Graves & Groves is the first volume of a larger series of Dungeon Crawl Classics Compatible zines, BIG SWORD. This volume specifically focuses on the Undead and Nature. It features:
A detailed and comprehensive Vampire Generator fit for a lich!
A full write-up on The Curse of Dhampirism - an article on what happens to a player character stuck between the worlds of life and death!
A New Patron: The Prime Vampire, the progenitor of all other vampires; a creature of unimaginable pain and power, older than Time Itself!
The Treefolk Class - An ancient race that wields both might and magic, fueled by their attunement to nature.
An old favorite returns, the Ranger Class, as remixed by the BIG SWORD authors!
And finally, Vow of The Vampire: a Hexcrawl that ties all of it together, complete with its own survival mechanics, encounters, friends, and foes. All of it wrapped in a tense ticking-clock-style adventure!
Plus:
Rules for handling Downtime between adventures!
Party Composition: An article detailing our thoughts on the strange intricacies of DCC Party Composition.