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The Twisted Gorge runs for almost a mile, cutting through a range of steep, heavily wooded hills roughly 35 miles north of Wolverton. Like a great, festering wound, the Twisted Gorge draws creatures of evil to it as a corpse calls to a starving wolf.
Once the home of a mighty conjurer, this ruined tower acts as a magnet for goblins, bandits and other foul things that creep forth from the nearby caverns of the Twisted Gorge.
In my last post about Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands’s design I wanted to talk a bit about my general philosophy behind individual encounter design. But to set the scene, sadly I must first rant.
Continue reading Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands Encounter Design Case Study
Last time, I talked a little bit about the initial concepts of the Shadowed Keep of the Borderland’s various “adventure zones.” Coming up with the basic themes for each area was relatively simple. What was a bit tricky was designing a backstory that both made sense and that the PCs would be able to discover during the course of the adventure.
Continue reading Shadowed Keep on the Borderland Backstory Case Study
Last time, I talked a little bit about the how I set my design goals for Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands before I started any actual design. Today, I’m going to share how I started to flesh out the basic details of the place.
Continue reading Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands Zoning Case Study