"Princess Lisabetta, the precious daughter of the King of Riget, has been cursed by her evil aunt. Between her legs, Lisabetta now has a monstrous carnivorous "octopussy". To bring the princess back to her natural self, an intrepid group of wretched adventurers must venture into the maze-like Citadel of Berleng and destroy the evil witch. But in a world of bastards, nothing is as simple as it seems and a dark, forbidden secret that will shake Riget is about to be revealed..."
The Labia: The Strange Case of the Cursed Vagina By Sílvia Clemente, & Miguel Ribeiro is actually a straight out dungeon crawl with lots of old school weirdness. There's a lot going wrong for the royals in this adventure; "Rigetans know the royal family has had some bad luck: first, the beloved prince Charles Sebastian disappeared in the lands of Corphye. Then the queen died, giving birth to princess Lisabetta. There is bad blood between king Goran and his sister, countess Golithya, and she was expelled from court. The king is rumoured to be highly unstable, the oldest son, prince George Ferdinand, a lazy fool, and Princess Lisabetta to suffer from some strange malady. Fortunately, his Holiness Ozirix III, the High Priest of Xhardox, has provided spiritual guidance to Goran and helped him with the burden of ruling Riget"
And it's actually up to the party take on the maze-like Citadel of Berleng and destroy the evil witch. And this is no easy task. The Citadel of Berleng is a twisting old school adventure location with lots of monsters, horrid rooms & locations, twisting hallways & even Lovecraftian horrors thrown in the mix. And there's a lot going on here within this twenty four pages. And this isn't going to be an easy adventure in the strictest sense & for the Wretched Bastards role-playing game the adventurers are going to be in for a rough time. The maps & layout of the 'The Labia: The Strange Case of the Cursed Vagina' is well done. The presentation up to the usual Red Room's standards.
The Citadel of Berleng isn't at all what it seems and the old pile is a twisting & dangerous maze of horror with plenty of opportunities for NPC interactions & PC death. Sure there's a good chance that 'The Labia: The Strange Case of the Cursed Vagina' could be played over multiple sessions but it's more likely that the Citadel of Berleng is going to turn into a mini campaign for Wretched Bastards.
There's enough within 'The Labia: The Strange Case of the Cursed Vagina' to be more then a one note 'joke' adventure. Below the title is a really dangerous & utterly devious. It presents an adventure that over time a party could actually come away with some solid experience points, lots of treasure, & a pile of character sheets.
Where else could 'The Labia: The Strange Case of the Cursed Vagina' work as an OSR adventure? Well in any B/X powered OSR rpg system. But actually there are several OSR systems that immediately spring to mind. And one of those is Lamentations of the Flame Princesss. The adventure subject matter not to mention the deadliness dungeon crawl itself is really within the LoFP wheel house. All in all
Ulitmately, 'The Labia: The Strange Case of the Cursed Vagina' By Sílvia Clemente, & Miguel Ribeiro would also work with believe it or not Dark Albion or Lion & Dragon. The twisted fairy tale aspect of the adventure works on several levels and Citadel of Berleng isn't going to be a push over even for experienced players.
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