Rauthik
Explorer
The inaugural issue of Black Knife Media's gaming zine, Illuminations of the Baleful Lantern. Each issue features a complete adventure as well as a host of additional material that can be used independently or in conjuction with the featured adventure. Initially released on August 1st, 2025 exclusively to the Black Knife Media patrons (and a few lucky Gen Con 2025 attendees), it is now available on DriveThruRPG.
All material is presented in a system agnostic format, with stats and mechanics for OSR and/or 5e games as available.
In this Issue:

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/548111/illuminations-of-the-baleful-lantern-issue-1
All material is presented in a system agnostic format, with stats and mechanics for OSR and/or 5e games as available.
In this Issue:
- The Illumination of the Baleful Lantern - Beasts of Wrath: Haunting bellows can be heard in the uncharted wildlands. Now, several adventurers have gone missing while investigating the sounds. Getting to the bottom of this mystery will lead to a game of cat and mouse, where the party is both hunter and hunted.
- Unique Location - The Dancing Snail Roadhouse: A gateway t the wildlands and starting point for adventures, designed to be used with the Beasts of Wrath adventure or any campaign (adventure hooks provided).
- What Lurks in the Borderland: Random encounters for the vast forested frontier as a setting for Beasts of Wrath or other adventures, including two mini-dungeon locations and several keyed hexes, perfect for side quests or its own campaign.
- New Monsters, New Magic Items, and More in this 56 page issue!

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/548111/illuminations-of-the-baleful-lantern-issue-1


