The Hole in the Oak: Layout Preview

The other day, I posted a bit of info about the upcoming adventure The Hole in the Oak. Today, I want to share some previews of the layout, including the first piece of interior art by James West!

Note: These are previews of the 1st pass layout, so the layout and styling are not 100% final.

Table of ContentsFirst, just for fun, here's a preview of the table of contents.

A few notes:

The intro gives a bit of an overview of the history and factions in the dungeon.It's a decent sized dungeon level, with 57 described areas.There are two locations in the dungeon that lend themselves to expansion, where extra levels could easily be added in.I'm probably going to have room for a sneaky appendix that gives a little bit of background info on the world which this adventure is set in.
Area DescriptionsNow a preview of some area descriptions.
A few notes:The area descriptions use a format that's highly optimised for ease of use at the table. Descriptions are presented in a minimal format, with bolded words highlighting the main elements. More detail on possible eventualities is broken out into bullet lists.Incidentally, this is same format I used in the ENnie nominated Winter's Daughter . The format was such a success that I decided to adopt it as the Necrotic Gnome "house adventure style".You don't see any monster listings on this spread, but they follow the standard Old-School Essentials monster format.Colour art by James West!
How to Get It?All backers of the Old-School Essentials Kickstarter will receive a free copy of The Hole in the Oak. If you missed out on the Kickstarter, you can pre-order the adventure (and loads of other goodies!) at our BackerKit pre-order store.