The Hive Under Eisenstead

By Drew CollinsLiving Past GamesB/XLevels 2-4 Below the silver mines of Eisenstead, an underground structure was just uncovered. Something killed the mining crew; now the mines are closed, costing the crown a fortune every day. A powerful wizard is en route to resolve the crisis… but until he arrives, there’s an opportunity for some brave or desperate nobodies to find their fortunes and make a name for themselves. This 48 page adventure uses about 27 pages to describe a three level dungeon with about seventy rooms. All three levels play different from each other, with a decent amount of interactivity. This is supplemented by town events and writing style which is not overly terrible. It FEELS a little devoid of joy because of that, but I don’t think it is. A nice little romp in a dungeon! I see a lot of garbage adventures and I think I go pretty easy on them. Then I see something that JUST misses the mark and suddenly I’m ripping it apart. I suspect that I see the potential, an…