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We are thrilled to announce 2024 One Page Dungeon Contest results! Join us on discord as we announce the winners of this year's event.  We'll be going live on October 1st at 6:30 PM (MTN) to discuss the results.  The Compendium will be released following the event.

Hope to see you there!

-Todd & Jim (September 27,  2024)

Our contest is open to anyone, anywhere, and submissions are completely free.   

"Full Circle"

 

The theme for the 2024 One Page Dungeon Contest is 'Full Circle.' Let your creativity flow as you explore this theme in any way you envision. Whether you design a dungeon that loops back on itself in a never-ending cycle, a mystical maze where adventurers must confront the consequences of their past actions, or a legendary stronghold where ancient prophecies come to fruition, the possibilities are boundless. Use the theme of 'Full Circle' as your muse, guiding you to create a unique and unforgettable one-page dungeon submission that captivates players and judges alike.

Awards and Categories
Winners' Circle & Honarable Mentions

The judges will be awarding the following:

Overall Winner

Runner Up

Youth Winner

Best in Theme

~10 Winners' Circle Entries

Honorable Mentions

The best in theme and youth prizes are recognitions that might be in addition to the others. For example, someone could win Best in Theme and be the overall winner.

Sponsors and Prizes

Dungeon Contest

Over $1,000 will be distributed to winning entries.  The amounts will be delivered through Paypal.  The prize money is the proceeds of the 2021 - 2023 Compendium.  The 2024 Compendium will be available free of charge to all participants.  

Troll Lord Games
 

PDF Starter Bundle for 1st Place.
PDF After Winter Dark: The World of Aihrde Bundle for Runner Up. 

$10 gift card to all in Winner's Circle

Spiel Knights
 

Aarlstrom's Magical Wand Shop & One Hour TTRPG Prep PDFs for all participants.

2024 OPDC Submissions

Submissions will be shown here throughout the July.

The Perpetual Engine

Lured by the treasure and trapped forever in The Perpetual Engine! You can see the way out, if only you could find the key. The lights inside are the only clue. And the treasure wasn't even real.

By: AJ Hunter

Gravity Circle Dungeon

As soon as you step into the dungeon, you feel a weird sensation in your stomach. Gravity shifts, pulling you towards the walls. Delving further into the Dungeon and retrieving all four Fragments of the Gravity Circle Artifact is going to be a challenge with these Gravity Monkeys balancing around.

By: The Dungeon Archive
Vaank (designer), Daenis (illustrator)

Shadows of Our Past

The time mage Mephestino has inadvertently set a blight upon the landscape. Using powerful time magic, he has created a temple to entrap an ancient evil power. Unfortunately for the neighboring people, it causes all the foliage for miles to age rapidly, leaving the soil barren and marred by death.

By: Anthony J. Zinni

Vicious Cycle

Every ten years a group is chosen to make an offering to keep the village protected from a dragon. Only the antlers of Greenheart, will prove you are worthy. Can you hunt down the mythical stag and make it back before the dragon finds you? Or is there some other way to break this vicious cycle?

By: Justin Evans

Ring of Fire

The great red dragon, The Cinder Queen, has fallen. Your plan to lure the creature out of its lair worked in your favor. Now it's time to loot her lair at the bottom of an active volcano.

By: Jason Cottom

Sphere of Avantarr

The Sphere of Avantarr is a 15 room, rotating dungeon with a mechanical fantasy theme. Players can mess about with the sphere's inner workings and meet and chat with Avantarr himself.

By: John Nash

Circle of Eternum

In an ancient, circular underground labyrinth of old , known as the “Circle of Eternum”, it is rumored to be the dwelling place of a mythical creature that guards something legendary.

By: Zell

That DOESN'T Belong in a Museum

Retired adventurer Gliplak Strongholt hires the heroes to return the Necklace of Solara to the Temple of the Sun; a dungeon crawl to return treasure to a looted dungeon instead of stealing it from an un-plundered one.

