Hacking terminals or avoiding killer robots with implanted memories in a ruined office building doesn't scream D&D, but that's why Project_Lamordia is so fascinating.

Teased earlier this month with an eerie trailer that felt equal parts Resident Evil and Control, it's a short digital adventure book available now via D&D Beyond that takes place in a modern setting. This isn't your usual swords and sorcery quest; it's survival horror set in a world of heartless corporations and science gone wrong.

Project_Lamordia combines a present-day setting guide with three one-shot adventures that tip players headfirst into Mordenheim Kinetics, a morally-compromised company which promises longevity through tech. Here, the super-rich can upload their consciousness into robot-bodies via ethically dodgy practices… and of course, it's all gone wrong. We're now stuck in the middle of this horror show, and our job is to escape.

This adventure is based on the Frankenstein-esque Lamordia, as seen in Ravenloft: Horrors Within. This is a setting guide that explores worlds inspired by classic horror tropes, and it's available at a discount right now via Amazon.

I've worked my way through the book, and it's an interesting read. Project_Lamordia isn't perfect, but it is a breath of fresh air. Modern-day trappings change the atmosphere more than I'd expected, whether it's tales of corporate espionage or rerouting power in a flooded lab. The visual design is a similar heel-turn; besides font and computer-coded graphics that wouldn't be out of place on a Fallout terminal, its artwork of creepy office buildings and futuristic corridors with panel lighting are a radical departure from D&D's usual style.

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