PAX South (January 15th-17th, 2021)

It's a little early to reveal our plans for PAX South 2021, but we think you're really going to be excited to see what we have to offer. If you'd like to be kept in the loop, CLICK HERE to sign up for our newsletter. Your email address will NOT be given to anyone else.

Admission covers your enhanced two-hour adventure, provides you with a 10 FREE Treasure Tokens in a velveteen drawstring pouch ($8 value), at least three draws from the Random Treasure Generator Chest (super-rare tokens can be had!), and a collectible limited-edition Treasure Token that only players can acquire.

All the events take place in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in downtown San Antonio, TX.  We run a FREE 24-minute demo (with standard queue line) in addition to the two-hour adventures. There is no waiting line for the two-hour adventure, as your e-ticket has an exact start time. Be sure to show up at least 15 minutes early for your two-hour adventure, and don't be late. The adventure starts with or without you.  

Tickets will be available at td.events. One person may purchase all 10 tickets in a time slot if desired. The cost of each ticket is $68. That's $12 less than playing these adventures at Gen Con.

CLICK HERE to view a trailer for all the fun we had at PAX South 2020.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Great Benefits!

We need your help to bring True Dungeon to life at PAX South. You will have a lot of fun, make some great new friends, and get some great swag & benefits, too! 

At PAX South, volunteers can sign up for two types of volunteer positions:

• Full-Time (volunteer Thursday, January 14th through Sunday, January 17th)
• Local Install and Dismantle Crew (volunteer Wednesday, January 13th & Thursday, January 14th & some on Sunday, January 17th)

Full-time Benefits include:

• FREE PAX South 3-Day Badge
• FREE spot in a 4-person hotel room
• Meal Stipend
• FREE limited-edition Ultra Rare volunteer-only Treasure Token
• FREE Swag!

To submit a volunteer application, or to get more information, please CLICK HERE.

All volunteers MUST first create an account, and then they must fill out an application. This information is kept secure, and is used to select and schedule all volunteers. You will be contacted by the True Dungeon Volunteer Coordinator to confirm your duties at PAX South. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions.

PAX West 

Due to PAX West moving to an "everything is in the convention center' model (and no hotel space being used), True Dungeon will NOT be back at PAX West -- unless something changes.  We wish the fine folks at PAX West all the best, and we thank them for all the past fun.  It is a great show, and we hope to someday be back.

True Dungeon Returns to Origins Game Fair!

True Adventures, Ltd. is very happy to announce our return to the Origins Game Fair June 19th-23rd, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio.  In this first year back, we will be presenting a new four-room “Con-Quest” adventure entitled “The Golden Obelisk”.  

The exciting event shares the quality and fun of a seven-room dungeon, but it is presented in a four-room "sealed pack" format (with a free pack of Treasure Tokens included). It features the same high-quality sets, props, effects, and costumed performers as our standard adventures but in a shorter time frame and at a much-reduced cost.  Tickets are $48, and they will be available starting on January 21st, 2024 at the TD Ticket website.  Each ticket comes with a free 10-pack of Treasure Tokens and a limited-edition Charm of Osiris Participation Treasure Token.  

Token Transmuting:  We will be open token transmuting on Saturday, June 22nd ONLY (from 9am to 6pm) for token collectors who wish to transmute their unwanted tokens into limited-edition tokens.  Thus, in addition to the normal Trade and Transmute tokens, you can also transmute your Safehold IV (and Underlings) tokens. 

“The Golden Obelisk” adventure tasks the party with finding a mysterious monument to help unlock an ancient secret. 

Gamehole Con

Oct. 19^th - Oct. 22^nd, 2023

2023 Event Details NEW DETAILS BELOW!

We will be presenting our exciting pirate-themed "Curse of Crimson Isle" adventure at Gamehole Con in 2023.  It tells the story of your party's quest to rid themselves (and the surrounding sea) of the dread ghost pirate One-Boot Billy.  The module will feature one instance where your party can choose between either a combat or puzzle oriented room during your adventure.

Your ticket covers your enhanced two-hour adventure, and it provides you with a FREE drawstring pouch of 10 Treasure Tokens (a $10 value), at least three draws from the Random Treasure Generator Chest from which super-rare tokens can be had, and a collectible limited-edition Treasure Token that only attendees can acquire. The cost of each ticket is $78. You can view times and purchase tickets here.

