Darius' Unlimited Adventures Domain

Darius' Designs

Welcome to my domain. I am Darius Whiteheart, FRUA designer, artist and playtester. What you can expect from my work is detail -- I like to ensure that every single event runs properly and that the player can make as many choices as possible. I try to create vivid towns and dungeons and to provide you with freedom, just like a real gaming session.

New Release

TD2: Flight of Fury

The Tale of Twin Dragons series continues with Part II: Flight of Fury. After strange dreams and a trail of clues led you to your first taste of adventure, you and your fellow students returned to Shangtou to tragedy and sorrow. After setting things right, you steal away into the night, seeking to quench your thirst for vengeance with the black blood of your foes...
Designed for the Oriental Adventures setting, Flight of Fury requires a fully installed OA Worldhack to run properly. Work is finished at last on the next chapter of the series; see my News page for updates.

Completed Designs

The Curse of the Fire Dragon (June 2000)

A mysterious temple, a beautiful maiden, and an ancient foe...Unlock the secrets of the town of Ramah and the deadly dragon who has plagued the land for centuries. Only you can stop the evil...
I worked on this particular module since I first got my hands on Unlimited Adventures -- in fact, I purchased the game just to bring this mod to life. Several years of work, off and on, are represented in this game, including countless rewrites and scrappings. Take note, designers, and plan your mod on paper before you ever begin. Features include a few new weapons, lots of new art and monsters, many new walls and backdrops, a new frame, all new music, a new PC icons file, detailed towns and dungeons, many side quests, and an exciting, non-linear plot. The Curse of the Fire Dragon is complete, and is currently available for download. Click on the title above to view the online player's guide, and download it now!

RQ1: Night of the Walking Dead (May 2001)

The cold mists of Ravenloft have come for you, and you find yourself lost in an unfamiliar and eerie swamp. But when you finally escape the foul marsh and reach a small village, you realize that something far more sinister lies before you...
RQ1: Night of the Walking Dead is the first module in a series known as the Grand Conjunction, in which each adventure is part of a larger plot that could affect the entire world! This particular game features a very detailed village, where you must interact carefully with people if you hope to discover the truth behind a recent string of murders, and if you hope to ever return home. The module has been extensively hacked to include many new items, a few new spells, gold pieces, a new frame, a new font, new music, and many new walls, dungeons, backdrops, icons, and pictures. Night of the Walking Dead is complete and available for download. Click on the title above to view the online player's guide, and download it now!

RA3: Touch of Death (June 2001)

The mists of Ravenloft envelop you once again, and when you realize where they've taken you, it's too late. You find yourself in the burning wastelands of Har'Akir -- where nothing is as it seems. The desert is a powerful foe, but in Har'Akir, an ancient evil is awakening and the desert will be the least of your worries. As withered hands cast off ancient shrouds, little can save you from their touch of death...
The second in the Grand Conjunction series, this module features many of the same hacks as its predecessor above, as well as a great deal of appropriately flavored artwork and music. Touch of Death is now complete and available for download! Please take a few minutes to view the Online Player's Guide by clicking the title above and download it now!

TMNT1: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (Jan 2002)

That's right, everyone, it's your favorite green-skinned ninjas in their first ever UA design! Join Leonardo, Donatello, Michaelangelo and Raphael as they fight gang members, learn of their origin and finally take on the evil Shredder and his Foot clan. This brief module is an adaption of Issue #1 of the original comic book series by creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. You'll find new items, music and sound effects, along with new icons, backdrops, walls and tons of full-color pictures scanned straight from the comic book!

Don't miss out on this exciting adventure. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 is complete and available for download! Read the Online Player's Guide by clicking the title above, and download the adventure now!

