Return To White Plume Mountain (Level 7-10) PDF
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"Keraptisfound refiige in the tangled maze of volcanic tunnels individual encounters.
below the cone. With his servants, Keraptis vanished into the
shadows under the Plume, and no more was heard of the evil
wizard.'I History of White Plume
-The Legend of Keraptis, S2: White Plume Mountain
Mountain
The release of 52: White Plume Mountain by Lawrence
Schick coincided with the initial popularity surge of the The history of White Plume Mountain is closely entwined
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS@ game. Because this adventure was with that of the ancient wizard Keraptis, but even scholars
one of the first scripted scenarios to appear, most of the do not know all the details. This background information
D&D@fans of the day owned and played it. As such, White is presented in its entirety for the DM; what the PCs can
Plume Mountain became part of the "commonality of expe- find out through diligent study appears later in its own
rience" that longtime players and DMs of the era shared. section (see "Historical Research).
Whether you have your own fond memories of experi-
ences within the volcano or are about to tackle White
Plume Mountain for the first time, this sequel is sure to Ancient History
generate a host of new campaign stories that will last for
years to come. Some two thousand years ago, the wizard Keraptis
established himself as "protector" of Tostenhca-a grand
Answer:
The moon.
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PCs openly display any one of them in front of a False
Developing a New False Keraptis Keraptis, the pretender demands that they surrender it
immediately. No alliances are possible unless they do so,
A D M wishing to create additional False Kerapti (or estab- and attempts to bargain only precipitate attacks.
lish a former PC as a new NPC False Keraptis) can use the
following guidelines to establish the characters abilities. Abilities
A new False Keraptis can generate spell effects as a Each False Keraptis gained the full spellcasting capabili-
12th-levelwizard, in addition to using his or her regular ties of a 12th-level wizard, in addition to the full personal-
powers and abilities.At the time of imprinting, the DM ity of Keraptis, upon memorization of a K: complete
must choose a daily complement of spells (four 1st-level, imprint. However, as none of the K-imprints were perfect
four 2nd-level, four 3rd-level, four 4th-level, four 5th- copies of the original mind, large sections of each pre-
level, and one 6th-level) for the new pretender. Available tenders memories are hazy or altogether absent.
choices include spells from the characters own spellbook All the spells granted by the K: complete imprint are
or priest sphere (if applicable), plus the following list, usable as spell-like abilities once per day, with no verbal,
which represents the contents of the original wizards somatic, or material components required. Furthermore,
spellbook: 1st-charm person, K: complete imprint*, magic each pretender can channel spells through his vessels at a
missile, sleep, wizard mark; 2nd-acid arrow, continual light, rate of one spell per three subsumed minds per round.
darkness 15 radius, ESP, knock, magic mouth, mirror image, (These vessels must be within 10 feet of each other, but can
wizard lock; 3rd-dispel magic,fireball, fly, lightning bolt, be at anv distance from their leader.) Channeled well
monster summoning I, slow, tongues; 4th-charm monster, effects :riginate suddenly from the :enter point oi the triad,
dimension door, enchanted weapon, Evards black tentacles, ice without any apparent action by its members. In a single
storm, improved invisibility, monster summoning II, poly- round, a False Keraptis can channel as many spells as he
morph other, polymorph self, stoneskin, wind wall, wizard eye; has groups of three subsumed minds, plus make a physical
5th-advanced illusion, cloudkill, cone of cold, coniure elemen- or magical attacEc of his own. The head of the hierarchical
tal, dismissal, monster summoning Ill, true seeing, wall of mind can also see through the eyes of his vessels and cause
force, wall of stone; bth-contingency, death fog, deathspell, them to move arId act with minimal concentration.
globe of invulnerability, monster summoning XV, Tensers For every ten subsumed minds under his control, a
transformation. (Spells of 7th level and higher bc?come False Keraptis g ains one additional level of experience
available to a False Keraptis who reaches a lev611 high and 1 Intelligenc:e point. These benefits persist regardless
enough to be able to cast them.) Once the DM 1ias of physical distance from his husks, so long - as all remain
decided upon a spell selection, it becomes permuLcLA..,
ianont .. and nn thp same plane with him. Though the death
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nesting in the hosts mind as though all the spe811s were of an irtdividual husk usually does not appreciably affect
partial K-imprints. The new False Keraptis majr not add the hie.rarchical mind, the loss of several can cost a False
any spells to the list until he or she gains ancither expe- Keraptis both levels and Intelligence.
rience level through acquisition of subsumed ITtinds; at
that point, any new selections also become permanent.
