Had a phenomenal time running this tonight online for friends. It was 4 hours of mayhem and mirth...or is it mirth and mayhem? https://youtu.be/7pnWRS8tP9o A question! The book references the Master Alchemist Heroic Ability. Where do I find this??

This scenario is misleading! At first glance, it looks very small and short. But wait until you play it! This is seriously a LOT of fun! My group records our sessions, here is our first run through the adventure! https://youtu.be/B9woAQfv8uU

Within the heart of The Iron Forest stands a venerated tree kin, holding vast knowledge and lording over the woods from time memorial. Sadly, the tree kin has started to succumb to an infernal infection as a demon has corrupted the nearby wellspring from which the tree kin draws sustenance. As the tree kin slowly succumbs, its beloved forest begins to wither like fruit on a vine. Heroes are needed to the tree kin and its woodland home.

That's roughly the story of this old-fashioned but charming sidetrek from Emerald Mage Games, which includes a sympathetic giant, a zombie bear and shambling undead which remind you of why you fear The Walking Dead ((beware their Vile Vomit attack! Deadly and gross).

While designed for Dragonbane, the adventure can be easily used by any OSR variant with minimal alteration. Similarly, while it’s ostensibly set within the Misty Vale setting from the Dragonbane Core Box, the adventure can be used anywhere.

The illustrations are nice, as are the two included battle maps.

The Ancient Tree is a well-written, well-packaged sidetrek. While there is nothing particularly new here, it does its intended job of providing an evening of entertainment and does it well.

A nice dungeon adventure. It can be quite deadly, though… It was my first adventure added to Foundry, and the cavern walls were quite a challenge to add properly. But I’m sure my players will enjoy it greatly! That being said, for such a challenging encounter, the reward seems a bit lacking, so I’ll adjust it.

a nice short adventure, easy to add anywhere. I recommand if you need a quick addition to your campaign.

I love the concept, and the presentation is most excellent. I just feel the power balance is not quite right. The class can use metal Armor and are essentially casting spells. Also the spells (Divine Powers) cost less Willpower points than the regular spells of a Mage.

Lindworm Cavern is a short Dragonbane adventure by Emerald Mage Games. The adventure expands upon a location pinpointed on the map of Misty Vale in the Dragonbane core box, but of course can easily be dropped anywhere of a GMs choosing.

The set-up is simple: a monstrous lindworm has laired within said cave and preys upon travellers and isolated farms. Aiding and indeed worshipping the beast are a band of kobolds (some of them winged!), who lure victims to their demise.

The cavern has nine locations, making it an ideal length for an evening of gaming. There is a nice variation in the geography of the rooms, including a subterranean waterfall and river that must be crossed. A series of random events (a falling stalactite, for example, or a minor quake rather than just a wandering monster) bring an element of dynamism to the adventure. There’s a nice consistency to the encounters; rather than shoehorning in more monsters, the author stays true to the kobold and lindworm formula and wraps things up neatly just before it becomes repetitious and dull.

The adventure includes stats for the lindworm and kobolds, of course, but also a new type of flora: Dawn’s Dewcap. Morning moisture collected from the shroom is imbued with magic, helping to heal wounds and reduce fatigue. Cool.

Lindworm Cavern is nicely laid out with good maps and solid artwork, making it a breeze to run.

Lindworm Cavern wears its old-school fantasy gaming heart right on it’s sleave. And if that’s in your wheelhouse than you can do far worse for a quick pickup adventure.

A creepy creepy evening in with an excellent one shot. All manor of horror key beats are covered in this one shot without it feeling obvious. I ran this online for a group of 3 who had never played the system before. While they managed it may be better to use "The Lindworm Cave" also from Emerald Mage as an intro and to allow players to get to grips with core mechanics. That being said I will be including this in the core set IRL campaign I am running as both an adventure, and to introduce a necromancy teacher depending on the players choices.

Top drawer stuff again, 5/5

Hags and witches are a classic villain of fiction, folklore, and fantasy roleplaying. The Hag’s Hut, a new Dragonbane adventure from Emerald Mage Games leans into these toad-kissers with delight, resulting in an atmospheric and enjoyable night or gaming. The Hag’s Hut is 18 pages in length. The actual adventure takes up 9 pages. The remainder is a collection of monster stat blocks and the like. The set-up is simple. Agasyl, a nasty hag that resides within the Haunted Marsh, has begun kidnapping young children to sacrifice in her quest for power. A couple of hooks to get the PCs involved, but its really up to the GM to decide how to make use of the adventure. In any event, its up to the PCs to put a stop to Agasyl before more children die. Writer Zach Wharton has populated the hag’s lair – the hut suggested in the adventure’s title and the caves beneath with a diverse range of fun, appropriate, and atmospheric encounters. You’ll love the grim scarecrows and most especially the two undead dolls, Scissors and Hook and Knife, who are creepy as heck and viciously attack with their namesake weapons. The climax with Agasyl is rewarding. Its a challenging fight and the moment when she finally reveals her terrible self is expertly (and grotesquely) written. Production quality is excellent. The cover is eerily beautiful, the two maps are expertly rendered, editing and layout is solid, and the stock art captures the mood and imagery of the text (which isn’t always the case when stock art is employed). It’s clear care and thought was put into this adventure. Like a good horror movie, The Hag’s Hut is genuinely creepy at times and creates a strong sense of unease that never lets up. It’s a perfect horror-themed sidetrek.

START HERE! I have run this as a new Roll20 GM, and for players new to the system. It's a fun adventure which took us three hours as we learned both systems. The players loved the Adventure commenting on it at the end. You could as the other review mentions, run this with little prep and have an awesome time. Well worth the money.

I've bought most of the supplements for DB that I can find, this one might be favorite. It feels the most like the quests in the starter Adventure book, very plug and play. A lot of the supplements seem to be trying to do too much; this one is easy for the DM to fit into your game, it's simple but thorough with nice maps and good hooks.