THE RUIN OF COCHLEA An adventure site for Into the Odd by Raphaél ParentLeng ago acaltiple legends come from te ruined medieval fort allel cochlea. Tie mos ele co fgets ere Eide id time itself, Those who dared tot & foot in came, ack mad beyond, reality or mitatel ote bons, Even, fora while, woody dared to odd to pokes bounty bas een st ofeted by the Wardets of be syone wh ould dy in ad ings properSETTING Rie UR caren Ee ea enue Sect acre nem distortion is created by a time manipulating and sentient fungi. The fort Ree ne eer kcy aacce tetra ete Cuma Meeker eee oer eer rca tune n Rumors and hooks (d6) iireee rar hastening (F) Indicates a false rumor. Peers eet OL eect ere Cotes CLR goes that they could be used to create a new drug. 2. (P) A group of Wardens has disappeared near the ruins, everyone Preach atere ssa eens PRES cee re or hanti cache nachos) Picante h et ceen 4, (P) Awizard used to protect the grounds of the fort, some say he is the source of the horrors that happened there. Paes te Siete Keone o tee Coenen tines 6. (F) The fort was made on top of the sepulture of a great evil, making sure it stayed dead and locked for eternity. ee sh eOr Ca ac cee eS Rtas Reeth a eae cent en hexcrawl setting for Into the Odd. pees ted Curd nO Fee concer aie Rosen) (considering turns that are 10 minutes each), so tracking turns is something to keep in mind. Optionally, you can roll D6+4 for the eae ae Oe aces ete rete ect ccc city Perm Maer ett nee rare eeu the evil that is being summoned from the cosmic void. cranny Seer rc rm nnSceet Cet ore Tt Et mentioned. Feel free to omit this for any kind of reason.WHAT’S GOING ON sew re CL SCOR eer e acer enact De Cee ne Rees atacand Pacer eesti PCE r nn Cease teseyy Rett cute oper tenes teen) Clog e tie tgneenturic os RUS te eee eC ott ae it infects the whole time continuum, Being out of their timeline for too long, a creature starts aging aC RA bee oe Coc utt seca) Red Dust (see Wandering encounters on page 2). SIZ SUnee SEO E Ct ate eg td through a time wall. These are elastic and slightly sticky membranes that can’t break but will allow Crertey et ctr beat) eae RC ETS Ree tsCay Peano ene nts hse STR UEy NSE Oe rector Stier cid Rrenrgerkere et tes aera asad that for me, being too close to the Odd causes see ‘mutations and not only being born Underground like it says in the book.) eno R UOC ent) prt Sat een erat! never come back. Sra Cpr om iter cents tr Roaea cid Piet ogee ma eaetsera eats eacrd eect eet nterees Oe eaten es crs Serer aU eOTy CR reer aire ECR tatg © Itcan be interacted with when touching its orem Cee ee sree Rn nt cece eet) ent The Mutants (3) Cay og cece une t er eed cig Cees estate cy Neogene eer toa See Cama esC Recon Petar a tnteiya etca ncn a Cer omikeomaat tested POCLOR TS Renee cure ast et Rea eee heer nts Cee cer cre eter int! Re ee RSE eres ree © They are debating whether to keep the ring or Se The Builders (4) eC grace Me Rae decent amount of knowledge about the Black Vreent Cee R etre tract ites residence. NCE cots Sane crac) Cate a smetcn promt Renteetccttkes cttttad (See wandering encounters). CR Ct trace erene Ut! has other intentions (which is true). The other Creer cureta cy eee esac Buse are KO} OP eh sree Coe Ess corn OR cer ecu occ ogy to grow and infect the entire time continuum. Oe cere etic tear bcrtsaity fungi will open a crack into the void. Cipete nate ne cea n toto Ce ene eee Str ert! Prectete esha hts a hese oe Se ogee ometer natnBeata as Ge aac RUE Re eee Rr Cet tad Ren tenv Cg er Ryker es a teed Pt cee eet Ceti ee see) eared ae Teri Cer ereet eee eent titty eatery Cec ML e cium sty possible to trace it back to the Wizard, indicating his role in the current situation. Wandering Encounters (06) ores ete aeReseh sora tesnrsnnte 1 | You catch one of the Wizard’s pets spying on something (probably the explorers). rere race Ente the Black Myconid (hinting at their relation through the madness) Cont untraten hontns att? tease spiders fall from Sc BUCS