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(No such choices exist for a husk who becomes the new The death of a False Keraptis forces the hierarchical mind
seat of an existing hierarchical mind; he or she simply to make a successful saving throw vs. death magic as a
assumes the existing spell complement.) wizard of its current level or instantly cease to exist. Suc-
Like the other False Kerapti, the new pretender can cess indicates that the hierarchical mind has 1 turn to
channel spells through his or her husks, see through their reseat itself in a new body; if it cannot, it dies. The hierar-
eyes, speak through their mouths, and direct their actions. chical mind can automatically assume control of any sub-
*Note:A K.complete imprint incorporates all the partial sumed mind in its own infrastructure, so it preferentially
K-imprints, granting the host the standard uses/day of selects the nearest one. If none are available, it can try to
each and enabling him or her to scribe these sentient force its way into an imprinted (but not yet subsumed
spells on scrolls as desired. host), who must then make a successful saving throw vs.
spell to resist. Should the hierarchical mind fail to reseat in
its selected host, it can try for another on each subsequent
The Existing False kerapti round, until either it is successful or it dies. It cannot
make a second attempt on any single host, however.
Each of the four False Kerapti currently residing in Successful reseating grants the hierarchical mind all the
White Flume Mountain calls himself Keraptis, as do the powers or benefits of its new body, though it loses those
troops loyal to him. However, each pretender and his associated with the old one. Its spell-like abilities and
minions refer to the other False Kerapti as usurpers, memories remain intact, as do its connections with its
or by the names the Resistance leader Nix has given remaining subsumed minds-in essence, the new host
them (Nightfear, Spatterdock, Killjoy, and Mossmutter). immediately becomes the old False Keraptis.
All four False Kerapti believe Wave, Whelm, Blackrazor, The death of a hierarchical mind immediately releases
and Frostrazor to be their personal property. Should the all its subsumed minds, but does not restore the lost
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Involved
Some two thousand years ago, a powerful wizard
There are many rc named Keraptis served as the protector of a distant,
heroes might want to invesngaw vvnite riurne iviuunrain. highly civilized mountainside city called Tostenhca.
The DM can use anv of the hooks provided below to initi- Fascinated with the concept of immortality, Keraptis
ate this adventure, or invent an entirely different rationale. extended his lifespan far beyond that of normal
Unless there is a reason to do otherwise, the PCs should humans. With advancing age, the wizard grew more
begin play in a large city far south of White Plume Moun- and more corrupt, until eventually the people of
tain. From there, any of the following events may serve to Tostenhca ousted him, along with his personal body-
bring the characters into play: guard of deranged gnomes.
Keraptis wandered for three centuries, acquiring three
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1. One of the player characters nas acquirea wave-pos- implements of surpassing power in his travels: the
sibly through a previous adventure-prompting one hammer called Whelm, the trident named Wave, and
or more of the False KeraDti to send forces to retrieve the sword called Blackrazor.
it. Five 8th-level gnome tkieves attempt to dose the Upon hearing that White Plume Mountain housed the
PCs with sleep venom, sneak into their chambers by secrets of immortality, the wizard journeyed there,
night, and steal the weapon. If they are successful, slew its ancient druid guardian, and plundered a
they inscribe the sign of Keraptis (a letter K with secret chamber called the Druids Fane. There, he
snakes crawling over it) on a nearby object before found the archetypal iceblade Frostrazor and a stat-
departing. If the PCs manage to foil the theft and cap- uette that could grant his fondest wish. Choosing
ture them, the gnomes insist that they were merely vengeance over immortality, he used the power of the
retrieving an item stolen from their master Keraptis. figurine to destroy Tostenhca, the city that revolted
Investigation of either the symbol or the name points from his rule.
the heroes toward White Plume Mountain. If the PCs Within the mountain, Keraptis embarked on numer-
manage to retain the weapon but do not head for the ous magical research efforts, all aimed at achieving
volcano, additional theft attempts with ever-escalat- true immortality. As a result of one such project, he
ing forces occur every ld4+2 days until they do. See stepped forth from the Prime Material Plane into a
Thingizzards Hut for information on what happens distant shadowy realm to search for eternal life, leav-
to the gnome thieves. ing his colony of loyal gnomes behind.
2. A wealthy collector who owned Wave hires the PCs to Some one hundred years ago, several powerful heroes
find out who stole it and bring it back. (The thieves invaded White Plume Mountain and stole the four
were the gnomes detailed in #1, who left their snake- implements of power. Twenty years ago, Keraptis
infested letter K as a clue.) reappeared there to continue his nefarious activities.
3. A friend or relative of one of the PCs has disappeared Little has occurred since then, except that recently a
in the general vicinity of White Plume Mountain. That face has begun to appear within the volcanos plume.
persons last message was, The white plume of mist
to the north is quite strange. Although I first thought
it was nothing but the result of normal earthly Wandering Monsters
processes, lately I swear I can see a face in the smoke.
It bears investigation. . . . Return to White Plume Mountain takes place in three dis-
4. Peasants from the area report the appearance of a face tinct adventuring zones with different monster popula-
in the mists above White Plume Mountain-a place tions. The Outer Zone (0)encompasses the exterior of
already laden with rumors of past atrocities. The White Plume Mountain, plus the lands surrounding the
locals claim it is the Face of Doom! volcano. All named but unnumbered areas within 5 miles
5. Its well known that a wizard with power beyond of the volcanos base (including Castle Mukos, Dead
imagining once used White Plume Mountain as a Gnolls Eye Socket, Plague Fields, Ringland, the Twisted
base, and stories hint that entire levels of his redoubt Thickets, Thingizzards Hut, and most of the area around
were never found. Who knows what treasures of the Yellowflow River) fall into this category. The Inner
magic and ancient lore await the bold adventurer? Zone (I) includes the chambers inside White Plume
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Mountain that lie closest to the volcanos tip and outer
surface (areas 048). The Nucleus Zone (N) covers the
mountains lowest, most integral chambers (areas 49-78).