By: Jake Christie

Tomb of the Forsworn

The tomb for a legendary order of Knights

By: Chris Kind

The Worms Must Die

Predator worms are known to creep out of a dry well to snatch drunks and vagrants. But now, the mayor's only son is missing. Find the boy and kill all worms to score a generous reward.

By: Jason Thomas

Cleric L'Ulf

When the local Cleric is cursed by Baba Haloo, it is up to the heroes to put things right.

By: Dusty Johnson

Return to Moonrain Depths

You are beaconed to plunge into the Moonrain Depths by Allyn Hart for answers no-one may want to find, face the reclusive beast-folk that inhabit them, and maybe learn their tragic tale.

By: Jocarnail

Broken Cycle

The roads around Moonslumber are no longer safe, people and caravans are disappearing. Some say it started when the dam on the Serene River was built. Perhaps an expedition into the dried-up underground riverbed would provide some answers. Any volunteers?

By: Gregory Jonik

Outpost Adventure

The essential step for a good elevator pitch is overcoming one's crippling fear of even metaphorical elevators. This is a fun space adventure where possibly no one plummets to their death in a building’s version of a bus.

By: Senator Bix

Temple of the Blighted Swamp

Harsh gases and rotting decay shroud a forlorn temple. A suffering wretch roams the bog, emitting a blight in its wake, yearning for a return to its once renowned sanctuary.

By: Alex Laferriere

Political Play in a Maze Round the Way

Political Play in a Maze 'Round the Way is a mini-adventure encouraging social encounters that is meant to last 3-4 players approximately 2-4 hours. The map comes with system-agnostic encounter tables, party goals if needed, and is designed to fit popular 26×23-inch battlemats.

By: Tara Chen

Temple of Time

The adventurers must clear the temple without resting. A rest will reset time and make them start over. They will face the temple during different centuries during multiple attempts.

By: Kertis Henderson

Baphomet's Baleful Bathhouse

Step into a realm of pure serenity and embark on an exhilarating journey of ultimate relaxation, at Baphomet’s Baleful Bathhouse. Book your visit now!

By: Teun Veekens

Sundial Siphon

In this one-page dungeon, players will navigate ancient rotating ruins, learn of the tragedy of the lost craftsmen, and race against the clock before they meet the same fate!

By: Malachi Starkey
Editing by Aaron Adams

Bad Star Games

The Orc Mine of Great Hammer

Orcs live in a small dungeon with a fire demon, hell hounds and a pyrohydra

By: Alex Schroeder

Dig Down to the Future!

Push spokes around to drill to the lightning lizard before it resets the time loop!

By: Tyler Savoy

Creature Crypt

Adventurers are offered the chance to raise an ability score and draw from the Deck of Just a Few Things if they can successfully complete the Creature Crypt. Going for a Funhouse Dungeon feel. Have fun, eh?

By: Jeff McKelley

The Greatest Evil

A dungeon designed to teach players about the Cycle of Change, a key Social Work tool.

By: Aaron Pace

The Sanctuary of Urushan the Summoner

Urushan the Summoner studied for decades to perfect his summoning circle. Unfortunately for him, he succeeded…

By: Simon Carryer

The Tower of Greatsong

A foreboding tower stands as the only pass up and over miles of tall cliffs of ragged rocks. The mysterious tower was built and maintained by a nearby conservatory run by a long-vanished society of bards. Traversing it will save many days' journey around, and it's empty now, right?

By: Bradley Barnes

The Lost Tower of Kreeti

There is a lost tower in the desert suddenly discovered by travelers that is filled with twists and turns and the secret to the circle of life.

By: Waylon McFly
everweird (uncle), illustration and layout

Nature's Path

The party finds a mysterious ring that once belonged to a druid enclave. Interacting with it teleports the group to a pocket-dimension inside the ring. Solving the puzzles within empowers the ring, which is the final reward. Focus: Puzzles, exploration, nature, low-risk

By: CF

Spider Valhalla

This is a max-level scenario where the characters find themselves in Valhalla. The scenario is takes them full circle, playing on a typical first-level adventure of clearing spiders from the basement. Spiders who has been killed by adventurers have died in combat and now reside in Spider Valhalla.

