Just wanted to say that

1. Your thread, along with Benoist's megadungeon thread, is probably the most inspirational thing in this forum right now. You rock.

2. Thanks to you I broke down and picked up a bigass 1960s Marvel TPB when I was in the Canada & the US last week, and I'm having a blast with it right now. Again, you rock.

Keep on rockin'

Ben's thread is indeed awesome.


My perfect Marvel is from about the time Reed and Sue got married to when Kirby left for DC. They're still coasting on shit he made up fro them during that time (as is DC).

Just wanted to say, your sandbox material kicks so much ass, the braying can be heard throughout the wastes.

Much admiration here...and a little envy

Rock on, Gib!

Under Xolox, Level One

A spiral stair found within the structure known as the Maiden, leads down into the darkness, and into what was once the true abode of the space vampires. They lived, fed, worshiped their obscene martian gods and exercised their unholy science within these tunnels, leading some scholars to believe that the architecture of Under Xolos is a physical reflection of the aggression, paranoia, isolation and lust that are said to lie at the core of every vampire.

Once the vampires ruled Satan's Spine, but the waxing of the sun brought them down. Here though, at Xolos, isolated from even the wasteland by the lethal vapors of the Blacksmoke sea, one must wonder: what secrets, what treasures, what power might linger?

Wow, I'm amazed.  That looks awesome and like it would work great with ACKS or DCC.

Space
vampires!!!!

This is a link to a blog post that has links to a pair of pdfs i did which have my Gothic mini setting, some NPCS and monsters and the first draft of the first part of an adventure.

I hope this counts as spam.

Quote from: Gib;620755I hope this counts as spam.

Can you fry it and serve it with eggs?

Quote from: Gib;620755This is a link to a blog post that has links to a pair of pdfs i did which have my Gothic mini setting, some NPCS and monsters and the first draft of the first part of an adventure.

I hope this counts as spam.

Kick-ass stuff!

Quote from: Gib;620755This is a link to a blog post that has links to a pair of pdfs i did which have my Gothic mini setting, some NPCS and monsters and the first draft of the first part of an adventure.

I hope this counts as spam.

In that case, I'll have the Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, baked beans, and Spam.

*cue the bloody vikings*

Caverns of Empire

For the Metal Earth
Epoch: The Age of Lead
Period: The Flare


The. power of the  moonwraith, or space vampire, is thought to have been broken at the dawn of the Flare. However, this is not the case.  They have merely taken themselves and their undying emperor underground, where they reside patiently, in their Caverns of Empire, waiting to resume their mastery of the surface when the sun goes dim once more

Despite the name,  the caverns are not universally controlled by the 'wraiths.  The moonwraith legions made their first forays into the underworld long before the begining of the Flare, and have been there now for five thousand years. They are late comers, however, in comparison to most of the cavern's other intelligent life. Even so, the Empire is, at present, the largest power block in the region beneath Satan's Spine and, presumably, beyond it as well. Many groups strive against the 'wraiths and one another, competing for mastery of the caverns resources and space. The moorlocks; the Men of Baal; the City of the Spiders; and the minions of the abomination, represent some of the more powerful factions. Many galleries and grottos lie unclaimed and wild, however, too savage to be tamed.

Air is manufactured by huge atmosphere plants of ancient, near-mythical origin. Water can be found, but more often than not it is locked in the rocks, boiling, or sealed up in huge subterranean cavities- vast  surfaceless seas, accessible only in certain places.

Hellstone, another important resource both sought after and feared, lies hidden in nodules throughout the earth's strata. This remarkable mineral is thought to be the source of the unnatural fecundity that makes life possible in the caves, and fell beasts in great numbers.  The 'wraiths and some others mine it and make use of it as a sort of magical fuel.


The Current
No discussion of the underworld would be complete without mention of the Current. Both Baalor and the lesser imperial cavern have active horde holes, and fight a continuos battle to hold the seemingly endless stream of undead that flows up from the Earth's core at bay.  The Men of Baal, who are not men at all, have long standing knightly tradition structured around this eternal conflict. It has made them amongst the most deadly fighters in the world. Conversely, although the moonwraiths are mighty fighters, they prefer to combat the problem of the Current with an army made up of unruly slaves, criminals and prisoners of war, the so called Doomed Legion.

Dungeonpunk grey alien

Very gonzo imagery, here.

Yep.  

jg

The grey was done as a donation to Jack Shear's ( Dwimmermount hack. I tried to get something that competely defied the OS aesthetic.