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Designer: David Henry

Editor: David Henry Credits ....................................................................................... 1
Graphic Designer: David Henry Table of Contents .................................................................... 1
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Hirsbrunner Moordeep Crypts .................................................................... 2
Content Warning ...................................................................... 2
Cover Illustrator: Thomas Budach
The Village Of Wigston.................................................................. 2
Interior Illustrators: DM’s Guild, Daniel Nettesheim
Cast of NPCs ............................................................................... 2
Special Thanks: DM’s Guild (for a lot of free artwork!)
Part 1: The Village of Wigston ......................................................3
Playtesters: Brian Henry, Kevin Stewart, Chris Gow, Rob Nash-
Part 2: Moordeep’s Crypt ..............................................................3
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Part 3: The Smithy .......................................................................... 5
Maps......................................................................................... 6
Printable Map Tiles ........................................................................ 7
Printable Map Tiles (cont’d) ....................................................... 7

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MOORDEEP CRYPTS
“After the passing of Calias Moordeep, ownership and
control of the village’s farmlands was left to his grandson,
Jorison, as his son passed two years earlier due to disease. This
would begin the downfall of the Moordeep family.”
-Author unknown, A History of Wigston
Just east of the little village of Wigston, a farming
community, lies the evergreen forest Frostdew Wood and
the former location of Moordeep Manor. While the Manor
had been razed and demolished nearly a century ago, the
nearby family crypt still remains. No one visits the
forgotten crypt, save for one small girl…
Moordeep Crypt is a stand-alone adventure for
Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, written for a party of 2nd
level characters. It can be placed in any campaign setting
of your choice.
CONTENT WARNING
This adventure has encounters with instances of
alcoholism. If this subject is one you or your players would
find uncomfortable, feel free to alter the motivations of
some of the NPCs involved to better suit your players and
yourself.
THE VILLAGE OF WIGSTON
The farming village of Wigston is normally a quiet, quaint
place. The central hub only has a handful of buildings: a
tavern and inn, a little general store, a blacksmith, and a
small chapel that doubles as a town hall, which has a small
library attached to it.
At the center of the town, there is a large statue of a pig
rearing up on its hind legs like a horse. Wigston was named
for a pig named Wigston, which the town claims was the
largest pig ever raised. The local myth regards Wigston as
a pig the size of a moose, though this is highly unlikely.
However, the town is known for its particularly large
swine, pigs raised in Wigston are not unnaturally large as
the one the villagers all praise.
The other notable part of Wigston was the presence of a
rich family known as the Moordeep family. They owned
much of the farmlands, and paid their farmhands fair for a
long time, making the town prosper. However, when the
last of the Moordeep family, one Jorison Moordeep, began
to abuse the workers with pay cuts, unreasonable working
hours, and even public beatings, the townsfolk rose up and
slayed the entire Moordeep family and razed the manor to
the ground.
However, the man who led the mob, one Keller Rammor,
spitefully took the locket from the body of Calias
Moordeep’s wife. This has awoken Calias’ ghost and the
resonant necrotic energies has animated many of those
buried here, and turned Jorison into a Wight.
CAST OF NPCS
BARSTON RAMMOR
Barston is the local blacksmith that serves the town of
Wigston. He has a wife, Delilah, and daughter, Juditha.
He’s also known as a loudmouth and agitator, often
picking fights with anyone he thinks he can bully. His
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ancestor was the one who lead the mob against the
Moordeep family.
Barston, in truth, is a deeply troubled man. When he was
younger, he was a mercenary for a brief time. During his
time, his company was wiped out and eaten by a group of
gnolls. He drinks to forget. He does not take it out on his
family physically, but will shout at them. Barston uses the
stat block of a Commoner in the Monster Manual, Page
345.
DELILAH RAMMOR
Delila is Barston’s wife. She spends most of her day
tending to the house and their daughter, though she is not
happy at home due to her husband’s alcoholism. Like
Barston, she uses Commoner stats in the Monster Manual.
JUDITHA RAMMOR
Juditha is the daughter of Delia and Barston. She is very
troubled, as her alcoholic father makes here scared. She
often runs from home for hours at a time in order to avoid
Barston. Lately, she has managed to befriend the ghost of
Calias Moordeep. As her intentions around entering the
Moordeep Crypt is not based around greed or violent
action, the undead in the crypt have not thought to attack
her, as well as finding a hole in the door to Calias
Moordeep crypt.
If you must have stats for Juditha, use the commoner
stats found in the DMG, but reduce the Hit Points by half
and give her a +2 to Survival and Stealth rolls.
CALIAS MOORDEEP, ESQUIRE
In life, Calias Moordeep, Esquire, was a decent man who,
while still wealthy, cared from the townsfolk of Wigston,
often investing in any infrastructure that the town needed,
including a school house and even a small library. He had
passed away after his son, with his grandson taking over
the estate. With how fast his grandson turned on the town,
it was no wonder to him that the town responded by
destroying the manor and ending the Moordeep line.
However, out of spite, someone stole his locket which had
his wife’s portrait inside it. This has caused his soul to stay
in the mortal plane.
Calias has befriended Juditha Rammor, as she often runs
away from home to hide here. Because her intent was
never to actually take the treasure, nor has she entered the
other chambers, Calias has allowed her to stay here
without harm.
Calias Moordeep uses the Ghost entry in the Monster
Manual, page 147.
PART 1: THE VILLAGE OF looks like it was snagged on the door. The cloth is still

WIGSTON
vibrantly coloured, so this was left here recently.

