Undelved | Michael

Serpent’s Sanctum has just been reviewed on Between Two Cairns – thanks @bradkerr.net @yochaigal.bsky.social !

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Or get it when signing up for the $10 tier on my patreon, along with two other adventures: www.patreon.com/cw/Undelved

Hell yea! Can’t wait to see the physical copy!

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On today's Between Two Cairns we review Serpent's Sanctum by @undelved.bsky.social. 🐍
Content warning: This episode contains more manic podcast chit-chat than other episodes (maybe).
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Oh, and the d12+d8 encounter table is made so you don’t first roll a d6 to check for encounters. You only roll the d12+d8, which is why one of the spots is a “nothing happens”. So it combines the two rolls into one. Whether that’s easier or not is very much debatable haha.

2/2
The module was released in Feb 2025, and is the first ever module I’ve written (although it’s the third one released).

I totally agree with your points about keying. I’ve been actively developing a, hopefully, much clearer keying method since writing this module. Thanks again for reviewing it!

Thanks so much for reviewing Serpent’s Sanctum! Totally fair criticism throughout – and I’m glad you liked it overall!

Regarding some of your thoughts: I’ve actually never played 5e haha. This was playtested in DCC. d12+d8 gives a nice flat middle of the curve. 1/2

The official DICEWORK 2025 poster!
IIllustration & logo design by yours truly.

Dicework is a brand new TTRPG con in Copenhagen, Denmark happening on November 7–8th 2025.
This years main event will be the Danish Championships in Dungeon Crawl on the 7th!

Join the fun for free at dicework.dk

HELLFIRE, DEMONS, ADVENTURE!

DICEWORK is a brand new TTRPG con in Copenhagen, Denmark on Nov 7–8th 2025. This years main event will be the Danish Championships in Dungeon Crawl on the 7th!

I'll be there, probably running one of my modules!
Join us:
dicework.dk

Logo & illustration by yours truly.

Appendix N Jam Winners Links to all the winning projects called out by the judges on the official Appendix N Jam awards stream. My adventure gets a mention!

Check out this list of adventures from the Appendix N Game Jam. It’s filled with bangers.

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Map closeup from "Within The Croaking Mother"!
I've packed this place with weird stuff. This is the Gland of Magic: it produces liquid mana as fuel for the magical abilities of the Croaking Mother.

Force your players to dive into this fleshy mess by signing up on www.patreon.com/cw/Undelved !

DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON THOSE DAMN ROBOTS!

Illustration for the NETCRAWL core rulebook, published by Horseshark Games @lectrotext.bsky.social

I'm open for commissions! So throw me a dm if you need something illustrated for your publication/merch/band!

Map closeup from "Within The Croaking Mother"!
I've packed this place with weird stuff. This is the town-like home of the Bacteriophages turned farmers of maggots. Go say hi – They probably won't bite.

Force your players to dive into this fleshy mess by signing up on www.patreon.com/cw/Undelved !

DON’T FALL IN THE SOUP!
Illustration from “WITHIN THE CROAKING MOTHER”.

Before you stretches a vast lake of bubbling & sizzling yellow liquid. Dotted within the lake are several large platforms – lumps of fat, hair, & undigested dead things – slowly bobbing up and down in the rancid liquid.

That’s super simple and clever. Might just implement that into my campaign!

Thank you so much! Finding out I won the jam was an absolutely insane way to wake up this morning.

Great! I just sent you an email. Looking forward to learning more.

Hey Todd that sounds fun! I’d love to hear more. Do you prefer DM or email?

Thank you so much James!

Congratulations to @undelved.bsky.social and @weirdwonder.bsky.social @naeolin.bsky.social @explorersdesign.bsky.social @ratkingrpg.bsky.social winning the Judges Picks! Awesome works from all the creators who participated in the jam! And thank you judges for reading through the adventures!

The Eldritch Staff by Undelved A system-neutral delve into a mad crystalline prison inside a wicked staff.

Congrats @undelved.bsky.social for winning the Appx. N Game Jam!

Check out their awesome module, "The Eldritch Staff"

undelved.itch.io/the-eldritch-staff

Our entry didn't win, but we'll definitely be back if @jorphdan.bsky.social and co. host another jam in the future!

#dnd #ttrpg

“The Eldritch Staff” won 1st place in the Appendix N Game Jam! I can’t believe it won among the wonderful adventures!

It’s free Undelved.itch.io

The jam was hosted & judged by @dankdungeons.bsky.social @jorphdan.bsky.social @plusoneexp.bsky.social @idlecartulary.itch.io @diogooldskull.bsky.social

100%!
Didn’t mean to exclude any of the hard working judges – in my eager to post I just copied the judges from the Live Stream video’s description.

Bacteriophage cocoons from “WITHIN THE CROAKING MOTHER”. Color version.

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The Bacteriophages has evolved & started cultivating and harvesting maggots for use as food and chewed up building materials. Go and have a chat with them, why not?

Congrats Diogo! That sounds incredibly exciting!

WITHIN THE CROAKING MOTHER has been released! Get it over at www.patreon.com/Undelved

"GLOOM MARSH – Within The Croaking Mother" will be released first week of September! | Undelved Get more from Undelved on Patreon

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I’m pretty sure you can use any Bluetooth controller. I actually think I’ve used a DualShock 4 with my Steamdeck (if I don’t misremember).

This is so fun. Love the room and the illustration!

Thank you! Oh, it’s been a long time in the making haha. I just work on a bunch of stuff at the same time.

That’s a lovely way of describing it. I love the old school 70s fantasy stuff, but I also really love new modern illustration techniques and styles, so I’m glad that shows.

Does this mean there’s no way of failing a roll?