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