient secrets; heartless war profiteering; greedy enemies to be brought to justice; having fun storming the castle; unknown evil lurking in shadows.

Features:

1. Advice and tips on immersing the players in the region, the adventure and their party.
2. Descriptions of multiple routes for players to use to solve each major challenge.
3. NPC motivations are described every time a major NPC is introduced, including what they know and what they want to talk about.
4. Beautiful tactical maps for every battle that can be used in any VTT. Plus, also included are bonus VTT tokens for monsters, NPCs and characters.
5. Threat tables that allow the GM to scale the number of adversaries in each encounter based on the number of players in the party.
6. Guidelines for scaling the adventure for level 1 or level 2 characters.
7. Richly illustrated with artwork from independent artists and public domain treasures from the past. Everything is made by humans!
8. An expansion of lore for the Witherwild campaign frame with new monsters, NPCs, locations, magic items and Faint Divinities.
9. Introduction of a new organization known as the Starlighter's Guild.
10. A glossary of all NPCs and terms.
11. An appendix with all enemy stat blocks.
12. Introducing new monsters, including octomonkeys, skullcrabs, vetches, and Havenite raiders, plus appearances by Daggerheart standards like skeletons, acid burrowers and giant mosquitos.
13. Introducing new Faint Divinities: Mama Mulusepa, with her three personas; Ouranos, the giant tree; Lorlos, the crypt guardian; and Glowmask, the enigmatic patron of the Starlighter's Guild.

Is there a print version?

Yes! A print version of The Crypt of Contempt booklet is now available at DriveThruRPG.com! And your purchase here of the digital assets includes a special discount code: only $14.99 for the print-on-demand version, a savings of $10 over the full retail price!

SPECIAL THANKS

I'd like to thank the 200 Kickstarter backers who made this adventure possible by funding the campaign to 2600% of its goal!

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