SSolo4 The Endless Lair IV

THE ENDLESS LAIR IV

A Solo Fantasy Adventure
Compatible with First Edition and Most Retro-Clones
Intended for one veteran player character of levels 10

Yet another level has been discovered in the maze near Cùirn Dhubh.
It is perhaps the most deadly section of the maze to be uncovered.
Will you return to once again challenge the Endless Lair?

Hello and welcome, adventurers and Game Masters!

I am very pleased to release the fourth chapter of my solo adventure series, The Endless Lair III! This is the much anticipated follow-up to my original solo scenario, the Silver Bestseller The Endless Lair (May 2019) and its Copper Bestselling sequel The Endless Lair II (June 2019).

In this module, you will take on the role of a veteran hero (Level 10) who has chosen to once again test your mettle against newly discovered, deeper depths of a world renowned maze. Will you survive to boast of your exploits? Or will you fall, like so many other would-be heroes? Only the Gods can say!

SYNOPSIS: This adventure takes place near the village of Cùirn Dhubh (Black Cairn in the Common Tongue), which lies along the southwestern border of the free nation of Dùn Bhriste. In the foothills within a half day’s ride of Cùirn Dhubh is a subterranean maze known far and wide as The Endless Lair. Some say it was the lair of an ancient necromancer while others claim it was home to a demon cult. No one knows its origins for certain, but the folk of Cùirn Dhubh know that hopefuls come from far and wide to test their mettle against the maze there.

Most who take up the maze’s challenge never return and those who do are tight lipped about their experiences. Despite this, the maze’s reputation is world renowned. Its name, the Endless Maze, is derived from tales of those few who survived their time in the maze, who claim the place is larger on the inside then seems possible and that there is a seemingly endless supply of foes in the rooms of this magical complex.

For years would-be heroes have challenged the maze and while most fell, a few hearty and lucky souls have survived. While tight lipped, this brave company routinely reported the maze consisted of five “sections” leading from the entrance to the exit portal. This fact was sacrosanct until a champion returned to report the discovery of a new maze. Heroes threw themselves recklessly at this new challenge until a third level was discovered by a brave champion who lived to tell the tale. Now word is spreading that this has happened again: heroes have found a fourth deadly maze within the Endless Lair!

Dare you challenge the new maze, adventurer?

Cartography by Louis "sirlou" Kahn, all rights reserved

This supplement contains a new, completely original solo adventure, intended for a single player character of 10th level. However, if a GM wishes to run this adventure with a group, it is easily modified to fill that need. IN that instance it is recommended for 4 to 6 players of 8th to 10th level players. The module relies on random tables and given this random nature it may be replayed many times and still offer different results and encounters. It also features, unlike the prior iterations in this series, a fixed encounters on each level, access to NPC companions, as well as puzzles and greater challenges. This scenario also features two deadly new monster, the fear gorta and the death mantle; the full OSR monster statistics and description are included as part of this adventure!

This module presents the player with deadly challenges and, true to Old School sensibilities, death will be the rule and not the exception in this maze. However, those brave souls who do survive can proudly claim they have once again bested The Endless Lair! You can play with any of the five (5) pre-generated PCs provided (Fighter, Cleric, Magic-User, Thief or Paladin), or your own character; and try and try again until you succeed!

As an added bonus, as a purchaser of one of my supplements you also get a free copy of my 2022 Starry Knight Press Catalog, which has information on all of my modules and supplements as well as maps of the known portions of the sphere of Terrans, where my campaigns take place.

Louis “sirlou” Kahn
Starry Knight Press
October 2022

This book is part of the ENDLESS MAZE story-arc (which includes SSOLO1, SSOLO2, SSOLO3 & the finale SSOLO4), taking your solo PC from level 1-10!