Coomera} Pereene ree eeastd ce aattd Cetera erase ures eval eee escent 6 | Avoid crack opens, a giant eye on the other COS niece toritoecain eerie SUN acento WIZARD'S PET (constRUc) Seer Ue ek CCAR lasers, can shoot twice) eerie Serene Sn Ruck es cement nee the tiles 2 | Areally old and infected explorer who lost Ea Puree reSB Ry colar a0 isan) DEX: 8, WILL: 4 HP: 6 (d6, bite, grapple) eter ems a4 ut of their husk. Oversized head and the eye Slee Ca man et Ma Nd nee eR aoa ere CRE Can drag bodies through the ceilings. Pee ences ee On critical damage, the spider wraps its target. with webs, starting to carry it the next tur. Pan Rona} Se mck eu er nee eNO ae Een inhaled in sufficient quantity, the effect is not too cere Meee) eins CSS ee IC Rea D4 STR). Cee eed Wan uG rece Ta ute tee aT eC Cena ees Nace Re Ce kr compelled to work in the myconic's interests. Paper ra testes eee Dy esetcey erence tee et Mac spread The Black Myconid, consider this as a Pee Cn Ecttnneranate tty PCs to sacrifice organic matter once a month Set ECarna eens t their friends or make them kill themselves to oak m Cea Cnr ac tig interesting without pushing the players into a Poses Crmnc heats eet esa! pertrntis ee a ice ae Ty easiest and most direct would be to cut off the infected limb if possible. Other treatments, See en een et cenbe Cd ere ents Leste Nr ents Cite hos me canesBre UNL TSeT Entrances SEB re ceed ‘© Big, half opened portcullis (won't budge) Cer ercht Mreccans oct (multiple pair of boots and some animal tracks) 2: Ceiling trap Oe sein Resliny a ura ac E)) err it OVOP EME CE cet Crk es ceilings and floors (under all that, the stone is a deep royal blue) Cie Uo tos tt foc ea tat entering a new room (they could be divided). EMertcraiyit © Rats and mice skitter into the ground and the walls, leaving some gnawed bones (the bones See ea Ceres teetoeterete tc) the animal tracks go there). Sey et ed eee) Seen ed neat | Broken gate (to the Deep Country) ere ey metas cy OP Crete ter toe te Chae CTC eas asking for help (there is no end to the chute, the Orn ef eco what, if someone goes too far, d6 WILL damage). CUR AW OP Onl onesnena nec kstes Oe ee Ne eae 4} Stone arch (light rom a campfire, to 5) aetna Ce See ee ene) Pane ty ORV nrc neR ins taeaed co att) Perea eaten © The ceiling is an alien night sky filled with northern lights (anything touching it dissolves, Ca eed ee eee Pao Cte mens cee eu nut el Peter tener a mek ts ea ae ee Meee eeu) Preto B aC loy pare eke e te tet Rnen ae Dee Be ee eee a Ce Cecchi rceooy aoa kid Cnet eee omt etcetera a dagger) Cees! Stone corridor (mold is on the walls, to 3) ‘Time wall (to 11) Rona syBeata as Ge on PCAC Suet e eres es Docs stone (a thick liquid can be seen moving around aoe Cie Wore tos ure qacinic ce kita) entering a new room (they could be divided). Peotone Cee nrntoct neu tssg preter Stee ane ee erae TR et oe a eed in great quantity) OR RNRES encore ea Pe ee ees en eat eet ad Cate ee eee waiting for a victim on the other side, the portal is OP as atcha Cp uticce et Coan C enn tt) sort of robe (It has empty monochromatic eggs in its body, it has a pouch of red dust and a random loot from the Oddpendium on it). SO ANN red ee Raed unreadable page from a book sits at the threshold, 109) Se arse naa en eae Rede a blocked off with a wooden panel, to 8) erate) DMs a) SCE RPA Lea MC ee Cr) Re ee esr Cree ec Ly Pence era econ ae eae DU particular odor the referee decides) ere eee as Ce Ran octets Pgs Pena cm eo Mee nec) attack once on the millipede's turn (count all Ce ee) EST e TOI CMU sgentestrti ts 2) Bee era erty from the same stone (itis clogged, unclogging {fills the room with a horrid stench). CRT NAR Cen RSC E CEC beside it (all the clothes pockets are empty, the Seatac) Teese cue pn sO) Ge aN Creda retry Cee) OR Cera nes ean ec ee) BG TU ‘© Long metallic and geometrically jagged staff (it eet) eet PCR moc goal or general demeanor of an individual. Can be resisted with a WIL save (on a failure, that target