Vakhund Into the Unknown

[Messageboard Golem]

Travel south in the goblin kingdoms is always frought with danger. So many will go only so far as the Baron's outpost, The Vakhund, The Watchdog Tower, and reside there in safety while merchants and others fare their way down the road. But what happens when the Vakhund is attacked by goblins, orcs and bandits? A princess is kidnapped, and only a dangerous trip into the dark, infested goblin kingdoms will reveal the answer. A challenge in the grimly realistic world of Inzae, for 4-8 intrepid adventurers, in their first years of experience (Levels, 1-2).

 

[DM_Jeff]

The Death on the Treklant Trilogy for d20 fantasy roleplaying

By Troll Lord Games

Introduction: This series of early d20 adventures by Troll Lord Games will take characters from levels 1 through 6 and provide an awesome atmosphere and story for a DM and players who thought they'd seen it all.

Vakhund: Into the Unknown
By Davis Chenault
$6.95 24-page d20 adventure
ISBN: 1-931275-11-4

Vakhund, Into the Unknown: The cover jumps at you, just like the Wolfen creature jumping at the four hapless adventurers in the picture! The inside cover has all the overland maps needed to play, cartography is very clear and functional. Taking a break from their higher fantasy world of Erde in After Winter Dark, this adventure is set in "the grimly realistic world of Inzae", and is an excellent first adventure for PC's (a few Troll Lord lines will be in this Inzae setting, which show a more gritty, realistic fantasy game genre like Warhammer than the more heroic settings). At the same time, the continuous good naming conventions felt in all Troll Lord products is evident here, making a fit into any campaign no issue. The area of the story is a land known as the Dampfrat, and the flavor and feel is very reminiscent of medieval Germany, and the writing makes Warhammer's Old World look like Disneyland. It's an overland adventure centering on rescuing a powerful merchant's daughter from the grips of evil. d20 mechanics are in good order and the action continues with cool, purposeful encounters that drive a compelling story.

Written to truly immerse the PC's in the setting and get their imaginations to see the world around them (another trademark of Troll Lord), this adventure is the first in the "Death on the Treklant" trilogy, followed up with Dzeebagd, Under Dark and Misty Ground and concluded with Felsentheim: Dogs of War.

-Jeff Ibach