Web of the

Spider Queen
A Dungeon Hero Zine Adventure

The Queen of Spiders seeks to conquer the

sunlit world above. Can you stop her
before she rises?

Adventure Start
Start with a 1d6 Dark Passage trait.
🔒 Seers at the temple of Bandi have foretold
that the Spider Queen, who dwells deep
underground, will rise and spread her army
of spiderlings across the lands to conquer
them. And they have identified you as
someone who, somehow, may be able to
thwart her plans. So here you stand, at the
mouth of the passage leading down into the
under-lands. Will you succeed?
To aid you in your journey, they have
blessed you. Select one trait and gain a +1
bonus to that trait for this adventure.
1. d6 Sinister whispers.
2. d4 Unstable footings.
3. d6 Twilight gives way to darkness.
4. d6 Cave rats. ⚔ 6.
5. d4 Miner's barracks. 💎
6. d6 Piles of bones.
7. d8 Crystals growing from walls. 💎
8. d8 Steep downward slopes.
9. d6 Cave worms, ⚔ 6.
10. d8 A light source dims.
🔒 You are now firmly in the dangerous realm
of the under-lands. The seers gave you a few
clues of prophecy as to how to make your
way to the Spider Queen's realm, but they
are vague and ominous. You try to follow
them as best you can, but you worry.
11. d6 Confusing switchbacks.
12. d8 Warning symbols.
13. d4 Goblyn spoor.
14. d8 Goblyn patrol, ⚔ 6.
15. d8 Steep, moldy staircase.
16. d10 Goblyn war banners.
17. d8 Shrieking fungus.
18. d6 Goblyn archers, ⚔ 6.
19. d8 Goblyn shaman and minions, ⚔ 6.
20. d10 Hobgoblyn, ⚔ 12.
21. d8 Ominous tunnel.
22. d10 Lurking shadows.
23. d8 Goblyn war party, ⚔ 8.
24. d6 Choking spores.
25. d8 Massive fungi forest. 💎
26. d8 Fungus-infected zombies, ⚔ 8.
27. d10 Collapsed passage.
28. d8 Fungus warriors, ⚔ 8
29. d8 A lion-headed wall fountain.
30. d10 A dubious choice of exit.
31. d8 Glowing arcane runes.
32. d8 A hidden library.
33. d10 Dark elves patrol, ⚔ 8.
34. d8 Pools of unusual liquids.
35. d6 A secret passage.
36. d10 Ominous statues.
37. d10 Iron guardian, ⚔ 12.
38. d6 Spiral staircase into darkness.
39. d8 Abandoned mine shafts.
40. d6 Abandoned storerooms. 💎
41. d10 Wide, echoing, empty hallway.
42. d10 Dark elf mage and minions, ⚔ 8.
43. d8 Pit trap!
44. d6 Passage high overhead.
45. d8 Eye-watering stench from below.
46. d6 Cobwebbed passage.
🔒 Turning a corner, you walk right into a
mass of webbing! It sticks to you, making it
difficult to move. And then you hear it: the
chittering noise of spiders! “At least I must
be getting close,” you think grimly.
Advance one.
47. d6 Hungry giant spiders, ⚔ 8 ⚔ 8.
48. d8 Newly hatched spiderlings, ⚔ 6.
49. d6 Cocoons. 💎
50. d8 Web-choked passages.
51. d6 Hungry giant spiders, ⚔ 8 ⚔ 8.
52. d10 Retreating in darkness.
53. d8 Confusing twists and turns.
54. d6 A sudden drop.
55. d8 A passage with ominous murals.
56. d6 Abandoned dwarven outpost. 💎
57. d8 Dusty bones of adventurers. 💎
58. d6 Echoes in a quiet stillness.
59. d8 Clutch of spider eggs.
60. d6 Hungry giant spiders, ⚔ 8 ⚔ 8.
61. d10 Crawlspace to escape.
62. d6 Abandoned dwarven forge. 💎
63. d8 Unstable ceiling.
🔒 With spiders hot on your heels, you duck
into a side passage. The chittering monsters
storm by – you have lost them for now – but
as you turn, you see the passage opens onto
balcony overlooking a huge cavern
brimming with spiders and choked with
webs. On the far side, you see the spider
queen on her throne.
64. d8 Skulking through passages.
65. d10 Bones clattering from the webs.
66. d8 Collapsed staircase.
67. d6 Hungry giant spiders, ⚔ 8, ⚔ 8.
68. d8 Shadowy niches.
69. d6 Collapsed floor over cavern.
70. d10 Massive spider guard. ⚔ 10.
71. d10 Inching along a ledge.
72. d8 A fall broken by webs.
73. d6 An unused passage free of webs.
74. d8 Spiderling nursery. 💎
75. d8 Newly hatched spiderlings, ⚔ 6.
76. d8 Cocooned adventurers. 💎
77. d8 Newly hatched spiderlings, ⚔ 6.
78. d12 Spider matron, ⚔ 12.
🔒 You make your way to the throne of the
spider queen. She is a spider from the waist
down, and a human from the waist up. She
wears an iron crown that looks like spikes of
webbing, and she holds a staff with a
massive purple gemstone on it.
Advance one.
79. d12+1 Spider queen, ⚔ 18.
🔒 The spider queen falls, dying at your feet, her
plans for conquest vanquished. Without her
direction, the spiders will return to their natural
habits. But with her last gasp, she seethes, “Avenge
me, my children! Avenge me...” A palpable ripple
goes through the cavern, and you see thousands of
furious, red eyes glaring at you from the webs.

80. d10 Huge spider consorts, ⚔ 12.

81. d12 Queen's entourage, ⚔ 12.
82. d8 Agitated spider realm.
83. d10 Spiders on walls and ceiling.
84. d8 Unsure of the way out.
85. d12 Cornered!
86. d8 Worker spiders block the way, ⚔ 6.
87. d10 Huge spider consorts, ⚔ 12.
88. d10 Huge spiders, ⚔ 12.
89. d10 Dozens of giant spiders, ⚔ 8 ⚔ 8.
90. d10 Huge spider, ⚔ 8.
91. d10 Giant spider sentries, ⚔ 8.

🔒 You escape the spider realm, and make your

way back to the welcome sunlight of the
surface. The mothers of Bandi thank you for
your service, noting that the seers now see
the spiders returning to their natural state
in the under-lands. “But we have another
job for you...” the high priestess says.