The Hypogean Solution

They call it the bubblemuck. In thick and slimy arterial tendrils, it’s been oozing its way into every crack and crevice of the Deep, Deep Down. You’ll have to ride a most unusual railroad, befriend an obsessed mycologist, and find the map to a legendary nexus lost for centuries, if you hope to discover the terrible secret of... 

The Hypogean Solution

This print-and-play adventure for Downcrawl 2E can be played like a traditional module, but is also designed to work in Impromptu or Solo mode where there is no GM, and no one has read through the adventure in advance. That's right, it's a module that requires zero prep work! 

Here's how it works: the contents are divided into a series of printable cards corresponding to Moves you would ordinarily trigger while playing Downcrawl: moves like Plan a Journey, What's the News? or Travel Encounter. You keep the cards face-down on the table with the trigger move on the back. The first time you trigger a matching move, someone picks up that card and reads the hidden reverse side to learn a new piece of the ongoing story.*

* In Guided mode (with a gamemaster), the GM can keep the cards totally secret behind the GM screen, using them as reminder triggers to advance the plot, or have them on the table to show the players what moves will trigger more plot, but read and reveal cards themselves.

The list of face-down cards shows you which moves will advance the story further, hinting what actions you might take next to progress. And the adventure is designed to integrate with your ongoing campaign: you'll discover new secrets about Volumes you've already made and new NPCs from Folk you've invented at your own table. 

Each Downcrawl Adventure Zine is its own set of special moves that can be played alone, gathered up and set aside for a while to put that plot thread on hold, or even shuffled together to play multiple Advenure Zines at once.

The Hypogean Solution features cover art by J.P. Targete and should take 2-3 sessions to play.