The Empire of the Ghouls

Deep below the earth, in caverns lightless and unknown to man, live our nightmares: the spidery drow, the wild alien mind shredders and intellect devourers, and worst of all, the insatiable ghouls in their cities and empires.

This Open Design project created a fully-detailed underdark society of civilized ghouls. This includes some description of their gods, slaves, templates, new monsters, and unique magic, and then sets up all those elements within a multi-level adventure for roughly 9th to 12th level. The final result is a 160-page page adventure unlike any other, with lethal and new challenges for any experienced party.

Features Include
  • Fully-mapped ghoul empire and underdark cities
  • More than 80 playtested encounters, many with tactical maps
  • A ghoul prestige class, the Imperial Hunter
  • Design interviews with Ari Marmell and Sigfried Trent
  • Ghoul magic and items unique to the Imperium
  • And 8 new deadly monsters!

The whole package is professional illustrated and laid out, and both hardcover and softcover versions were made available to patrons through lulu.com.

Availability: This project is closed and no longer available to the public, though patrons of the current Open Design project can obtain a copy.

To become a member of the current Open Design project, please donate to the Blood of the Gorgon, Tales of Zobeck, or 4E Wrath of the River King. Once you become a member, you will have the option to acquire a copy of Empire of the Ghouls.

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