By: Joseph Renninger
William Renninger, coauthor

The Large Hadron Catastrophe

After a terrible incident at the LHC, the elementary particles of physics “came to life” in the form of life-size creatures and they are not happy. Someone needs to stop them from trying to destroy our world !

By: raza6

Spin the Wheel of Fate

Fate lounges in her tower and observes the mortal realm. What will befall you when she spins her wheel?

By: Eshan Mitra

Escape Everdale Castle

A new-looking castle has a mysterious secret. Can you find the powerful item that keeps the ancient castle together?

By: TJ Niedzwiecki
Stevie Niedzwiecki - Mom (chief encouragement officer, helped submit this form and teach how to use layout tools)

Reintegration

After a long career as adventurers, it’s time to reintegrate to normal life in your hometown. Will your retirement last? A GM-less non-adventure about dealing with the simultaneous dullness of retirement and the transience of life.

By: 30299578815310

Epona's Temple

Epona will turn the group into little rats to prove their wit. Here in the her Temple, the XP and HP of the group don't matter, but rather their ability to solve challenges intelligently.It is a test of "player skill" that favors solutions through role-playing rather than mechanics.

By: Guilherme Providello, Fellipe da Silva e Ícaro Agostino

Tunnels Of Suiböm

Every good waterfall has a cave behind it; every well has something fun at the bottom. The next time your players ask about one of these, pull out TUNNELS OF SUIBÖM, a dungeon on a Möbius strip.

By: Mattie (Powered By Seltzer Games)

Fullens Circlet

A Wizards Tower FULL of opportunities and adventures awaits your Heroes, all wrapped up nicely in this expanding magical CIRCLEt.

By: Daniel "Salynrad" Sluschny

Maze of the Mad Mage Mr. Wiz

Mr. Wiz has been dodging tax collectors for years! Can your party of audacious auditing adventurers apprehend Mr. Wiz?

By: Donk

Here We Be Monsters

This single-page dungeon and one-shot adventure challenges traditional RPG instincts with illusory tricks and circular design. "Here We Be Monsters" is fully system neutral, adaptable to any setting or theme, and black-and-white for accessible printing.

By: Nate Nall

Samsara Celebrations

Samsara Celebrations: See beyond the Zen festival framework, experience the pain that is life, fight a metaphysical metaphor, seek enlightenment in the cycles of death and rebirth, feed the koi.

By: Tobias Fudge

Secret of Blackheart Tower

Discovering the secret of defeating Sir Duncan, on a journey through the history of Blackheart tower!

By: Benjamin Loyd

Tomb of the Fallen Savior

Explore the resting place of a famous hero, on the trail of his greatest living enemy. Find the truth buried below the beloved figure of hope.

By: Andrew Carl

Who stole my stuff

While resting a ducklike creature eats your stuff and runs away with it, on the run it sometimes barfs up some coins, you can follow it to a cave in a shallow lake. Will you follow it and get your stuff back?

By: Benny Raimondi

Gritty Grazen’s Adventure Park

Collect a stamp from each of our park’s five most scenic views. Bring your completed sheet to the Visitor’s Center to win a prize! Don't get lost in The Great Outdoors.

By: Sam George

One Page Sandbox: Full Circle

This Dungeon shows the cycle of a story needed to create good one-off Sandbox sessions for TTRPGs and also contains within itself a cyclical story in which every element may affect every other element: Locations, NPCs, Stories, Player decisions, etc.

By: Roger Speer, Jr

Crowscroft

A Merchant City plagued by Vampires

By: Robert "Ruprecht" Schwarz

Recursive Transit

A modern horror time loop. The train your party is riding in has slipped into the liminal space between the shadows of reality, traveling the same segment of track on an endless loop.