Roll ld20 for every 4 hours the PCs spend in any one of
the three zones. On a result of 1-6, an encounter occurs; con-
sult the appropriate column of the White Plume Wandering
Monster Table to determine its nature. (For instance, a roll
of 2 indicates an encounterwith ld4+1 meenlocks in Castle
Mukos, 3d6 subsumed gnomes in area 5, or ld4 fungus
hulks in area 50.) The DM should randomly decide to which
of the four False Kerapti a particular wandering creature or
group is loyal, if appropriate. Creature statistics are given in
the Appendix: Monster Summary section.
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Ringlands populace consists of about one hundred
noncombatants (children and elders), fifty 1st-level fight-
The area surrounding White Plume Mountain remains ers, thirty 2nd-level fighters and sixteen 3rd-level fighters
largely untouched by civilization. Dense thickets of (the regulars). Most of the villagers spend their time hunt-
thorny scrub, marshes stinking with the sulfuric effluvia ing, trapping, shearing sheep, spinning wool, maintaining
of the nearby volcano, and rumors of dreadful beasts homes, repairing breaks in the palisade, and otherwise
make it an unpopular location for settlement. pursuing their daily lives. Areas of interest here include
the Ringland Inn (proprietor: Sebastian Fauke, N male
human F7/T3), the Hunters Guild (where PCs can hire a
Ringland guide), and the tower of the local hedge wizard/sage,
Monaric (CG male human W5).
Ringland is a fortified village of trappers and hunters, Ringland regulars, male and female humans F3 (5):
though a few frontier farmers and merchants make their See Appendix: Monster Summary.
homes here as well. A 10-foot-tall log palisade surrounds
the main Settlement; outside the walls, sheep, goats, and
other livestock graze freely. Actual stonework reinforces Information
important sections of the palisade, including its two guard
towers. Five guards (called regulars) tend the main gate, The villagers know little about White Plume Mountain,
which is the sole means of entry. The warriors stationed even though the volcano and its periodic plume are
here can depend on backup from the entire village in case clearly visible from the eastern section of the palisade.
of particularly aggressive visitors. Intermittent bandit However, they are happy to provide the following infor-
raids throughout the region have made Ringlanders some- mation in response to appropriate questions:
what leery about new faces, but they treat newcomers
civilly. After all, even bandits need a place to spend their We stay clear of White Plume; dont you know the
ill-gotten gains. stories?Monsters are always wandering the slopes of
the volcano. Worse, some crazy sorcerer went and The 15-foot-diametercave mouth opens into a cavern
locked himself inside! Hes been there since before my roughly 30 feet high, 20 feet wide, and 50 feet deep. If the
great-grandfather was born. PCs take refuge here, forgo the standard wandering monster
The closest anyone in this town has ever been to the checks, as this is a safe spot. A search of the cave reveals evi-
mountain is Dead Gnolls Eyesocket, about thirteen miles dence of recent fire, plus a cache of supplies (a gallon of
east of here. Thats one or two miles past the mountains water and three weeks rations for one person) hidden under
base, but its the easiest approach to the slope. a rock in a saddlebag. (If the PCs are on the trail of a missing
Sometimes you can see a face in the plume. Lately, friend or relative, the saddlebag bears that persons initials.)
some people say they can see a lot of faces there, but
theyre all the same person.
Plague Fields
the PCs are on the trail of a missina friend or relative
(one of the DMs options to get themuinvolved), the vil- Plague Fields was the closest human community to White
lagers readily admit to having seen the individual a few Plume Mountain. But years of toxic seepage from the
months back. The damn fool headed toward the Plume nearby Yellowflow River poisoned the groundwater,
despite all their warnings and hasnt been seen since. slowly killing off the livestock and crops. Gradually, the
Characterswith ready cash can hire a guide (Otus Hilltop- people moved elsewhere, and the town has now lain
per) from the Hunters Guild. Otus is a large fighter with an abandoned for fifteen years. Characters intent on looting
obvious ale-gut. For 20 gp a day, he is willing to lead the PCs discover nothing of real use, although the decrepit village
to Dead Gnolls Eyesocket, then stay there for up to a month could provide subsistence shelter for a short time.
