By Tamas P.
One page dungeon contest 2022
No system or level given.
Premise: Escape from a manor house that is on fire.
What do we get here?
A single page gives 20 keyed locations split over three levels.
Usability/formatting
It is always nice to see something different and this set up of a reverse dungeon the PCs are trying to escape from is a welcome change. The major problem is the whole adventure falls down as soon as the PCs find the balcony on the starting level and escape off it down the side of the house.
There are a few nice rooms in here but the whole adventure has fallen apart at the first balcony and that is ignoring the fact we are supposed to believe there is not a single window in the whole place.
It is a real shame so much effort has been put into an adventure that just plane does not work. The thing is written to imply it is a 5E adventure and characters have just too many tricks up their sleeve for this to even remotely work in 5E. The writing is pretty decent, the use of colour to highlight important elements works well.
Portability
You probably need a 5E style high magic game for this adventure to work.
Recommendation
Unfortunately the whole adventure can be side stepped far too easily to work, it also requires to improvise the whole first part of the adventure where the PCs meet all the other guests. Needs a major rethink.
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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