Publisher: Dark Star Adventures
Author: Jeff Demers
Artist: Casey Lynch
Year: 2024
Genre: Dungeon Crawl Classics fantasy adventure for second level characters
Pages: 30 pages
MSRP: $19.99 in softcover through the Goodman Games website or $9.99 in PDF at DriveThruRPG
I tackle the Cult of the Cave Crickets adventure, for Dungeon Crawl Classics, from Dark Star Adventures by way of Goodman Games. The fantasy tale is for four to six second level characters as they investigate the disappearance of a group of researchers studying a fallen star.
Will there be a cult? Will there be crickets? You’ll find out!
SUMMARY
There's plenty here to recommend Cult of the Cave Crickets as a bit of a cosmic horror, fantasy turn for lower level Dungeon Crawl Classics players. This should make for a fun couple of sessions or so although I wouldn't saddle the character, who possesses the lowest Personality attribute, with the affliction called for in the adventure; I'd come up with something else to get under the characters' skins and drive the weirdness home. In the end, a nice solid, old school styled adventure.
Summary
There's plenty here to recommend Cult of the Cave Crickets as a bit of a cosmic horror, fantasy turn for lower level Dungeon Crawl Classics players. This should make for a fun couple of sessions or so although I wouldn't saddle the character, who possesses the lowest Personality attribute, with the affliction called for in the adventure; I'd come up with something else to get under the characters' skins and drive the weirdness home. In the end, a nice solid, old school styled adventure.
Founder/Editor-in-chief of The Gaming Gang website and host of The Gaming Gang Dispatch and other TGG media, Jeff tackles any and all sorts of games but has a special fondness for strategy, conflict sims, and roleplaying games. Plus, he's certainly never at a loss for an opinion...
Latest posts by Jeff McAleer (see all)
- Jeff’s Favorite Roleplaying Releases Reviewed in 2024 - Dec 31, 2024
- Chivalry & Sorcery: Land of the Rising Sun 2E Reviewed - Dec 30, 2024
- Cult of the Cave Crickets Reviewed - Dec 29, 2024
