
This is the third map in the Return to Quasqueton series where I re-imagine and remap the dungeon maps of the classic 1979 D&D adventure “In Search of the Unknown”. The three maps in the series are:
- Return to Quasqueton – Main Level
- Return to Quasqueton – Upper Level
- Return to Quasqueton – The Caverns
The fortress/dungeon of Quasqueton was not completed before the residents marched off to war against the northern barbarians. While the main floors of the structure are almost finished, the in-progress nature of the structure becomes apparent when descending into the lower level which is still mostly natural caves that remain unworked for the most part.
Access to this level is either via the stairs into the finished structures roughly in the middle of the map, or via the hole that runs down from the smithy on the upper level, through a room on the main level, and down to the small cave with the pool of water roughly 100 feet south of the finished rooms.
I’ve also included this numbered version of the map that links up with the upper level maps. The removal of the pit trap from the main level of the original map meant that I moved the icy-cold pool of water (room 50) from underneath it to being underneath the shaft leading down from the smithy area – they probably used it to get cold water for the smithing process using a now long-missing bucket and rope.
The original cavern level included several caverns that were completely unkeyed – I’ve included roughly as many, but added optional lettered keys to these caverns to make stocking it easier. I’ve also purposefully skipped the letter I to avoid confusion with the number 1 – so the lettering goes from A to H on the upper two levels and from J to L on the lower level.
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These are wonderful, thank you. I love seeing reimagined maps from the classic modules.
Such a great and clever idea. Those early maps were, unintentionally, nightmares. Lots of water (and logical thought) in the intervening forty years. It’d be great to see more things like this.
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Very nice! Glad to see a redo on this one. Big thanks!
Beautiful work, as always! In Search of the Unknown has always been a favorite of mine, and was the first D&D product I ever purchased. And I’ve always been pleased to know that the original Quasqueton (known as “Quasky” to locals) is only about an hour north of my home.
DAMN!! I wished i ran across these earlier as my PC just finished the upper level and a portion of the lower level. We are using the Goodman Games 5e version, but I LOVE you re-imagined take on this module!
Found these maps the day of a session where my group was going to enter Quasqueton and used these maps instead. They are wonderful! Thanks!
Hi Dyson.
I did a coloured version of your Quasqeton maps and posted them on Reddit. Thanks for making these, as I never really liked the originals but loved the B1 Module. Your reimagining of the maps really inspired me.
Has the caverns map been removed?
I can still see it load up when I open this page…