OSR Commentary On Castles & Crusades The Goblins of Mount Shadow By Brian Young For Your Old School Campaigns

 "Many long years ago the denizens of Mount Yr Wyddfa crawled beneath the earth; foul minded fey, goblins and others of that ilk; they fled for reasons unknown to any but themselves. The terraced slopes, the valleys, ravines and forested highlands settled in peace, farms spread along the greens, people settled and prospered. But the world unfolds, for ever turning, mirroring the past. It began with nightmares, followed by haunts hounding farmers in their fields, terrorizing them on the roads, chasing them to their sanctuaries. And then the goblins came a-hunting. Not seen in many years now they waylay travelers, despoil them of their belongs or worse, killing them on the road. And to all this the terror only adds, spreading even to hearth and home; young women have begun to disappear, kidnapped from their homes. Rumors speak of a new power, called the Grey King, which settled in the mountain. It is he that stirs up the creatures and has brought the goblins to life."

"Drawn by a string of random attacks on the locals, vandalism and sightings of eerie beings about the mist shrouded mountain, the characters must band together to discover the cause. To save the local villages from further devastation, the characters will need to hunt down the goblins and find the source of their rise to power.

This set of adventures is made for characters numbering 2-5 from 1st-5th level or higher, employing a diverse band of adventurers with preferably an elf or two. The campaign centers on the haunted dark mountain of Yr Wyddfa and the rise to power of the dark faeries within, being guided and led by their mysterious leader the Grey King or the Brenin Llwyd ('Brin-in Thloo-id')."

"The story focuses on Celtic myth and folklore but able to integrated into any fantasy setting and Aihrde with ease. The locations in this adventure are essentially fictional but taken from actual Welsh sources with only a few real place-names (Yr Wyddfa, Penllyn) but the rest are contrived Brythonic locations." 

Brian Young doesn't get half the credit he deserves and less so in certain circles. The Goblins of Mount Shadow By Brian Young is well done with both wilderness & dungeon crawling with a Fey mount filled to the brim with evil and dangerous Fey creatures. The Goblins of Mount Shadow

is heavily rimed with Celtic and Dark Ages folklore. The Goblins of Mount Shadow is designed for two to five characters ranging between levels 1 and 5. And make no mistake it lives up to this wide range of levels. 
And this is because the Grey King has arisen and his dark path oriented Fey are wiping out village after village turning them into what was. The Grey King cuts a bloody swath across the landscape. And so I caution anyone with first level PC's to even attempt The Goblins of Mount Shadow. 
The encounter, the wilderness encounters, etc of The Goblins of Mount Shadow are going to challenge even 6th level player's PC's. Balance is right out with the window and this is for a well done adventure like The Goblins. Layout is excellent, font style is well done, and The Goblins of Mount Shadow looks like a pleasure to run.
And running the The Goblins of Mount Shadow within a 'The Mythos Complete series' campaign looks like a blast. 

 

The Goblins of Mount Shadow is an epic module and adventure with the rise of a major power within it. The Grey King is a power unto itself and within 'The Complete Mythos' series he totally looks like he fits the bill as a major bad. And this is all made clear by The Goblins of Mount Shadow adventure!