to watch their horses and any belonpgs they want to leave Since the last Plague Fielder left, the village has housed
behind. (If he has not heard from the PCs in that time, he only wild beasts and rogue polls. An encounter with 2d6
assumes ownership of the goods.) For 30 gp a day plus a rogue polls in Plague Fields occurs on a roll of 1,4,5, or
quarter share of all treasure uncovered, Otus will agree to join 6, rather than the 1in 6 chance noted on the White Plume
the characters as a hireling for their trip into the volcano. Wandering Monster Table. These creatures tip their
Otus Hilltopper, male human F5: AC 4 (chainmail and spears with poison made from local thornbushes that have
shield); MV 12; hp 45; THACO 16 (15 with longsword and mutated from long exposure to the sulfur in the ground-
specialization, 14 with longbow +2); #AT 3/2 (longsword) water (see Twisted Thickets).
or 2 (longbow +2); Dmg ld8+2 or ld6+2/ld6+2; SZ M (62 Rogue Gnolls (2d6): See Appendix: Monster Summary.
tall); ML elite (13);Int exceptional (15);AL NG; XP 420.
Special Equipment: Akala (+2 longbow; once per day
Akala can cause a single arrow fired from it to act as an Twisted Thickets
arrow gfslnying vs. a creature type specified by the user),
quiver with twenty flight arrows. White Plume Mountains mineral-rich effluvia have nur-
Nonweapon Profciencies:Appraising (141, Fishing (9), tured this abnormal outgrowth of thorny plumeberry
Hunting (14), Rope Use (14), Set Snares (14). bushes for years, giving the leaves an unhealthy pallor. No
Quote: Want I should shoot it, boss? creature larger than a halfling can penetrate the Twisted
Thickets without a machete or other cutting implement.
Even then, progress is difficult--cutting through the brush
The Mel.lowflow River reduces all movement rates to 25% of normal. Halflings and
smaller creatures can move through the undergrowth with-
The Yellowflow River originates in the heated geysers and out clearing a path at 50% of their normal movement rates.
burbling hot springs of White Plume Mountain. While Delay is not the only peril that these mutated berry
most of the volcanos sulfurous water flows into the Great bushes present, however. The tips of their thorns contain a
Swamp to the northwest, a portion of it forms a river run- dilute poison that, while harmless in small amounts,
ning south. Because of the waters high sulfur content, becomes debilitating in large doses. For every thirty min-
river life is sparse. With proper distillation, however, utes spent moving through the thickets, an unprotected
water from the river is drinkable. player character must make a successful saving throw vs.
poison with a +2 bonus or become lethargic, incurring a
-2 penalty to all attack rolls, proficiency checks, and
Bead. G n d s Eye Socket saving throws for the next 24 hours. The effects of multi-
ple failed saving throws are not cumulative. Characters
Just to the southeast of White Plume Mountain lies a can protect themselves by wearing leather or heavier
series of buttes, bare except for a pale green covering of armor, thick cloaks, and heavy gloves.
grassy vegetation. These outcroppings vaguely resemble The pomes of White Plume Mountain have discovered
the head and shoulders of a supine hyena. This unique that the berries from these bushes offer certain dietary bene-
formation, in conjunction with a large cave in the south- fits for beings who live underground. Thus, bands of 2d6
eastern section, gives the area its unique name. gnome warriors periodically wander the Thickets outfitted
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in thick coats, gloves, high boots, and protective headgear to doors inside the tower may (1 on ld6, regardless of class or
gather berries. Substitute an encounter with such a group race) find a loose flagstone in the floor. Dislodging it reveals a
for the Meenlocks result on the White Plume Wandering twisting, vertical passage that leads straight down. The black-
Monster Table for this area. ish-greenmoss coating this 4foot-diameter tunnel exudes an
odor lik.e rotting meat, and an almost palpable sense of evil
emanates from below. (Both the smell and the sensation are
Castle Mukos actually sensory illusions that the meenlocks have placed
there to dissuadevisitors from entering the tunnel.)
Mukos was a baronet from Greyhawk City who built a castle The twisting, moss-lined passage leads to a squalid cham-
near White Plume Mountainsome two hundred years ago. ber 100 feet below the surface. A shield bearing the Mukos
Unfortunately, he chose a poor location for his new home- familys coat of arms hangs on the moss-covered wall amid a
right above an extended meenlock warren. These evil creatum collection of bone, stone, and metal knives. With the proper
took offense when the baronets stonemasonspaved over the command word, this shield +2 can provide protectionfrom
opening to their tunnel system. In the months thereafter, the normal missiles once per day at the 8th level of ability.
castles inhabitantsbegan to disappear, one by one. Those who The twelve meenlockswho dwell here fight to the death to
remained complained of gradually intenslrylng nightmaw, protect their lair from intruders.The PCs can also gain their
pmuit by h o w n stalkers, and feelings of dread thick enmity by dislodging the stone and failing to replace it pre-
enough to choke on. When Mukos himself turned up missing cisely, or simply by staying more than an hour in the ruins.In
one morning, the rest of the inhabitants fled, never to return. either of the latter cases, the meenlocks target a random party
After two centuries of weathering, one tower still remains member (preferably one temporarily separatedfrom the
intact, but the rest of the castle is little more than rubble. A party) as prey. Thereafter, five of them track that character
determined search through the ruins reveals that almost noth- relentlessly--even into White Plume Mountain if necessary-
ing of value remablooters have obviously visited here until they can stage an abduction (see Meenlocks).
