Troll Lord Games just launched a crowdfunding campaign for the legendary megadungeon by Gary Gygax:

This is the first of two crowdfunding campaigns. With your help, we hope to return to shelves worldwide Gary Gygax's Castle Zagyg. It is a monstrous project; one with with an incredible legacy! We hope to see all the material in Castle Zagyg released in 5 full color, hardcover volumes, each in its own box with relevant game maps.

There will be five box sets, and this campaign is for the first three:

• Castle Zagyg Vol. 1 The Citadel (the town of Yggsburgh)
• Castle Zagyg Vol. 2 The Ruins (the castle, East Mark, Mouths of Madness, and dungeon level 1)
• Castle Zagyg Vol. 3 The Cellars (dungeon levels 2, 3, 3a, 4, 4a, 5 and 5a)
• Castle Zagyg Vol. 4 The Dungeons (dungeon levels 6-9 and sub-levels)
• Castle Zagyg Vol. 5 The Caverns (dungeon levels 10-17 and sub-levels)

Castle Zagyg Vol. 1 The Citadel box set will contain:

• A full setting guide for Yggsburgh and the Outs neighborhood
• A Map of the Town of Yggsburgh
• Nine Interior Maps of Points of Interest
• 600+ Non-Player Characters
• 30+ Random Encounter and Event Tables
• 50+ Random Encounters, offering hundreds of potential adventure venues
• Orders of Battle for everything from Goblins to Knights
• Crime and Punishment in Yggsburgh

Castle Zagyg Vol. 2 The Ruins box set will contain:

• A detailed setting guide for East Mark, including 60 geographic locales and the town of Garham
• A complete setting guide for the ruins of Castle Zagyg, including the Upper Works, Castle Fortress, Tower Walls, Manse, and Mouths of Madness
• A Map of the East Mark region and its surrounding Environs; over 1,500 square miles of adventuring terrain!
• A Map of the Castle Zagyg and its structures
• A Map of the Mouths of Madness and dungeon level 1: The Storerooms
• 100+ Encounter Areas in the Castle
• 120+ Encounter Areas in Caverns and Storerooms

Castle Zagyg Vol. 3 The Cellars box set will contain:

• 7 Maps: one for each dungeon level
• The Deep Cellars
• The Dungeons
• Arena of Death
• Arcane Workshops
• Black Reservoir
• Eternity Galleries
• The Catacombs
• 300+ Encounter Areas and Rooms

Most of the content is based on Gary's notes:

Who is Writing It? Volume 1, The Citadel is written by Gary Gygax. This is the content some of you have in Yggsburgh, previously published by Troll Lord Games in 2004; it will contain updated art on the cover and interior, plus new maps.

Volume 2, The Castle is written by Jeffrey Talanian. This originally appeared in Upper Works, published by Troll Lord Games in 2008. It will also feature an updated cover and new interior art, as well as new maps for more seamless play.

Volume 3, The Cellars includes one level written by Jeffrey Talanian (the 1st). The rest is being written by Michael Stewart. Mike has written and published a number of adventures through Troll Lord Games, and his writing style fits Castle Zagyg perfectly. Couple that with his work on Yggsburgh alongside Gary Gygax, and he is the perfect candidate for the task. He is back on board to pore over Gary's original notes and maps and to create the dungeon that many of us have longed for, and many more never knew they wanted.

Castle Zagyg will be published for the TLG's Castles & Crusades system, meaning it is broadly compatible with TSR's D&D editions and other popular retroclones.

Read more about the campaign at Backerkit.

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The time is nigh! Spend wisely!

Here are some Troll Lord Games adventures and supplements I've found useful and enjoyable, although I do not run Castle & Crusaders system. I found most of TLG stuff to have minor errors (e.g. typos, location missing on a map, etc.). Also, most of the modules do require prep. Despite that, I find below worthy of mentioning.