As the adventurers travel across the countryside, they find ROOM 1: THE ANTECHAMBER
themselves entering the small farming village of Wigston. This small section of the crypt has three doors: one to the
Normally, this is a simple farming community, with only a east and west sides, and a central door between them. The
handful of central buildings in its center. However, as the central door a wooden door reinforced with iron and is
players arrive, they hear the sounds of a man shouting. locked. There is no apparent locking mechanism from this
Barston Rammor, the town blacksmith, shouts violently side of the door. However, one of the corners has rotted
for his daughter, Juditha, to come to him. If the PCs decide away partially, leaving a small hole. A Small creature can
to talk to the man, he will shout at them to get out of his make their way through with a DC 15 Athletics or
way. Be sure to note that the man smells heavily of ale. Acrobatics check, at the discretion of the DM.
Shortly after the PCs see Barston, his wife, Delila, will If the Players fail to open the lock this way, a Perception
run up to her husband to try to calm him down, but to no check of DC 10 reveals that it can be unlocked somewhere
avail. Barston simply yells at Delila to go home “or else.” else within the Crypt.
Then belts out to his child to do the same and walks away. In the center of the room is a patch of dirt. Jorison
The PCs can speak to Delila for more information. It Moordeep is buried here, transformed into a Wight. If the
turns out that Juditha has been running off a lot lately. switches in rooms 2 and 3 are triggered, or if the PCs begin
This time has the longest she has been missing, however. to pick the lock while on the other side of the door
A DC 10 Persuasion check will convince Delila to tell the described above, he will awaken and attack immediately.
PCs about Moordeep’s Crypt and that she knows that Jorison uses the Wight stats in the Monster Manual, Page
Juditha has been hiding inside a lot. Delila knows that the 300.
place is supposedly haunted and possibly dangerous, but
has not told anyone, especially her husband, out of fear
that her, her daughter, or anyone else, will be hurt.
Once the conversation concludes, the PCs can ask
around the town regarding Moordeep’s Crypt. The barkeep
at the tavern tells the players about what occurred 100
years ago, and though Jorison Moordeep’s corpse was
rumored to be just thrown into the crypt, it was said that
the Moordeep family tradition surrounding deaths in the
family was to bury the family member with a portion of
their wealth, and that it’s likely that it still rests there
today. If they PCs ask where the Crypt is, the barkeep gives
them the location.
However, no one goes into the crypt. It’s said that it’s
haunted by the spirit of Jorison Moordeep himself, and
that one day he will rise up with the rest of his family and
kill the villagers of Wigston as vengeance for what
happened 100 years ago.
A visit to the library also reveals the same information
as the barkeep would, as well as the death records, which,
with a DC 15 investigation check, gives the number of
bodies that were interned in the crypt (which is the same
amount of Skeletons which lurk inside). If the PCs decide
to skip the tavern altogether, they also gain the
information on the fables surrounding Wigston the pig.
In any case, once the PCs find the information about the
Crypt and its contents, they can set forth whenever they
wish.
ROOM 2: MAUSOLEUM OF RELATIVES
PART 2: MOORDEEP’S CRYPT
The PCs enter this chamber. Several resting places are built
into the walls of the chamber, each with an old, dusty
Northeast of Wigston, only a fifteen minute walk from the skeleton laying inside. As the players enter the chamber,
center of the village, an old, overgrown path leads up to the skeletons being to animate and rise from their resting
the site that was once Moordeep Manor. There’s nothing places and attack the PCs. There are five (5) skeletons total
here anymore, just a large clearing with a lot of (pg. 272 of the Monster Manual).
overgrowth. The only evidence of the manor ever existing After the battle, the PCs can make an Investigation
is the foundation that has been cracked up with the growth check, DC 10. A pass means that the players find a metal
of plants taking over the area. However, a simple box on the back wall of this chamber. It is unlocked, and
Perception check of DC 10 reveals another path on the opening it reveals a lever. Pulling the lever partially
other side of the clearing that leads down and around to unlocks the locked door in the Antechamber.
the Moordeep family Crypt.
The wrought-iron door is rusty and ajar. Another
Perception check of 15 reveals a piece of ripped cloth that

