A completed map of The Hollows - The Eastern Canals. To keep the file size manageable, the png has been converted to 8-bit grayscale with a higher resolution 75 DPI version available in the google drive link below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10T4X_5THbOHj4E4jTcML7iEogCxK__7D/view?usp=drive_link
The vast network of caverns, tunnels, tombs and waterways known as The Hollows lies beneath the city of Cedar Hollow along the coast of the East Downs. This portion of the map is the southeastern region that connects to the Sunless Tarn, an underground lake that spans the cavernous darkness to the west.
I've been running a West Marches Shadowdark campaign for a little over a year now and recently hacked a couple mechanics from Deathbringer into the house rules. I've added Deathbringer dice (renaming them Reaction dice) and the critical rules. So far, it seems to work quite well and players have enjoyed the added tactical element the extra resource brings. I'm considering making healing spells all cast at disadvantage to balance things out a little but it's otherwise a pretty clean hack.
Reaction Dice: All characters gain reaction dice equal to your level. Resting recovers 1 reaction die. Reaction dice may be used for the following:
(1) Add d6 to any d20 roll.
(2) Inflict an additional d6 damage on a successful hit.
(3) Absorb / avoid d6 damage. You may use multiple reaction dice at the same time. reaction dice cannot be used to alter a Natural 1.
Improved critical: Natural 20 critical hits deal +D12 damage instead of doubling the weapon’s base damage die. This will affect enemy attacks as well.
Has anyone else house ruled this or added other interesting mechanics to an otherwise RAW Shadowdark campaign?
The current setting for my ongoing west marches Shadowdark campaign.
The one, the only. Ross Bowman, the Crossbowman.