Dungeon Crawl Classics #51: Castle Whiterock (OGL) PDF

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An adventure that takes characters from level 1 to 15!

As the flame of my second life sputters and dims, I find myself thinking more and more on those heroes who, though we first met as enemies, granted me another opportunity to sip from life's cup. Great were their deeds and deep their wisdom, yet the tale of their adventures in Castle Whiterock has not been told: the helpless lives they saved and the wicked lives they ended, the diabolic ingenuity of their adversaries, the desperate moments when hope was faint, and their final victory over the terrible dragon Benthosruthsa.
If I am granted sufficient time, I will see this amended. The world will know of the champions of Castle Whiterock.

    —Koborth the Risen, General (retired)

Castle Whiterock is a complete campaign. This box holds more than 700 pages of material, enough to take new characters to 15th level and fuel a campaign for years. It contains:

  • Four books detailing the dungeon's 15 levels and 14 sub-levels, grouped according to level. Every map location is fully described with stats included.
  • A 56-page gazetteer of the Kingdom of Morrain, including the town of Cillamar.
  • A 48-page book of maps.
  • A 32-page book of player handouts.
  • A poster map showing Cillamar on one side and the final two levels of the dungeon on the reverse.
  • Six loose-leaf character sheets of the pregenerated heroes, ready to play out of the box, plus one blank character sheet to copy for later use.
  • A 16-page index and glossary.

Writers: Chris Doyle and Adrian Pommier
Additional Writing: Harley Stroh and Jeff LaSala
Editors: Ken Hart, Aeryn Rudel
Developer: Harley Stroh
Cartographer: Jeremy Simmons
Cover Artist: William McAusland
761-page boxed set

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Castle Whiterock: Grade A

5/5

I've purchased two other Dungeon Crawl Classics and each time was happy with the products, but not overly impressed. Castle Whiterock impressed me.

The first thing I noticed about Castle Whiterock is the box is heavy! Once I opened the box and looked through the material I was pleasantly surprised at the historical detail and ties to so many possible adventure hooks and story lines - both involved in the main dungeon adventure and outside of it. This isn't just a big adventure, it's a complete campaign just as described in the product write up. Even the gazetteer is amazing with some great write ups of the major NPCs of the small Kingdom of Morrain.

The dungeon itself is a good solid crawl, but the best part of this product is the support material which allows you to take your characters off the dungeon path for city or wilderness adventure side treks to give them a change of pace once in awhile.


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Print Edition is unnavailable. Did it sell out? Will there be more?

Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

Jason Grubiak wrote:
Print Edition is unnavailable. Did it sell out? Will there be more?

That was old data—it's back!


Good, I must have this dungeon as my own.

Sovereign Court

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber

Will it be available again?


It's available now and with a 20% off!

Yay.

Grand Lodge

Pathfinder Adventure, Rulebook Subscriber

Kinda wish the print version let you download the PDF too. Guess I'll have to wait until I return stateside to peruse my box set goodness.


I think I'm going to try and get my players to do this as a long term play test for the Pathfinder RPG. It sounds very interesting, expect a purchase soon :)


I just picked this up today at my FLGS (Sorry Paizo, it was there, I drooled over the nice heavy box and couldn't help myself :)

This looks to be a very promising campaign that should keep our family group busy all summer.

The hooks are abundant with plenty of alternate motivations, plots, missions, etc. Many different paths from which to choose. Interesting critters, new feats, nice treasures... It's all good :)

My only tiny gripe is the gazetteer is printed with a gray artwork background that is just dark enough to make the text very difficult to read with my failing eyes (two reading lamps, new specs, gazetteer held at the right angle and distance and yet I can barely make out some of it). Yet, I'm muddling through that part, as the bulk of the material is very clearly printed, well organized and easy to follow.

A truly impressive work!


So can anyone tell me how good this is? I was just wondering since I was thinking of getting it next week.


Sharoth wrote:
So can anyone tell me how good this is? I was just wondering since I was thinking of getting it next week.

I really like the boxed version I have. This is a mini-setting that can be dropped in to just about an campaign setting. There's tons of detailed NPCs and interwoven plot lines amonst the denizens of the adventure.

It reminds me of older adventures from the 1e days, but with more storyline and motivations behind the bad guys. Good stuff and WELL worth $5.00 for the PDF. $5? I just can't see anybody regretting spending $5 for this product.

I'd rather have my boxed version, but I also paid more than ten times the amount this PDF is going for.

Grand Lodge

Pathfinder Adventure, Rulebook Subscriber

Do whatever you can to obtain a print copy, and definately get the PDF. This is a serious product that's worth owning for ownership sake, let alone the gaming you'll get done with it.


