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This adventure was run for [[Karelia]] in October, 1984 (during my senior year
in college).  It was inspired by an adventure that I wrote (but never ran)
called [[ruby_rod|The Curse of the Ruby Rod]].  The only idea that remained
from that original adventure was [[Norwood]].

==== Norwood's Dryad ====

In an Oak tree on Lendore island, up the river from the lake north of
Restenford, lives a DRYAD (hp10).  Four years ago, an athletic young man of lord
status happened upon this particular wood nymph and through her charms, fell
madly in love with her.  Now, time has passed, and the Dryad had grown weary of
her captive lover.  She let him go back to his world, none the wiser for his
stay.  Only when he returned to civilization did he realize what had happened.
Now, Lord Norwood has returned to the Dryad's Oak tree and seeks vengeance for
the four years she robbed from him.

Lord Norwood wears +2 Chainmail and carries a two-handed sword.  The dryad,
being no match for him in combat, has fled into her tree seeing that her charms
have done no good.  Norwood, not only robbed of four years, but now robbed of
his chance for revenge, is now madly hacking away at the tree to get at the
"wench" inside.  But, the local Druid...

NORWOOD (S18/00 I10 W14 D16 C16 Ch17 Co19) is a 10th level Cavalier with a +2
Two-Handed Sword.  His combat statistics are: AC1,MV12",#AT3/2,Dam d10+8(+5 to
hit),hp88.  He is LG and has a dark, neatly trimmed beard and mustache.

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(1) The Orcs (see prev. encounter) have indicated this cottage as their base of
operations.  The owner is a quiet old woman named Whitney.  She is a 10th level
Witch aligned CN: (11th w/familiar)
| S 11 |  |
| I 18 | AC 7 |
| W 16 | MV 12" |
| D 17 | hp 4/3/2/2/4/3/1/2/3/3 = 27 (35) |
| C 13 | |
| Ch 11 | Deity: Agni |
| Co 11 | |
She is not in now (see (6) below) and this room is deserted.
There are several shelves of books here, a barrel of clean water,
and a table with three chairs.  In the corner if a fireplace
with a fire going slightly.  There is food of a non-perishable
form on the table but nobody is home.

(2) This is a bedroom with a bed, a rug, a dresser, a closet,
and a broom in the corner.  There is a small window which is open
and a lazy cat rests on the bed.  The cat is actually a Quark,
the witch's familiar and will thus warn the witch of intruders.
If attacked, the cat will fell out the window.  The broom is a
//Broom of Flying//; in the closet are several sets of clothing
(many plain dresses); in the dresser are more clothings
as well as an ornate silver (non-magical) dagger.  In the lower
drawer are (apparently) material components for all manner or
spells as well as 60cp, 29sp, 6gp, and 3pp, plus 2 gems
and 2 potion vials: //Fire Resistance// and //Vitality//.

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(3) This entire hallway is magical and has a powerful illusion
cast on it.  The effect is that any creature who walks down
the hall will decrease in height but will not notice the shift.
The end result is that the creature will be 1/12<sup>th</sup> of
his/her original height.  The effect is two-way until the doorway
is stepped through.  At that point, the open door will disappear
and there will be no doorway to re-open (woe to anybody who goes
down the hallway more than once).

(4) In this room are 2 Large Cats (HD 6+2, #AT3, D d8/d8/d8 + d8/d8 rake, hp 37,28)
who have been told that nobody is to enter from the north door.  The door to the
east is a cat door and pushes sideways.

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(5) This is a store room with food and equipment of many types.

(6) Here is where Whitney is praying.  There are also 7 Orcs who have been charmed
here.  The orcs are armed only with clubs and have no armor.  Due to their size
(48' tall relatively), they are: 12 HD, #AT1, D 5d6 ("small club"), AC10, hp 58,52,57,55,55,70,52.

^ Whitney's Memorized Spells: 9/6/5/4/2 ^^^
| I | Change Self | I/1 |
| | Cure Wounds (x2) | d6 |
| | Darkness | I/1 |
| | Detect Poison | D/1 |
| | Give Wounds | d6 |
| | Magic Boomerang | R2" +3 TH 1pt per hit or 8 pts in one hit |
| | Mending | MU/1 |
| | Sleep | MU/1 + special |
| II | Bless | C/1 |
| | Find Traps | C/2 |
| | Hold Person | C/2 |
| x | Locate Object | MU/2 |
| | Pacify | R6" D15T AofE 1"x1"x2" d8 creatures <6HD Save or stop fighting |
| | Speak with Animals | D/1 |
| III | Cure Disease (x2) | C/3 |
| | Dissipate Vapor | R1" D2T AofE (5")<sup>3</sup> |
| | Fireball | MU/3 |
| | Seduction III | special |
| IV | Control Fluid | special |
| | Cure Serious Wounds | 2d6+1 |
| x | Polymorph Other | MU/4 |
| x | Shock | AofE 6" radius D1T 4d8 damage Save for 1/2 |
| V | Produce Flame | D/2 + special |
| | Weakness | D11T Rtouch AofE 1 creature Cuts STR in 1/2 |
| HSO | Maze | MU/8 |

^ The Familiar: ^^^
| Quark | AC 2 ||
| | MV 9"/18" (MC:A) ||
| | HD 2 (hp 8) ||
| | #AT 1 ||
| | D by weapon type ||
| | SA Yes ||
| | SD Yes ||
| | MR 25% ||
| | ||
| | Weapons: | Longsword (d4) |
| | | Bow (d4+1) |
| | ||
| | Regenerate @ 1hp/round ||
| | Immune to cold & electricity ||
| | +1 or better to hit or a stone weapon ||
| | Save vs. all spells as 7 HD ||
| | Invisible at will ||
| | Commune 1/week ||
| | Infravision & Ultravision to 6" ||
| | Detect good or evil at will ||
| | Speak with animals ||
| | Immune to acids, alkalis, normal fires, natural poisons, or petrification ||
| | 1/2 damage from magical fire or dragon breath (save for none) ||
| | Limited shapechange ||
| | Confusion 1/day, Dur 2 rounds, on touch ||

^ Combat rules for 1/12 size: ^^^
| All creatures have 4xHD and 4xDamage |||
| | | |
| example | Wild Cat | 4 HD |
| | | #AT3 |
| | | D d8/d8/d8 + Rear claws for d8/d8 |
| | Quark | 8 HD (hp 32) |
| | | #AT1 |
| | | D 2d8 (longsword) or 2d6 (arrow) |
| | Witch | fights as a 10HD monster (hp 140) |
| | | #AT1 |
| | | D 2d8+8 (magical dagger) |

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