Dwimmermount (Adventurer Conqueror King System)
Published: 2013
Author: James Maliszewski
The gates of Dwimmermount have opened. After years of rumors, it is time to discover the secrets of this vast mountain fortress for yourself…
Dwimmermount™ is a classic megadungeon and old-school campaign setting presented use with Adventurer Conqueror King System™ and other d20-based fantasy role-playing games.
The 400-page Dwimmermount includes:
- 13 mapped, keyed, and stocked dungeon levels containing a total of 715 fully-described and detailed encounter areas for players and their characters to discover – with random tables to generate even more!
- 86 monsters and 70 magic items to confound, challenge, and reward your players.
- 6 pre-generated adventuring parties to serve as rivals for your player characters.
- A gazetteer of the lands surrounding Dwimmermount, with realms, domains, and settlements described using ACKS mechanics to support a campaign endgame.
- An overview of Muntburg, a fortified town nestled in the shadows of Dwimmermount, intended to serve as a “home base” for the player characters between expeditions into the dungeon's depths.
- A history of the dungeon from its earliest days to the present, with innovative mechanics that reward the characters for learning the secrets of the past.
- Descriptions of numerous factions operating within and without the dungeon, whose activities add a further layer of complexity to Dwimmermount.
- Discussions of ways to approach Dwimmermount, both as a player and as a referee, including insight into the dungeon's origins and design.
- Over 40 different works by top artists including Jeff Dee, Mark Allen, Eric Quigely, Conor Nolan, John Larrey, Steve Zieser, Russ Nicholson, Kelvin Green, and the grand master of old-school fantasy, Erol Otus.
In the Golden Age of fantasy roleplaying, the dungeon was the linchpin of adventure design and the sandbox was the assumed role of a campaign setting. With Dwimmermount, the Golden Age has returned.
Genres: Fantasy
Types: Adventure