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Prepare to Beard the Halls of Arden Vul!

The Halls of Arden Vul is the most ambitious megadungeon ever created, with over 1,100 Pages of Incredible Adventure.

Note: This is only the first volume of five volumes. It contains the introduction and background, all exterior matter, and the first four levels of the dungeon. For the Complete PDF, check out The Halls of Arden Vul Complete. If you know you want all five volumes and the Commplete PDF, check out the Arden Vul Bundle.

In its entirely, the Halls of Arden Vul contains:

2,162 Encounter Descriptions
14 NPC Factions
10 Massive Levels
15 Extensive Sub-levels
7 Dangerous Exterior locations
149 New Monsters
332 New Magic Items
69 New Technological Items
44 New Spells
189 New Books through which PCs can gain a deep understanding of the dungeon
A full NPC appendix with 10 competing parties at 3 levels of power
Over 140 original pieces of art, including 28 full-page illustrations!

All of this is mapped via 33 Amazing Maps that you can download for free at The Maps of Arden Vul.

There has never been anything like Arden Vul, and there never will be again.

Welcome to the Halls of Arden Vul!

Those who purchase all four print volumes (or five, if you'd like the printed map product!) will recieve a free The Halls of Arden Vul Complete PDF that contains the entire product in a single PDF. Just send me an e-mail at josephbrowning@gmail.com with your order numbers and I'll get the all-in-one PDF to you.

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noah S May 31, 2023 2:45 am UTC
would i be able to start the dungeon with just this book. (also maps and a system)
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Joseph B May 31, 2023 4:53 am UTC
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You really need the IV book as well (all the new monsters, magic items, spells, etc.). You could play without it, but you'd have to wing it a lot more.
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Shane M January 31, 2023 6:45 am UTC
IS THIS SETTING NEUTRAL, OR....?
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Joseph B January 31, 2023 7:15 am UTC
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It is its own setting. However, many people are putting it into their settings after modification.
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Michael J September 06, 2022 12:23 pm UTC
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I see the first four printed volumes listed are B&W and the fifth is listed in color. Is this in reference to the internal contents only or the covers as well?
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Joseph B September 06, 2022 12:32 pm UTC
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The final volume has B&W interiors as do the others. It is listed as "color" because it required using the color printers instead of the B&W printers due to saturation issues.
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Thomas R July 17, 2022 3:32 pm UTC
Is there a starting town for this adventure? what are the levels for volume 1?
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Joseph B July 17, 2022 3:48 pm UTC
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There is no starting town per se, but there are some nearby exterior locations described, including some settlements. The starting level in volume 1 is 1-3.
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William C June 13, 2022 9:49 am UTC
How much work would it be for me to convert this to BECMI?
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Joseph B June 13, 2022 10:54 am UTC
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It requires converting 1st edition statistics into BECIMI statistics.
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John C October 18, 2021 5:13 am UTC
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I just purchased and received the new hard back copy....very nice. Does it not come with any of the maps within the book? I have the pdf for the maps just was expecting some of the maps.....is that how this works, I use and / or print the maps associated with Vol 1?
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Joseph B October 18, 2021 6:18 am UTC
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Volume 5 contains all the print maps for the dungeon.
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John C July 20, 2021 8:07 am UTC
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Looking at getting each of the volumes....are they primarily to be used for 2e or 5e? How is it set up? Not that familiar with it.
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Joseph B July 20, 2021 8:09 am UTC
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It's designed for 1e, which means it's easily compatible with 2e. 5e will require significant work as the differences between the systems are intense.
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John C July 21, 2021 7:58 am UTC
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ok, good. That is what I am looking for....thanks for replying!
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Ryan H May 26, 2021 4:53 pm UTC
Hello. I just received the print versions of Vol I and Vol II. I don't seem to see any maps in the two volumes. Is that intentional?
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Joseph B May 26, 2021 5:36 pm UTC
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Yes. The print version of the maps is Volume V of the series. All of the maps are available as a free PDF at this location: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/307323/The-Maps-of-Arden-Vul.
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J H July 01, 2020 3:12 am UTC
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I was wanting to get the print bundle but despite being linked to in the desciption the only bundle is the pdf?
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Joseph B July 01, 2020 6:11 am UTC
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We're currently experiencing problems with one of the volumes (#5) and once that's taken care of, the bundle will be available again. Sorry.
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J H July 01, 2020 9:17 am UTC
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No Problem! Many thanks!
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Jeffrey K April 16, 2020 5:09 am UTC
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The hardcovers arrived today. Very nice. I don't regret this purchase at all.

I'm glad you chose to separate this into five volumes. I won't mention any names (you'll probably know who I'm talking about anyway), but there's another publisher of one of the most famous mega-dungeons around, and I love this publisher's material. But this publisher is also known for publishing huge books, which I unfortunately tend to shy away from because 600+ page books are a bit unwieldy. So I thought it was a good design decision to break yours up. And the breaks in the volumes make sense.

So now I'm anxious to see what else you have coming our way. We won't have to wait ten years, will we?
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Joseph B April 16, 2020 6:20 am UTC
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I hope we won't have to wait so long: Arden Vul *was* a long time in development! :-)
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Thomas Z April 24, 2020 3:56 pm UTC
Hi Jeffrey,

Just curious what you thought of the overall quality of the hardbacks. Do they have decent bindings? I've gotten other POD products in the past and the construction did not reflect the price.
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Kenneth S May 02, 2020 2:40 pm UTC
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They're fine; pretty average for POD products. The proof will come with extended use. I know my Labyrinth Lord Advanced book started coming apart in just a few months after fairly gentle use.
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Kenneth S May 02, 2020 2:42 pm UTC
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Actually, my feeling is the opposite. I realize it's really too long for one massive book, but I would totally prefer two large, Rappan Athuk sized volumes to this format. Because now you basically need at least 3 of the 5 volumes at hand, even to read it, let alone run it. I think it may get pretty awkward at the table, but we'll see.
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J. E April 08, 2020 1:53 pm UTC
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Hiya... I believe a few weeks ago when the PDF-only version of Arden Vul was released, there was mention of a discount so that those who had already purchased the PDF could buy the hardcovers at cost? Can you advise? Thanks!
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Joseph B April 08, 2020 1:56 pm UTC
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Those who purchase The Halls of Arden Vul Complete PDF can get coupon codes for 50% off the print copy costs. If the purchasers e-mails me at josephbrowning@gmail.com with their Complete PDF order number I will send them the coupon codes.
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J. E April 09, 2020 1:58 pm UTC
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Thanks! Emailing now.
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