RA1: Feast of Goblyns (July 2002)

In Feast of Goblyns, a party of adventurers is mysteriously transported from the lands they know to the dark and dangerous domain of Kartakass. Trapped in this realm of terror, they must use all their skills to escape the manipulations of one of Ravenloft's most powerful lords as they attempt to seek out the accursed Crown of Soldiers. If all goes well, they just might live long enough to escape this dread land and return to their homes...
The third chapter of the Grand Conjunction, Feast of Goblyns is now complete and available for download! Using all four overlands, all 36 dungeons and most of the art slots, this module is like a campaign unto itself, complete with over 10 hours of gameplay. Check out the Online Player's Guide by clicking the title above and download it now!

RA2: Ship of Horror (Nov 2003)

The mists of Ravenloft know no boundaries and observe no rules. One way or another they always get what they want...
Having narrowly -- and somewhat mysteriously -- escaped the newly formed domain of Daglan at the conclusion of RA1: Feast of Goblyns, the party finds themselves stranded in a small fishing village bordered only by the vast ocean. The chance for escape comes in the form of the Endurance, a merchant ship steered by a grizzled captain and a slim crew. Promise of adventure and opportunity lead you aboard, but to where do the ocean winds carry you? Can you ever hope to escape the clutches of the Dark Powers, or have they weaved their tendrils about you tighter still?
Ship of Horror, the fourth adventure of the Hexad series, is now complete and available for download! The design features some exciting new hacks, like true underwater combat and is worth about 5 to 7 hours of gameplay. View the Online Player's Guide by clicking the title above and download it now!

Oriental Adventures Worldhack
and The Tale of Twin Dragons: Part I (Oct 2005)

"...The mysterious and exotic Orient, land of spices and warlords, has at last opened her gates to the West."

It is here, the world of Samurai and Ninja, of furious swordplay, stunning physical feats and fantastical monsters. At long last, Oriental Adventures is at your doorstep. Referred to as OAUA, the worldhack implements four races and ten classes as specified in the original OA Handbook along with many new items and spells, and a few surprises such as left-handed weapons, ki powers and feats like Weapon Breaker and Stunning Fist. The release also includes a complete library of new OA art, including pics, sprites, maps, icons, walls, backdrops, dungeons, music and more. Best of all, the hacks are all self-contained and will not require the use of any outside trainer or generator programs. So ready your katana...and download it now!

As an added bonus, I've also completed and released The Tale of Twin Dragons: Part I, the first Oriental Adventures design to utilize the new content of the OA Worldhack. Check it out too!

RQ3: From the Shadows (Oct 2006)

The foreboding mists of Ravenloft open their clammy, sinister arms to the unwary traveler. Though you try to escape their cold embrace, it is not possible. The demiplane of dread plays its own games by its own rules. Strahd Von Zarovich, first Lord of Ravenloft, spins his plots in distant Barovia. Nearer at hand, his nemesis Azalin the lich does likewise. Like two deadly spiders trapped within their own webs, they dance around one another...waiting to deliver the poisoned bite.
The story continues with From the Shadows, the fifth chapter of the series. The Grand Conjunction is coming...will your heroes be prepared to face what lies ahead? The conclusion of the series (at least for now) is at last complete and available for download at the UA File Archive. Play it today!

SM4: The Price of Gold (Oct 2007)

Boulders Launch is burning, and an uprising against the control of the Traders Guild has apparently succeeded in ridding the town of its influence, though the victory proved costly. At the same time, the appearance of a long- bearded stranger leaves even Mila wondering who her father really is and what illness has caused his memory to fail him. Is there anyone left in Boulders Launch you can trust?
This is chapter 4 of the Serial Mod Project, a collaborative work of many of the best UA designers. This mini-design features new artwork, new music, new hacks and more, and is heavily story-based with only two possible combats. Check out the first three chapters if you haven't already, and download SM4: The Price of Gold at the UA File Archive today!

Future Plans

Who knows what the future may hold? At this time, I've left the final chapter of the Grand Conjunction series to someone else to complete. I had been itching to return to working with the OA Worldhack, continuing the tale in the Twin Dragons series with another secretive mini module in the works as well. If you have any comments, questions, or designing advice, please feel free to e-mail me. I'd love to hear from you!