That's No Cave!
By Oyvind Paulsen
One page dungeon contest 2022
No system or level given.
Premise: Strange magical energies are coming from a near by cave, go check it out.
What do we get here?
A single page gives 14 keyed locations.
Usability/formatting
This is your classic spaceship in a fantasy setting style adventure which will instantly make it divisive.
The writing is decent, gives you a good understanding of the room in the opening lines and expands information further into the paragraph as you will likely need it. While the opening caves portion is a bit linear the ship itself has something of a loop to it.
Nothing much is described in the way of treasure, I am sure you can figure out your own sci-fi devices to give away as treasure though. There is a decent amount of interactivity and some option for faction play if you go a little beyond what is in the writing.
Portability
You need to be okay with putting sci-fi in your fantasy or at least some weird other planar stuff.
Recommendation
If this is to your taste it is a decent little adventure you should have no problems running, it may benefit from being expanded a little though.
Geldradin
By Zo Tchangov
One page dungeon contest 2022
No system or level given.
Premise: A wheat transporter is beefing with a miner at the entrance to a gonzo excavation.
What do we get here?
A single page gives 6 keyed locations.
Usability/formatting
I really love the art for this one, it is totally evocative and completely out there!
This is another entry from a child so the writing needs to be given a bit of leeway. That being said the situations created in the various caves offer a lot more than most of the hack and slash entrants in the contest this year. There is a sleeping giant, a mimic, a dragon with glasses, a dwarf rave and more!
If you like gonzo or want a gonzo one shot to run then fill your boots with this one man. Sure it is a bit liner but who cares with all the stuff to poke around with here.
Portability
Your setting does need to support dwarf raves to run this adventure, so that may be something you struggle to over come.
Recommendation
Definitely a fun little adventure for those who like things out there!
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