By: Josh Domanski
Gabriel Reich (Editor)

Time Troubles

Francois de Javous has lost his very important keys and needs you to find them while racing against a time loop

By: William Daniel Renninger

The Lazy River

You survived the journey. Now you just want to float on the lazy river, uninterrupted for an hour or two. What could possibly go wrong?

By: Rhonda Renninger

The Good King

"Feast your eyes on a tale of a legendary ring, about a regal king, magical wonders, spectral ghosts and devious spies. As the story reveals, Fate ensures everything must come full circle!" - A play by Volliam Geddspeares

By: Herr Heiter

Over the Moon

A cheesy dungeon has been disturbed by mold and monsters. Reseal the dungeon before the Moon God awakens and destroys the world!

By: Mateusz Piekut
James H. - Co-writer

The Crypt of Crimson Ice

Rumors of wealthy merchants' burials lure grave robbers to this old cemetery. "The deeper you go, the greater the reward", they hear. But instead of riches, they may find another fate—becoming sacrificial prey to what lies in the deepest tunnels.

By: Francisco Lemos

Locally Sourced

Help Peater Moss find out what's been going awry in his home-grown dungeon. But, first you must remove the magic in the depths before it becomes too overgrown.

By: Horrorseed & James H

Pyramid of Chrysopoeia

Delve into the pyramid of Chrysopoeia the Alchemist. Can you claim her masterpiece? A potion that can break any curse. Or will you fall victim to the many traps and monsters which still protect the pyramid?

By: Paul Penna

Bottled Rest

The moon arrived one week ago. It descended from the sky and now hovers above the city. Since it’s arrival, no one has slept, chaos has erupted. But there’s hope, a figure was seen walking on the moon! The rulers have tasked you with investigating. Get up there and solve the mystery of the moon.

By: Scott Parker

Wirtz Lair

Inspired by the Wirtz Pump, this spiral dungeon is continually rotating. At its center lays danger and riches. With each full circle, the party descends one floor closer to the center.

By: Brian McDonald

Vault of the Eternal Drop

Should one climb up or fall on down? It's all the same in the end, for what comes around goes around. But one wrong step could be your last!

By: Jonathan Lee

There's People! On a Sword!

The God Zephirax has thrown the Sword of Undoing towards the center of the universe. If it reaches, everything will end. The sword is big as a planet, and has been traveling for 9000 years. Civilization has grown. A prophecy says you are 7 days away from its destination. It’s up to you to stop it.

By: Luca Barboni

The Marbled Wizard’s Four Books

A wizard turned himself into stone trying to gain eternal life. Can you free him?

By: Herr Zinnling
Gilbert Heckmann: picture of the goblin

Boiling Samsāra

A complex, dynamic mountainous hive of corrupt phoenix-kin, magical creatures that regenerate in cleansing flame--only now, the cycles of rebirth have become twisted and broken, and the maddened firebirds grow more unnatural and hostile with each regeneration.

By: Tallis Clark

Derelict Rat-Fane of the Maggot Fairy, Ashcan Edition

Festering evil gnaws verminously at the life and soul of a defenseless town; a malign unseelie creature spawns horrid footsoldiers of Chaos from a forgotten cult bastion. This is the condensed/advance version of a work in progress for publication, feedback welcomed!

By: Stephen Couchman

Pseudothanatos Press and Cartograpy by Dyson Logos

The glide-refl doubliette

Rotate the statues to reveal the twist.

By: Jacob Cordeiro

Caught in a Loop or The Circular Memory of Growth

In his dying moments, an Ancient Druid encapsulated his spirit within a seed. That seed grew into an enormous tree that would someday wield the power of the lost mystic. Unfortunately, his ritual was flawed…

By: Justin Hull

Ultra-Processed (the burger baron must die)

A trio of fast food demons harvest the gluttony of unsuspecting citizens through a widespread late-night drone delivery program.