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NEW EVENT ADDED June 29th!

True Grind: Treasure Goblin

We now have two events at GHC!  The ultimate True Dungeon hack-n-slash is back.  Your party’s normal day of dungeon crawling takes a crazy turn when a Treasure Goblin appears during the first fight of the dungeon.  The huge sack of treasure on his back causes your party to miss their save verses Greed, and soon the chase is on as the Treasure Goblin races through the dungeon. What follows is 60 minutes of intensive combat as your party wades through hordes of monsters to keep up (and finally defeat) the Treasure Goblin.  This combat-only event is designed for veteran TD players who love battle. There are no XPs nor Survivor buttons available, but a new Rare Participation token (TBD) will be given to all players.  A flat amount of 25 draws from our Treasure Generators will be given to all players, so no Treasure Enhancing tokens need to be equipped. 

Length: 90 minutes

Cost per ticket: $78

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SPECIAL NOTE:  True Dungeon enthusiast Trent will be presenting a very special exhibit of his amazing Treasure Token collection at Gamehole Con.  This is your chance to check out some uber-rare Treasure Tokens from True Dungeon's long past-- all in one place.

Participation Token!

Players earn a cool, limited edition Rare participation token just for playing a TD adventure, regardless of level of difficulty. There are also unique Survival buttons available; one for Normal/Hardcore and another for Nightmare/Epic. Anyone playing on the "Non-Lethal" setting receives a participation token, but no Survival button can be earned.

Token Transmuting

To save time and hassle with transmuting your tokens via the mail, we offer a location at GHC where you can drop off tokens to be transmuted -- then pick them up later at your convenience. This is a great way to exchange tokens without the expense and hassle of shipping. (Your token submissions still need to be bagged & tagged.) This service is open to all token collectors.

Before arriving at the Transmuting Room, please have your order form completed and your token bags properly filled & tagged. You can download the in-person form on this page.

Transmuting Hours:

• Thursday:
  • 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
  • 3:30 pm to 8:00 pm
• Friday:
  • 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
  • 3:30 pm to 8:00 pm
• Saturday:
  • 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
  • 3:30 pm to 8:00 pm
• Sunday (Pick-Up Only):
  • 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

CHANGE:  There are no Sunday pick-up hours.  All orders must be picked up by 8:00pm on Saturday.

 

Token Exhibit

Virtual True Dungeon: Mini-Quest - "Bogwood Befouled"

CLICK HERE to view our quick teaser trailer!

CLICK HERE to see a video on how Virtual True Dungeon works!

CLICK HERE to read our FAQ

True Dungeon is excited to announce that we are hosting a one-hour virtual adventure during Gen Con Online (Sept. 17th-19th). This special adventure tasks the party to end the source of evil that has tainted the Bogwood Forest.

Event registration for Gen Con Online opens at noon Eastern Daylight Time (16:00 UTC) on August 15th. The Gen Con Online event catalog becomes available on August 6th so you can browse events and build your wish list before event registration opens. A free Gen Con Online badge is required. Badge registration is open now.

The adventure features fan-favorite combat and puzzle rooms from our previous V-series of full two-hour virtual adventures. If you have been curious about how VTD works, this is your chance to grab your friends and try it for the low price of $18 per ticket. Unlike standard VTD adventures, Mini-Quest participants do not receive treasure pulls, player 10-packs, participation tokens, or survivor buttons after their adventure. However, all Mini-Quest players receive an XP code worth 500 XP. Players who have already played at least one VTD adventure cannot earn XP from playing the Mini-Quest "Bogwood Befouled".

True Dungeon virtual adventures use Zoom to connect you and your party to your virtual DM. Be sure to have Zoom installed before you start your adventure. We also use one of two mobile apps or a web-based tool to manage the mechanics of combat and make your adventure even more fun. Please install and make yourself familiar with one of these tools:

• Character Gen for True Dungeon (Android app)
• Character Gen for True Dungeon (iOS app)
• TD Character Creator (website)

Feel free to look at all the characters to see which ones you might wish to play. Each character is already equipped with good tokens--including at least one Ultra Rare! If you have any questions, please ask on our Forum HERE.

