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- | [[adventures|Back to Adventures Index]] | + | (<- [[The Magician' |
This adventure was run for The [[Good Party]] sometime during my sophomore year | This adventure was run for The [[Good Party]] sometime during my sophomore year | ||
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A Storm Giant will greet the party and request a | A Storm Giant will greet the party and request a | ||
favor from them. This should be set up long ago by the | favor from them. This should be set up long ago by the | ||
- | Giant doing a favor for the party (thus " | + | Giant doing a favor for the party (thus " |
into accepting this request). | into accepting this request). | ||
a pair of FROST GIANTS have moved into a large cave | a pair of FROST GIANTS have moved into a large cave | ||
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=== Cave Descriptions === | === Cave Descriptions === | ||
- | {{ : | + | **(All have stalactites and stalagmites)** |
- | + | ||
- | **Cave Descriptions: | + | |
**(1)** This entrance cavern is naturally cold and has a ceiling | **(1)** This entrance cavern is naturally cold and has a ceiling | ||
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the pit) will take 4-24 from falling rocks (1/2 if a save | the pit) will take 4-24 from falling rocks (1/2 if a save | ||
vs. dexterity is made). | vs. dexterity is made). | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{ : | ||
**(8)** A single female DROW (AC -1 (Chain +2/NS/Dex 18), MV 15", | **(8)** A single female DROW (AC -1 (Chain +2/NS/Dex 18), MV 15", | ||
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curves off to the left and enters area (14). | curves off to the left and enters area (14). | ||
- | {{ : | + | **(14)** This huge arena-like cave is where all of the DROW except |
- | + | ||
- | **(14)** This huge arena-like cave is wehere | + | |
two are. The dotted lines on the map are the extent of | two are. The dotted lines on the map are the extent of | ||
the ledge which surrounds the room. On the ledge are | the ledge which surrounds the room. On the ledge are | ||
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| | | III | Lightning Bolt | | | | | III | Lightning Bolt | | ||
- | **(15)** | + | {{ : |
- | **(16)** | + | **(15)** At the " |
+ | will do 16 points of fire damage to any person of Good | ||
+ | alignment who passes beneath it. In the room is the last | ||
+ | DROW (Female, Fifth level fighter, she is armed and otherwise | ||
+ | equipped exactly as the drow in area (8)). This room was | ||
+ | the drows temporary home and has 10 bedrolls and a | ||
+ | small wagon with the following on it: 230 silver ingots | ||
+ | (10 gp ea.), 60 gems (onyx: 50 gp ea.). Thoritta' | ||
+ | also here, but is trapped with 2 glyphs: JEND and YLMIS. | ||
+ | Since Thoritta was a chaotic and vengeful person she | ||
+ | placed the fire glyph such that it would destroy her | ||
+ | spellbook (Under the assumption that is she were alive still, | ||
+ | the glyphs would not go off). She has actually four | ||
+ | separate spellbooks and each must save vs. magical | ||
+ | fire or be destroyed (6 or better). | ||
+ | positioning of the glyphs, even if the book itself makes its | ||
+ | save, each individual spell must save (saving also on | ||
+ | a 6) to see if it survives. | ||
+ | causes the opener to become a 1 year old child unless | ||
+ | he/she saves vs. magic. | ||
+ | magic). | ||
+ | in size. (See addendum later) | ||
- | **(17)** | + | **(16)** Summoned here by one of Thoritta' |
+ | EARTH ELEMENTAL (AC 2, MV 6", HD 8, #AT 1, D 4d8, hp 64) | ||
+ | with no treasure. | ||
- | **(18)** | + | **(17)** In this cave is a XORN (AC -2, MV 9", HD 7+7, #AT 4, D d3(x3)/ |
+ | hp 63) with the following treasure: 10 amethysts (100 gp ea.), | ||
+ | 4000 sp worth of silver ingots (payment from the Drow) and 600 | ||
+ | gp worth of gold ingots. | ||
- | **(19)** | + | **(18)** Guarding this cavern are 5 GIANT SPIDERS (AC 4, MV 3" |
+ | #AT 1, D 2d4+poison type D (4-40), hp 36 ea.). They have only | ||
+ | the following treasure: A discarded backpack with 10 cp, 5 sp, 4 ep, | ||
+ | 5 gp, 2 pp, and a potion of Neutralize Poison. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(19)** | ||
+ | direction and then opens up to about 30' wide and | ||
+ | heads off due East. At this point, the party is | ||
+ | at hex F35 on the large scale map of the underworld. | ||
+ | Refer to Dungeon Module D1-2 for details on encounters, | ||
+ | although an intelligent party should turn around right | ||
+ | here. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Addendum for Room #15:** | ||
+ | Also here is an intricate wooden chest inlaid with | ||
