The enigmatic Wizard Tower, is there a more interesting adventure locale? What treasures and forgotten lore can be found in these arcane places of learning?
The Tower of the Egg was introduced early last year when I was drawing a series of wizard tower maps. This was when I was exploring methods to draw maps more efficiently and I worked out a system of layers and textures in Photoshop that allowed me to quickly produced professional looking old-school style maps.
It was based off of a painting I'd done (the cover above) as a demo for my environment concept art class. Seeing as it was one of the better maps I'd produced it was a good candidate to develop further, here is an adventure based in and around the tower.
I've been reading a lot of Clark Ashton Smith lately, as several excellent compilations of his work were recently published on Audible. Yes, much of my book reading these days are audio, as I can draw while reading. At times the language may have gotten a little thick, but I hope it is still intelligible.
The Tower of the Egg
Birthed from the warped intellect of Joam Trassis the Unnatural, who was one of the last great Eldritch Lords, the tower has been rediscovered.
Once a proud testament to Joam's insidious genius, the Tower of the Egg fell into legend, its existence thought to be expunged by the relentless tide of time, its horrors banished to oblivion. Yet, like the quiet rustle of a dead leaf on an autumn wind, whispers of its enduring presence began to permeate the hushed tavern corners. An erratic map, penned with feverish, tremulous strokes, has surfaced, alluding to the Tower's clandestine sanctuary. If the legends and conjectures bear truth, and the Tower of the Egg indeed perseveres, hidden amidst the gnarled wilderness, then its dreadful progenitor may yet endure. Trassis' grotesque creations, bred within that blighted monument, may still writhe in its shadowed recesses, awaiting the dread command of their master. And if such abominations continue to breathe, then the horrors and marvels housed within the Tower of the Egg remain, waiting to birth a new era of unnatural domination.
This OSR adventure for 2-5 characters of levels 6-8 is compatible with Basic editions and related systems.
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