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-[[adventures|Back to Adventures Index]]
+(<- [[magician_s_castle|The Magician's Castle]]) ([[adventures|Back to Adventures Index]]) ([[lost_dagger|The Lost Dagger]] ->)
 This adventure was run for The [[Good Party]] sometime during my sophomore year
 in college (1982-1983).  It was my attempt to bring Gary Gygax's classic
-"underworld" (as written in D1-3 modules) into my world.  Sadly, I misjudged the
+"underworld" (as written in [[wp>Descent into the Depths of the Earth|D1-3 modules]])
+into my world.  Sadly, I misjudged the
 party's capabilities and the adventure turned into a near "TPK"(("Total Party
 Kill", for any non-gamers reading this)).  The sole survivor, [[Sly]], got a
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 === Introduction ===
-{{ :caveofthegiants1.jpg?400|"Cave of the Giants" outdoor map}}
+| {{:caveofthegiants1.jpg?400|"Cave of the Giants" outdoor map}} | {{:caveofthegiants2.jpg?400|"Cave of the Giants" interior map 1}} | {{:caveofthegiants3.jpg?400|"Cave of the Giants" interior map 2}} |
 A Storm Giant will greet the party and request a
 favor from them.  This should be set up long ago by the
-Giant doing a favor for the party (thus "forcing" th party
+Giant doing a favor for the party (thus "forcing" the party
 into accepting this request).  The Giant has learned that
 a pair of FROST GIANTS have moved into a large cave
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 === Cave Descriptions ===
-{{ :caveofthegiants2.jpg?400|"Cave of the Giants" interior map 1}}
+**(All have stalactites and stalagmites)**
-**Cave Descriptions: (All have stalactites and stalagmites)**
 **(1)** This entrance cavern is naturally cold and has a ceiling
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 curves off to the left and enters area (14).
-{{ :caveofthegiants3.jpg?400|"Cave of the Giants" interior map 2}}
+**(14)** This huge arena-like cave is where all of the DROW except
-**(14)** This huge arena-like cave is wehere all of the DROW except
 two are.  The dotted lines on the map are the extent of
 the ledge which surrounds the room.  On the ledge are
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 gems (garnets 100 gp ea.).
-^ Drow Roster: ^^^^
+^ Drow Roster: ^^^^^^
-| #1) Thoritta (Female) | Cleric/MU 8/8 | I18 W18 D20 ||
+| #1) Thoritta (Female) | Cleric/MU 8/8 | I18 W18 D20 || ||
-| AC -6 |  Armor: | Chain +3 / Buckler +3 ||
+| AC -6 |  Armor: | Chain +3 / Buckler +3 || ||
-| hp 34 |  Weapons: | Mace +3 / Dagger +3 ||
+| hp 34 |  Weapons: | Mace +3 / Dagger +3 || ||
-| MR 74% |  Spells: | MU 6/4/3/2 ||
+| MR 74% |  Spells: | MU 6/4/3/2 || ||
-| | | C 5/5/4/3 ||
+| | | C 5/5/4/3 || ||
-| | | MU spells memorized: ||
+| | | MU spells memorized: || ||
-| | |  I | Affect Normal Fires |
+| | |  I | Affect Normal Fires |  III | Lightning Bolt |
-| | | | Magic Missile (x3) |
+| | | | Magic Missile (x3) | | Phantasmal Force |
-| | | | Grease |
+| | | | Grease | | Melf's Minute Meteors |
-| | | | Mount |
+| | | | Mount |  IV | Fear |
-| | |  II | Knock |
+| | |  II | Knock | | Wizard Eye |
-| | | | Whip |
+| | | | Whip | ||
-| | | | Mirror Image |
+| | | | Mirror Image | ||
-| | | | Invisibility |
+| | | | Invisibility | ||
-| | |  III | Lightning Bolt |
+| #2) Female | MU/5 | I16 D16 || ||
-| | | | Phantasmal Force |
+| AC -2 |  Armor: | Chain +2 / Buckler +2 || ||
-| | | | Melf's Minute Meteors |
+| hp 14 |  Weapons: | Short Sword +2 / Dagger +2 || ||
-| | |  IV | Fear |
+| MR 60% |  Spells memorized: 5/2/1 ||| ||
-| | | | Wizard Eye |
+| | |  I | Magic Missile (x3) |  II | Knock |
-| #2) Female | MU/5 | I16 D16 ||
+| | | | Mount | | Invisibility |
-| AC -2 |  Armor: | Chain +2 / Buckler +2 ||
+| | | | Mending | III | Lightning Bolt |
-| hp 14 |  Weapons: | Short Sword +2 / Dagger +2 ||
-| MR 60% |  Spells memorized: 5/2/1 |||
+**(15)** At the "X" into this area is a GLYPH OF WARDING: JEND which
-| | |  I | Magic Missile (x3) |
+will do 16 points of fire damage to any person of Good
-| | | | Mount |
+alignment who passes beneath it.  In the room is the last
-| | | | Mending |
+DROW (Female, Fifth level fighter, she is armed and otherwise
-| | |  II | Knock |
+equipped exactly as the drow in area (8)).  This room was
-| | | | Invisibility |
+the drows temporary home and has 10 bedrolls and a
-| | |  III | Lightning Bolt |
+small wagon with the following on it: 230 silver ingots
+(10 gp ea.), 60 gems (onyx: 50 gp ea.).  Thoritta's spell book is
+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).  However, due to the
+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.  The second glyph (YLMIS)
+causes the opener to become a 1 year old child unless
+he/she saves vs. magic.  This can be dispelled (vs. 8th level
+magic).  Note that none of the person's equipment shrinks
+in size.  (See addendum later)
+**(16)** Summoned here by one of Thoritta's friends is a large
+EARTH ELEMENTAL (AC 2, MV 6", HD 8, #AT 1, D 4d8, hp 64)
+with no treasure.