+ | gold and silver and gems. The chest itself is valued | ||
+ | at 1000 gp and is fairly small. | ||
+ | * Scroll of 6 Clerical spells: Prayer(3), Speak with Dead(3), Cure Disease(3), Raise Dead(5), Heal(6), and Recall Spirit(6) | ||
+ | * Scroll of 5 MU spells: Magic Missile(1), Cone of Cold(5), Teleport(5), | ||
+ | * Scroll of 1 MU spell: Fly(3) | ||
+ | * +2 Longsword, +1 vs. creatures of the air or ones which use weather/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Updated Cave of the Giants === | ||
+ | |||
+ | //After the party died the first time, I juggled things around in a way that | ||
+ | made sense to me. Interestingly, | ||
+ | the first incarnation, | ||
+ | Still, it didn't help and the result was the same as the first time.// | ||
{{ : | {{ : | ||
- | {{ : | + | |
+ | **(1)** This area is now empty. | ||
+ | blocked by rocks. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(2)** 8 FIRE BEETLES (AC 4, MV 12" HD 1+2, #AT 1, D 2d4, hp 10 ea.) act | ||
+ | as guards here and any melee with warn the bugbears | ||
+ | in area (5). | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(3)** Same | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(4)** Same. All of the piercers are here and are hungry. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(5)** 7 BUGBEARS (AC 5, MV 9", HD 3+1, #AT 1, D 2d4+1 (+1 to hit), | ||
+ | hp 25 ea.) have been placed here as guards by the | ||
+ | Drow below. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(6)** Closed off and empty. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(7)** Closed off and empty. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(8)** Empty. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(9)** Empty. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(10)** Empty. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(11)** In here now are 9 GHASTS (AC 4, MV 15", HD 4, #AT 3, D d4/d4/d8 + | ||
+ | paralyzation, | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(12)** Same -- empty. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(13)** Same. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(14)** A Male Drow Patrol now lives in this region along with the | ||
+ | #2 drow who survived the last dungeon. | ||
+ | fighters (2nd level) who wear +1 Chain and fight with 2 +1 Short | ||
+ | Swords. | ||
+ | hp 17 ea. Since they have weapon specialization in short sword, | ||
+ | they have 3 attacks per round, the first being at +2 to hit, | ||
+ | the 2nd being at normal chances, and the third being one of the | ||
+ | two above (randomly)((You have //got// to be kidding me!)). | ||
+ | Along with the fighter is their leader | ||
+ | and the #2 female from before: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ^ Updated Drow Roster: ^^^^ | ||
+ | | #1) Leader (Male) | F/MU 5/5 | I18 D19 || | ||
+ | | AC -4 | Armor: | Chain +2 / Buckler +2 || | ||
+ | | hp 26 | Weapons: | Short Sword +2 / Dagger +2 || | ||
+ | | MR 64% | | or Short bow with 10 +1 arrows || | ||
+ | | | Spells: | MU 6/3/1 || | ||
+ | | | | I | Comprehend Languages | | ||
+ | | | | | Magic Missile (x4) | | ||
+ | | | | | Sleep | | ||
+ | | | | II | Mirror Image | | ||
+ | | | | | Invisibility | | ||
+ | | | | | Web | | ||
+ | | | | III | Fireball | | ||
+ | | #2) Female | MU/5 | I16 D16 || | ||
+ | | AC -2 | Armor: | Chain +2 / Buckler +2 || | ||
+ | | hp 14 | Weapons: | Short Sword +2 / Dagger +2 || | ||
+ | | MR 60% | Spells memorized: 5/2/1 ||| | ||
+ | | | | I | Magic Missile (x3) | | ||
+ | | | | | Comprehend Languages | | ||
+ | | | | | Sleep | | ||
+ | | | | II | Mirror Image | | ||
+ | | | | | Invisibility | | ||
+ | | | | III | Fireball | | ||
+ | |||
+ | #1 also owns a Bag of Holding (250# size) and a magic-user | ||
+ | scroll with Reincarnation(6), | ||
+ | Normal Missiles(3). | ||
+ | |||
+ | In this room now are several large stone tables around a | ||
+ | central statue of a great, long-legged spider with a | ||
+ | drow's head. The shaded areas are where the patrol has | ||
+ | camped. | ||
+ | of 50 gp value and a pair of bars of gold (100 gp ea.). | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{ : | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(15)** Placed here now are 5 GIANT SPIDERS (AC 4, MV 3" | ||
+ | #AT 1, D 2d4+poison type D (4-40), hp 22 ea.). They | ||
+ | have no treasure. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(16)** Same | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(17)** Same | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(18)** Same | ||
+ | |||
+ | **(19)** Same | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ (<- [[The Magician' | ||
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