Time Trip: Kwalish vs. the Dark Mage

This adventure was a solo adventure written for Lord Ozzie and run on May 27, 1984. It follows the story introduced in “The Time Machine”, an adventure written for Sly and Ozzie and run on Feb 19, 1984.

Page 1) Hall of Giants

Note: My original paper had notes scribbled on it. It appears I used it to keep track of combat stats as I ran the game. This wiki page is presented as it was before the markups.

Open Air Courtyard	1 Guard (hp 23) Dd8+7 (+3 to hit) + A chained Bear (HD 5+5, hp 27)
Main Entrance	2 Guards (hp 31, 30) asleep
Children's Quarters	7 Children (HD 4; hp 15, 23, 23, 15) Dd6+2 (+1 to hit)
Common Area	7 Hill Giants (hp 27, 37, 27, 33, 38, 36, 40)
Chief's Quarters	Chief (hp 66, Dd10+7 (+3 to hit, longsword) ), Female (hp 15) 5,000 gp, 10,000 sp, 10,000 cp, 500 pp, 10 gems (100 gp ea.) 2 Ptn X Healing; +3 Plate mail (Human sized); +1 Cloak
Main Hall	1 Drunk Hill Giant (hp 40)
Handwritten Note:
Spriggan	45 50

The rest of the information on this page were notes written after-the-fact regarding XP calculation and distribution.

Page 2) Kwalish vs. The Dark Mage

Later, while Kwalish's magical barriers are still down (Parádoxa's doing), the Dark Mage and a henchman will arrive wanting the Time Machine:

Nakam Alkat	F//MU (Lich) 7//29 AL:NE
S 18/19
I 22	hp 10/9/5/5/9/10/9 // 6/5/4/4 + 18 = 130
W 19
D 13	Psi 124/124; All/FGHI	Clairaudience	Aura Alteration
C 18		Det. Magic	Dimension Walk
Ch 17	AC 0 (-2 vs. Good)	Levitation
Co n/a		Det. Good/Evil
+ Permanent Protection from Good, Unseen Servant, Det. Invisibility, Comp. Lang.
Magic Items:	His Sceptre
	His Medallion
	+3 Two Handed Sword of Defending - Red Flame (can absorb up to 15 spell levels as a Rod of Absorption - can't be recast; On a natural 20, it releases this energy in the form of fire damage 1d6/level spent (wielder's option). Victim gets save vs. spell for 1/2 damage (undead get no save). With at least one level absorbed, it can glow fiery red (as a torch) and set fire to things as a flame tongue)

Page 3) Rattray

Rattray	F//T 7//6 Bard/4 AL:NE
S 18/55	Age 30 yrs	Charm 24%
I 13		LL 10%
W 16	hp 10/4/1/3/2/10/10 // 5/3/4 = 72
D 17
C 16	Brass Dragon Lthr/NS AC 3/6/6
Ch 16
Co 11	Magic Items:	Wand of Negation
		Ptn Rainbow Hues
6'5“		Longsword +1, +3 vs. Lycanthropes & Shape changers (NSA)
209#		Ptn Invisbility (full doses)
	#AT 3/2 +3 to hit; +4 on damage

Rattray has charmed and, with the Dark Mage's help, has enslaved a Pegasus (hp 17) to use as a steed. If the Bard is killed, the charm will be broken and the Pegasus will most likely adopt the bard's slayer as its new companion!

Memorized Spells: 7/7/7/7/6/6/6/6/6
The Dark Mage –
I	Charm Person		V	Animate Dead	X
	Identify			Cloudkill	X
	Magic Missile	X		Cone of Cold (x2)	X
	Shield			Telekinesis
	Shocking Grasp		VI	Geas (x2)
	Sleep			Project Image
	Mount			Flesh to Stone	X
II	Darkness, 15' radius (x2)			Chain Lightning
	ESP			Monster Summoning IV
	Invisibility		VII	Limited Wish (x2)
	Mirror Image			Monster Summoning V
	Web			Vanish
	Melf's Acid Arrow			Delayed Blast Fireball
III	Dispel Magic (x2)	X X		Power Word, Stun	X
	Fireball (x2)		VIII	Incendiary Cloud
	Phantasmal Force			Mass Charm
	Slow	X		Maze (x2)
	Suggestion			Monster Summoning VI
IV	Charm Monster (x2)			Bigby's Clenched Fist
	Fear (x2)		IX	Astral Spell
	Minor Globe of Invulnerability	X		Gate
	Wall of Ice			Meteor Swarm
	Monster Summoning II			Monster Summoning VII	X
				Prismatic Sphere
				Wish
Note: “X” marks are game-time notes that indicate the spell was cast