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x-nster Summary.
Meenlocks 3og Mummies
Meenlocks are 2-foot-tall, bipedal creatures with bent arms va e n a bleak spark of unlife touches a corpse naturally
that end in nasty, clawed hands. Their bodies are covered preserved by swamp mud, the result is a bog mummy. In
with black, shaggy fur,but their heads are white and hair- the Great Swamp, it is Thingizzard, the Witch of the Fens,
less. Small, toothy mouths, flat noses, and large yellow eyes who provides that animating spark. In fact, because of
devoid of pupills give them a truly nightmarish appearance. her efforts, the bog mummies here have enhanced
When stalking prey, these creatures constantly send abilities that make them much more dangerous than
their victim telepathic sense overlays that create a false similar creatures from other swampy locales.
perception of stealthy movement all around (no saving Bog mummies can move normally through swamps
throw). While so distracted, the victim incurs a -1 and quicksand, and they often attack from below the
penalty to all attack rolls; furthermore, the targets of any waterline, surprising on a 1-6. Any living creature who
spells he or she casts gain +2 bonuses to their saving sees one must make a successful saving throw vs. spell
throws. Because meenlocks are 95%undetectable while with a -1 penalty or be paralyzed with fear for ld6
tracking, the characters companions are unlikely to rounds-a bad turn of events for someone already
notice anything unusual. sinking in quicksand!
For every hour of such stalking, the victim loses 1point Any character wounded by a bog mummy must make
each from his or her Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, and a successful saving throw vs. death magic after the
Wisdom scores until all four ability scores have dropped combat or contract bog rot, a disease that causes the
to half their normal values (rounded down). At this point, victims flesh to stiffen and darken in splotchy patches
the meenlocks attempt to spirit away their target by using around the injuries. The Great Swamp version of this
their dimension door (60-foot range, once every 2 rounds) disease is particularly virulent, causing death in 24 hours
and paralyzation abilities. Should they successfully reach if not cured (see below). For each hour the disease goes
their lair, they transform their victim into a new meenlock untreated, the victim must make a successful saving
through a disgusting process involving knives, moss, and throw vs. death magic or lose 1point from a randomly
meenlock secretions. Generally, meenlocks are content to selected ability score (Str, Dex, Con, or Cha). Roll ld4 to
acquire one victim per foray. determine the ability affected, rolling again if the result
would drop a score below 3. Creatures infected with bog
rot do not heal naturally and gain only half the normal
Great Swamp benefit (rounded down) from magical healing. A cure
disease spell applied within 24 hours of infection removeS
The swampland northwest of White Plume Mountain is, the affliction and restores lost ability score 13oints
in essence, a large expanse similar to Twisted Thickets, randomly at the rate of 1per hour.
1. 1.
half-drowned in the sulfurous water that pours continu- Any creature killed by a bog mummy immediately
ally from White Plume Mountain. Thus, travelers here stiffens and petrifies; raise dead is ineffective unless the
face the same harsh conditions as they would in the victim receives both that and a cure disease spell within 6
Twisted Thickets, plus they must contend with the addi- rounds of death. (A resurrection spell works normally,
tional annoyance of knee-deep water. All creatures on foot however.) Unless successfully restored to life, such
move at 509h of their normal movement rates in the Great victims rise as new bog mummies in ld4 days.
Swamp, and the chance for a wandering encounter with Thingizzards mummies are immune to normal fire,
bog mummies is 3-6 on ld20, rather than the chance indi- sleep, charm, hold, and other mind-affecting spells, as well
cated on the White Plume Wandering Monster Table. as weapons of less than +1 enchantment. They suffer
only half damage from magical fire and copper weapons,
but cold-based attacks inflict double normal damage and
Quicksand a vial of holy water inflicts 2d4 points. Bog mummies
rtegenerate at a rate of 6 hp per hour after 2 full days of
Patches of quicksand are common here. For every hour the i immersion in a swamp. Because of Thingizzards
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PCs spend traveling through an unfamiliar section of the enchantments, all bog mummies are turned as Special
swamp, roll ld4; a result of 1 indicates that they have Utndead (see Table 47-in the DUNGEON MASTER Guide)
encountered a patch of quicksand ld6 x 10 feet in diameter. -
Quicksand looks just like the surrounding swamp ter-
rain. Unless they have been taking special precautions vs. paralyzation; success negates the sinking for that round
(such as testing the ground ahead with poles), the PCs may only. The movement rate of trapped PCs drops by 2 for
not realize the danger until they have moved ld4 x 10 feet every 1foot they have sunk, automatically reaching 0 when
into the quicksand. At that point, they begin to sink at the they are chest-deep in the ooze.
rate of 1foot per round. A trapped character who takes no Characters on the edge of the quicksand can attempt to
other actions in a given round may attempt a saving throw rescue their trapped companions by proffering long items
(such as staves) or throwing ropes. Each successful Rope
Use proficiency check (or Strength check at a 4 penalty) Wave
pulls a sinking character up 1 foot. Victims who sink
below the surface continue to drop at the same rate for Wave is a sentient, neutral evil trident +3 that inflicts
another 30 rounds, drowning if not rescued (see Quick ld10 t 3 points of damage on a successful melee hit.