TriOmegaZero wrote:
Do whatever you can to obtain a print copy, and definately get the PDF. This is a serious product that's worth owning for ownership sake, let alone the gaming you'll get done with it.

~shrugs and smiles~ Well, I bit the dust and ordered both the print and PDF version. Why the PDF also? Quite simply, it is there if I need to pull or print something out. It looks worth the money.

Now that leads to my second question... What other of the Goodman Games downloads would you all suggest? I might as well take advantage of the sale before they are gone.

Grand Lodge

Pathfinder Adventure, Rulebook Subscriber

Any of the DCCs are decent investments. Even if the module isn't to your liking, you can steal traps and monsters from them for your game. My party was horrified by the coin golem rising out of the treasure vault after they had cleared the enemy stronghold. X3

Sovereign Court

Pathfinder Pathfinder Accessories, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Charter Superscriber

I got the print copy on day one and then purchased the PDF (at full price) - I don't regret it!

Get this product! Actually, get all Goodman Games 3.5 stuff.

...I miss them.

Scarab Sages

My nephew got me Castle Whiterock for Christmas this year! He ordered it from our friends at Paizo! My gawd it's a huge boxed set! It's packed with gaming goodness! I can't thank my nephew enough for getting it for me! I also can't thank Goodman Games and Paizo enough for marking it down 50%. If I could have afforded it I would have paid full price for it, but I'm unemployed.

Awesome boxed set! THANK YOU MATT!

Paizo Employee CEO

Btw, we will be getting a new shipment of these in any day now, so they should be back in stock again next week.

-Lisa


Lisa Stevens wrote:

Btw, we will be getting a new shipment of these in any day now, so they should be back in stock again next week.

-Lisa

So Lisa, if my order is pending, is that because you are out of stock of this one? I was just wondering because it did show in stock when I ordered it? ~shrugs~ Not that I am too worried if you are getting in additional copies.

Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

Sharoth wrote:
So Lisa, if my order is pending, is that because you are out of stock of this one? I was just wondering because it did show in stock when I ordered it? ~shrugs~ Not that I am too worried if you are getting in additional copies.

It should mean that we're just waiting for the warehouse crew to dig through enough snow to get to the warehouse and ship it.


Vic Wertz wrote:
Sharoth wrote:
So Lisa, if my order is pending, is that because you are out of stock of this one? I was just wondering because it did show in stock when I ordered it? ~shrugs~ Not that I am too worried if you are getting in additional copies.
It should mean that we're just waiting for the warehouse crew to dig through enough snow to get to the warehouse and ship it.

~laughter~ Hey Vic, do you need a chainsaw to help keep you alive? Just remember, any of the hired help that you all eat, have to be replaced by new hires. So ask yourself if you want to go through that before you have then for lunch!

~grins~ Thanks for the answer!

Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

Sharoth wrote:
Just remember, any of the hired help that you all eat, have to be replaced by new hires. So ask yourself if you want to go through that before you have then for lunch!

Well, last snowstorm has many of us stuck at the office, but this one managed to get most of us stuck at our homes... so instead of snacking on the latest hires, we're having to deal with the six-year-old canned goods at the back of the pantry that we don't actually recall buying. (I'm pretty sure *I* never intentionally purchased anything "kippered...")


Vic Wertz wrote:
Sharoth wrote:
Just remember, any of the hired help that you all eat, have to be replaced by new hires. So ask yourself if you want to go through that before you have then for lunch!
Well, last snowstorm has many of us stuck at the office, but this one managed to get most of us stuck at our homes... so instead of snacking on the latest hires, we're having to deal with the six-year-old canned goods at the back of the pantry that we don't actually recall buying. (I'm pretty sure *I* never intentionally purchased anything "kippered...")

Kippered? KIPPERED? WTF does that mean? ~shakes my head~ Nah. Never mind! I suspect that there are some things that mortal minds were never meant to know!

Grand Lodge

Pathfinder Adventure, Rulebook Subscriber

kippered:to cure (split dressed fish) by salting and smoking

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TriOmegaZero wrote:
kippered:to cure (split dressed fish) by salting and smoking

Kippered Sharoth. Yummy.


Tarren Dei wrote:
TriOmegaZero wrote:
kippered:to cure (split dressed fish) by salting and smoking
Kippered Sharoth. Yummy.

~looks at you in horror~ How dare you! I am not food! You don't EAT Dragons!

The Exchange RPG Superstar 2009 Top 8

Sharoth wrote:
Tarren Dei wrote:
TriOmegaZero wrote:
kippered:to cure (split dressed fish) by salting and smoking
Kippered Sharoth. Yummy.
~looks at you in horror~ How dare you! I am not food! You don't EAT Dragons!

