2024: Pink Pony of Death is a fanzine dedicated to OSR adventure gaming and horror roleplaying games. Issue #1 presents an adventure module for the Shadowdark RPG, drawing inspiration from classic sword & sorcery fiction and weird fantasy. This zine also includes setting material to portray the doomed city-state of Narbassal, where the adventure module unfolds.If you are looking for dark sword and sorcery adventure with an ancient world vibe that echoes the works of Fritz Leiber, Karl-Edward Wagner, and Michael Moorcock, Pink Pony of Death #1 might be to your liking.Within this 65-page zine, you will find: A Place that was, is, and will be: An urban-based timecrawl for level 1-3 characters. PCs will explore the dire fate of the city-state of Narbassal, its warring factions, political intrigue, Thaumilian blood magic, time travel, and time-space paradoxes. Map of Narbassal: Explore eleven keyed locations, from King Vessalamchirs Palace to the citys formidable seawall. Description of Narbassals Ten Wards: Meet the deep divers of Fell Qur, or mingle with cult-initiates of the sea-goddess Balaushtu in the Ash-Vakar quarter. Get lost in Narbassals maze of alleys.Random Tables for Urban Exploration: Generate neighborhoods and encounters as your players explore Narbassal before and after its destruction by the enemy fleet of the the city-state of Harbakaya. Eight Narbassalian Taverns: Each tavern is teeming with adventure seeds. Buy your friends some drinks and get to meet the wrong people. Timetable of Events: A schedule of past, current, and future events, ready to be messed up by your players. New Character Backgrounds: Create Shadowdark characters with setting-specific backgrounds such as dream interpreters, gladiators, and famed sword-singers. Foes, friends, and new monsters: Beware the messengers of the demon-goddess Lamachanti! Stats are provided for the Shadowdark rules set and 1e.
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