From July 2022, an incomparable old-school FRPG megadungeon
Halls of Arden Vul
The COMPLETE dungeon plus maps for an unbeatable bargain price
Arden Collection - $24.95
- Halls of Arden Vul Complete
- VTT Maps of Arden Vul
Halls of Arden Vul
This July 2022 revival gives you a new chance to get the megadungeon for AD&D and other old-school tabletop fantasy roleplaying games, HALLS OF ARDEN VUL from Expeditious Retreat Press
Get the complete 1,100-page .PDF ebook plus .PNG maps for virtual tabletops – all as non-watermarked, DRM-free digital downloads for an unbeatable bargain price
10 sprawling levels, 15 extensive sub-levels, 14 NPC factions, 2,162 encounter descriptions, 44 new spells, 149 new monsters, 332 new magic items, and 7 dangerous exterior locations
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Adventurer! We've resurrected (for a second time!) our July 2022 Arden Vul Bundle featuring The Halls of Arden Vul, a vast megadungeon from Expeditious Retreat Press for D&D, AD&D, and other tabletop fantasy roleplaying games. Originally produced in five volumes in 2020, the 1,100-page Arden Vul is one of the largest megadungeons published for old-school gaming, with more than 2,000 keyed encounter areas spread across ten main levels and 15 sub-levels. The scale of the Halls and the variety of experiences ensure no two groups encounter the Halls in the same way. In fact, the same player group might run several different parties through the Halls and never see a given area twice – even the entrances.
For just US$24.95 you have a new chance to get this revived offer's DRM-free .PDF ebooks of The Halls of Arden Vul Complete (retail price $109), the pay-what-you-want The Maps of Arden Vul, and The VTT Maps of Arden Vul for virtual tabletops.
Learn more about this offer at our official blog, Beyond the Bundle, and at the r/bundleofholding subreddit.
Arden Collection
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Halls of Arden Vul Complete
A megadungeon of incomparable ambition
- Designer: Rick Barton
- Expeditious Retreat Press, 1120 pages
- Retail price $109
VTT Maps of Arden Vul
All the megadungeon maps in black and blue versions for virtual tabletops
- Designer: Richard Barton, Andreas Claren
- Expeditious Retreat Press, 39 pages
- FREE
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Halls of Arden Vul Complete
- Designer: Rick Barton
- Expeditious Retreat Press, 1120 pages
- Retail price $109
Twelve centuries ago the cliffside city of Arden Vul was a wealthy and secretive administrative center of the Archontean Empire. Seeking the mysterious element known as arcanum, the Archonteans delved deeply underground, finding gold, legendary artifacts, and the crafts of several past civilizations. After a terrible civil war destroyed the empire, Arden Vul was lost – yet now, a millennium later, the abandoned city remains strangely intact, unplundered. Why? The player characters may start to understand after they face Arden Vul's goblins, lizardmen, beastmen, halfling thugs, intelligent four-armed giant albino baboons, multiple cult temples (and a ziggurat), Varboka the Troll Thegn, Laocoon the Shadow Lord, Psalor-Ki the vivisectionist, Olaf the Bee-Whisperer, the Order of Planar Explorers, and the Great Tongue.
Originally published in five volumes in 2020 – the hardcover set runs US$300 – the 1,100-page Arden Vul is one of the largest megadungeons published for old-school gaming, with more than 2,000 keyed encounter areas spread across ten main levels and 15 sub-levels. The scale of the Halls and the variety of experiences ensure no two groups encounter the Halls in the same way. In fact, the same player group might run several different parties through the Halls and never see a given area twice – even the entrances.
Arden Vul has a rich backstory (really, many rich backstories) involving secrets, powerful foes, and great treasures. The Halls present familiar monsters, traps, puzzles, and treasures in new interpretations and variations that challenge the most grizzled grognard. Those who prefer combat can confront 149 new monsters, and the culminating encounters provide suitably epic, campaign-defining combats. Yet the Halls are also ripe for negotiation, plotting, and politics, with 12 factions of sapient creatures willing to negotiate with like-minded parties. In addition, the Halls encompass two major trading centers, a strange "inn" for travelers, and an arena – neutral grounds where parties can catch their breath, heal, and exchange goods and information. Ultimately the Halls provide a lot of everything.
VTT Maps of Arden Vul
- Designer: Richard Barton, Andreas Claren
- Expeditious Retreat Press, 39 pages
- FREE
This set of files includes all the maps from The Halls of Arden Vul in both .PDF and .PNG image format suitable for virtual tabletops. The maps are presented in labeled black-and-white versions for the Dungeon Master, and in unlabeled player versions in both black and the traditional old-school blue.
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