By: Owen O'Connell
Duamn Figueroa Rassol

A Cycle Unbroken

Soon after the Order of the Glorious Secant moves into an abandoned holdfast, townsfolk and travelers start to go missing, livestock catch a wasting disease, and the moon becomes unpredictable. The Order seeks to bring the proper cycle of the moon's phases to a grinding halt -- an abomination!

By: Steve Kilian

The Charnel Pit of the Corpse Demon

Some still honor the dead with sky burial, trusting the old way to send souls to the afterlife through a monstrous beak... until power-hungry intruders disturb the cycle of life and death.

By: Brian Fox
Hilary Commer (Layout), Richelle Thompson (Map)

BBQ at the Aldrich Inn

Help Havel Aldrich prepare for his big BBQ.

By: Joshua Harper
Joestrela

Cher's And Back Again

You're but a lowly cubicle worker with great aspirations to fulfill your destiny (on your lunch break). Can you navigate distractions and get back in time for the 1 p.m. meeting? The clock is ticking. Destiny awaits.

By: Mark Ezra Stokes

Spiral Orbit of the Stars

Spend a solar cycle delving into the arcanum of the zodiac.

By: Colin Lawler

The Temple of Many Faces

The temple is as old as time itself, with entrances that appear in many disparate worlds. Due to its unique nature, it has housed a collection of strange lifeforms, weird artifacts, wonderous technology, and far-flung travelers, some of which are still present.

By: Austin Rode
David Stucker: co-writer

The Black Keep of Stanlaw

300 years ago, the wicked baron Godric constructed a keep outside of Stanlaw, holding a reign of terror, studying dark sorceries, pursuing forbidden knowledge, and consorting with demons before the keep was struck by lightning, killing the baron his consorts. The ruin stands, cursed and unplundered.

By: David Stucker
Austin Rode - Cowriter, Oliver Juve - Artist

The Moonlit Door

Discovering the door that only appears when the moon shines upon it is only the beginning, now you must venture beyond to see what mysteries await you.

By: William Johnson

The Eye of the Desecrator

The defilers arrived at the temple with sweetness and deceit, and in a few days, they destroyed its defenses, desecrated its treasures, and unleashed darkness. With a malevolent proclivity for trade and toying with forbidden things, the defilers present a threat to the great city and forces of Law.

By: Andrés Cuesta

Death Skull Mayhem

A superhero one shot in the form of a comic page, where each panel is a “room” which describes the location and event that the player can interact with.

By: Edward Pun

Infinity Tower

A tower that stretches as far up as can be seen, its function unclear, but has something to do with teleportation and Unicorn Cheese.

By: Robin Gibson

The Pelago Mercantile Regatta

Join a competition to traverse the Pelago Seas, testing your mercantile prowess.

By: Juan Quinteros

The Ring of Seasons

A variable theater of the mind, social and exploration adventure inside a magical artifact

By: Sofia and Lorel Drawmores
Sofia Fillmore

Gaia World

Gaia World is a derelict cylindrical space station with a safari park containing 4 distinct biomes. The station generates artificial gravity by rotation. The station is run by a malfunctioning AI, who has started 'recruiting' visitors from random passing ships.

By: Toon Van de Putte

Riding Through the Night

Skarlatia Irion gave up her magic to lock away the dark portal. Her granddaughter Quercia "Borrowed" from the spell, as did her heirs. Skarlatia's last true heirs must circle the dark forest in 1 night to lay the line for a new spell. An adventure built around the often-forgotten mounted rules.

By: Alexander Atoz

Dragon Encounters

The County Judge Who Held a Grudge

Fold the dungeon map to change the dungeon. Only what you can see is real.

By: lynchpoet

Exorcise the Devils by Dipquest

The Jersey Devils have been conducting raids across the Delaware River into Kensington and the surrounding neighborhoods of the Philadelphia sprawl and it is inconveniencing someone very important. You’ll need to take down the Full Circle of leadership.

By: Adam Dippner

Wake of the Wyrm

Your stay in the village is cut short as the earth begins to shake violently. You scramble outside only to witness the gaping maw of a gargantuan wyrm swallow the village whole.

