Dungeon Domains: Mordengandr Den

Dungeon Domains are hand-drawn geomorphs representing sections of dungeons, caverns, sewers, or catacombs, fleshed out with flavourful and detailed descriptions of each area as well as a unique legend explaining the dungeon’s history, all to provide GMs with inspiration to create their own dungeon-delving adventures using any system or setting of their choice.

Each individual Dungeon Domain has been designed to connect seamlessly with any of its sister products, allowing GMs to construct or expand dungeons of any size with minimal effort.

I. Products are written for players and structured for GMs

Dungeon Domains are deliberately crafted to facilitate fun, unique, and memorable adventures for your players. Our dungeon areas and features beg to be interacted with, forcing your players to make meaningful choices to encourage them to play cleverly and think outside the box, ensuring the emergence of truly singular gameplay situations!

At the same time we have structured our products to provide the best possible support for GMs prepping and running adventures in our Dungeon Domains! Say goodbye to long prep times and nervously leafing through pages during play looking for the right bit of text! All information is available at a glance, combining flavourful descriptions with short, succinct, and structured bullets to describe any important features.

II. Dedication to Feedback & Improvement 

Every campaign we run presents an opportunity for us to ask for your feedback, and to refine, innovate, and improve the products we create for you. It's a simple principle which enables us to provide increasing value for backers, one step at a time. Two recent examples are the addition of Noise Maps and VSSTM lines, which have now become a standard feature of Dungeon Domains. And as far as we know, these helpful GM tools are completely unique to our products, too!

III. Flexible, Easy to Use, Universally Compatible, and 100% A.I. Free

Low prep, high value is our motto! In designing our Dungeon Domains, we have ensured they are easy to prep, easy to use, rich in content, and endlessly expandable!

For more details, visit https://www.bolvverk.com/dungeon-domains

Arkhan's Red Redoubt marks the 16th release in our ever-growing Dungeon Domains line, preceded by Shrine of Dagon, Weeping Caves, Fane of Ash, Riven Catacombs, Cistern of Amn-Duat, Perilous Paths I and II, Dismal Oubliette, Rat King's Abode, Leadrot Mine, Dwimmerdark Hall, Vault of Midias, Mourngloom Keep, The Durance Forlorn, and Coldheart Hollow -- all successfully Kickstarted and released since we started the line in 2023!

The €2 Explorer pledge already nets you the following:

• A .pdf featuring at least 12 pages of low-prep, high-utility content, all presented in a GM-friendly style and layout, making it almost effortless to run at your (virtual) table.
• A hand-drawn dungeon geomorph comprising 9 distinct areas.
• A unique Legend (i.e. dungeon backstory) devised to spark your imagination and create rumours, plots, and adventure hooks to fit your own campaign.
• A detailed map key, describing each area using system-neutral language, which any GM should be able to translate into the system of their choice with ease.
• Copious sidebars containing flavourful text to read aloud or paraphrase, and designer's notes to help you flesh out the dungeon environment and its encounters during play.
• Coloured page backgrounds, a Noise Map, and VSSTM lines for each area.
• An alternative grayscale .pdf for sensory-sensitive readers who dislike the strong red.
• Plenty of additional content based on stretch goals.
• The option of ordering a softcover Print-on-Demand version of the finished book separately via DriveThruRPG, at a steep discount, approximately one month after delivery of the .pdf (the proofing process takes some time).

At the time of launch, the writing and cartography for Arkhan's Red Redoubt is 60% completed. With eighteen successful campaigns under our belt and all potential stretch goals meticulously planned for, we are confident Arkhan's Red Redoubt will be released to backers by the end of January. This estimation takes into account a worst-case scenario, and you'll likely receive your rewards by the end of this year already! As always, fulfilment will be done via DriveThruRPG. 

I. Dungeon Domains are Cheaper on Kickstarter

The Kickstarter formula enables us to offer far better deals to backers than we could make work otherwise. In short, Dungeon Domains purchased on Kickstarter are one third cheaper compared to a direct purchase via DriveThruRPG.

II. Your Feedback Counts

Joining the campaign provides you with a direct line of communication with the creator. Your feedback will be asked for, listened to, and acted upon, helping us improve the products created for your games.

III. You Will Help Pave the Road to Grander Adventures

You can take this one literally, as we have big plans for the future! In addition to our regular releases, we plan to offer the following items soon:

• Perilous Paths vol. III -- a third compilation of 4-5 geomorph maps compatible with Dungeon Domains.
• Lost Lands vol. I -- a compilation of 4-5 hex map tiles compatible with Renegade Realms.
• Spurned of Orcus -- a full-fledged adventure featuring a Roman-themed villa inhabited by a cult of ghouls disavowed by the demon prince.

Your funding will help us realise and fulfil these projects sooner, and to a higher degree of quality.

