Princess Melody and the Spider Witch
spiders!
Princess Melody has been kidnapped by the spider
witch. Can the heroes rescue her?
A call to action
Bushybrow, an excitable squirrel comes running
up to the heroes and blurts out the news that the
kind Princess Melody has been kidnapped by the
hungry Spider Witch and taken to her dark castle
on the mountain. The heroes have to rescue her!
Between the heroes and the witch’s castle lies a
mountainside covered in dark wood. Trees loom
over the heroes and eyes blink at them out of the
darkness. Things that the heroes might encounter
on the climb are:
• Steep slopes and loose rocks make the climb
challenging
• Evil trees reach out to trip the heroes
• Clouds of bats attempt to drive the heroes
down the mountain
• Magical cold that threatens to freeze the
heroes
Entering the Castle
The Spider Witch’s castle is at the top of the
mountain, a black shadow against the stormy sky.
It looks scary, but there is no sign of life. To get
through the castle the heroes must pass:
• The locked gates
• A hall filled with spider webs - and giant
• Animated suits of armour that lurch about
looking for intruders
The castle is mostly empty, but in the kitchens the
heroes find the witch’s cookbook, with a recipie
for stewed princess! From the dungeons the
heroes hear a sound of someone crying and calling
for help. Princess Melody!
Exploring the Dungeons
Descending the slippy steps to the castle dungeon
turns up a few cells, and the entrance to a set of
caves. Here the heroes might find:
• Deep pits with slippy, slidy edges
• Twisting passages the heroes could get lost in
• Giant beatles, looking for food
Far into the caves is a rickety bridge crossing
a deep chasm. On the far side the heroes find
Princess Melody, trapped in a sticky spider web.
On seeing the heroes she calls out “You have to go,
the witch will be back any moment. She went out to
get... herbs!”
Freeing Melody is tricky, and could result in heroes
getting caught in the webs.
Facing the Spider Witch
As the heroes make their way back over the bridge
they hear the sound of the Spider Witch making
her way down the stairs towards them. “Princess
Melody” she calls out “I’ve got all the ingredients
I need to cook you now. It’s time to eat you up!”
The Spider Witch has the torso and head of a
witch, above a spider’s body. Things the witch
might do include
• Cast spells to confuse them
• Wrap them up with spider webs
• Sting them with her poison stinger
Once the witch is defeated fleeing the castle and
returning to safety with Princess Melody will be no
problem at all.
Suggested Hero: Frida the Fox
Frida is a brave fox. The woodland creatures know
they can rely on her to help them out when they’re
in trouble.
Being brave (d12), Sneaking and hiding (d10),
Biting monsters (d8), Digging (d6)