Water Rules). On an attack roll of 20 (natural), it inflicts its regular
A quicksand encounter warrants a special wandering damage and then dehydrates the opponent, inflicting
monster check, since sounds of distress tend to draw bog half of his or her remaining hit points in additional
mummies. A result of 1-6 on ld20 indicates an encounter damage.
with ld4 of these creatures (see Appendix: Monster Sum- ThLe trident, which has Intelligence 14 and an ego rat-
mary for statistics). ing of 20, communicates with its wielder and any near-
by living beings via tekpathy. It once had a special pur-
pose--to spread the worship of a particular sea god-
Thingizzards Hut but in light of all thats befallen it, the weapon is now
intent only on staying out of the hands of Keraptis or
If the heroes are following the gnomes who stole Wave, anyone who claims to be Keraptis. Should its wielder
their trail ends here. These unfortunates incurred the ever speak highly of Keraptis, Wave attempts to use its
wrath of Thingizzard before completing their mission. The high (egoto force a change of ownership. (See Weapons
next five bog mummies the party encounters are obvi- versus Characters in Appendix 3 of the DUNGEON
ously recently deceased gnomes. MASTER
Guide.)
Thingizzards hut is a windowless, ramshackle struc- Wave also functions as a trident offish command, a tri-
ture measuring 20 feet per side. Built of twisted wood and dent of warning, and a cube of force with nine charges per
reeds and shingled with peat, it has only two rooms-the 24-hour period. (The former two functions also affect
main room and the witchs bedchamber. The door is normal swamp creatures.) Finally, Wave confers water
locked most of the time, and if Thingizzard has some breathing (as the potion) once per day, allowing the
reason to feel threatened, she also bars it from the inside wielder to move underwater at a swimming rate of 15.
with a rough plank of bog-petrified oak. The single-flue Wave has an XP value of 7,000.
The volcanos conical peak rises 8,000 feet above the sur-
rounding land, and its base is approximately two miles in
diameter. The white plume of steam that gives the peak its
name spouts from the summit as a continuous geyser,
painting feathery streaks across the sky as the wind carries n
it farther from its source. Characters who gaze at the plume
for 1round can see a face within it. (This is the image of the
original Keraptis, and its appearance is a side effect of the The constant flow of hot steam and cold air through this
multiplying active K-imprints within the mountain.) cavern deters Nightfear from keeping permanent guards
Condensation from the geyser mingles with water here, even though this exterior entrance has considerable
from the hot springs on the mountains lower slopes, strategic value.
creating several rivulets that drain into the nearby Great The cave is about 8 feet in diameter and 40 feet long.
Swamp. None of the mountains steam vents and water Near the ceiling at the far end is a long, horizontal crevice
outflows appear large enough to admit a human-sized about 1foot wide. It is this opening that creates the
creature, however. The sole means of entry appears to be breathing effect. During the first fifteen seconds of each
a cave mouth (area 0) about 600 feet below the summit. cycle, cold air flows into the crack at great speed, creating
The only other access is the secret passage controlled by a loud whistling noise and snuffing out any open flames.
the Resistance (area 27), which opens onto the lower After a 2-second pause, a great blast of steam from the vol-
slopes at the side of the mountain and is well concealed canos interior rushes out. Though not hot enough to scald
with brush. those in contact with it, this warm, moist air does produce
an environment like a sauna bath within the cave.
Shallow pools of water and mud dot the bottom of the
Areas of Control cavern. Diligent searching reveals a few small humanoid
All the factions w i h the volcano control specific territo-
ries, which they use as bases of operations. Nightfear
claims areas (2-21, Spatterdock areas 2848, Killjoy areas
Nightf ear
49-55, and Mossmutter areas 64-74. (The lava tunnels with- 1Nightfear was once the gnome wizard Parfithal, a
in these areas, however, are constantly under contention, Idescendant of a gnome who followed the original
and battles rage there frequently.) The Resistance-a force r,
keraptis . . rvvrute
.. into . n ..
-7 1 J * .
riume iviounram counuess genera-
of assorted creatures who formerly answered to the real tions ago. A sallow, average-looking gnome, he has a
Keraptis-holds areas 22-27. Areas 56-63 and 75-79 are twisted smile and a demented gleam in his eyes.
unclaimed at present. For ease of reference, the areas of Following the precedent established by other pre-
control are color-keyed to their claimants on the Entrance tenders, Nightfear managed to locate and claim one of
Level Map and the Indoctrination Level Map. his original implements of power-namely Wave.
