{"product_id":"dungeon-crawl-classics-compatible-return-of-the-ripper","title":"Dungeon Crawl Classics compatible: Return of the Ripper + complimentary PDF (via Leisure Games webstore)","description":"\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Autumn of Terror is back! Commemorating the twentieth anniversary \u003cem\u003eDCC 24: Legend of the Ripper\u003c\/em\u003e, this new adventure will chill your players' very souls.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"h3\"\u003eDeath stalks the streets of Spittle-Fields — an elusive killer committing horrible crimes. A century past, dread gripped the teeming slum of the Tenements. Women were savagely murdered by a shadowy figure who vanished into the fog. Then the murders stopped, but the killer was never found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"h3\"\u003eNow a fresh murder awakens fears that the Ripper has returned. The party must search for answers in Spittle-Fields Market, through the narrow alleys of the Tenements, in the haunted Ten Bells, within the sinister White Chappel and down into the sewers which carry all the filth from the city above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReturn of the Ripper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an urban horror investigation adventure for Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG, set in Spittle-Fields, an insalubrious city district that has bloomed beyond Punjar's Plague Gate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe four quarters of Spittle-Fields are presented as an urban sandbox populated with nearly 200 detailed locations, populated by an array of grotesque NPCs. The book is organised into eight chapters:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArea 1: Spittle-Fields Market Quarter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArea 2: The Tenements Quarter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArea 3: White Chappel Quarter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArea 4: Benevolent Craftsmen's Quarter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArea 5: Guild of Master Builders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArea 6: The Ten Bells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArea 7: The Undercity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArea 8: Tomb of the Sea Queen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe adventure contains over a dozen maps, illustrating the four quarters of Spittle-Fields, Spittle-Fields Union Workhouse, the Cam Inn, Mitre Tavern, the haunted Ten Bells Public House, the Guildhall of Master Builders, the White Chappel and the crypts and tunnels beneath the churchyard, the rivers, channels and sewers that flow beneath Spittle-Fields, and a planar journey to a pocket dimension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReturn of the Ripper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis intended to be played as a mini-campaign, taking characters from 1st to 3rd level — and beyond. Spittle-Fields can also be used as an urban decay campaign setting and creative Judges will find many adventure hooks within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"h3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtwork and maps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe adventure features a full-colour wrap-around cover by D\u0026amp;D luminary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Dee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Slave Pits of the Undercity, Village of Hommlett, Tomb of Horrors, Isle of Dread, DCC Core Rulebook) and the interior is lavishly illustrated by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStefan Poag\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Holmes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Italian horror comics legend\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArjiuna Susini\u003c\/strong\u003e. Cartography is by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Edwards\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpittle-Fields district maps are illuminated in the style of 17th-century woodcut maps by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWouter F. Goedkoop\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/en\/product\/513813\/poster-maps-of-the-district-of-spittle-fields-return-of-the-ripper\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFull-colour print-on-demand posters\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the maps are also available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"h3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspirations and references\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReturn of the Ripper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epays homage to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDCC 24: Legend of the Ripper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Andrew Hind (Goodman Games, 2005) and is published on its 20th Anniversary.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eReturn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edraws on a wide range of literary sources (Peter Ackroyd, Michael Moorcock, Alan Moore, Iain Sinclair) as well as history, psychogeography, folklore and weird fiction. The book includes its own\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAppendix N\u003c\/em\u003e, a 6-page essay detailing the inspirational sources for Spittle-Fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"h3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComments from Kickstarter backers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e❝This might just be one of my favorite Kickstarters! Can't wait to see what ya work on next after this gets wrapped up!❞\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e❝The update about Lud Heat and psychogeography convinced me to back at the highest level I could to help get this project funded. It got me excited for not just an urban horror adventure but one with real substance and well-chosen source material.❞\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e❝This all looks really great. There looks to be a lot of meat on the bones.❞\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e❝All the art released in these updates has been freakin' awesome. I'm super stoked for this!❞\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e❝This has been so fun to watch. I ordered the print-on-demand map from DriveThru and it came out fantastic! The different versions you've been releasing as you've all been progressing has been great. You're doing a wonderful job!❞\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Strange Quark Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58387309789565,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1380\/9101\/files\/497675.webp?v=1783953615","url":"https:\/\/leisuregames.com\/products\/dungeon-crawl-classics-compatible-return-of-the-ripper","provider":"Leisure Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}