Pyramid Review: The Horror Beneath (for D20)

Pyramid Review

The Horror Beneath (for D20)

Published by Nightshift Games

Written by Eric Metcalf

32 b & w pages; $8.95


(Editor's Alert: Like many adventure reviews, this one has spoilers. If you plan on playing this adventure, it's strongly recommended you not read it. You have been warned. We now return you to your regularly scheduled review.)

The Horror Beneath is an adventure for four to five D20 characters between the levels of 3rd and 5th. This is important for a few reasons. First, it's the first D20 adventure for that range of characters. Second, it's the first adventure by a company other than Wizards of the Coast that challenges characters higher than first level.

The characters can become involved with the adventure in several ways. This includes the standard being hired to investigate, missing relatives, and being asked. The first and third methods are pretty similar save that the players get hired for the first scenario.

There are several NPCs in the adventure that lend the background some strength. One of the problems with the D20 adventures is that every company uses their own setting, which makes connecting adventures troublesome. With strong characters to back it up, The Horror Beneath has the potential of being used for background in future games.

The main problem involves the small town of Scarborough, where people have been disappearing and iron has stopped flowing to the nearby lords. It's up to the players to discover why this . . .

This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.



Article publication date: December 15, 2000

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