Most Transmuted tokens are created by combining ingredients that are less than 18 months old. Every now and then, players enjoy constructing more aspirational Transmuted tokens. Examples of these include:

• Boots of the Four Winds
• Kilt of Dungeonbane
• Supreme Ring of Elemental Command

The core ingredients of those Transmuted tokens were comprised of Ultra Rare tokens that were released across multiple successive years.

Up until, 2019, all of those tokens were part of the Elemental Eldritch set. In 2020 we began a new multi-year Transmuted token which is the first component of a brand new powerful set bonus. The first of these Ultra Rare "key ingredient" tokens was the Shirt of the Oaf. Over the next four years we released four Ultra Rare Shirts. The first three gave bonus/penalties toward the physical stats (Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution) while the fourth one granted +3 Focus (+3 to cast healing spells, cast damage spells, and polymorph damage) and a saving throw penalty. At the end of those four years, all four of these shirts could be combined into the the Arcanum Shirt which gives +2 to all three physical stats and +2 Focus. This shirt is the first token in the new Arcanum set.

The second token in the Arcanum set is going to be Arcanum Greaves (final name TBD). The first two of an eventual four key ingredients used to transmute these greaves are Greaves of Absorption (2023) and Greaves of the Stalwart (2024).

In 2026, you'll be able to combine all the Rings of the Xth Circle into the Ring of the Sacred Circle. The powers of this robust ring are shrowded in mystery, but we think you'll enjoy having it. Ring of the Sacred Circle is also going to be part of the Arcanum set.

And while we're strolling down this path in the garden of über-cool tokens, we'd be remiss if we didn't walk toward the Path to Enlightenment. Once you've collected all four fragments, you'll be able to discover the location of the Mark of Enlightenment. What will this Mark do? You'll have to wait until 2026 to find out...

Both the Ring of the Sacred Circle and Mark of Enlightenment are going to be featured prominently at Ring Con--a very special in-person event coming in 2026. Check out the Ring Con page for all the details.

2026 is also going to see the next "4C" token released. A "4C" is a Relic whose recipe includes multiple years of monster trophies. The tentative name for this upcoming token is Earcuff of Greater Glory. It'll allow the wearer to equip up to four Rings. Save your monster trophies from 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 because this recipe is going require every monster trophy from every one of those years--in addition to other ingredients.

2024 marks (pun intended) the debut of Mark of the 3rd Tenet, the first of three in the Mark of the Xth Tenet series. These can be combined into Mark of the Tenets in 2026. A Mark is a magical design that's placed on the skin. Within the context of the game, a Mark is temporary and can be changed between adventures. (think henna) But in real world terms, a Mark token is permanent and barring extraordinary circumstances, is not collected when used.

These next tokens aren't actually multi-year, but since they're a bit out of the ordinary, we wanted to make sure our players know they exist and can make plans to create them--if they choose to do so.

Orb of Annihilation becomes transmutable in 2024. The final recipe has not been released yet, but it's going to require one of each VTD participation token from calendar year 2023.

Stalker Bead of Focus and Stalker Bead of Skill each require some Trade tokens and all 20 of the 2023 platinum-back "Stalker" tokens. These hard-to-find tokens never came in the standard ten-packs. They could only be found in the treasure earned by playing a True Dungeon adventure. 

Totem of Heroism is the first ever slotless level-boosting token! To transmute this mighty clockwork beast, you'll need to acquire all 40 of the platinum-back "tinkering" tokens that could only be found in 2022 treasure pulls.

When the specified quota of unique items from a set are equipped, additional effects come into play. Some set bonuses have only two required items while other set bonuses may require six. See each set's description for details.

Assuming all the required pieces can be equipped simultaneously, characters may benefit from more than one set bonus—either from different sets or within the same subset. E.g., a character enjoying the Might Quintet bonus also gains the Trio & Quartet bonuses. (But remember, +level effects never stack.)

