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The Perilous Pear & Plum Pies of Pudwick
52 page full-colour, fully illustrated adventure for Melsonia written and illustrated by Josh Blincow (@goblincow). Shrink to insectoid size and adventure into the uncanny world that exists inside a sapient pear tree in this system agnostic weird fantasy pointcrawl.
The Perilous Pear & Plum Pies of Pudwick is both a creepy-crawly micro-setting and labyrinthine pointcrawl dungeon that simulates a spacial and narrative web of inter-faction intrigue as you play.The contents are constant, but no two stories of The Perilous Pear & Plum Pies of Pudwick are the same.
Inspired by works including but not limited to HOLLOW KNIGHT | BUG FABLES | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE MINISH CAP | HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS | A BUGS LIFE
Miniature misadventure
A well-meaning outsider brings reckless magic into a small community on the eve of the local bake off. Hijinks ensue as chitinous consequence follows behind on a thousand scuttling limbs.Explore the dawn of a new insectoid world ripe for adventure! Shrink down to size and take your first furtive steps into the alien world living inside a sapient pear tree filled to the brim with insect communities, conflicts and (relatively) ancient secrets.Your actions will decide the destiny of a dungeon that was never meant to be delved. Will you find the adventure you were seeking, or discover another path entirely? Unravel the mystery at the heart of the tree, and make your proportionately tiny mark.
Manageable Mechanics
An all ages tabletop roleplaying (TTRPG) adventure for beginner and veteran tables with easily adjustable thematic elements and complexity to suit all players.Packed with: 39 mischievous & menacing tritone illustrastions | vivid writing that animates a rich interconnected world | evocative pointcrawl-&-table adventure design | approachable, colour-coded information design that comfortably facilitates both table reference and playful reading.Features: self-contained adventure bookended with a food fight inciting incident and 5 villager NPCs | a perilous ticking clock | carefully interweaved pointcrawl map with 17 locations, 6 d3 vignette tables, 5 d4 rumour tables and 2 d4 encounter tables with location specific encounters | d100 worldly possessions table | d100 random encounters table | d20 bug name generator | 3 unique treasures | 6 page insectuary & 23 minimalist enemy statblocks | faction reference matrix | system agnostic rules for generating bug player characters.For multiple players including a facilitator, game master or master of ceremonies.System agnostic compatability with old school TTRPGs like CAIRN | LABYRINTH LORD | OSE | KNAVE | DCC | B/X and easily adaptable for other fantasy tabletop roleplaying games like MAUSRITTER | TROIKA! | TUNNEL GOONS | MÖRK BORG and many more!