You do if they are salted and smoked just right.


Tarren Dei wrote:
Sharoth wrote:
Tarren Dei wrote:
TriOmegaZero wrote:
kippered:to cure (split dressed fish) by salting and smoking
Kippered Sharoth. Yummy.
~looks at you in horror~ How dare you! I am not food! You don't EAT Dragons!
You do if they are salted and smoked just right.

~runs away screaming like a little girl~ Tarren Dei is trying to eat me! Someone save me!!!

Liberty's Edge

*clears throat*
Getting back onto the topic at hand...

Those of you that have this, how well put together is it? Also, does it share the same amount of encounter brutality that most of the other Dungeon Crawl Classics have? One last bit, how are the maps?

I'm getting it for Christmas and it's VERY hard not to pay that $5 and take a peak early... :p


Gene wrote:

*clears throat*

Getting back onto the topic at hand...

Those of you that have this, how well put together is it? Also, does it share the same amount of encounter brutality that most of the other Dungeon Crawl Classics have? One last bit, how are the maps?

I'm getting it for Christmas and it's VERY hard not to pay that $5 and take a peak early... :p

~tries to hide behing Gene~ Please save me from that mean Tarren Dei !!

~grins~ I too would like to know the answers to your questions, Gene. Granted, my copy is on the way, but still. Inquiring minds want to know!

Liberty's Edge

A dragon hiding behind a human... Interesting.

There must be some way I can get a portion of your horde from this.

*grins*


Gene wrote:

A dragon hiding behind a human... Interesting.

There must be some way I can get a portion of your horde from this.

*grins*

~huffs in amazement~ Give away any of my HOARD?!?!? ~backs away from you~ Out of the frying pan and into the fire!

Liberty's Edge

Sharoth wrote:
~backs away from you~ Out of the frying pan and into the fire!

*begins throwing large quantities of salt and spices in your direction*

Into the frying pan indeed!

Grand Lodge

Pathfinder Adventure, Rulebook Subscriber
Gene wrote:

*clears throat*

Getting back onto the topic at hand...

Those of you that have this, how well put together is it? Also, does it share the same amount of encounter brutality that most of the other Dungeon Crawl Classics have? One last bit, how are the maps?

I'm getting it for Christmas and it's VERY hard not to pay that $5 and take a peak early... :p

I haven't actually sat down and reviewed the modules but I imagine they're right up there with the rest of the DCCs. For the quality, it is top notch, four separate books bound the same as the regular modules, a handful of old-school style character sheets (I wouldn't use them but they are a nice addition) including the pregens, glossy poster map of the town, separate index and glossary for all the encounters, B&W booklet of all the maps (8x11 so not to scale), B&W book of handouts (getting the PDF may be easier than photocopying for some), and a gazetteer of the setting for players.

All in all, production wise, no complaints. However, the materials do not fill the box completely, so make sure not to stack anything substantial (other D&D books?) on top or the seams will crack.


I bought the box set for myself a year ago and it is great. Right now I am running RotRL but this is next.

The box set comes with 4 'adventure' books, a gazetteer. a 'read me first' booklet, pregen character sheets and a book of maps.

So two questions:

1 - What comes with the PDF? all the above as separate files? one huge file?

2 - Where can I place it in Golarion?

-- david
Papa.DRB

Liberty's Edge

I nabbed the PDF for $5, awesome.

The downloaded zip has everything inside as separate files (each adventure book, map books, etc.).

Scarab Sages

Michael Donovan wrote:
My only tiny gripe is the gazetteer is printed with a gray artwork background that is just dark enough to make the text very difficult to read with my failing eyes (two reading lamps, new specs, gazetteer held at the right angle and distance and yet I can barely make out some of it). Yet, I'm muddling through that part, as the bulk of the material is very clearly printed, well organized and easy to follow.

Is it possible to capture the problem text from the PDF, separate it from the background, paste it into Word, play with the fonts, change the names of places and NPCs...?

In fact, is that possible with any of the series?

Handouts are great, but handouts that refer to the PCs by name are even better. And statblocks that can be extracted and pasted to a reference card during play save lots of time.

Liberty's Edge

TriOmegaZero wrote:

I haven't actually sat down and reviewed the modules but I imagine they're right up there with the rest of the DCCs. For the quality, it is top notch, four separate books bound the same as the regular modules, a handful of old-school style character sheets (I wouldn't use them but they are a nice addition) including the pregens, glossy poster map of the town, separate index and glossary for all the encounters, B&W booklet of all the maps (8x11 so not to scale), B&W book of handouts (getting the PDF may be easier than photocopying for some), and a gazetteer of the setting for players.