When a set bonus is achieved by equipping a weapon, shield, orb, or anything held in (not worn on) the hand, the hand-held item is "locked in" for that mode of combat. Therefore:

• If you equip a hand-held item in a melee slot to fulfill a set bonus, you must keep that specific hand-held item equipped when engaging in melee combat.
• If you equip a hand-held item in a ranged slot to fulfill a set bonus, you must keep that specific hand-held item equipped when engaging in physical ranged combat.

You may temporarily swap one or both hand-held set-piece items (either melee for ranged or ranged for melee) and maintain the set's bonus. However, the bonuses granted by the individual "lost" item(s) won't apply. E.g., a ranger using Scepter, Orb, and Boots of Might to gain a level may swap out the scepter and orb to use a ranged weapon, but may not use any other melee weapons. During the swap-out, the ranger loses the +2 Strength bonus granted by the Orb of Might, but maintains the +1 level granted by the Might set.

To qualify for a set bonus, the set's quota must be filled with unique items if the items are Ultra Rare or lower in rarity. E.g., a ranger may wield two +1 Mithral Long Swords, but they only count as one when it comes to qualifying for the Mithral set bonus. However, if both of the set weapons are either Relics (★) or Legendaries, they count as two items toward the set's quota.

(of the) Ancients Set [coming in 2024]

When at least 3 items are worn, the character gains +1 level. A 5-piece bonus should be announced after the class card refresh. There is no 4-piece bonus.

• +2 Mystic Staff of the Ancients
• Ankh of the Ancients
• Armor of the Ancients
• Charm of the Ancients
• Ring of the Ancients
• Robe of the Ancients

Arcane Set

When all three items are equipped, the first 0–2^nd-level spell the wearer casts is not marked off their character card. This ability may be used once per game--not once per spell, not once per spell level.

• Arcane Belt
• Arcane Bracelets
• Arcane Charm
• Arcane Earcuff

Cabal Set

When all three items are equipped, the character may cast two spells in one round, once per room. Unlike the effect from Bracelets of the Zephyr, the bonus spell is not cast as a scroll and can be modified.

• Bracelets of the Cabal
• Charm of the Cabal
• Gloves of the Cabal

Celestial Set

When all three items are equipped, character gains immunity to melee and mental attacks from evil outsiders.

• +1 Celestial Keen Long Sword
• Celestial Bracers
• Celestial Girdle

Charming Trio

When at least three items are equipped, character gains +1 level. There is no four-piece bonus.

• Charming Crown
• Charming Earcuff
• Charming Ring
• Ioun Stone Charming Cabochon

Darkthorn Set

When all three items are equipped, attackers take 2 points of Piercing damage if they successfully damage the wearer with a melee attack.

• Darkthorn Armor
• Darkthorn Helmet
• Darkthorn Shield

Deadshot Set

When all three items are equipped, character gains +1 level.

• Belt of the Deadshot
• Gloves of the Deadshot
• Goggles of the Deadshot

Death Knight Set

When three items are worn, grants 4 points of Darkrift Retribution Damage. Even if one could wear more than one set of armor, there is no additional bonus for equipping more than three items.

• Death Knight Armor
• Death Knight Boots
• Death Knight Gauntlets
• Death Knight Mail

Defender Set

When all three items are equipped, character gains Free Action and +1 to AC (in addition to the AC granted by the individual items.)

• Defender Helm
• Defender Platemail
• Defender Shield

Dragonhide Trio

When at least three items are equipped, character automatically succeeds on saving throws vs. dragon breath weapons and gains +3 to all saving throws.
Don't confuse Dragonhide with Dragonscale (see below). They are not interchangeable. But if three items from each set are equipped, both set bonuses will be bestowed.

• Dragonhide Armor
• Dragonhide Belt
• Dragonhide Boots
• Dragonhide Bracers 
• Dragonhide Cloak
• Dragonhide Shirt

There is no additional set bonus for equipping more than three Dragonhide items.

Dragonscale Set

When all three items are equipped, Fire damage inflicted upon the character is reduced by 10. This bonus supersedes the bonuses granted by the individual items in this set.
Don't confuse Dragonscale with Dragonhide (see above). They are not interchangeable. But if three items from each set are equipped, both set bonuses will be bestowed.

• Dragonscale Armor
• Dragonscale Helmet
• Dragonscale Shield

Elemental Eldritch Set

The Elemental Eldritch Set bonuses are shown below. The bonuses granted at each tier are grand totals—not cumulative. E.g., the 3-piece bonus only gives a healer a +6 to their cast healing spells, not +10.

