Great book, due to give it a play it in a few weeks - I did notice that references to the DMG were missing page numbers however.

I've used these rules to run a few different deathmatch tournaments and it's been a ton of fun every time.

I enjoyed the creativity of the various arenas. I just wish the provided maps were as high quality as the level design. As is, they leave a lot to be desired.

I absolutely love this product. Sometime the players just want an all out brawl. Bringing that good ol PVP love to D&D. 5th Edition Team Deathmatch does it well. The maps are fun and creative, as well as very deadly. What is great, is that you can even use them in normal campaign settings to realy turn up the heat. I've even been using a variation of the endless hallway called "RUN" to playtest much of my new monsters, traps and player options. Well done!

This is the best dungeon I've ever read, and it's free. That's insane. When I first ran this dungeon one player collapsed on the floor and shouted at the ceiling, "THAT WAS AWESOME!!!"

This is the module that made me fall in love with dungeon design. It's full of potent environmental storytelling, insane over-the-top ideas, and comes with terrifying monster designs plus dungeon-specific mechanics to make things special. There's a monster called a "Whirlwind of Living Invisible Dancing Vorpal Khopeshes of Extinction". There's a mechanic for rumors you've heard of the dungeon that let you ferret out the false ones while exploring to give you an edge. There's a real time time limit that keeps players tense and focused. There's also a bunch of great monster stat blocks, which is one thing nearly everyone agrees 4th edition did well - and those monsters can be adapted easily to any ruleset by just taking your favorite bits and cutting the rest.

The one thing I'll call out is that the dungeon is entirely unforgiving, to the point of being unfair at times. This is not a dealbreaker, just read through it before playing (it's one of those modules, you really shouldn't run it live at the table - you'll miss out on some key ideas) and make notes about things you should probably change... Or have people come with disposable characters. Like, there's one thing where if you touch a pillar you instantly die without much warning. That's silly. Just do some brutal damage to the party, afflict them with a temporary curse, or give them a lot more warning. The khopeshes of extinction also have an over-the-top feature where if they kill a living being, they also kill EVERY BEING OF THAT PERSON'S RACE. Kill an elf? No more elves. I changed them to only kill 1 out of 12 of all members of that race on the plane... So we could dramatically roll a d12 for each NPC of the race they know of. See? Now it's perfectly reasonable. ;)

Read this module for ideas, adapt it to your system of choice, and run it for some lucky players. Lean into the grandeur and terror of it, soften the edges a bit to make it feel evil but "fair"... And it's one of the best dang dungeons you'll ever hold in your hands.

Oh, and the stat block it uses for the iron lich? I've used that statblock to inspire most of my future liches. So many evil spells that feel so perfect for a lich.

5/5. For the price? 10/5. It's FREE.

Had a blast playing this after hearing about it on TableTop Babble! Really gives PvP some depth in D&D. Theorycrafting character and team builds almost as fun as the game itself, and Devs even answer rules questions on Twitter.

Biterly disappointed. There are 100 types of metal, 100 of gems, 100 of animals (including bobobos), but only 69 types of wood! What sort of laziness is that? How could you stop with a mere 69?

Like most games I download, I'll probably never play it. But I'm going to use those charts, and there's some really good jokes in there. Nobody's going to understand when I play a dwarven therapist in my next D&D game. The game itself? I dunno. I Just look at the pretty pictures and am amazed at its sheer grandiosity. I mean, think about it. Are you considering downloading this because you actually intend to play Drunk Jenga at your next session, or because it looks cool? Well, take it from me, it's cool. Not 100 kinds of wood cool, but still pretty cool.

This game is so good that I'm going to give the writers money. Not a lot of money, mind you, but I'm rather fond of money, so this means a lot from me.

An extremely fun adventure from the "Fourthcore" era... timed, scored, adventures that you're pretty much expected to lose, but packed with fun scenarios and encounters. This really highlights some of the strengths of 4th edition... once you understand the basics of the system, you can pretty much play from your character sheet and have an awesome, tense, game, in a set amount of time.

Sersa Victory really captures what feels missing in a lot of d&d adventures, that the game actually has to be fun. The adventure keeps upfront exposition to a minimum, which makes it much easier to get into the meat of the game quickly. The use of the time limit is a brilliant way to keep the game moving, with the narrative justification of spending limited time in the realm of the dead before you are resurrected.

If you have a long-running campaign that's been getting stale, this adventure will be a fantastic way to shake it up. Don't be afraid to grant your players the power of awesome magic items like the Enuma Elish or the titular Crown of Charon.

Another highlight for our group was taking a room called The Tomb of Frozen Demigods, and replacing the given deities with deities that had been formerly name-dropped in our campaign. Releasing them is sure to cause trouble down the road.

Crucible of the Gods is my favorite dungeon. For some, they think fondly of Tomb of Horrors. For me, it's Crucible.

Why?

The adventure is engages both the players and the characters. The puzzles are challenging but very do-able. The monsters and battle scenes are few and evocative. The premise is iconic, and the meta-puzzle hits that sweet spot where perceptive players will figure it out.

This game runs well not only in D&D 4E, but also 5E (with some conversion; use 5th level characters or so) and also Dungeon World.

If you love awesome dungeon one-shots, give Crucible of the Gods a try!

Crown of Charon is an adventure with a very evocative premise AND execution. I ran this module using Dungeon World, and my players loved it. There is a LOT of content here, and excellent mashups of nuke-tech and fantasy D&D.

It does require a thorough read through before you can run it. There are a LOT of moving parts in this module, where finding one object in a particualr chamber is used in another, to then open a secret over there, etc. Don't let that scare you - the chambers are dripping with dark descriptions and over-the-top themes and is an excellent read all by itself.

If you love in-depth dungeon deadly explorations, give Crown of Charon a try!

Fane of the Heresiarch is a wonderfully dark, evocative dungeon crawl. It's more than just beating up monsters and disarming traps. It's got tense frantic moments, deadly encounters, and moments that will make your players shout in triumph when they succeed! High stakes, fabulous treasures, and wicked monsters make you look like a master DM. You'll have players who ask, "Whoa, did you write this?!? It's awesome!"

What makes this module excellent... A complex fortress with multiple paths to reach the final boss. I've run this game many times and it stays fresh! A classic D&D tournament module experience with Dungeon World... THIS IS FOR YOU!

The point I read and ran Revenge of the Iron Lich years ago was the point where I felt I truly had become a great dungeon master, and I could not have done it without this. This adventure is perfectly designed to be fast paced and extremely fun. I especially love the use of "real time" in the adventure, which has significantly helped to keep player attention at the table, and the "rumor system."

And of course, the over the top hyper-deadliness gets the blood pumping like nothing else. One of my favorite adventures ever written, hands down.

This is useful for any RPG, not just a Deathtrap Dungeon, and is system neutral so you can apply your own game's mechanics to it. Highly recommended!

(note: opinion based on reading, not playing)

Very well designed over-the-top romp through a nasty, yet fair, dungeon for a party of 6th level PCs. Be warned though - this is a tournament adventure. There is almost no story. The characters are likely to die. And there are many things you may need to track.