There are many iterations of the classic Tower of Zenopus/Holmes sample dungeon map! But this is mine!
I did a Referee map and a Player map (with labels and secret doors hidden). Grid size is 70x70 pixels, so this is compatible with Roll20.
I think there is merit in re-drawing dungeons: by doing it, you gain a better understanding of the map, and it's also a sort of meditative homage?...
You can read more about the history of this dungeon over at Zenopus Archives and the Zenopus blog.
The science fantasy Harpist class is a character type for OD&D/BX/whathaveyouish games. It is based on the lyrists and bards from pulp fiction, who can manipulate emotions or matter with their music. See, for example, one of the protagonists in "The Jewels of Bas" by Leigh Brackett (I wrote about it in this post), and other appearances of lyres in Brackett's sword & planet fiction. I was also influenced by the description of the "Pipes of Killorn" in "Swordsman of Lost Terra" by Poul Anderson.
“It was like the snarling music of any bagpipe, and yet there was more in it. There was a boiling tide of horror riding the notes, men's hearts faltered and weakness turned their muscles watery. Higher rose the music, and stronger and louder, screaming in the dales, and before men's eyes the world grew unreal, shivering beneath them, the rocks faded to mist and the trees groaned and the sky shook. They fell toward the ground, holding their ears, half blind with unreasoning fear and with the pain of the giant hand that gripped their bones and shook them, shook them.” (Poul Anderson, “Swordsman of Lost Terra”, Planet Stories, Nov. 1951)
So basically it's a D&D bard, but with science fantasy flavor for the powers.
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Saving Throw vs. |
Powers / day |
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Lvl |
Exp |
HD |
Poison |
Wands |
Paralysis |
Breath |
Spells |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
15 |
13 |
1 |
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2 |
1,500 |
1+1 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
2 |
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3 |
3,000 |
2 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
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4 |
6,000 |
2+2 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
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5 |
12,000 |
3+1 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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6 |
25,000 |
4 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
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1 |
Charm Person |
Deflect Missiles, 10’ |
Charm Monster |
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2 |
Comprehend Languages |
Deflect Rays |
Confusion |
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3 |
Deflect Missiles |
Enthrall |
Destabilize Matter |
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4 |
Identify |
Forget |
Disrupt Force Field |
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5 |
Message |
Hidden Message |
Heroic Frequency |
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6 |
Radionics |
Hold Person |
Radionics, Group Therapy |
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7 |
Sleep |
Silence, 15’ |
Suggestion |
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8 |
Ventriloquism |
Siren Song |
Warm Earth Music for Plants |
