One page dungeon contest 2022
No system, mid to high level.
Premise: A mage attempted to trap the infernal prince of madness and fell short.
What do we get here?
A single page gives us a dungeon that shifts based on how you fold the page. Prepare to be confused.
Usability/formatting
I really like what this dungeon is trying to do, I am not sure I understand it but I like it. You probably have to print out a couple of copies of this one and play with folding them up to figure it out, at least my brain can't fully grok it without getting hands on with a physical copy.
Assuming it works the shifting nature of this dungeon is actually genius and likely to bamboozle your players till they get the hang of things. Given how things move around there are plenty of loops and alternate paths to explore.
The art and graphic design of the map is very simple, black and white that is easy to follow. There is a lot of information on the page so you do have to zoom in a bit however it is never crowded or hard to read.
Through out the whole thing is pretty thematic. There is a slight lack of traps, otherwise it is hard to fault this one. Even the treasure is pretty unique, possibly they could have been themed a bit more however they are perfectly decent.
The base hook for the adventure is a bit bland, you should be able to spice that up yourself or seed rumours in your campaign ahead of time if you plan to run this one.
Portability
All you need in your world is some suitably evil madness creating entity, be it a god or fiend, and you can drop this easily in.
Recommendation
You definitely need to print this one out to run it and you do need to spend some time getting familiar with it for things to run smoothly at the table. This is one of the best efforts I have seen so far in the contest, top tier and one that definitely deserved a place in the winner's circle. I'll be looking out to see what else Clint Hocking has out there.
PWYW for the whole collection on gumroad or stump up cash on drivethru.
https://spielknights.gumroad.com/l/2022opdc
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/410915/One-Page-Dungeon-Compendium-2022-Edition
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