Unfortunately, the Resistance recently stole the trident
from him, then lost it to Thingizzard. (The PCs may
Nightfears Domain have h,ad possession recently as well, depending on
how they got involved.) In his grief and rage over los-
Areas 0-21 are under the control of the False Keraptis ing the weapon, Nightfear sent out all his husks to
known as Nightfear, whom the PCs can find in area 19. search the mountain, hoping to catch a glimpse of Wave
His troops all wear armbands bearing his insignia: a letter through their eyes. But in such small groups, they
K superimposed over a small N, with stylized snakes proved easy targets for the troops of the other pre-
crawling over both letters. For recognition, Nightfears tenders. Thirty of his thirty-one husks died, dropping
troops use a password, which changes daily. Nightfears wizard level back to 12 and his Intelligence
back to its original 16. His last husk is currently in the
hands of Killjoy (see 53B), but he is developing a new
0. Wizards Mouth (Entrance) (H3) crop from underlings who have recently memorized
partial K-imprints. At present, all of Nightfears other
This cave entrance, colloquially known as Wizards Mouth, projects have come to a standstill while he schemes to
is not marked on any map. Characters can approach via retrieve his weapon.
the obvious footpath, or those with the Mountaineering
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The guards in areas 2 and 3 are vigilant at all times; the
gong is there to warn them of invisible intruders. Upon
seeing or hearing any visitors, the guard captain
(Kabyle; see area 2) calls out, Stop where you are and
give the password! If that is not forthcoming, but the
PCs make no hostile moves, he questions them about
their intentions (see Negotiations). Should the PCs
threaten to attack or make a move toward either of the
obvious exit doors before he has given them permission,
Kabyle orders his troops to open fire.
Negotiations
The characters may be able to avoid conflict by parleying
with Kabyle from the safety of the stairs. The guard captain
informs the heroes that he and his troops are loyal to the real
Keraptis, who returned to his home recently to find much of
it under the control of usurpers! He then asks the player
character their business here. If their stated intentions
involve killing Keraptis and stealing his treasures, Kabyle
orders his troops to open fire, as above. Otherwise, he offers
them a deal-safe passage and magic to help them with
their quest in return for their agreement to fight the
usurpers. Kabyle hints that anyone who helps rid the moun-
tain of those who oppose Keraptis can expect great rewards.
Should the heroes agree to such an alliance, Kabyle tells
them the current password (which is valid for the next 24
hours), points out the locations of the pit traps in the room,
and gives the group a seroll of K: missile. (If asked, he says that
the spell on the scroll grants the ability to cast magic missiles
three times daily to anyone capable of memorizing it.) Kabyle
also gives each PC an armband bearing Nightfears insignia-
a letter N superimposed over a K, with snakes entwined
around both-and admonishes them to destroy creatures
wearing any other symbols without question. Finally he
tracks leading to and from a large hole in the floor near directs the characters to area 20, where he says they must meet
the back of the cave. A recently mortared stone lip holds with Keraptis to seal their bond of service. (Though he does
back most of the ooze that would otherwise pour down not have a map, he can draw a crude one for them if so
into the opening. No covering is in evidence, though it is requested.) He further advises the PCs to call out the pass-
obvious that a trapdoor once protected this entryway. word before entering any area under the control of the true
The hole opens onto a 2O-foot-square, vertical shaft that Keraptis and to request aid from his troops as needed.
houses a spiral staircase made of rusted iron and chipped
stone. The stairs lead downward to area 1,some 100feet below.
2. Gnoming the Murder Holes
1. Killing Ground Kabyle and his troops keep watch on area 1from this
chamber, firing upon trespassers with whom diplomacy
A thin black thread stretches across the bottommost step has failed (see area 1). Two murder holes in each 10-foot
of the staircase from area 0. Unless a party member suc- section of the north wall allow the gnomes to fire arrows
cessfully finds and disarms this trap, the first character to or spells into area 1from 90% cover. Characters who
step on this spot breaks the thread, sounding a gong that avoid combat by promising to ally with Nightfear receive
hangs below the steps. an XP award equal to that given for defeating all of these
gnomes in combat (4,280 XP).
Kabyle, male gnome F5D2 AC 5 (chain mail); MV 9;
hp 40; THACO 15; #AT 2 (short bow) or 1 (short sword +2);
Dmg ld6 or ld6+2; SZ S (3%tall); ML steady (12); Int
mar;: sect ons of t l e floor, the room
very (12); AL NE; XP 2,000.
Special Abilities: +4 bonus to saving throws vs. rod,
staff, or wand and spell; infravision (60-foot range); detect
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I 1 -
11.Waterfront
A steaming subterranean lake has intruded upon what
\vas orice a worked stone chamber, and conder.sat,on
pours like SW
The ends of these boards have been cut into shapes resem-
bling puzzle pieces to allow easy linkage. The five gnome
archers posted here have orders to aid any of Nightfears
troops who wish to traverse area 8 by assembling and The ten slim outriggers moored here are in good condi-
temporary bridges from these planks. The gnomes attack tion, and each can hold eight size M or sixteen size S crea-
any unrecognized intruders with missile fire when the tures. Every vessel has two oars, a small cabinet at the
latter are busy dealing with the trap. stern, and a long compartment along the starboard side.
