Tomb of Gilgamesh

 By Eduardo Leo and Theo Prevost

One page dungeon contest 2022

No game or level

Premise:  Go wake the sleeping king in his tomb to save the world.

What do we get here?

This single page adventure has 10 keyed rooms.

 Usability/formatting

 As a runner up in the contest this adventure is another one with fantastic art. There is a nice cartoonish style which is easy to follow and pretty clear.

 I found the actual text to be a bit small and slightly over written. Even in 200% zoom it was a bit small to read. There are also a couple of points I was unclear on, like how anyone would end up in the basement.

 The dungeon itself is non linear and has some funky stuff going on with it. There is not a lot in the way of faction play or interesting magic items and because this is a system less adventure you will have to do the heavily lifting yourself when it comes to monster stats.

 I found the hook to be a bit uninspiring, go get someone else to save the world. In fantasy games can't we be the ones to save the world? There is some slight mitigation in the conclusion to the adventure although if the characters are strong enough to defeat the only person that could save the world why couldn't they save it themselves?

Portability

The adventure is themed around Gilgamesh and Sumeria, you can easily file the names off and place this adventure elsewhere with other NPCs.

Recommendation

 Of the three entrants in the contest from this year that I have reviewed so far the only one I would run as is still Gus L's entry. There is totally enough here for you to reskin the tower for your own adventure, I just would not advise running it with this plot. 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