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The Blackwood Curse (Inspired by Until Dawn)

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Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild

The Blackwood Curse

Death Is Only The Beginning!

A 13-session horror gauntlet where failure is required for survival.

Tired of simple monster hunts? Welcome to Blackwood, a settlement eternally trapped in a single, terrifying day by a primordial force of cosmic dread. You and your party of 4-6 heroes are caught in the loop, doomed to face a relentless series of horrors. Your only escape is to die... and learn.

The Mechanic: Knowledge is Power

This campaign breaks the rules of survival horror:

  • The 12 Deaths: The first twelve sessions are designed to end in a Total Party Kill (TPK). You cannot win these fights.

  • The Reset: After each death, time snaps back to the morning of the same cursed day.

  • The Cost of Failure: Though your bodies reset, your minds retain every clue, every insight, and every chilling truth you uncovered. Your failures are your curriculum.

Use the information gathered in one loop—enemy weaknesses, trap locations, ritual components—to prepare for the next, inching closer to the solution with every gruesome demise.

The Dread & The Descent

A monstrous shadow of pure Cosmic Dread feeds on Blackwood, a legacy left by the mad alchemist Marcus who tore a hole in reality. This entity, the Blackwood Horror, must be stopped, or your souls will remain in its temporal prison forever.

Manage your fear with the integrated Dread Meter—as your sanity slips, the entity's influence grows stronger, threatening to turn your own allies into your worst enemies.

Artifacts of Salvation

Survival hinges on locating and utilizing three potent, reality-bending artifacts:

  • The Whispering Blade: This tarnished silver ritual dagger is your key to the final battle. It grants a wielder immunity to the frightened condition and a bonus psychic damage against creatures with a Dread Meter. More importantly, it is essential for the final ritual to destroy the Horror.

  • The Cosmic Lens: A crystalline relic that reveals the horrifying true nature and vulnerabilities of any nearby creature. Caution: peering into the abyss is traumatic, requiring a difficult saving throw or suffering a serious increase in Dread.

  • The Temporal Anchor: A final escape tool. Activate this intricate clockwork device to secure vital information. If the wielder dies, they remain in the loop for an extra 10 minutes to grab critical clues before finally being pulled back to the start. Use this wisely—it works only once per campaign.

THE BLACKWOOD CURSE is a definitive test of wit, teamwork, and nerve. Can you solve the ultimate murder puzzle and end the time loop, or will you forever awaken to the day you died?

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