Beneath The Spindle is an adventure designed for Knave 2e, but can easily be adapted to other OSR and OSR adjacent systems.

Made for the Knave 2e Adventure Game Jam.

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Delve deep down into the chaotic mess of a long–abandoned wizard's basement. Get eaten by living corridors, walk through piles of slugs, gaze upon the trees of flesh, converse with a captured Patron of Sprouts & Spores, find forgotten potions and wizard's robes, and get lost in the expanded mind of a lonely slug.

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Intro: You have found the bones of long-dead Wizard Halvia 'The Whisperer'. Among the bones lies a note; detailing the coordinates of an isolated wizard's tower named "The Spindle" – and a grand reward upon delivery of the bones.

In Halvia's 252 years of absence, Kalvadox the servant – a living book with legs – has been trying to maintain The Spindle. The basement; full of magical materials, objects, & creatures, has long been warded off – ever since odd & unearthly noises started emanating from the depths, triggering the cowardly nature of Kalvadox. 

Performing a Ritual of Resurrection, Kalvadox brings back Halvia: but the Wizard is weak, and their memory cloudy. They cannot remember where your grand reward is hidden – but one thing may just jog their memory: Life–Bringer. A bright yellow, icosahedral crystal, the size of a fist, said to have life–giving properties. 

The crystal is stored within the depths of the basement, which Kalvadox reluctantly reopens for you. Who knows what magical Chaos has ensued in these long–abandoned bowels of The Spindle?

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