Adventures

• Castle Zagyg: Yggsburgh Campaign Setting. TLG is finally allowed to reprint material authored by Gary Gygax! Far from perfect, but still worth, Yggsburgh offers an insight into Gary's late work.
• Goblins of Mount Shadow. A messy module with plenty to pull out of. Fey focused. Bryce's review.
• A2 Slag Heap. Villages & factions. Bryce's review.
• A9 The Helm of Night. Besiege a fortress of evil. Bryce's review.
• S4 A Lion in the Ropes. Slow horror. Bryce's review.
• Lost City of Gaxmoor (digital and isometric maps). A city that was gone for a thousand years reappears. Of course it's full of shit that wants to kill nosy adventurers. Plane of chaos breach the reality from time to time.
• The Long Valley. Valley surrounding Gaxmoor.
• Chaos Touched. Additional random encounters for chaos breaches. Intended to be used with Gaxmoor, but can be adapted for any area.
• Undercaverns of Gaxmoor (maps). This one progresses timeline quite a bit, returning Gaxmoor into the hands of good. I just used it to steal what is underneath.
• Bluffside City on the Edge (maps). I like cities. A bit dense, but full of stuff to use. Eight districts & undercity.
• Bluffside: Right Under our Noses. A free adventure set in Bluffside.

Supplements

• Engineering Dungeons. A nice small supplement for randomly generating dungeons.
• Engineering Castles. Another brief, but useful supplement. It does not generate the internal floor plans, but rather the type of castle, inhabitants, and environs.
• Towers of Adventure Master. 15 empty towers.
• Arms and Armor. One can never have enough armaments.
• Book of Names. Not as good as Judges Guild Treasury of Archaic Names, but I still found some I liked.
• Storyteller's Dictionary. Since I'm not a native speaker, I appreciate having fantasy-focused dictionary.
• Storyteller's Thesaurus. Same as above.

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Wonderful news:

After years of turmoil, the Estate of Gary Gygax was taken over by a court assigned estate manager. As part of the agreement to raise money to secure the debts of the estate, Troll Lord Games was granted the right and privilege to reprint several of Gary Gygax’s works. To wit, The Gygaxian Fantasy World Series, Castle Zagyg: Yggsburgh, and The Hermit are each coming back into print.

We hope to bring each of these to you table as soon as possible. Our current plan is to release a Castle Zagyg: Yggsburgh retro print immediately. This is a reprint of the book as it was released in 2005. Following this, we will release The Hermit as a Kickstarter campaign. The Hermit will be updated for Castles and Crusades; the Fantasy Roleplaying Game, laid out in full color with new maps and illustrations, contain notes on its development and all original material as well. The Gygaxian Fantasy World Series will be launched on Kickstarter in the first quarter of 2024. The eight plus volume series of works is one of Gary’s prides and joys as well as a treasure trove of information for anyone wanting to create a comprehensive fantasy world setting.

Read the full statement from Troll Lord Games here.

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The creators of Castles & Crusaders are discounting their whole catalogue until end of this week. Although I don't run their system, I use some of the adventures as well as system neutral aids.

Adventures

• Goblins of Mount Shadow A messy module with plenty to pull out of. Fey focused. Bryce's review.
• A2 Slag Heap. Villages & factions. Bryce's review.
• A9 The Helm of Night. Besiege a fortress of evil. Bryce's review.
• S4 A Lion in the Ropes. Slow horror. Bryce's review.
• Lost City of Gaxmoor (digital and isometric maps). A city that was gone for a thousand years reappears. Of course it's full of shit that wants to kill nosy adventurers. Plane of chaos breach the reality from time to time.
• The Long Valley. Valley surrounding Gaxmoor.
• Chaos Touched. Additional random encounters for chaos breaches. Intended to be used with Gaxmoor, but can be adapted for any area.
• Undercaverns of Gaxmoor (maps). This one progresses timeline quite a bit, returning Gaxmoor into the hands of good. I just used it to steal what is underneath.
• Bluffside City on the Edge (maps). I like cities. A bit dense, but full of stuff to use. Eight districts & undercity.
• Bluffside: Right Under our Noses. A free adventure set in Bluffside.