By: Tatu Niittykangas

The Cellar of Holding

A lifetime of adventures and study certainly collects a lot of junk, and today it's your job to clean it up, but things don't necessarily go according to plan. The Cellar of Holding is a self-contained, low stakes adventure that serves as a side quest, or more depending on the needs of the group.

By: D. Winchester



The House of Sun and Snow

Drazzerak is poisoning the ancient Ranger sanctuary, the House of Sun and Snow, with his magic. Adventurers can change the environment within the dungeon from muddy swamp and woodland to frozen lakes and snow-covered hills. They will face great danger and magic long forgotten to defend against evil.

By: Cameron Badnell

Astarot Dungeon

The wizard Astarot has built a dungeon of two floors and the nearby village hired a group of adventurers to pit an end to this madness.

By: Ginzo Melo

Tricera Station

A circular space station hub/dungeon owned by the powerful and corrupt tricera corporation.

By: Frank Espen Larsen

Day at Sir Ferris's Adventure Circle!

With the one day ticket in hand, 50 Gold Pieces among yourselves, and 9 hours to ride everything in the park, can you succeed in your quest before your ride returns to pick you up?

By: David Huffman

The Broken Circle

A dimensionally distorted, confusing dungeon where two factions sit at a stalemate. The PCs could steal their treasure, destroy their religions or perhaps figure out the true treasure is restoring the ancient dimensional structure.

By: Henrikki Soininen

Findlay's Lamp Emporium

Those pesky imp employees have overrun the Lamp Emporium and evicted the business owner/wizard. He will pay market price to some brave adventurers who can infiltrate the tower, suppress the revolution, and recover his assets.

By: Mister Rees

Dungeon of Death

In the Dungeon of Death there lies... a sleeping beast that never dies. Welcome to the lair of Lightningfang the Blue Dragon that brings death to all who enter.

By: redwyrmling
Redwyrm - Editor & Tech Support

Seasons Fleeting

Was it really wise to anger the Queen of the Fae? Now trapped in her seasonal courts, your only hope is to offer her something she can't refuse. So turn your swords into ploughshares and farm the Fae Fruits needed to make irresistible Fae Wine.

By: Matthew Bulleyment - Lead Author
Lewis Robb - Additional Author, Damien Stadden - Art & Design

Endless Cycles of Death

A dark descent. Going deeper, from death to death. Into an endless cycle.

By: HowMightWePlay

A Midsummer Day's Mischief

The fairies of the Court of the Sea decide to take over a popular water park to host the Sea King's wedding to the Queen of Air. Merriment and fairy mischief ensues at the park.

By: Brian Escobar

The Absorbing Eye

An underground gnomish manor recently rediscovered. The last known of home of the Absorbing Eye, a famous giant ruby with reputed magical properties. Treasure hunters are already swarming, and all would kill for the ruby.

By: Patrick Dolan

Flesh and Blood

A sudden monster outbreak in a biochemical lab has caused chaos, giving imprisoned test subjects a chance to escape. Those injected with the "Universal Cell Serum" have mutated, making the use of a strange device to 'recycle' blood essential for their escape.

By: G of Diamonds Studio
Designers: Diamonds and GuiJi

The Ringbahn

Once every three years on a full moon, a normal train ride on the Ringbahn turns into a seemingly never ending cycle. The moon is sparkling when you enter the train in the last minute, which is surprisingly empty. But once you noticed, it was already too late. You are now caught in a cycle.

By: Lina (16), Hendrik (14), Joaquín (12)

Stop. Think. Repeat.

You have been abducted by an evil necromancer! He has trapped you in his mansion of horrors where time seems to reset itself when you try to escape. Will you be able to find the necromancer, defeat him and escape along with the trapped souls? Who knows...

By: Brandon Evans

The Six Masks of Harmony

A sorceress discovered how to access the Temple of Harmony. Since then, day and night no longer follow their natural cycle. By gathering masks on an altar, the cycle will be restored, but nothing will be the same as before.

