OSRIC Adventure Tiers of Darkness #1 Lair of the Silver Rings Clears Funding Goal on Kickstarter

Jan 4, 2024

A new OSRIC old school adventure series is up for crowdfunding on Kickstarter for newcomers Cloak and Dragons. Lair of the Silver Rings is the first of 20 proposed entries in the Tiers of Darkness series. The project is fully funded and you can reserve a copy of the module (with PDF) for either OSRIC or 5E D&D for a pledge of $15.00 or grab just the PDF alone for a $5.00 pledge through January 12th. Expected digital delivery is March with the physical adventure to follow in April.

About the project:

Get ready for an epic story or if you prefer a single insert to an existing campaign. While this module will be set as a start for a much larger story it can easily be inserted into any campaign seamlessly without using the included overarching plot. If we can fund this thing it’ll be the first in a full series of 20 adventures that will begin at 1st level and culminate in 20th level or beyond with the characters ultimately defeating a demigod! By funding this book you will be ensuring the remainder of that campaign will continue with the remaining modules. While they’re all currently written we would like to dress them up for you.

As a DM/GM of many tabletop RPGs for almost 40 years I can say confidently I have experience with setting up adventures. In fact, this specific adventure has been run multiple times using various versions including 1e as a play test, originally being done in 2e, another run in 3rd (and 3.5), and a 5e playtest and believe it or not, several of the players have been present for 3 of those runs, being so beloved that they were willing to play the same campaign 3 TIMES!

The description on the cover sums up the hook for this adventure:

“The city’s dark alleys have always been plagued by the occasional cutpurse, but disappearances have increased, and the city guard suspects this is more than just thieves. A call to arms has been issued to find the culprits and bring them to justice.”

This adventure takes the characters through a series of encounters into a dungeon complex and on to a corrupt noble’s manor. Both areas are fully detailed in old school style blue/monochrome maps with more detailed colored versions available in the 5e version.

The module layout is designed to emulate the old school style and is setup for ease of use. The encounters and overall flow of the dungeons are in the same vein as the old school modules with the encounters having been tested but not always balanced. Although, the 5e conversion is tweaked with more balanced encounters.

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