All in all, production wise, no complaints. However, the materials do not fill the box completely, so make sure not to stack anything substantial (other D&D books?) on top or the seams will crack.

Thanks for answering my questions, I'm really looking forward to it now. :)

I think I'll probably be ordering the .pdf as well just so I have something to reference on the PC if necessary.


108.9 MB of zipped pdf goodness for $5? Are these people insane??? I got my copy, how 'bout everyone else out there!?


Slatz Grubnik wrote:
108.9 MB of zipped pdf goodness for $5? Are these people insane??? I got my copy, how 'bout everyone else out there!?

My hard copy is on the way and once I get paid this Friday, I will buy the PDF. I figure that for $5, why not. Easy printing of needed material and my hard copy doesn't get damaged.

Liberty's Edge

*tear*
You fiends!

*buys the .pdf*

Making me ruin a Christmas present like that!

*waiting impatiently for the download to finish*

I'll never forgive myself!

*download finishes*

Ooooooooooohhhhhh!


Sharoth wrote:
Slatz Grubnik wrote:
108.9 MB of zipped pdf goodness for $5? Are these people insane??? I got my copy, how 'bout everyone else out there!?
My hard copy is on the way and once I get paid this Friday, I will buy the PDF. I figure that for $5, why not. Easy printing of needed material and my hard copy doesn't get damaged.

Where'd you get a hardcopy from?


Gene wrote:

*tear*

You fiends!

*buys the .pdf*

Making me ruin a Christmas present like that!

*waiting impatiently for the download to finish*

I'll never forgive myself!

*download finishes*

Ooooooooooohhhhhh!

~Grabs you and pulls you away fromt he computer~ Don't do it! Stop! ~ties you to a chair~ That should help keep you away from the computer!


Slatz Grubnik wrote:
Sharoth wrote:
Slatz Grubnik wrote:
108.9 MB of zipped pdf goodness for $5? Are these people insane??? I got my copy, how 'bout everyone else out there!?
My hard copy is on the way and once I get paid this Friday, I will buy the PDF. I figure that for $5, why not. Easy printing of needed material and my hard copy doesn't get damaged.
Where'd you get a hardcopy from?

~WEG~ Paizo before they sold out. For $50.

Liberty's Edge

Sharoth wrote:
~Grabs you and pulls you away fromt he computer~ Don't do it! Stop! ~ties you to a chair~ That should help keep you away from the computer!

*mad flailing followed by girlish whimpering ensues*


~salts and spices Gene~ Well, since you tried to "Kipper" me, I figure that I will return the flavor!


I just got my pdf copy and oh my gosh it's huge!

It's just like it's 1978 all over again. The art, the maps, the text, it brings me back to the early days of the game. This is the stuff that got me hooked on the game.


Gene wrote:
Sharoth wrote:
~Grabs you and pulls you away fromt he computer~ Don't do it! Stop! ~ties you to a chair~ That should help keep you away from the computer!
*mad flailing followed by girlish whimpering ensues*

~gags you to keep you quiet~ Behave, mortal!


Sharoth wrote:
Slatz Grubnik wrote:
Sharoth wrote:
Slatz Grubnik wrote:
108.9 MB of zipped pdf goodness for $5? Are these people insane??? I got my copy, how 'bout everyone else out there!?
My hard copy is on the way and once I get paid this Friday, I will buy the PDF. I figure that for $5, why not. Easy printing of needed material and my hard copy doesn't get damaged.
Where'd you get a hardcopy from?
~WEG~ Paizo before they sold out. For $50.

Bummer.

This is actually among my first DCC products i've ever bought. Only got the few that i got, purely because of the sale. So, i have no idea what i got myself into. :)


Slatz Grubnik wrote:
Sharoth wrote:
Slatz Grubnik wrote:
Sharoth wrote:
Slatz Grubnik wrote:
108.9 MB of zipped pdf goodness for $5? Are these people insane??? I got my copy, how 'bout everyone else out there!?
My hard copy is on the way and once I get paid this Friday, I will buy the PDF. I figure that for $5, why not. Easy printing of needed material and my hard copy doesn't get damaged.
Where'd you get a hardcopy from?
~WEG~ Paizo before they sold out. For $50.

Bummer.

This is actually among my first DCC products i've ever bought. Only got the few that i got, purely because of the sale. So, i have no idea what i got myself into. :)

~laughter~ Well, my list of DCC PDFs that I will be buying this friday is at $50 and climbing.

Liberty's Edge

Sharoth wrote:
~gags you to keep you quiet~ Behave, mortal!

*glares*

Immfh goinfh thoo eafh yoofh!


Being a DCC newbie, what can i expect from this line of products?

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