HOWL
A downloadable adventure
Released as part of A Town, a Forest, a Dungeon, a Cairn game jam.
Shipwrecked on a desolate shore. Cursed by demonic forces. Surrounded by undead horrors at every turn. Can your adventurers brave the lost caverns and solve the curse of the Barghest?
Howl is a 44-page, black and red adventure for Cairn, with a setting inspired by English folklore and Ravenloft. Set in the world of Boroz, an accursed and mist-shrouded land filled with dangerous creatures and eldritch influence.
Howl Includes:
- 8 overland locations & 12 dungeon rooms filled with lost mysteries and dark secrets.
- 20 horrifying new monsters, from the dim-witted wereowl to the terrifying gharblest.
- Converted & updated for Cairn from 5e adventure The Howling Caverns.
Built using the Classic Explorer template and entered into the Classic Explorer Workshop.
What People Are Saying
Clayton Notestine (@ClayNotestine), designer and educator:
The information design brings a tear to my eye.
Rowan H. (dice.camp), reviewer (Dododecahedron):
[HOWL] distinguishes itself through its organization, visual clarity, and overall user-friendliness.
Status | Released |
Category | Physical game |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (14 total ratings) |
Author | By Odin's Beard RPG |
Genre | Adventure |
Tags | cairn, dungeon, Folklore, Horror, Tabletop role-playing game |
Purchase
In order to download this adventure you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of £3 GBP. You will get access to the following files:
Download demo
Development log
- Player-facing mapsApr 02, 2024
- Added new colour highlights, v1.3Jul 15, 2023
- Update following feedback, v1.2Jul 04, 2023
- Layout update, new dungeon mini-maps, v1.1Jun 27, 2023
- Release, v1.0! New maps, art, and finalised layout.Jun 21, 2023
- Added new dungeon map, update to v0.6Jun 17, 2023
- Updated layout, added some art, v0.5Jun 15, 2023
Comments
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Hello! Does Howl include player-facing maps that could be used in a VTT?
Nope, but I’ve just updated it to include player-facing maps for the town and dungeon!
GMed this for my friends, it's really an amazing adventure. The vibes, the story, it's all so so so good.
Awesome, thanks for letting me know and for the kind words! Glad you and your friends had fun with it!
New Youtube video up, gives a preview of Howl along with some explanations of the origins.
COLIN!!! As always, this is FREAKING DOPE!
Thanks Matt!
This may be an obvious question, but since this is converted & updated for Cairn, would it also work for Runecairn?
You can use it for Runecairn with some minor changes:
The setting era will be a little off, but it should still work.
Will work for We Deal in Lead as well!