This was a Good Party adventure run some time in 1983. It was the culmination of the otherwise uninspiring "Mountain Crossing" adventure. It's main claim to fame is that it is where the party found their flying basket – which made travel around the world much easier in the months to follow.

The pyramid stands well protected on the plains of the desert. Most of its detail is ruined and it shows signs of severe weathering. The only entrance is blocked by sand, locked, stuck, and has a glyph of warding on it. The glyph is XAJ for 20 points of cold damage. Immediately after opening the door, 5 HELL HOUNDS (AC 4, MV 12“, HD 6, #AT 1, D d10+breath, hp 2×35, 31, 28, 27) will rush out to attack.

(1) This room is magically enchanted to summon 5 HELL HOUNDS as soon as the door is open. After this, if anybody enters, 3 DEMONS will be summoned. They are TYPE II (AC -2, MV 6”//12“, HD 9, #AT 3, D d3/d3/4d4+fear etc., hp 31) and 2 TYPE I (AC 0, MV 12”//18“, HD 8, #AT 5, D d4/d4/d8/d8/d6, hp 32, 31). They will attack immediately and will not try to gate in others, unless sorely pressed. There is no treasure. See note about door →

(2) In here is a FALSE LIFE ZOMBIE of ANTAL, a human Fighter who used to be NG. Now, he is NE, wears Plate mail, wears a +1 Ring of Protection, and carries an intelligent NE two handed sword. His stats are S18/71 I17 W11 D15 C16 Ch11-. He has AC 1, MV 6”, is 9th level, has weapon specialization in two handed sword, and has 74 hit points. His sword is +1, so he fights at +4 to his and +6 on damage twice per round. In addition, his sword can detect traps, locate object, detect good, heal once/day, speak Common, and has an Ego of 8. Also in this room is an intricate gold and silver box set w/gems which has the CLOAK OF AIDAN inside. Etched around the inside of the box is the next clue (see next page). The box is also trapped with a ZANNIT glyph which will cause death to the person who opens the box unless he/she saves vs. magic. If the save is made, he/she is knocked unconscious for 2d6 rounds. Also here is a larger stone chest (untrapped and valueless) with two scrolls, a potion, and a magical carpet of flying (largest size). → (see next page)¹⁾ The potion is Raise Dead and the scrolls are: I) MU: Magic Mirror (4) and Detect Invisibility (2); II) Cleric: Recall Spirit (6), Raise Dead (5), Cure Serious Wounds (4), Neutralize Poison (4), Cure Light Wounds (1), and Light (1).

★ The secret door to area (2) is completely undetectable without one of two things: a detect magic (which will reveal the outline of the door and the keyhole), or the KEY (a magical key designed for this door). This key will slowly begin to glow when the holder gets closer to the door. It will not, however, point out the keyhole which must be looked for (as per secret door). Once found, the door will swing open as soon as the key is placed in the hole.

Note: The text below was written in a different color of ink.

The “carpet” is actually a very small 'basket' which has the size and shape of a 3“ wide dish but is made of interwoven strong wicker (with silver threads meshed throughout). On the bottom in the center is written (in common) “FLY”. This is the command word and when spoken, the dish will begin spinning rapidly, float away from the person and grow in size until it is a full 8' in diameter. At which point it will stop spinning and float about 1 1/2 feet off the ground. It can hold up to 10,000 gp of people and equipment and has the following commands for movement:

• FORWARD – Increases speed by 1”
• SLOW – Decreases speed by 1“
• RIGHT – Turns approximately 30° Right
• LEFT – Turns approximately 30° Left
• RETURN – Returns to small size (cannot be done in flight)
• ASCEND – Begins climbing(*) at 1 foot/minute/inch of move
• DESCEND – Begins descending(*) at above rate
• LEVEL – Levels off flight

The only command written on the basket in large size is “RETURN” and this is written on the bottom in the center in small writing²⁾. Its maximum movement rate is 24”. There must be somebody in the basket to fly it. This craft (in either form) makes all saves vs. Wood or Rope, Thick and at +4.

(*) Note that maximum height is 200' above ground and minimum is 1' above ground.

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