+**(17)** In this cave is a XORN (AC -2, MV 9", HD 7+7, #AT 4, D d3(x3)/6d4,
+hp 63) with the following treasure: 10 amethysts (100 gp ea.),
+sp worth of silver ingots (payment from the Drow) and 600
+gp worth of gold ingots.
+**(18)** Guarding this cavern are 5 GIANT SPIDERS (AC 4, MV 3"*12", HD 4+4,
+#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,
+gp, 2 pp, and a potion of Neutralize Poison.
+**(19)** This tunnel goes off for about 1/4 mile in the SE
+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.  Inside is the following:
+  * 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), Teleport(5), Limited Wish(7)
+  * Scroll of 1 MU spell: Fly(3)
+  * +2 Longsword, +1 vs. creatures of the air or ones which use weather/air, -2 vs. creatures from the elemental plane of air, and +4 vs. creatures from the elemental plane of earth.  No special abilities.  It does not glow except in the presence of creatures from the the elemental plane of earth.
+=== 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, while the monsters all had max hit points in
+the first incarnation, I seem to have toned them down in the updated version.
+Still, it didn't help and the result was the same as the first time.//
+| {{:caveofthegiants4.jpg?400|Updated interior map 1}} | {{:caveofthegiants5.jpg?400|Updated "Cave of the Giants" interior map 2}} |
+**(1)** This area is now empty.  The passage to area (7) has been
+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.  They have 50 gp amongst them.
+**(6)** Closed off and empty.
+**(7)** Closed off and empty.
+**(8)** Empty.
+**(9)** Empty.
+**(10)** Empty.  The Ghasts have been moved to area (11).
+**(11)** In here now are 9 GHASTS (AC 4, MV 15", HD 4, #AT 3, D d4/d4/d8 +
+paralyzation, hp 18 ea.) with no treasure.
+**(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.  There are 9 male
+fighters (2nd level) who wear +1 Chain and fight with 2 +1 Short
+Swords.  They are AC 1, MV 12", HD --, #AT 3, D d6+3 (+2 or 0 to hit),
+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 |  II | Mirror Image |
+| | | | Magic Missile (x4) | | Invisibility |
+| | | | Sleep | | 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) |  II | Mirror Image |
+| | | | Comprehend Languages | | Invisibility |
+| | | | Sleep |  III | Fireball |
+#1 also owns a Bag of Holding (250# size) and a magic-user
+scroll with Reincarnation(6), Polymorph Other(4), and Protection from
+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.  Here is what little treasure the drow have: 20 gems
+of 50 gp value and a pair of bars of gold (100 gp ea.).
-**(15)**
+**(15)** Placed here now are 5 GIANT SPIDERS (AC 4, MV 3"*12", HD 4+4,
+#AT 1, D 2d4+poison type D (4-40), hp 22 ea.).  They
+have no treasure.
-**(16)**
+**(16)** Same
-**(17)**
+**(17)** Same
-**(18)**
+**(18)** Same
-**(19)**
+**(19)** Same
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+\\ (<- [[magician_s_castle|The Magician's Castle]]) ([[adventures|Back to Adventures Index]]) ([[lost_dagger|The Lost Dagger]] ->)
-{{ :caveofthegiants5.jpg?400|Updated "Cave of the Giants" interior map 2}}