Of Knights & Quests

 Howdy!

As you may or may not know, I have published a set of rules on itch.io! The game is called Of Knights & Quests, and it involves knights going on quests! It's a skirmish-sized game with a dozen figures or less per player with thematic quests to embark upon. The game is playable with any suitable miniatures you own, and is fast-paced with minimal player downtime. I have it for sale on itch.io (and have for a few years, actually), but I am posting now because I just did a significant update in refining the game. I'll post some more down the road about game design, ideas I have for this project, and ideas for other projects.

Take a look!

Of Knights & Quests by Kazdok (itch.io)

Dungeon23 Update February 15

 Well, it was a fun run, but honestly I'm surprised I made it as far as I did! Daily challenges are neat especially when you have the discipline for them, but I am admittedly a hobby butterfly. Still, I have 41 cool dungeon rooms and a multi-level layout done, and that's something. I can always add to it later, but the daily updates have reached their end. Thank you for reading, we'll get some other content up soon.

Dungeon23 February Room 10

10. Cleared cave-in

Dungeon23 February Rooms 8 & 9

8. Empty Room

9. Makeshift Office

Dungeon23 February Rooms 6 & 7

Whoops, missed a day there. That's what happens when you wax poetic about discipline. ;)

6. Vault, locked door

We return to our T-intersection from the beginning of this level.

7. Golem Workshop

Dungeon23 February Room 5

5. Empty Room

Ever wanted to make your players a little nervous? This is a good way. Or maybe it's a nice place for a nap?

Dungeon23 February Room 4

Sometimes it's hard to keep doing something every day. Motivation wanes, inspiration disappears, and sometimes you "just don't wanna." But the discipline you're building is worth it, especially when you need to do literally as little as possible as the baseline. So today I present to you:

4. Empty Room

Dungeon23 February Room 3

3. Cluttered lab, secret storage

Perhaps someone is in here and interested to hear how the maze went?

Dungeon23 February Room 2

2. Mirror Maze

The die is cast! We go to the right, where a relatively simple maze is complicated by mirrored walls, floors, and even the ceiling! Madness!

Dungeon23 February Room 1

1. Junction with Statue

Tomorrow I will roll a D6: on an odd we go left and on an even we go right.

Dungeon23 January in Review

Alright, we made it!

One month down, eleven to go! I wasn't sure how to properly start this challenge (as you can see by the initial entries, and even the earliest entries in the final run), but I settled into it. I now have a ready-to-use dungeon, and so do you! You'll notice that I left off scale (five or ten-foot squares would work fine) and all but the most minimal suggestions of encounters. This is intentional, as early publications assumed that you would be using random monster tables or otherwise filling in the gaps yourself. Maybe not what a lot of people want in a modern product, but it seemed to work well enough back in the day. For me, it has been a feat of mental acrobatics to pare down my thinking and planning, but it's been worthwhile.

Collected below are the three pages that comprise the first three pages and first two levels of our Megadungeon. I'm excited to see what February is like!

Level 1, Page 1

Level 1, Page2

Level 2, Page 3

Dungeon23 January Room 31

31. Ready Room

Decent treasure hoard, plus hidden loot!

Stairs down to level 3

Whew! It's been 31 days of continual effort, and we have the first two floors of our megadungeon! It's been a fun trip, and I'm excited to see where February takes us.

Dungeon23 January Room 30

30. The Arena!

Boss: Undead charioteer

Treasure visible beyond portcullis

Maybe this is a tough fight? Maybe he has a quest for you instead? Only one way to find out...

Dungeon23 January Room 29

29. Ready Room with portcullis

Sandy floors and bones are on the other side...

Dungeon23 January Room 28

28. Trapped hallway, one-way door

A fun little feature that I first saw in the Second Quest of The Legend of Zelda.

Dungeon23 January Room 27

27. Empty Room

Nothing here but the spaces between the music

Dungeon23 January Room 26

Almost missed this one it's been quite the long day. It's nice to look back on what I've another so far, pretty fun!

26. Strange Storage

Miscellaneous dry goods

Magic Item (secret room)

Dungeon23 January Room 25

25. A Minor Maze

Dungeon23 January Room 24

24. Metallic Chamber

What could it be?

Dungeon23 January Room 23

As a note while using this dungeon: sometimes I specify denizens of a room, but a lot of times I don't. I'm channeling the old school method of assuming the Dungeon Master is using monster tables or adjusting things as they see fit. Which isn't always what we expect, especially in the days of paying $50 a book. But hey, this dungeon is a freebie! 

23. Another Ominous Corridor