*+Level effects never stack

**Only affects cast healing spells (see "Healing Bonus Note" note below), not special powers, scrolls, wands, etc. A "special power" is not a "spell". Rule of thumb: if it's not printed on the character card under a section titled "Spells", it's not a spell.
Healing Bonus Note: This bonus is for spells cast by the healer, not spells cast on the healer--unless the healer and the target are the same person (self-healing.)
Multi-Target Note: Multi-target attacks/heals get a pool of bonus damage/healing to be allocated among the eligible recipients as the attacker/caster sees fit. It does not grant the full bonus to each target.

^†Affects melee, missile (including alchemical weapons), and spells, but not special powers or items (scrolls, wands, etc.)

• Boots of the Four Winds
• Kilt of Dungeonbane
• Rod of Seven Parts (Complete)
• Skull of Cavadar
• Supreme Ring of Elemental Command

Footman Set

When all three items are equipped, character gains +2 to AC and Cold damage inflicted upon the character is reduced by 1 point per attack.

• Footman Cap
• Footman Chainmail
• Footman Shield

Lucky Set

When at least two items are equipped, the wearer's maximum HP increases by 5. There is no additional bonus if a character equips more than two items.

• Lucky Charm
• Lucky Cloak
• Lucky Kilt
• Lucky Light Mail
• Lucky Plate Armor
• Lucky Shield

Might Trio

When three items are equipped, gain +1 level.

Might Quartet

When four items are equipped, in addition to the Trio bonus, the character's melee attacks do +2 Damage (for a total of +1 level and +2 Damage)

Might Quintet

When five items are equipped, in addition to the Trio & Quartet bonuses, the character's melee attacks do and additional +2 Damage (for a total of +1 level and +4 Damage)

• +2 Scepter of Might
• Boots of Might
• Crown of Might
• Girdle of Might
• Orb of Might

Mithral Trio

When three items are equipped, take only half damage from breath weapons. There is no Quartet bonus.

Mithral Quintet

When five items are equipped, in addition to the Trio bonus, the character gains Deadbane: any successful melee attack from an undead monster to the wearer does 10 points of damage to that undead monster.

Mithral Sextet

When six items are equipped, in addition to the Trio and Quintet bonuses, the +1 Mithral Long Sword instantly kills a dragon on a natural 20 if the 8 or 9 on its damage wheel is closest to the damage dot on the combat board.

• +1 Mithral Long Sword
• +2 Mithral Bracers
• +3 Mithral Bracers
• Mithral Boots
• Mithral Cap
• Mithral Chainmail
• Mithral Gauntlets
• TaMor's +4 Mithral Bracers
• Widseth's +2 Dancing Sword

Mountain Dwarf Set

When all three items are equipped, Cold damage inflicted on the character is reduced by 1.

• Mountain Dwarf Armor
• Mountain Dwarf Boots
• Mountain Dwarf Mitts

Redoubt Set

When at least three items are equipped, the character gains +2 to Strength and +5 to max HP. There is no additional set bonus for equipping more than three Redoubt items.

• Blessed Redoubt Helm
• Blessed Redoubt Mail
• Blessed Redoubt Plate
• Blessed Redoubt Shield
• Byr's Anointed Redoubt Plate
• Giln's Redoubt Shield
• Pern's Redoubt Helm
• Redoubt Helm
• Redoubt Mail
• Redoubt Plate
• Redoubt Shield
• Sill's Anointed Redoubt Mail

Silver Elf Set

When all three items are equipped, the wearer is immune to underwater hindrances. There is no additional set bonus for equipping more than three Silver Elf items.
No other tokens with "Silver Elf" in their name are part of this set.

• Silver Elf Armor
• Silver Elf Cap
• Silver Elf Helm
• Silver Elf Shield
• Silver Elf Shoes

Snake Priest Set [coming in 2024]

When at least three items are worn, all your Melee and Ranged attacks deal +1 damage as Poison. There is no 4-piece bonus.

