One page dungeon contest 2022
No system, no level given.
Premise: The tomb of a forgotten king awaits exploration.
What do we get here?
A single page gives us a map of a dungeon with 16 keyed rooms.
Usability/formatting
As a dungeon to hack through this is a perfectly serviceable effort. Both the map and room keys are mostly easy to understand. I would say the the actual design of the dungeon is probably the best part here, plenty of loops and secret or obscured doors. A good example of how to give yourself a solid foundation to build from.
There is a good smattering of stuff to interact with and a decent wandering monsters table even if the rooms themselves are a little short on monsters in my opinion. Unfortunately the monsters are a mix of beasts and undead with little chance of faction play.
The issue here is that despite there being mention of murals on a number the rooms they do not come together to tell a story or add much flavour to the dungeon.
Portability
Without any real lore or details attached to this adventure you can drop it in anywhere.
Recommendation
I would say this is a fine dungeon to build your own adventure on top of rather than an adventure ready to go. If you spend the time to polish this one up a bit, flavouring it to your own setting it is well worth running. A decent start even if you would not run it straight out of the box.
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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