Supplements

• Engineering Dungeons. A nice small supplement for randomly generating dungeons.
• Engineering Castles. Another brief, but useful supplement. It does not generate the internal floor plans, but rather the type of castle, inhabitants, and environs.
• Towers of Adventure Master. 15 empty towers.
• Arms and Armor. One can never have enough armaments.
• Book of Names. Not as good as Judges Guild Treasury of Archaic Names, but I still found some I liked.
• Storyteller's Dictionary. Since I'm not a native speaker, I appreciate having fantasy-focused dictionary.
• Storyteller's Thesaurus. Same as above.

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The creators of Castles & Crusaders are discounting their whole catalogue until end of the year. Although I don't run their system, I use some of the adventures as well as system neutral aids.

Adventures

• Goblins of Mount Shadow A messy module with plenty to pull out of. Fey focused. Bryce's review.
• A2 Slag Heap. Villages & factions. Bryce's review.
• A9 The Helm of Night. Besiege a fortress of evil. Bryce's review.
• S4 A Lion in the Ropes. Slow horror. Bryce's review.
• Lost City of Gaxmoor (digital and isometric maps). A city that was gone for a thousand years reappears. Of course it's full of shit that wants to kill nosy adventurers. Plane of chaos breach the reality from time to time.
• The Long Valley. Valley surrounding Gaxmoor.
• Chaos Touched. Additional random encounters for chaos breaches. Intended to be used with Gaxmoor, but can be adapted for any area.
• Undercaverns of Gaxmoor (maps). This one progresses timeline quite a bit, returning Gaxmoor into the hands of good. I just used it to steal what is underneath.
• Bluffside City on the Edge (maps). I like cities. A bit dense, but full of stuff to use. Eight districts & undercity.
• Bluffside: Right Under our Noses. A free adventure set in Bluffside.

Supplements

• Engineering Dungeons. A nice small supplement for randomly generating dungeons.
• Engineering Castles. Another brief, but useful supplement. It does not generate the internal floor plans, but rather the type of castle, inhabitants, and environs.
• Towers of Adventure Master. 15 empty towers.
• Arms and Armor. One can never have enough armaments.
• Book of Names. Same as above. Not as good as Judges Guild Treasury of Archaic Names, but I still found some I liked.
• Storyteller's Dictionary. Since I'm not a native speaker, I appreciate having fantasy-focused dictionary.
• Storyteller's Thesaurus. Same as above.

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It's that time of the year again. May our wallets survive.

Here are some Troll Lord Games adventures and supplements I've found useful and enjoyable, although I do not run Castle & Crusaders system.

I found most of TLG stuff to have minor errors (e.g. typos, location missing on a map, etc.). Also, most of the modules do require prep. Despite that, I found below worthy of mentioning.

Adventures

• Goblins of Mount Shadow A messy module with plenty to pull out of. Fey focused. Bryce's review.
• A2 Slag Heap. Villages & factions. Bryce's review.
• A9 The Helm of Night. Besiege a fortress of evil. Bryce's review.
• S4 A Lion in the Ropes. Slow horror. Bryce's review.
• Lost City of Gaxmoor (digital and isometric maps). A city that was gone for a thousand years reappears. Of course it's full of shit that wants to kill nosy adventurers. Plane of chaos breach the reality from time to time.
• The Long Valley. Valley surrounding Gaxmoor.
• Chaos Touched. Additional random encounters for chaos breaches. Intended to be used with Gaxmoor, but can be adapted for any area.
• Undercaverns of Gaxmoor (maps). This one progresses timeline quite a bit, returning Gaxmoor into the hands of good. I just used it to steal what is underneath.
• Bluffside City on the Edge (maps). I like cities. A bit dense, but full of stuff to use. Eight districts & undercity.
• Bluffside: Right Under our Noses. A free adventure set in Bluffside.

Supplements

• Storyteller's Dictionary. Since I'm not a native speaker, I appreciate having fantasy-focused dictionary.
• Storyteller's Thesaurus. Same as above.
• Arms and Armor. One can never have enough armaments.
• Book of Names. Same as above. Not as good as Judges Guild Treasury of Archaic Names, but I still found some I liked.
• Towers of Adventure Master. 15 empty towers.

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