Fight On: The Darkness Beneath Megadungeon
The Darkness Beneath is Fight On!’s community megadungeon. It was one of the early (if not first?), big collaborative megadungeons. Many of the levels are as great today as they were in 2010s.
Each level can either be used stand-alone, repurposed for another dungeon, or used together. As a nice bonus, David Bowman levels form a cohesive underdark setting. Bryce Lynch found many levels to be some of the best adventures in the OSR.
Without further ado, here are the levels and issues they were published in:
| Level | Author(s) | Issue | Review(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1: The Upper Caves | Hackman, Calithena, David Bowman | Fight On! #2 | Bryce |
| Level 2: Warrens of the Troglodytes | Calithena, David Bowman | Fight On! #5 | Bryce |
| Level 3: Spawning Grounds of the Crab-Men | David Bowman | Fight On! #3 | Bryce |
| Level 4: The Mysterious Crystal Hemisphere | James Maliszewski | Fight On! #4 | Bryce |
| Level 5: The Lower Caves | David Bowman | Fight On! #6 | Bryce |
| Level 6: The Fane of Salicia | Lee Barber | Fight On! #7 | Bryce |
| Level 7: Palace of Eternal Illusion | Matthew Riedel | Fight On! #11 | Bryce |
| Level 8: The Deep Caves | Heron Prior, David Bowman, Calithena, and Simon Bull | Fight On! #12 | Bryce |
| Level 9: Citadel of the Dark Trolls | Lee Barber | Fight On! #14 | Bryce |
| Level 10: The Hall of Mirrors | Calithena | Fight On! #8 | Bryce |
| Level 11: Fungus Forest and Mold Falls | Makofan | Fight On! #13 | Bryce |
| Level 12: The Blasphemous Shrine of the Tentacled God | Jeff Rients | Fight On! #9 | Bryce |
| Level 13: Caverns of Slime | Alex Schroeder, Lior Wehrli, Chris Roberts, Ndege Diamon, Kelvin Green | Fight On! #15 | Bryce |
| Level 14: City of the Ancients | Chris Robert | Fight On! #10 | Bryce |
| Level 15: Tomb of the Black Lord of Nothingness | Unpublished |
Side-view map by Robert Conley; “LX” scribbles by myself:
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