Emerging
(d4)
When you emerge from the Tunnels roll d4
to discover how far to the left or right you
have strayed:
1 Two spaces left
2 One space left
3 One space right
4 Two spaces right
R ules Clarifications
Cruel, Nudist and Illiterate Characters
If a cruel, nudist, or illiterate character
begins with a pet, armour, or Power
respectively, then that item is immediately
discarded: they would begin their journey
into the catacombs with only a weapon.
Any pet encountered by a character with
the cruel affliction will automatically flee,
vanishing from play.
Blinded characters cannot use Powers.
Being Followed by Tough Monsters
When a tough monster follows a character
into another room, they bring any treasure
they are guarding with them.
Backslide, Teleportation & Phase Keys
The Backslide Power or a Phase Key could
be used when Tunnel Event #6 (Exit) is
encountered. This would enable the
character to continue exploring the
Tunnels.
If a character is Teleported while in the
Tunnels (e.g. by the Cursed Scrawl or
Infernal Mason) then they emerge in a
room in the catacombs, d4 spaces away in a
random direction.
Whenever you are teleported into an
empty room, include an exit from your
direction of travel, along with any other
exits rolled.
Fist of Yetsabu-Nech
If thrown into the Lair this will destroy the
Arch Cultist, but Verhu will be unscathed. If
the Lair does not become a void
(destroying both squares) then the
Mandate may still be delivered. If the Lair
becomes a void then victory is impossible.
T wo Player R ules
Turn Structure
Each player creates three characters and
must start from a different entrance.
Each turn a player may either move or
search, then resolve any encounter.
Evading combat counts as the end of a turn
- the player moving into another space at
the start of their next turn.
Each player may use a counter or token to
keep track of which chamber they are
currently in.
Player vs Player Combat
If you are in the same room as another
player you must first resolve any traps,
TUNNELS OF
challenges or monsters in the room. Only
then may then decide to attack another
NECHRUBEL
player.
The target DR is 10 plus the target’s AGI.
Add any STR, PRE or other attack modifiers
you may have to your roll. Use the same
results table as when fighting monsters.
written by
As an alternative to rolling you could also
use bomb, black poison, or a Power to
immediately inflict a wound.
Player versus player combat lasts until
either or both parties have sustained a
wound. If the attacker inflicts damage on
the target they may also steal an item. If the
target is killed, then their corpse may he
fully looted. If the defender inflicts damage
Beneath the Catacombs of Verhu lie the TUNNELS OF NECHRUBEL:
on the attacker they take no further action. an infinitely sprawling maze of dense, dark passageways. Few who
descend ever return. Those who do either lose their wits or become
If, after resolving any room encounters, it is
corrupted by the power of the Occult Relics scattered therein.
possible to shooting a character in an
adjacent chamber with a crossbow this
may also be done. Crossbow combat Are you foolish enough to trawl the depths?
between players is either hit (over or equal
to DR) or miss. It does not allow an
opportunity to steal an item. The turn ends
after the shot is fired, allowing the targeted
player to enter melee, return fire, or move
on. BASILISK! TUNNELS OF NECHRUBEL is an independent production by 1d10+5 and is not
af�iliated with Ockult Örtmästare Games or Stockholm Kartell. It is published under the
MÖRK BORG Third Party License. MÖRK BORG is copyright Ockult Örtmästare Games and
Stockholm Kartell.
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Use of the Extended Tables
When rolling Special Rooms or Events,
use the Extended Tables on the right of
this page. They provide several
opportunities to enter the Tunnels of
Nechrubel.
Entering the Tunnels
When you enter the Tunnels you must first
decide on your direction of travel, which
cannot change until you Emerge.
Do not mark Tunnel journeys on the
map: The Tunnels are below the
catacombs and are chaotic and ever-
changing. You may like to use a counter to
track your progress through the Tunnels.
When you enter the Tunnels, roll on the
Tunnel Events table. Only after resolving
the Event may you move another space in
your direction of travel and roll the next
Tunnel Event. You cannot backtrack: all
movement is ahead.
While in the Tunnels, ALL edges of the
playing area wrap round.
Emerging from the Tunnels
Tunnel Events marked with a * indicate
opportunities to emerge from the Tunnels,
and back into the Catacombs of Bergen
Chrypt. Roll on the Emerging table to see
how far off course you have drifted and
consider this your direction of travel.
When rolling exits for the room you
emerge into include an exit from the
direction you emerged The room you
emerge into does not include a way back
into the tunnels unless you happen to roll a
9 or 0 on the Special Rooms table.
Evading in the Tunnels
If you successfully evade in the tunnels
then move onto the next Tunnel Event. If
you are followed, add the monster to the
next Event.
Death in the Tunnels
If you die in the Tunnels, all your items
are lost for eternity in the ever-changing
depths of chaos.
Extended T ables
Special Rooms (d10)
1 Rotating Room (No exits. Rotates 90
degrees clockwise whenever entered. If
you cannot escape, you suffocate)
2 Hellvent (Test DR10 AGI: pass = you
edge around the pit; fail = you die)
3 Chasm (Four exits. An impassable
chasm stretches across a diagonal)
4 Impenetrable Darkness (Four exits.
Roll d4 to determine which door you
leave through. Any combat here is DR+6)
5 Cave In (DR8 AGI each crossing, or take
d4 damage)
6 Stepping Stones (One exit – usually
ahead. DR10 AGI or lose a random item.