• Snake Priest Boots
• Snake Priest Hat
• Snake Priest Kilt
• Snake Priest Shirt

Templar Set

When all three items are equipped, character regenerates 3 Hit Points upon entering a room.

• Templar Armor
• Templar Helmet
• Templar Shield

Viper Strike Set

When at least three items are equipped, all characters gain +2 To Hit on all attack slides (including spells.) In addition to the To Hit bonus, monks and rogues gain an additional benefit.

Monks: If their Viper Strike weapon critically hits, it deals +5 Poison damage—which gets doubled to 10 because it's a critical hit. (If you prefer to think of it as +10 Poison damage which is not doubled, that's fine too.)

Rogues: When making a sneak attack with a Viper Strike weapon, the bonus damage from the sneak attack (+15 if the rogue is 4^th level or +20 if the rogue is 5^th level) is doubled if a critical hit is scored. Under normal circumstances, the +15/+20 bonus damage from a sneak attack is not doubled on a crit.

• +2 Viper Strike Fang
• +3 Viper Strike Fang
• Asher's +5 Viper Strike Fang
• Viper Strike Belt
• Viper Strike Pants
• Viper Strike Shirt

There is no additional set bonus for equipping more than three Viper Strike items.

Wind Set

When all three items are equipped, the character gains the feather fall effect and immunity to non-magical missiles.

• Amulet of the Wind
• Cloak of the Wind
• Earcuff of the Wind

Note: These are the only three tokens in this set. Other tokens with the word "Wind" in their name do not qualify.

Zealot Set

When at least three items are equipped, Darkrift damage inflicted on the wearer is reduced by 1 point per attack/effect. There is no additional set bonus for equipping more than three Zealot items.

• Zealot Armor
• Zealot Charm
• Zealot Helm
• Zealot Large Shield
• Zealot Plate Armor

True Adventures, Ltd. and MomoCon are excited to announce their new partnership with the world premiere of a new True Dungeon adventure at MomoCon in May 2020. The highly-immersive live-action D&D escape room game is entitled "S1 - Weird Magic." It challenges players to sneak into a foreboding tower owned by an evil sage who wields both magic and alien tech. Tickets ($58) go on sale Jan. 28, 2020. All players must purchase both a MomoCon convention badge and a True Dungeon event ticket to play the two-hour adventure. The teaser trailer can be seen here.

Completion Tokens

At the conclusion of their adventure, all players of "S1 - Weird Magic" receive a completion token. The token received depends on the challenge rating their party elected to run for that adventure.

Volunteer Tokens

All True Dungeon volunteers at MomoCon receive a special token only available to volunteers. Part-time volunteers receive a Shirt of the Panther token and full-time volunteers receive a Pants of the Panther token. For more information about volunteering for True Dungeon, please visit tdvols.com.

Who's Yer Con has been cancelled by its organizers. It's an unfortunate turn of events, but we agree that it's the right thing to do at this time. We look forward to being able to see all our friends and token collectors in the near future.

V1b - Nymph & Nimblewit (September 5th-7th) < our second showing of this event

Our first showing of this virtual event during Gen Con weekend was a smash hit!  So, we have added a new show for the Labor Day weekend.  Tickets will be available at www.td.events.  This performance will feature unique Participation tokens, but XP will not stack with other V1 adventures played.

This module tells the story of an adventuring party's shortcut through a faerie forest that unveils a strange secret.  This new knowledge will send them on a year-long quest over five adventures that will lead up to (and flesh out) next year's in-person S-series of modules.

This virtual adventure will be hosted through Zoom, and it is designed to best be viewed on a computer monitor.  You will view your adventure through an incredible graphical presentation that will include live video feeds, prepared cut scenes, animated effects and graphics as well as interactive new skill tests.

Managing your character in combat will be a snap with a free app that will make all your combat rolls, keep track of hit points and check off used spells and powers.  Just search for "True Dungeon Character Generator" in your app store.

Your ticket includes the postage to send you swag after the event via USPS Priority Mail.  These goodies will include three random treasure draws (or more if you have treasure enhancers equipped) from a Treasure Generator, a Participation token, an XP code for the adventure, and a free bag that includes a random pack of 10 Treasure Tokens.  If your character survives the adventure, your package will include your Survivor button, also.

The swag that can be earned is shown below.