
Runes in Ruin
A downloadable adventure module
Ancient runes resurfaced. Forgotten forces stir, whispering to everyone who listens: promises of power only remembered through myth and legend. Power once again ripe for the reaping. Soon, hunger for it will consume the plateau. For now, they’re just ancient runes.
Runes in Ruin is an full-color A5 zine filled with 32 pages of interactive setting and original art. It's design to be system-neutral, playtested with both D&D 5e and Cairn 2e. The adventure's limited scope makes it easy to insert into a setting you're already running.
Inside the adventure module, you'll:
- Discover the rise of the Runespirit exploring 4 key locations
- Challenge player creativity with 5 puzzling mini-dungeons
- Find rest in the lively central village
- Overcome obstacles, foes using the Runecrafting System!
Players are thrown into a realm where runecrafting is being resurrected: a freeing system that'd tickle the problem-solving skills of any adventurer. But with its use, strange things are occuring:
- Smoke is rising from the once prosperous quarry
- Traffic to the village is dwindling
- Stormclouds are gathering...
How they deal with it? That's up to the players. A constant discovery of new runes, and therefore possibilities, tempts them onto a dark path. Who can withstand the call of power?
| Updated | 5 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Category | Physical game |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (4 total ratings) |
| Author | 1pagedungeons |
| Tags | cairn, dungeon, Dungeons & Dragons, Kickstarter, One-page, OSR, shadowdark, Tabletop role-playing game, zine |
| Content | No generative AI was used |
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Development log
- My System-neutral Runecrafting SystemJan 29, 2026




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