If you have no items, you die)
7 Necrospire (A Weak Monster is here.
While monsters are near the Necrospire
they cannot be injured, only evaded)
8 Arcane Temple (Roll d6 if you approach
the altar: 1 – Struck by lightning, d8
damage; 2 – Gain a random Affliction;
3 – Ignored; 4-5 – Fully healed; 6 – Gain
one use of a Power)
9 Entrance to the Tunnels of Nehcrubel
0 Entrance to the Tunnels of Nechrubel,
guarded by a Tough Monster
Encounters (d10)
1 Find a Treasure.
2 Find a Treasure.
3 A merchant will trade items for two
random Treasures before vanishing.
4 A magical aberration occurs: test
DR12 PRE or suffer a random Power on
yourself.
5 A cool waterfall: heal 1 HP per visit;
cures blindness.
6 A trapped casket. DR12 AGI to disarm
or suffer a random Trap, contains two
Treasures.
7 A Sorcerous Soul approaches: will
trade ¼ of your current HP (- round up!
-) for a scroll with a random Power
(one use). They then vanish.
8 Basilisk Vapours swell from the
ground and remain here, inflicting 1 HP
damage unless you have a gas mask.
9 An emaciated wanderer offers to
show you an entrance to the Tunnels of
Nechrubel, after which they depart.
0 A hidden trapdoor opens, plunging
you into the Tunnels of Nechrubel!
T unnel D elving
Tunnel Events (d10)
1* Encounter a Tunnel Dweller
2 Encounter a Tunnel Dweller
3 Find a corpse with one Treasure
4* Avoid or endure two Traps to continue
or escape
5 Horrible Darkness surrounds you
(DR8 TOU or -1 PRE)
6* Exit (There is no way ahead, you must
Emerge)
7 Den (Two Weak Monsters guard one
Treasure)
8 Reliquary (Three Traps guard an
Occult Relic. Avoid or endure them if
you wish to retrieve the relic)
9* Encounter Arcane Graffiti (ignore if
you are Illiterate)
0 Discover an Occult Relic
Entries marked * indicate opportunities to
Emerge back into the catacombs. Unless
specified it is always possible to push further
on into the Tunnels.
Tunnel Dwellers (d6)
1 Undead Horde (Special: Cannot be
defeated, only evaded. d8 damage. If you
are wounded, test DR10 TOU or join the
horde…)
2 Emissary of Nechrubel (DR13, 12 HP,
d8+2 dam. Special: If the emissary is
defeated, gain a Backup Mandate and an
Occult Relic)
3 Slithering Mass (DR9, 6 HP, d4 dam.
Special: On a successful hit a tentacle
whips out and snatches an item, which it
greedily digests)
4 Wyvern Kin (DR13, 10 HP, d8 dam.
Special: Test DR12 AGI before combat,
or be dragged deeper into the Tunnels:
roll an additional Tunnel Event and
require an additional * Event to escape)
5 Infernal Mason (DR10, 4 HP. Special:
When you are hit, suffer the effects of a
random Trap. Note: Teleport will
teleport you out of the Tunnels, to a
room in the catacombs d4 spaces away)
6 Dripping Sphere (DR12, 11 HP, d8 dam.
Special: Explodes when killed,
automatically dealing d10 damage)
Occult Relics (d10)
1 Bloodhungry Blade (d10+2 damage. +2
to attacks, but halves your maximum HP
permanently)
2 Warpig's Snuff (+3 to attacks for the
duration of one combat)
3 Fossilised Omen (Smash it to re-take
any dice roll)
4 Seer's Eyeball (See into an adjacent
chamber without entering it. After each
use there is a 1-in-4 of combusting,
dealing d4 damage and vanishing.
5 Vampyric Charme (When rolling on any
table, choose the result you want in
exchange for 2 HP. Crumbles after use)
6 Flamethrowing Trumpet (d10, same
rules as Crossbow)
7 Infernal Key (Evade combat by either
entering the Tunnels below or escaping
back to the Catacombs above. One use)
8 Powder of Undeath (One use. Sprinkle
on a freshly killed creature. It will rise to
join you, adding its damage dice to
yours)
9 Fist of Yestabu-Nech (One use. Throw
into an adjacent space, destroying
everything. 1-in-4 chance the space will
become a void, killing all that enter it)
0 Monkey’s Finger (One use. Invoke any
Power you wish)
Arcane Graffiti (d8)
1 Engraved Pebble (Gain one use of a
random Power)
2 Cursed Scrawl (DR10 PRE or a random
Power is cast on yourself)
3 Statement of Truth (Increase a random
stat by +1)
4 Occult Treasure Map (The next time
you cross the upper/lower edge of the
map, the next room or tunnel will
contain an Occult Relic along with any
other encounters rolled)
5 Anuk’s Doomsign (To behold it is to be
condemned to death: lose all your
items and weapons)
6 Bind Rune (You are frozen to the spot
until you defeat a Tunnel Dweller – no
evasion possible)
7 Horrific Mural (You are shaken: DR12
TOU or lose 1 PRE)
8 Cursed Image (Test DR14 TOU or
become blinded – add 6 to all DR)