Flooded Cave Board
This is a very robust, fully-covered natural dungeon with a jaquaysed layout—looping tunnels, over-and-under paths, multpile entrances—designed for characters of many different sizes to solve traversal puzzles and physical challenges. An obvious entrance is the “wound” on the surface of the mountain, with a secret entrance in the crumbles to the east. Special emphasis has been made for vertical movement, and openings for both player and gamemaster ambushes.
Since the obvious entrance is not easy, it is presumed that your players might want to scout the surface first. My players certainly always do! Pre-placed surface fights include harpies on a return flight, accursed earth elementals in a very old ruin, an ettin shepherd with his goats, and two bitter treants in withered trees. Within, there are many fights with beasts, plants, and monsters, featuring a “boss” dragon at the end. Treasure is not pre-placed—but treasure is easier for you to place, than it is for you to find where I have hidden, so add it where you wish.
The surface is broad and complete enough that you could easily build a city or castle atop it, if you wish, such as Brother Hanan’s castle pieces or createmos’s selection. Otherwise, it stands as its own natural board for you to send your players out for a classic spelunking dungeon.
