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Deep Carbon Observatory adventure log - Session 15

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18 pre-made character sheets for Dolmenwood

Hey folks, Let me share these pre-made character sheets with you. They can be useful if you, like me, need to organise a one-shot but they can be handy as well if one of your characters dies and the player does not have a secondary sheet ready to go. There are 8 humans, 3 Breggles, 3 Mosslings, 2 Woodgues, 1 Elf and 1 Grimalkin for a total of 18 sheets, 2 for each class. A couple of notes: The distances are expressed in Goblin Grasps (Symbol: *), my native Dolmenwood measurement unit; 1 Goblin Grasp is 1.5 meters or 5 feet, aka 1 square in most dungeon grids. The sets of attributes have been randomly rolled, but I picked for each class a set with a +1 or +2 bonus in their specific prime abilities and I made sure to use sets with a cumulative bonus of +1 or +2. The characters are going to be used for a Winter's Daughter One shot, therefore abilities that are not likely to enter into play (like the knight Horsemanship) are not listed. Human Bard Woodgrue Bard Human Fighter Mos...

Deep Carbon Observatory Adventure log - Introduction

I'm currently running Patric Stuart's Deep Carbon Observatory for my in-person group in Dundee, Scotland - see my review here . We're using the Dolmenwood ruleset with a handful of house tweaks; you can find our House Rules document here . Our table has seven regular players plus an additional intermittent player. Of the eight, two are new to OSR gaming, and one is completely new to TTRPGs. Before diving into DCO, we ran four sessions of a slightly hacked version of Tomb of the Serpent Kings, an excellent introductory module you can download here . This helped the group learn the system and pick up a level before the main adventure. We've just completed session 11. I'll be posting write-ups of the earlier sessions here, with new entries published as we continue playing. At the start of session 05 - our first session inside Deep Carbon Observatory - the party consisted of: Players & Characters Ash - North, Elf (Level 1) Calum - Hogrid, Human Cleric (Level 2) D....

Review of Deep Carbon Observatory Remastered

Author: Patrick Stuart Artist: Scrap Princess Maps: Dirk Dietwielle I am currently running this module. I tried to keep spoilers to a minimum, but if you are one of my players, please read this after the end of the campaign. Thank you. Just buy this! This is one of the most interesting TTRPG modules I have ever run. Foundational. It will give you a new perspective on what an adventure can and should be. Even if you don't run it, it is so full of ideas, evocative concepts, and amazing art that it is worth your money anyway. The module, in essence, is a dungeon delve preceded by a hex crawl. An ancient dam has collapsed; the Lock Valley is flooded, and the Deep Carbon Observatory, which lies at the bottom of the drained lake, is now accessible. The adventure begins in the town of Carrowmore during the flood. The characters, thrown in medias res, are assaulted by a sequence of micro-scenes where they confront the horror of a humanitarian catastrophe. From there, they move upriv...

Equipment cards for Dolmenwood

Armours and Weapons cards for Dolmenwood Roughly compatible with OSE and other OSR games

Session 01 - A dangerous journey home

Adventure log of Session 01 of Nightmare over Ragged Hollow using the Dolmenwood System Saturday, the 16th of May 2026 Players, characters and retainers Ash was playing Kristi, a level 1 Mage Emory was playing Mabel, a level 1 Friar Kyle was playing Julius, a level 1 Knight Marcus was playing Lament-of-Broken-Bones, a level 1 Elf Nick was playing Rodger, a level 1 Thief If you missed the introduction to this campaign, check out this post . Session report Chime, the 16th of Iggwyld 1661 From 17.00 to 24.00 Clement, cheery weather Returning from their Haloo through the Wailing Hills, the party came upon chaos on the roadside. A pair of pilgrims and Moss, a weary cleric of St. Sedge, had been cornered by eight brigands. A cart stood abandoned in the mud, one pilgrim screamed beneath the weight of a fallen horse, and the battered cleric appeared moments away from surrender. Hidden from sight, the adventurers watched the scene unfold — and noticed something else as well: something enor...

Deep Carbon Observatory adventure log - Session 22

Characters and Retainers at the start of the session: Marcus - Melysee, Level 5 Knight Peter - Chadwick, level 5 Mage Ythan - Petra, Level 5 Thief Ash - Xiaverine, Level 4 Grimalkin The Sea at the Bottom of Everything Saturday the 13th am Session 22 took place on the morning of Saturday the 13th, with the Magpies split across different parts of the Observatory and acting independently for most of the session. Chadwick began suspended in mid-air beneath the bridge of the Observatory, spending about half an hour casting ritual spells. By the end of this preparation, he had made himself invisible, gained the ability to fly, and could see in the dark. With these advantages, he descended the vast distance toward the dark sea below. There, he observed a small island of crushed buildings pinned beneath the Nightingale Chain, with the dismembered body of the Giant lying across it. From the ocean, a black mass reached up with pseudopods to pull the carcass down, while several winged...

Session 02 - On Spider-Rats and Silver Boots

Adventure log of Session 02 of Nightmare over Ragged Hollow using the Dolmenwood System Monday, the 18th of May 2026 Players, characters and retainers Kyle was playing Julius, a level 1 Knight Marcus was playing Lament-of-Broken-Bones, a level 1 Elf Nick was playing Rodger, a level 1 Thief Callum was playing Shank, a level 1 Bard Ythan was playing Sigurd, a level 1 Fighter Moss, a level 1 Cleric, works for Lament -of-Broken-Bones Read here if you missed the previous session report, or here if you missed the introduction to this campaign. Session Report Hayme, the 17th of Iggwyld, 1661 From 01:00 to 24:00 Windy, cloudy Julius the Knight chose to sleep outside, inside a boat. He was lucky: not only did no one disturb him, but he even managed to have a restful night. Here I introduced my players to the concept of random encounters: there was a 1-in-6 chance that something would happen to Julius, but the dice played nice with him. We also used, for the first ...

Deep Carbon Observatory adventure log - Session 23

Characters and Retainers at the start of the session: Marcus — Olledg, Level 2 Bregle Peter — Chadwick, Level 5 Mage Ash — Xiaverine, Level 5 Grimalkin Freddy — Trunchkin, Level 5 Friar Out of the Darkness, Laden with Spoils Session 23 took place on the afternoon of Friday the 13th. It began with Chadwick, flying invisibly through the Fulgarium after the Calcite guards massacred several of Laputa’s sailors, including their lieutenant, Lilith. While investigating the snake door and discovering it had no interest in corpses, he noticed two more mariners arriving from the Mirror Cell to check on their companions. Using again the intentionally wrong passwords, he reactivated the guardians and managed to grapple one of them. After a tense mid-air struggle, he smashed the sailor against a wall and fed him to the door-snake. Sated, it uncoiled and granted him passage. The Kyriarch’s Throne Beyond, Chadwick found the Kyriarch’s Throne. Rather than risk interacting with i...

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