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+ | (<- [[return_of_the_bandit_king|The Return of the Bandit King]]) ([[adventures|Back to Adventures Index]]) ([[Drow Attack]] ->) | ||
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The trip to the lair is long, and ends with a 3,000' | The trip to the lair is long, and ends with a 3,000' | ||
ascent up a 10-30' wide ledge pathway around the mountain. | ascent up a 10-30' wide ledge pathway around the mountain. | ||
- | Finally, the ledge ends and set into the mountain | + | Finally, the ledge ends and set into the mountain |
are huge double doors: | are huge double doors: | ||
- | {{: | + | {{: |
1) The doors here are 15' wide each and almost 30' tall. | 1) The doors here are 15' wide each and almost 30' tall. | ||
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bottom. | bottom. | ||
+ | When a stepping stone is jumped onto, it will glow and | ||
+ | a latch on the door across the room will unlatch as will | ||
+ | a latch on the chest in the corner. | ||
+ | cannot be opened until all 13 have been tripped. | ||
+ | if one is opened, the other will complete re-latch! | ||
+ | If the chest is opened first, a huge ANIMATED SKELETON will | ||
+ | rise up and attack. | ||
+ | 1/2 damage from edged weapons. | ||
+ | |||
+ | As soon as the door is opened, the room will become solid and | ||
+ | bare (No chest, No stepping stones). | ||
5) __The second test: Intelligence__ -- | 5) __The second test: Intelligence__ -- | ||
+ | This room is blocked by a fire-chasm and a heavy iron | ||
+ | gate. The chasm is about 12' wide and searing blue energy | ||
+ | rises from it totally obscuring anything beyond it. | ||
+ | Any direct exposure to the energy causes 2d6 fire damage | ||
+ | + 2d6 buffeting damage + 2d6 lightning damage. | ||
+ | could clear it (with a successful save vs. dex on a 3d6 -- failure means | ||
+ | falling into the chasm and taking 3d6 from a 20' plunge and 6d6 | ||
+ | damage per round from the energy). | ||
+ | |||
+ | Lining one side of the chasm are 18 crystals of various colors. | ||
+ | They are evenly spaced 1' apart and are in the following order: | ||
+ | (R = Red, B = Blue, G = Green) | ||
+ | |||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | Note that this is the 6 sets of 3 elements taken three at a time, | ||
+ | with the mistake that #5 and #6 have been swapped. | ||
+ | these are moved to their proper locations, the energy will | ||
+ | completely stop. Also, swapping #3 & #2 will work. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Beyond the energy chasm is a very strong illusion of a | ||
+ | heavy iron portcullis. | ||
+ | be passed in any way unless it is disbelieved! | ||
+ | |||
+ | Once the door beyond is opened, this room also becomes normal. | ||
6) __The third test: Wisdom__ -- | 6) __The third test: Wisdom__ -- | ||
+ | Here in this room, the character(s) are faced with their worst fear: | ||
+ | a sealed room full of undead. | ||
+ | of skeletons, dozens of zombies, many shadows, and one ghost-like | ||
+ | creature with a large silver key on a chain around | ||
+ | his neck. No creature in this room can be turned or defeated | ||
+ | in normal combat. | ||
+ | on 3d6 at the following penalties. | ||
+ | dispersed. | ||
+ | and do whatever that form of undead does. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ^ Random Undead Table (d20) ^^^ | ||
+ | | 1-5 | Skeleton | No modifier to roll | | ||
+ | | 6-10 | Zombie | +1 | | ||
+ | | 11-14 | Shadow | +2 | | ||
+ | | 15-17 | Wight | +3 | | ||
+ | | 18-19 | Vampire | +4 | | ||
+ | | 20 | Ghost | +5 | | ||
+ | |||
+ | If the key is used on the door, all ill-effects from the | ||
+ | undead (including 1/2 of the damage taken) will be erased. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The door on the opposite side can only be opened with the key | ||