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ROOM 3: TRAP ROOM
This room is smaller than the Mausoleum of Relatives. A
metal box, similar to the one in the Mausoleum of
Relatives, is on the wall opposite to the entrance to this
room. There is a trap on the floor in front of the box, which
triggers an iron spear which will impale the person on that
spot.
The DC to spot the trap is 10. Disarming the trap is also a
DC 10 Dexterity check. If the trap is triggered, the victim
takes 1d10 Piercing Damage. The trap will not reset,
however.
The box is unlocked, and has a lever just like in Room 2.
Pulling it partially unlocks the door in the Antechamber.
If both levers are pulled, the door in the Antechamber
opens. However, this will awaken the Wight, if it wasn’t
defeated before.
ROOM 4: MECHANICAL ROOM
PCs that manage to squeeze through the door into this
room, or if the PCs pull both switches and defeat the
Wight, they can enter this room. The south wall has the
exposed mechanics of both levers which unlock the door. A
DC 25 Intelligence check or Thieves’ Tools check can open
the lock early if a character finds themselves in this room.
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ROOM 5: THE MAIN CRYPT
Inside this room is the resting place of the main family of
the Moordeep family. As the players walk in, they see
Juditha Rammor huddled in a corner, speaking with a
Ghost. They continue to converse with one another, before
the ghost looks at the PCs.
The Ghost will tell the players, initially, to go away. They
cannot have his family’s gold. However, if they mention
that they are here for Juditha, he will become less hostile.
The Ghost then introduces himself as Calias Moordeep,
Esquire. He says that if they’re here for Juditha, they can
have her, but regardless, they must leave the treasure
alone. Feel free to make an Insight check on the PCs to
determine if he believes them or not.
If they PCs question Calias, he may reveal that he wishes
to have his wife’s locket returned to her resting place. It
was taken by a man named Keller Rammor. Once the
Rammor name is mentioned, have the PCs make an Insight
check. On a roll of 10 or higher, they will notice that Juditha
reaction to the mention of both the locket and the name
Rammor. If pressed on the information, she knows the
location of the locket. It’s in her father’s lockbox in his
blacksmith’s shop. She offers to get it for the PCs if they
can take her there.
 If for some reason the PCs manage to destroy Calias, a
DC 20 Investigation check will reveal the false panel on
Calias’ tomb, which reveals his treasures if the PCs break
into it.
PART 3: THE SMITHY
The PCs return to Wigston with Juditha in tow. Before they
enter the town, Juditha will tell the PCs that it would be
best for her to sneak into the blacksmith shop, and to meet
her outside of the building. However, as the PCs wait
outside, they hear the shouting of Barston Rammor and
Juditha from inside. If the PCs barge in, they see Barston
holding Juditha by the arm, locket in her hand, yelling at
her.
Assuming the PCs intervene, Barston won’t put up a
fight against a show of force. He is cowardly, not to
mention drunk. How the PCs wish to proceed is up to you.
There are some things to consider, however.
PC Alignment: The alignment and background traits of the
PC may complicate things. Good-aligned PCs will likely
want to help both Delila and Juditha. Evil-aligned
characters, on the other hand, will likely just take the
locket from the Rammor family by force.
Consequences for PCs: There could be ramifications for
the PCs if word gets back to authorities, either
governments or organizations they may belong to may
hold them responsible for their actions, depending on
what they are. Killing Barston will likely turn heads,
while just scaring him into not being abusive to his
family wil have less severe consequences. Helping the
Rammor family reconcile their differences, however,
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could be viewed by those same organizations quite
favorably.
Consequences for Wigston: While scaring Barston may
have positive short-term effects, anything lasting,
change, such as the murder of Barston, would likely put
Delila and Juditha in a poor position, as Delila doesn’t
have many skills and Juditha is a child. Removing
Barston in any way will also leave the village of Wigston
without a blacksmith which could have a negative
impact on the populace for a time.
In any case, the consequences of what the PCs do are up to
you as a DM. To make the consequences feel more
meaningful, have Delila and Juditha appear again in a
future game session, either in a better position if the
Players made a positive impact, or worse off than they
were before if they made a negative one.
Regardless of how they deal with the Rammor family,
the PCs need to retrieve the locket to the resting place of
Calias Moordeep’s wife. Doing so will set Calias’ soul free,
who will thank the Players before he fades. He leaves
behind the following treasure:
• 70 Gold Pieces
• 12 Gems worth 50 Gold Pieces each
• A suit of Glamored Studded Armour (pg. 172 of the
DMG).
MAPS
Here you can find the map of the Moordeep Crypt in two
formats. The first is a full map of the Crypt for the DM’s
use. The second is the same Crypt, broken into pieces and
properly scaled so that they can be printed and cut out for
use with miniatures.

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