Still on the Fence?

Because we stand behind our products and the principles driving their design, we believe 'show, don't tell' is the best way to get our message across. If you're still on the fence, and would rather take a look at what we have created so far before making a decision, we've got you covered! All of our Dungeon Domains can be previewed, in full, on DriveThruRPG! Click here to check it out!

Need even more? Download the free Domain Architect .pdf to get al full overview of all our available Dungeon Domains! The Domain Architect includes map images of all our published geomorphs, along with a brief summary of each Domain, its notable features, and a list of all the extras that were added during its Kickstarter campaign (player handouts, map tokens, etc).

[UNLOCKED] €200 -- Arkhan's Red Redoubt Deluxe upgrade package 

A download package containing the following items will be added to every pledge tier:

• A player map handout (not showing the traps and hidden areas).
• A proper Legend (i.e. dungeon backstory) handout to give to your players, styled like a medieval manuscript page.
• A .txt file of the core .pdf contents.
• 300 DPI .png files of the base map and its separate features (traps, hidden objects, etc.) to print at home and / or facilitate Virtual TableTop play sessions.

[UNLOCKED] €700 -- Arkhan's Red Redoubt Art & Content Expansion

The core .pdf will be expanded with the following:

• Three half-page illustrations depicting as many dungeon areas.
• Two extra pages, giving us more space for adding extra features to our area descriptions.

[UNLOCKED] €1500 -- Arkhan's Red Redoubt  Core .pdf Upgrade (Complete)

 The core .pdf will be expanded with all of the following:

• 10 Disturbing Discoveries: a random table of 10 flavoursome and thematic treasures for your player characters to find.
• 10 Unnerving events: A random table of 10 strange events for your player characters to experience.
• Enough extra pages to accommodate all of the additional content in the core .pdf.

€ 1800 -- Dead Ends for Arkhan's Red Redoubt : 

The Deluxe Upgrade Package will be expanded with the following:

• Eight hand-drawn 'dead end' map sections, featuring doors, portcullises, cave-ins, and actual dead ends which you can connect to the geomorph to close off any corridors leading off the map.

€ 2500 -- 5e / Shadowdark Adventure Notes for Arkhan's Red Redoubt : 

Two pages of dedicated notes to support 5e and Shadowdark GMs! These will provide additional system-specific details for each area, plus an adventure hook and aftermath section. This stretch goal effectively turns Arkhan's Red Redoubt into a zero-prep mini-adventure for two popular systems!

Both the 5e and Shadowdark Adventure Notes will cater to a group of 4-5 level 1-3 player characters.

€ 2800 -- OSR / 3.5 / Pathfinder 1e Adventure Notes for Arkhan's Red Redoubt 

Two pages of dedicated notes to support OSR and 3.5 / Pathfinder 1e GMs! These will provide additional system-specific details for each area, plus an adventure hook and aftermath section. This stretch goal effectively turns Arkhan's Red Redoubt into a zero-prep mini-adventure for two popular systems!

Both the OSR and 3.5 / Pathfinder 1e Adventure Notes will cater to a group of 4-5 level 1-3 player characters.

€ 3000 -- Forbidden Lands / Mörk Borg Adventure Notes for Arkhan's Red Redoubt : 

Two pages of dedicated notes to support Forbidden Lands and Mörk Borg GMs! These will provide additional system-specific details for each area, plus an adventure hook and aftermath section. This stretch goal effectively turns Arkhan's Red Redoubt  into a zero-prep mini-adventure for two popular systems!

Both the Forbidden Lands and Mörk Borg Adventure Notes will cater to a group of 4-5 starting player characters.

€2 -- Explorer: 

This is your standard, basic pledge tier. Backers at this level will receive the Arkhan's Red Redoubt .pdf, including all unlocked stretch goals!

€3 -- Legendary Explorer: 

This new 'Legendary' tier was created as a direct result of recent backer feedback. Backers at this level will receive the Arkhan's Red Redoubt.pdf, including all unlocked stretch goals AND will have their name added to the book, under the new 'Heroic Backers' section in the same book. 

Don't forget to take a look at our Add-Ons section to add to your pledge in case you're still missing a few Dungeon Domains or would like to get you hands on the Scarlet Tarock supplement! If you're new to the line and want to go all-in, choose the Trailblazer or Knight of the Citadel pledge instead.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Our recent campaign Dungeon Domains: Codex Carcerum offered a compilation of the first 12 releases in the Dungeon Domains line, both in hardcover and .pdf, as well as several other physical add-ons. As the rewards of that campaign (partially) overlap with those offered here, we've split some of our pledge tiers and add-ons in two: one version for those who backed (or wish to Late Pledge for) the Codex Carcerum, the other for those who just want all or some of the individual releases. To keep things simple, the total price / discount is exactly the same in all cases, so it's simply a matter of personal preference.

