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Ancient Ruins Village

Added 2025-12-23 14:00:15 +0000 UTC

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A village built atop ancient ruins! Nobody’s dared open the vault that sits in the village square … and your players might have to have a few fights to keep it that way — or to avert it!

Thoughts

The main → ritual → laser → open variants can be used as a sequence, if you’re into phased plans.

Ruins Village: The ruins village square in full color.
Beach: A tropical village whose central area is flooded!
Desert: The village has been built on stone, but it’s still flooded with sand!
Dry: For your savannas, autumns, or droughts.
Flooded: Either it’s wet season, or the crocodiles broke the dam.
Open Door: The vault’s been opened. What’s inside? Or is it a known entrance to a dungeon?
Open Door Plague: Really shouldn’t have opened that thing.
Raid: Bandits, raiders, or a foreign king’s army has come to slaughter the whole village!
Ritual Nexus: To absolutely nobody’s surprise, the giant obsidian obelisks aren’t just dormant decor.
Ritual Nexus Laser: They’re actually the key to the vault.
Winter: One word: Wendigos.
Christmas Tree: Merry Christmas!
Day/Night Variants: Wherever applicable!