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The Palace of Evendur - A BASIC Adventure Module (Basic/Becmi/OD&D)

I've been saying for a while now that I would eventually gather all my notes up and put together an adventure module based on my Tales of Mystara - The Palace of Evendur solo adventure. Well I finally did it. I've placed a link to the module below. I've published it as a "pay what you like" PDF on Drive Thru RPG.

To avoid the obvious licensed content, I've made some subtle changes to make the module compatible with various rules systems, including many OSR systems. I've also avoided adding setting information based on the Known World, but instead made some suggestions for setting the adventure.

You might notice the cover gives the game away though as it's inspired by the B series of modules published throughout the 80's, such as "The Keep on the Borderlands" and "Palace of the Silver Princess".

The Palace of Evendur - A BASIC Adventure Module for BECMI or similar ruleset

The Palace of Evendur is a BASIC Adventure Module that can be run using B/X, BECMI rules or an equivalent OSR ruleset such as Dark Dungeons, White Box, Swords & Wizardry, Basic Fantasy or the like with very minimal conversion.

This adventure can be played in a single session with a party of 3-6 characters of level 1-3 so is also ideal for introducing new players to an older system.

The adventuring party is approached by a local storyteller who spins a tale about the empty and overgrown Palace of Evendur, once home to a powerful planar travelling wizard, who went missing more than a life-time ago.

The players must unravel the mystery of the palace, erected at the edge of a strange and enchanted forest…

The Palace of Evendur - BASIC Adventure Module - Crawler Solo | DriveThruRPG



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  1. RobC17 February 2024 at 17:06

    Thanks! Bought! I've been a long time subscriber of your YouTube channel but rarely watched the videos. Recently I've taken a renewed interest in Sole D&D and have been listening to the Mystara series and taking notes with the goal of starting my own solo campaign. I rember when Mystara was just called "The Known World." YouTube offers a transcript of the audio which I have copied and edited in my word processor. The algorithm often mistranslates your Scottish accent (it is Scottish, isn't it?); for example "hole" comes out as "hall." I have no trouble editing the text into my native Maine accent :) Rob Carignan, Portland, Maine

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