You can now Late Pledge for the Codex Carcerum here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bolvverk/dungeon-domains-codex-carcerum

€22 -- Knight of the Codex (Everything that's NOT in the Codex): 

Choose this tier if you have backed, or want to Late Pledge for the Codex Carcerum and still get your hands on all of the other stuff we've created! 

The Knight of the Codex pledge tier includes all individual .pdf releases we have published except for those compiled in the Codex Carcerum, offered at an unbeatable price! It includes the Scarlet Tarock, plus Arkhan's Red Redoubt, Coldheart Hollow, The Durance Forlorn, and Mourngloom Keep, plus Renegade Realms: Raven's Reach, Blackthorn Loch, Gallebrann's Desolation and Fellscar Marshes -- all in .pdf and including every single unlocked stretch goal for all products, plus the free Domain Architect! Knights will also have  their name added to the Arkhan's Red Redoubt book, under the 'Heroic Backers' section. 

€42 -- Knight of the Citadel (All Individual Releases, including those from the Codex): 

Choose this tier if you want simply want to get all of our individual releases in .pdf at a discount!

The Knight of the Citadel pledge tier includes all individual .pdf releases we have published to date, offered at an unbeatable price! It includes the Scarlet Tarock, plus Arkhan's Red Redoubt, Coldheart Hollow, The Durance Forlorn, Mourngloom Keep, Vault of Midias, Dwimmerdark Hall,  Leadrot Mine, Rat King's Abode, Dismal Oubliette, Cistern of Amn-Duat, Riven Catacombs, Fane of Ash, Weeping Caves, Shrine of Dagon, Perilous Paths vol. I and II, plus Renegade Realms: Raven's Reach, Blackthorn Loch, Gallebrann's Desolation and Fellscar Marshes -- all in .pdf and including every single unlocked stretch goal for all products, plus the free Domain Architect! Knights will also have  their name added to the Arkhan's Red Redoubt book, under the 'Heroic Backers' section.

If you've missed one of more of our previous campaigns, you may want to get your hands on some (or all!) of our Dungeon Domains releases, or the most sinister Scarlet Tarock! While these titles are already available on DriveThruRPG, you can purchase them at a special discount as part of this campaign.

€2 -- Individual Dungeon Domains (save €1 per .pdf)

Choose any individual .pdf releases from the Dungeon Domains line: Coldheart Hollow, The Durance Forlorn, Mourngloom Keep, Vault of Midias, Dwimmerdark Hall, Leadrot Mine, Rat King's Abode, Dismal Oubliette, Cistern of Amn-Duat, Riven Catacombs, Fane of Ash, Weeping Caves, Shrine of Dagon, and Perilous Paths vol. I and II in .pdf.

IMPORTANT NOTICE (repeated here for good measure): Our recent campaign Dungeon Domains: Codex Carcerum offered a compilation of the first 12 releases in the Dungeon Domains line, both in hardcover and .pdf, as well as several other physical add-ons. As the rewards of that campaign (partially) overlap with those offered here, we've split some of our pledge tiers and add-ons in two: one version for those who backed (or wish to Late Pledge for) the Codex Carcerum, the other for those who just want all the individual releases. To keep things simple, the total price / discount is exactly the same in both cases, so it's only a matter of personal preference.

You can now Late Pledge for the Codex Carcerum here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bolvverk/dungeon-domains-codex-carcerum

Renegade Realms Catalogue

Renegade Realms are hand-drawn hex map tiles illustrating wild and lawless fantasy realms, rich with the promise of gold and glory, danger and death! Each map tile represents an area approximately 600 square miles (1600 sq. km) in size and contains no fewer than six adventure sites fleshed out with area details and NPCs to provide GMs with the inspiration and flexibility to easily build their own unique adventuring realm and facilitate hexcrawl adventures in any system or setting.

€2 -- Individual Renegade Realms (save €1 per .pdf)

Choose any individual .pdf releases from the Renegade Realms line: Raven's Reach, Blackthorn Loch, Gallebrann's Desolation and Fellscar Marshes in .pdf.

The Scarlet Tarock

€5 -- The Scarlet Tarock .pdf (save €1.66): The Scarlet Tarock is a collection of 78 original tarot cards, containing imagery based upon the (in)famous Rider-Waite tarot, the 14th century Totentanz by Holbein and more macabre art from the 'old masters' -- all works in the public domain, remixed and reworked by hand to create a striking charnel aesthetic befitting the gloomy twilight world our games commonly take place in.  NOTE: The Codex Carcerum campaign offers physical copies of both the card deck (including a custom tuck box) and the accompanying Scarlet Tarock book. If you want any of those, you can Late Pledge here:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bolvverk/dungeon-domains-codex-carcerum

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