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Crypt of the Mad Alchemist is Gauntlet or Funnel designed for 4 players / 16 level 0 characters.

Your village has fallen to a caustic slime that crawled from the forest forcing the locals to retreat. It covers everything and you huddle en-mass, at your wits end, considering evacuating permanently. Your friends have gone in search of answers and have never returned. Now, desperate for answers, you must sharpen your pitchforks and grab your rusty swords and head down into the depths of the Mad Alchemist’s crypt for one last attempt at answers. Your characters will likely not survive; don’t get attached. But perhaps, for a lucky few, when they emerge victorious and level up they will begin the long climb to adventure God-hood.

Included are:

  • 8 A5 pages of high adventure
  • 2 page bestiary
  • 2 pages of tables
  • 4 battlemaps

Formats are:

  • PDF – spreads
  • PDF – pages
  • PDF – printable booklet
  • 4 high res maps for use with VTTs

The Crypt of the Mad Alchemist is an independent product published under the Shadowdark RPG Third-Party License and is not affiliated with The Arcane Library, LLC. Shadowdark RPG © 2023 The Arcane Library, LLC.

Please leave me a comment once you've played this adventure.  I'm continuously looking for feedback on game balance and issues.  Thank you so much.  Have fun!

Updated 8 days ago
StatusReleased
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorHackRPG
GenreAdventure, Role Playing
Tagsbattle-map, funnel, gauntlet, OSR, shadowdark, Tabletop role-playing game, VTT

Purchase

Buy Now$4.00 USD or more

In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $4 USD. You will get access to the following files:

1.webp 1.3 MB
l0.webp 12 MB
L1.webp 7.3 MB
L2.webp 8.7 MB
L3.webp 9.2 MB
Crypt of the Mad Alchemist - Booklet.pdf 2.3 MB
Crypt of the Mad Alchemist - Pages.pdf 9.4 MB
Crypt of the Mad Alchemist - Spreads.pdf 9.4 MB
Crypt of the Mad Alchemist - dyslexic fonts.pdf 9.4 MB
PNG Maps.zip 41 MB

Comments

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Update 20/3/25: Added the PNG Maps.zip file with all the battlemaps as PNG files. I’ve included both numbered and unnumbered versions. If you have any trouble with the webp files this will sort you out.

Level 2 map can not be opened!!

Hi, sorry to hear you’re having difficulty. Let me check as this is the first time I’m hearing about there being an issue. I’ll come back ASAP.

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Hi, I’ve confirmed all maps downloaded from itch can be opened in the browser and in Photoshop. Is it possible this is an issue on your end?