🔥Can you escape the Inquisitor's prison? | Dungeon Jam 2025

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Published on May 25, 2025 8:43:46 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFaHvX86lDo

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The Inquisitor (2024)

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So I went and got myself mixed up in another TTRPG content challenge. This time around the objective was to create a five room dungeon, the narrative structure originally codified by Johnn Four of https://www.roleplayingtips.com/ If you prefer to read, the contents of this video are also available as a blog post at https://makestuff.karlagius.com/can-you-escape-the-inquisitors-prison/

I went ahead and based mine on a jailbreak from an Inquisitorial Prison, because that fits perfectly in the setting of The Four Horsemen. It was also a great excuse to revisit the Inquisitor's Palace in Vittoriosa. The one in the game is rather fictionalized for the sake of gameplay, but I think it still gives off the right vibe :) You can find the FREE pdf at https://makestuff.karlagius.com/5rd-inquisitors-prison.pdf or if you prefer to have it in your DTRPG library, https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/523095/the-inquisitor-s-prison-a-five-room-dungeon (also free). It is designed for EZD6: The Four Horsemen, but is easily adaptable to any TTRPG system and any level of play.

Thanks to ‪@bonewizard‬ for some very useful advice, and ‪@QuestBoard_Terrain‬ and Chris for helping me playtest this! You can also find the playlist with all the other entries in this Jam at    • Dungeon Jam 2025  

The plan shown is from William Zammit's "Six Newly-Discovered Plans of the Inquisitor's Palace in Vittoriosa (Malta) from 1699–1700" (https://www.academia.edu/32949325/Six_Newly_Discovered_Plans_of_the_Inquisitors_Palace_in_Vittoriosa_Malta_from_1699_1700)

You can find out more about EZD6 - The Four horsemen at    • The Four Horsemen: Historical and Dark Fan...   or if you're interested in the EZD6 system, you can find my review of it at    • EZD6 RPG - Review and Rules Overview   and a quick combat primer at    • EZD6 Combat Primer  

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You can find "The Four Horsemen", my 30 years war supplement for EZD6 in paperback or pdf format at DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/448949/The-Four-Horsemen?affiliate_id=523335

The Four Horsemen is not a complete game; you will need a copy of the EZD6 Core Rulebook which you can also find at DriveThru RPG:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/397599/EZD6-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=523335

You can also pick up The Pool of The Nameless things, an EZD6 fantasy/horror scenario I wrote! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/440000/The-Pool-of-The-Nameless-Things?affiliate_id=523335

The DriveThruRPG links above are affiliate links, so if you buy something through them the channel gets some pennies at no cost to you.
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Chapters
Intro: 00:00:00
Let's do the dungeon jam: 00:00:29
So what's a five room dungeon?: 00:00:49
Room 1 - Entrance / Guardian: 00:01:09
Room 2 - Puzzle / Roleplaying Challenge: 00:01:27
Room 3 - Trick / Setback: 00:01:46
Room 4 - Climax / Big Fight: 00:01:59
Room 5 - Reward, Revelation or Plot Twist: 00:02:05
Fleshing it out with a theme: 00:02:18
The Inquisitor's Palace: 00:02:53
Room 1 - The themed entrance: 00:03:00
Room 2 - The prison yard: 00:03:53
Room 3 - The torture chamber: 00:05:09
Room 4 - The street fight: 00:05:54
Room 5 - Rewards and surprises: 06:24

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