The Master Of Puppets

Old-School Essentials Scenario by Gordy Higgins

The ‘Toymaker’ has gone missing – and nobility across the realm are scrambling to get their hands on his highly sought-after dolls. Hauntingly beautiful, and scarily well made.

His workshop is hidden, deep within the ‘Whispering Woods’. A dark and desolate forest, that locals warn all who dare enter, never return… that is, all except the Toymaker. To find his workshop, you must navigate the pitch black wood, haunted by imprisoned demons, zealous lumberjack wardens, cursed werewolves, possessed dolls, an entitled elf prince and a gaggle of other monstrous horrors.

The balance of power in the woods is shifting – will the evils that lay trapped here be released unto the world?

“The Master Of Puppets” is a level 4-6 dark and whimsical forest crawl adventure designed for use with Old School Essentials. This 50 page A5 zine contains over 50 keyed locations, including 2 dungeons, and multiple factions vying for control over the forsaken woods.

FOREST CRAWL

• The Whispering Woods is a demonic prison of perpetual darkness. The zine features 13 populated hexes, and tables for over 30 random encounters to challenge the PCs as they search for the Toymakers’ workshop.

DUNGEONS

• A giant marble titan turned into a werewolves den, and the Toymakers workshop, filled with guardian constructs and vulnerable demons.

FACTIONS

• Astarano – A demonic warlord of Nethria. He and his horde of fiends are trapped within the giant trees of the Whispering Woods.
• The Troncarti – An ancient order of woodland wardens, now deteriorated and desperate.
• The Toymaker – A conniving warlock, exploiting the trapped demons for realm wide domination.
• The Possessed Dolls – Dominated demons, and pawns of the Toymaker.
• The Elf Princeling – An eccentric and entitled individual whose personal ambitions have exacerbated the situation in the woods.
• The Werewolves – cursed members of the Troncarti.

The Master Of Puppets is available through DriveThruRPG in PDF.

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