ow wants to kill you, it doesn't need to be right ras CAC met og Cero ECs ich Cee en ie ater secoent| laying on the ground (D6 books are still in selling condition for 20S each, none of them are eee CPC Suni err eeog nt asic) notes, formulas, calculations, recipes (a hidden drawer contains a set of keys for the whole fort). CMe tar reenter tatird fields of flowers (carefully crafted, worth 1G each) ee ec be heard, to 10) I CANS Ned sc amc aes be heard, to 8) — Heavy wooden door (locked, there is red dust at ea } Secret time wall (hidden behind a bookshelf, known to The Wizard only, to 15)Beata as Ge SO CEB oc co Cv h cremate Entec Perret ED rcn eigen ets cated (6mall amounts of Red Dust can be seen on the surfaces, also a potion that restores lost STR). COSA VRRe CE Cetera gtd prentersc eh ene ats flowers, long and lanky insects are eating) CUBA ers edict tts wall (it reaches deep space, watching too long Cereus Cg TA Mees Ca mune) = Stone Arch (candlelight and tons of books, to 7) Ova ae ania PURER ban occ Rat Ror ec Sore ep street ect geal ra cis te rooms have less interactable features. SBN as Coad CMV EET TEUC hrc tao the deep blue tiles (their flesh is being consumed by the mycelium, roll on the spoils table in the eae ae ate) CRM n eer ea et tanta cts Orem mnie eee contain the Black Myconid spores, explodes with ee) Ge erat ets Ae ee eee ad Dare) Seton ean est oct ea eed tere through, ifa big enough gash is made it wakes up the guardian (room 16), it starts hunting the explorers, to 14) 12: Void Nest © Highly infected compared to the other rooms erect OR eto a etn ts Dense secs rtrd myconids spawn, spits one spawn per 10 minutes turn (can be easily cut off, blocked, etc.). ee ONAN on ore sao emaciated be heard, to 13) | Infected archway (need to squeeze to get Cre) DoT ECL} See ee eee Levitating mushroom, the cap is covered with deep red pustules and the stem ends in tentacles. Pee cea nha anes infecting living organisms. Wi eae Cc eme Cat teesBeata as Ge roken pillars Cen res Cus Rec escuren cre Parente eeeeeaycrate Eoniet Rani stuff within (the shiny stuffis money, the mound is actually made of infected corpses, they wake ets CUNO Osco oa ty fort (the most important part depicts it being a a ee eed Cs Short corridor (dark and humid, to 14) PCa aN ced ese a eect heard, to 12) } CEILING: Time wall (to the Deep Country) Dake esa) SU ae eee Ce Ce oe a ei CLE ruses Sey Pee en ed csr teu sack ut eras es ‘© Will grab the target before biting the characters Dee ee ere reaction). Po emu ed ue) Corn me sCk sd een SOME ART BUT CNet Ce eh a eues ere) barely usable, all that is hearable is the sound Patios ecrrertarcea eats Cee en ansehen gen Skuta) PetCo een econ ecg whatever disturbed them. CUR eens eee era any (6mall tadpole-like creatures swim in it, it causes infection when touching skin). ‘Time wall (to 15) Short corridor (rotten smell, to 13) Ivana eee ace een aera through, ifa big enough gash is made it wakes up the guardian (room 16), it starts hunting the explorers, to 14) a PDD Um) 3, DEX: 6 WILL: 4 HP: 8, (D4, slap, grab and pull) ‘ Itmanifests from the void without warning. PCE Cec eRe Ty as they are swinging crazily. Cre nn TR ruc and constrict them for an additional D6 damage read a) SOME ARTBeata as Ge Jn aes PU Notun te SUM een cc! eoguctentoem ‘© Being too loud in this timeline has a great See gt hier cure CR uvan er asst keat ent room 15 requires the players to destroy The Core ees eno nens Cte eee eat) Wizard’s ritual to allow the Black Myconid to OSCR Sto t Engineered and powered by The Wizard, it eer ees tatrsaerer eras illusion and prevent access to The Rift (room 18). Inspecting it closer can reveal some clues to their relation to the wizard. I recommend Sere marra ota acrea cats players to make the connection. Darras cnd Sa ence Ean eTits tiles and the Wizard’s Pet. eerie arene rte: Cerro te CLs Pein eur een et cies Pesta) Cernig ean cots damage, close explosions, guns and other Pele ee Cre rrR tagcat ee Or oc