Page 4) Kwalish's Spells

Kwalish - 6/6/6/6/5/5/5/5/5
I	Comp Lang	X	V	Conjure Elemental
	Fthr Fall			Cone of Cold	X
	Identify			Contact Other Plane
	Light	X		Extension II
	Prot Evil			Telekinesis	X
	Shield	X¹⁾	VI	Extension III (x2)
II	Invisibility			Move Earth
	Mirror Image (x2)	X X		Invisible Stalker	X
	Web			Trans. H₂O → Dust
	Wizard Lock		VII	Bigby's Grasping Hand
	Tasha's Unc. Hid. Laugh.	X		Monster Summoning V	X
III	Fly			Teleport Without Error (x2)
	Haste	X		Truename	X
	Hold Person		VIII	Bigby's Clenched Fist (x2)
	Lightning Bolt	X		Polymorph Any Object (x2)	X X
	Slow	X		Permanency
	Tongues	X	IX	Gate
IV	Charm Monster			Temporal Stasis	X
	Extension I (x2)	X		Time Stop	X
	Fire Charm			Wish	X
	Polymorph Self (x2)	X		Wall of Time	X
Note: “X” marks are game-time notes that indicate the spell was cast

Page 5) Kwalish vs. Parádoxa

Kwalish
S 13	Age P 21
I 18	Age M 135
W 19	AL: LG
D 13(18)	No Psi
C 15	hp 4/4/3/4/4/2
Ch 16	3/3/1/4/1
Co 13	+15 = 61 (63)

5'4”; 152# AC 6/6/10
Hear 4/20
Right handed
Languages:	Common 42
	Hobbit 80
	Dwarf 63
	Kingdom 28
	Other 90
	Orc 32
	Elf 90
	Primary 96

Spells: 6/6/6/6/5/5/5/5/5

Familiar: Brownie hp 2
+ Homonculous (hp 10)
Magic Items:	Robe of Eyes
	Fig. Wond. Pow: Serp. Owl
	Ring Warmth
	Scroll: Passwall (x2)
	Scroll: Invisibility
	Scroll: Strength
	Scroll: Pyrotechnics
	Scroll: Prot. Devils
	Dagger +2, +3 vs. large I12 det. invisible

A battle between Kwalish and Parádoxa takes place here. Kwalish has just sent his machine off through time so that Parádoxa won't get it. However, Parádoxa merely sent it back to this time and, after Ozzie steps out, will destroy it by aging it to dust. Afterwards, Parádoxa will confront Ozzie and admit that he is not a paradox. Then he will leave.

Parádoxa	AC 0
	MV 6“
	HD 200 hp
	#At 1
	D 6d6
	SA Aging as a Noble Time Elemental (x10)
	SD +4 weapon to hit
	MR 95% unadjusted (50% normal if attacker has time travel)
	INT Godlike (21)
	SZ L : 12' tall

+ A Noble Time Elemental (HD 20; hp 89)
+ 2 Common Time Elementals (HD 12; hp 63, 50)

Page 6) Kwalish's Spell Book (1-3)

Kwalish's Spell Book (1-3)
I	Affect Normal Fires	II	Audible Glamer	III	Explosive Runes
	Comprehend Languages		Invisibility		Fly
	Dancing Lights		Locate Object		Gust of Wind
	Enlarge		Magic Mouth		Haste
	Feather Fall		Mirror Image		Hold Person
	Find Familiar		Pyrotechnics		Infravision
	Friends		Ray of Enfeeblement		Invisibility, 10' Radius
	Hold Portal		Strength		Leomund's Tiny Hut
	Identify		Web		Lightning Bolt
	Light		Wizard Lock		Slow
	Mending		Bind		Tongues
	Nystul's Magic Aura		Flaming Sphere		Detect Illusion
	Protection From Evil		Irritation		Item
	Push		Tasha's Unc. Hid. Laughter		Secret Page
	Read Magic		Whip
	Shield
	Shocking Grasp
	Sleep
	Spider Climb
	Tenser's Floating Disc
	Unseen Servant
	Write
	Armor
	Firewater
	Grease
	Melt
	Precipitation
	Run
	Wizard Mark

Page 7) Kwalish's Spell Book (4-9)

Kwalish's Spell Book (4-9)

IV	Charm Monster	V	Animate Dead	VI	Extension III
	Dig		Conjure Elemental		Invisible Stalker
	Enchanted Weapon		Cone of Cold		Move Earth
	Extension I		Contact Other Plane		Tenser's Transformation
	Fire Charm		Distance Distortion		Contingency
	Fire Trap		Extension II		Transmute Water to Dust
	Hallucinatory Terrain		Passwall
	Monster Summoning II		Telekinesis
	Plant Growth		Wall of Iron
	Polymorph Self		Avoidance
	Remove Curse
	Wall of Ice
	Wizard Eye
	Leomund's Secure Shelter
	Ultravision

VII	Bigby's Grasping Hand	VIII	Bigby's Clenched Fist	IX	Gate
	Cacodemon		Permanency		Meteor Swarm
	Monster Summoning V		Polymorph Any Object		Power Word, Kill
	Modenkainen's Sword		Binding		Temporal Stasis
	Teleport Without Error				Time Stop
	Truename				Wish
					Succor
					Wall of Time

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Note to the side reads “Shield Down”

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