Kaldera of the Sickle-Dancer (Shadowdark)

Generations ago, the Onyx Crucible erupted, and the rule of the dancing girl who became a tyrant was buried under ashes. 

Those in the shadow of the black volcano, freed from their shackles, scattered back to the homelands from which they were taken.

However, the mountain no longer stands cool and silent. In the darkness of the new moon, hellish fire pulses once more from under the volcano’s cursed kaldera.

It is within this fire that the ruthless Sickle-Dancer stirs in her soot-darkened tomb, gathering her strength to once again subjugate those foolish enough to flee from the grip of her six clawed hands.

Adventure Summary

Kaldera of the Sickle-Dancer is a 3rd-level dungeon delve for use with the Shadowdark RPG.

In this adventure, characters will lay siege to the circuitous volcano lair of a belly dancer turned marilith sorceress. The characters’ motivations are to put the Sickle-Dancer to the sword, plunder her volcanic jewels, and claim her cruel magical treasure.

Adventure Features

• 29 pages
• 3rd-level characters
• 21 deadly chambers—backup characters recommended
• 6-8 hours of dungeon-crawling gameplay
• Fiery setting in the heart of a volcano about to erupt
• Unique monsters including the telekobra, living fireball belly dancer, basilisk-boulder, cannibal colossus, and others
• New treasures including the demonic dancing girl cymbals, telekobra-skin belly dancer's bedlah, corset of the marilith, khopesh of extinction, and others

Paperback Version

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License

Kaldera of the Sickle-Dancer is an independent product published under the Shadowdark RPG Third-Party License and is not affiliated with The Arcane Library, LLC. Shadowdark RPG © 2023 The Arcane Library, LLC. Module text © 2023 Trident Gamebooks, LLC.