ae aay touched with anon damageable object Cree eae en ed through the secret door in room 17, he will try ed eae Cee nec n i ena blue liquid that slowly starts to transform prey eeDreeiivat Ces eee asia (it also wakes The Guardian in room 16). Cece mun inte Eon nes OSE RE Sere leet Chg COC ei acc ae terre mts tia CeO nsg retreat Teo SET VorconGCenrsey eit ‘© Large room with higher ceilings than the rest Paste acm Cates eo Ses Cres omea taney atts CRB ye eResi Aes ene NetRegs Pernt tem eeeCre tart poten Rested eet uae Nad through them causes PCs to fall back into the Cee ao } Faintly illuminated corridor (you can hear faint, humid clicking, to 16) pe ce Naar aed ec) SI Cees OC eee ad ee eae) Rec eM ee acscy Cees etc ee irre eatt ere eee eeat ee neitiy Orage earn Lact aa up to 1G to the right buyer, there’s currently D6+2 types of mushrooms). CUB SAA RED ec NreoitN Cuca me Coad Pe Nate Eee nan ered encountered or awake, is sleeping here). | Faintly illuminated corridor (low humming) Bo COUT} SSC Ta a) CaP OO eee Oc OTe throws sharp mushroom cap) een ca eae eo ecu Te aes ‘© Driven to protect the Black Myconid. cen ne roa sera Pee semen ccs rues Ty Oe uke Preece Rr acU CULO ae ener UC Lory object or person and get a general feeling of its direction. See OR OSE t) Peg Pee Cane a Pe Ieee et PanesBeata as Ge SU Su rome rela CS Ere Ment ccanen ners Rony mycelium except for a door-like space in the De eee ee blowing Red Dust on it). OUR shee eee ce Srey mycelium (ifaware, closer inspections reveals that they are from a Builder) Peace teh Cee = Archway (low humming can be heard, to 15) SEB UCT OUR era Me Oger eee coming out of the walls, is a man-sized, deep pees Cea mect cr tecoca titania) the void, the closer to the crystal, the bigger. Oe ome not ceatt eka keene costa ete ree aCe a) Pe eT guC erent ean ncrting tern terctieee ister ttt Ree U es ieee cert tcnd before The Black Myconid protects it. Oe ere teats room, The Black Myconid will tell them to not come any further and start moving Pitre Eves tarsi icone Oneness ere eisrntd tame te eco Roee mete Pei cantante Brora Cees tanta teen iach ats peat na epsas et erence cOr mca l treat a trap (Ilike the “click” method where a save is only required when the narrative a player gives me doesn’t put them out of harm). Utero chs ice Litty Pete eaeta as SCO STR: 8, WIL: 16, HP: 12 (laser wand, force push) oiceyse es) SUR OC Danette sce cnt Peete eee etsy STR damage. (DEX save) Pa eran ceo Rec d they have blood on their mind. (Fight, run or Petit) EM ec eta c nn te Recetas eRe ato rts eo} ae CRC Rent SO sti) the void, blocking the way forward, (Slicing them opens up the way) hee ore CLC csr act Coen sere eave) Oe ae arated in room 11) UPN escent Meyer D a6 damage when inhaled. (STR or DEX save) PA anes Rt te eoeee toad eens Peat cet banca ete eee tig er) Pa eenscmrtetet eoc tg on the floor. (Fight, run or get creative) OREM etc cts effectively trying to prevent explorers from Perret tkeekes ened 10 | The crystal bursts out a wave force, pushing ee cee rte) Ceres ray See ea MOM Cm Rc ee Tag grips the target and tries to gnaw itself under the skin) Oe nase © Cat size flying worms with a snake-like mouth. ‘© Will not attack anyone with alcohol on them. OSs att STR: 12, WIL: 6 (bites, slams, spits) ‘© Mouth full of teeth at the end of a slimy limb ere OR ene Oe crc eeCLSINAN rater tty Ney Soca ant Sg PIS Oey oem eae ee eed Precreteat a atta se ener Vaart bcs ertineomeke Laces ison eee tensors alt improve it later. This also means that it was not playtested in its foreentcetemnetag cote ta ta Eero Psaeeta tsar RCs Pease rt)SCD rcee merle sd WV ata a ee eed roe eg ae ee an (a called Cochlea. The most notable one is one of a Te ee LC eRe es Aer who dared to set a foot in came back mad beyond reality or mutated to the bones. Even so, for a while, nobody dared to enter. A new bounty has been set, offered by the Wardens of the Odd, to anyone who DM aa eS aL ee Oe ae Paes Beers ei eset Reta Piste ses Pes REY