By: Felipe Tuller & Miguel Melo

The Relics of St Rowan

St Rowan was a sage who sought balance in all things. He mediated between rival factions and brought harmony to a war-torn land. His teachings emphasise the importance of equilibrium in life and nature. His name like his sanctuary is mostly forgotten.

By: Dylan Barker

Theft at the Stone Giant Monastery

The heroes have to bring back a book to the Stone Giant Monastery on top of the mountain. Once in the monastery, they are requested to find the Mother Stone and the thief.

By: Larry Pennyworth

The Book of Wisdom

Players are sent on a quest to retrieve a book guarded by a minotaur who has transformed a temple’s library into his labyrinth. Meanwhile hobgoblin’s involved in a war are looking to turn the building into a fortress.

By: Bailey Harrison

The Forbidden Forest

An evil giant took over the forest and cut down the magic tree of life. Adventurer’s must find the tree’s seeds and plant them to restore magic to the forest.

By: Phoebe Harrison

The quest for the druidic Ritual

"The quest for the druidic ritual" is a classic fantasy dungeon style. An ancient temple inhabited in the past by a dark wizard. The magician has bewitched the place and jealously keept an ancestral Druidic artifact there. The dungeon suffered the ravages of time and collapsed into a chasm.

By: Florent Daniel

The Monastery of Theraan

In the Monastery of Theraan, reversing evolution is considered holy. The monks try to revert to more and more ancient life forms. Recently, a schism has caused battles and, thus, adventure.

By: Ninos Saume

Large IOUN Collider

A lost wizard laboratory once used to create magical IOUN stones!

By: Adam Chafe

Return to King Salamen's Sky Stockade

Deep on the canyon floor, above the tower of the Salamen king, there floats a nigh-impenetrable prison. Years ago, by some miracle, a few lucky souls escaped. Now, despite swearing they would never go back, they must break back in. When they left, it was a hellish stockade. Today it is death trap.

By: Justin Colussy-Estes

Court of the Monarch

Cyclical temporal distortion (a la Groundhog Day) with a masquerade setting and each time the scene restarts, PCs slowly turn into butterflies.

By: Gregory Peterson

Treacherous Tomb

A short puzzle dungeon, designed to gently introduce new players to classic traps and tropes! For 3-5 low-level players

By: Kosmic Kestrel

The Unlikely Wizard of the Silken Caves

Deep in the earth, a country girl has run off to apprentice under a monstrous wizard. Their cave is filled with traps and treachery; Can you bring good news back to her family?

By: Zephaniah

U-F-HOAX

You thought making crop circles was a fun way of getting attention; at least until you drew the wrong kind. Now you’ve been abducted by the aliens you were pretending to be.

By: Ned Beasley, Erica Graff, Sean Sass, and Dan Shaffer
Ned Beasley and Sean Sass - Illustrations and Copy; Erica Graff and Dan Shaffer - Copy

Ashes to Life

As a phoenix nears the end of his life, old enemies wait for the right moment to strike and take its' great power for themselves. Only a group of brave adventurers may or may not stop them and make a fateful decision over life and death.

By: Nikolaos Parousis

Open Circuit

The mad electromancer hid his treasure in a fiendish puzzle awaiting a worthy successor. Can you figure it out?

By: Matthew Lake
Playtesters: Briana, Katrina, Robert. Proofreaders: Cameron, Elizabeth

The Temple of Deja Yu

A Djinn cursed dungeon caught in a time loop where the party must save its' past version

By: Bill Cook

The Power Stone

The world is in danger. You and your party have been chosen to delve into the maze in search of the Power Stone. An ancient power from long ago. It is the only thing that can save the world. Find the pieces and return them to the altar to stop the destruction.....failure is not an option.

By: John J. Earegood

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More information can be found in the

submission rules and judging guidelines.

All of the entries from previous years are available for inspiration.

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