+ | and this is done simply. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 7) Here, the hallway degenerates into a rough-hewn cave and | ||
+ | abruptly ends in a sheer cliff overlooking a 100' wide and | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | then peaks at 60' near the chasm. | ||
+ | and the only thing of interest is a forceful wind | ||
+ | blowing around in the chasm. | ||
+ | |||
+ | It is now that an incarnation of [[GRUUMSH]] will appear to | ||
+ | fight. | ||
+ | behind) and will not himself be surprised. | ||
+ | use his surprise time to speak: **" | ||
+ | your last test. And this, I guarantee, you will fail!" | ||
+ | point, he will attack (always fighting with his spear). | ||
+ | some time later, his target flees, he will make threats | ||
+ | such as **"See you, elf gods, your mightiest defender does not even | ||
+ | care. She flees from my superior power like you all have and will!" | ||
+ | |||
+ | If [[GRUUMSH]] is defeated, the body will disappear and everything | ||
+ | will be the same. If the character(s) are killed, then GRUUMSH | ||
+ | will disappear and a DEVA will appear in this place and | ||
+ | immediately restore all the wounded/ | ||
+ | full hit points. | ||
+ | Go now and seek your reward." | ||
+ | the blackness of the chasm. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ^ Statistics for [[GRUUMSH]] ^^ | ||
+ | | AC | 1 | | ||
+ | | MV | 12" | | ||
+ | | hp | 150 | | ||
+ | | #AT | 1 | | ||
+ | | Dam | d6+10 | | ||
+ | | MR | 75% | | ||
+ | | SZ | 10' tall | | ||
+ | | AL | Lawful Evil | | ||
+ | | Fights as a 16+ HD monster || | ||
+ | | S22 I19 W18 D23 C24 Ch8(25) || | ||
+ | |||
+ | Note: This is //NOT// the real [[GRUUMSH]], | ||
+ | in any way influenced by the real GRUUMSH. | ||
+ | physical and mental illusion that is, for all practical | ||
+ | purposes, real and cannot be disbelieved. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | 8) __The Chasm__ -- | ||
+ | The chasm presents no great danger to cross. | ||
+ | falls into the chasm, he/she will fall basically forever. | ||
+ | As soon as the character loses consciousness (asleep or stunned), he/she | ||
+ | will wake up on a different world! | ||
+ | this but is in many ways very different. | ||
+ | all: there is no obvious way home. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 9) Here is the lair of the dragon [[ARRAL]]. | ||
+ | He sits atop a mound of gleaming gold and silver against | ||
+ | the far wall of the 40' tall domed cavern. | ||
+ | He is very eloquent and polite, but is N in alignment. | ||
+ | His physical statistics are unimportant because if any attempt | ||
+ | to fight him is made, he will breathe on everybody (Damage | ||
+ | is 20d6 fire + 20d6 lightning -- dimensions as a Red Dragon) and then | ||
+ | will disappear with no treasure. | ||
+ | will collapse (crushing anybody still in the room in 5 | ||
+ | segments). | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[ARRAL]] is approximately 50' long without tail. His skin is a | ||
+ | very dark shade of gold with a tinge of red. He speaks | ||
+ | in whatever language the party is most fluent in. | ||
- | 7) | + | These are his gifts to the party: |
+ | ^ Go to where death took you and seek down.\\ Follow the path to the great crystal of Vakdra. | ||
- | {{: | + | Also he will give them the following |
+ | * A bag of 40 500 gp gems [violet garnets] | ||
+ | * A red leather belt with a silver and gold buckle with several small blue gems inset (value 5,000 gp). It is magical and functions as Bracers of Defense AC 2. | ||
+ | * Ring of Protection +3, 5' radius | ||
+ | \\ (<- [[return_of_the_bandit_king|The Return of the Bandit King]]) ([[adventures|Back to Adventures Index]]) ([[Drow Attack]] ->) | ||
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