Gnome archers, male and female F3 (5): See Appen- Neither the cabinets nor the compartments are locked.
dix: Monster Summary. The cabinets each contain ld4 small, wax-stoppered
Special Equipment: scroll of K: missile. clay jars filled with a viscous, noxious-smelling red liquid.
Any character with the Herbalism proficiency can, with a
successful proficiency check, discern that the liquid is a
10. Watch Point concocted mixture rather than a natural essence. Gaining
more information than this, however, would require
Immediately to the west of this point is a secret door empirical study not possible under these conditions. The
pierced by a tiny spyhole. This opening is unnoticeable to fluid is actually kelp repellent, a substance despised by
anyone who has not already detected the door itself. the kelp devils living in the lake. The contents of one jar,
Kuhlefaran, a human cleric loyal to the Resistance, poured into the water during crossing, causes the crea-
stands in the blind behmd the door with her eye to the tures to retreat to their lair (area 14) for 1hour. Nightfears
spyhole. When the PCs pass, she takes note of their appar- forces use it to keep the monsters at bay while they fish in
ent strength and any emblems they wear, but does not the lake. The long compartment of each boat holds ld4
reveal her presence. Should they discover the secret door, crude fishing rods, ld4 nets, and a variety of tied lures
however, she opens it before they can do so and motions and cork bobbers.
them inside while surreptitiously activating her ring of lie
detection.
If the heroes attack her, Kuhlefaran defends herself as 12. Lake Sentries
best she can. Otherwise, she asks them about their busi-
ness here, taking careful note of her rings response to The Lake of Steam has eroded away the walls that once
their answers. If she decides that they are not really affili- separated it from this worked stone chamber, leaving an
ated with the False Kerapti, she offers to take them to irregular rocky landing. Two of Nightfears archers main-
someone who can explain whats really going on under tain a semipermanent camp here to ensure that no intrud-
this mountain. Kuhlefaran leads anyone willing to accom- ers cross the lake. Besides their outrigger (outfitted in the
pany her to Nixs chamber (area 25). She knows about the same manner as those in area ll),these gnomes possess
side effects of K-imprint spells and urges anyone who an impressive array of fishing equipment and a good
admits having memorized one to talk with Nix. supply of firewine.
Kuhlefaran, female human C10:AC 4 (bracers of AC 4); The ,archerschallenge anyone they see on the lake,
M V 12; hp 47; THACO 14 (13 withflail +I); #AT 1 (flail +I); asking for the password and firing theirflaming arrows at
Dmg ld6+2; SZ M (61 tall); ML champion (16); Str 13, those who cannot supply it. Because the outriggers are
Dex 13, Con 13, Int 16, Wis 17, Cha 13; AL N; XP 5,000. damp from exposure to the steam in the cavern, each
Special Equipment: ring of lie detection (functions 3/day successful flaming arrow hit has only a 50% chance to
as a detect lie spell at 9th level of ability). start a fire. A PC taking no other actions on a given
Priest Spells in Memory (6/6/4/3/2): 1st-cure light round may combat a blaze; a die roll result of 1 (on ld4
wounds (x3), detect evil, detect magic, sanctuay; 2nd-detect the first round of burning, ld6 the second, or ld8 the
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Kelp Devils Quick Water Rules
The original Keraptis stocked many of the pools and
lakes inside White Plume Mountain with kelpies, Drowning
hoping that their method of reproduction (splitting) The length of time that airbreathing PCs can survive
could provide information useful in his longevity underwater depends on their Constitution scores and
research. Over the course of many generations, how- on the conditions, as noted in the following chart.
ever, exposure to the trace contaminants from his exper-
iments mutated these aquatic plant creatures into Prepared (holding breath): % of Constitution score, in
something far more horrible-kelp devils. rounds.
An adult kelp devil resembles a 20-foot-diameter Prepared but encumbered and/or exerting self: '/a of
mass of thick seaweed. It can use its six 10-foot-long Constitution score, in rounds.
fronds like tentacles, attacking a different foe with each Exerting self and unprepared: 1/12 of Constitution score,
or concentrating fronds on a few targets, as desired. In in rounds (minimum 1round).
addition to inflicting damage, the creature can deliver a
charm effect via a tentacle hit up to twice per day. The
victim must make a successful saving throw vs. spell or
Underwater Combat
willingly dive into the water and drown. The following rules apply to characters not trained in
A creature hit by two fronds in the same round must underwater combat.
make a successful saving throw vs. paralyzationor
become entangled. The following round, the kelp devil Underwater melee: Only piercing (type P) attacks are
pulls its victim underwater to drown (see "Quick Water effective, and all weapon specializationeffects are
Rules") while pursuing other prey with its remaining negated. A 4 penalty applies to initiative and all attack
fronds. An entangled character can break free with a rolls. At the DMs discretion, some weapons wielded by
successful Bend Bars/Lift Gates roll (one attempt per land-dwellers may inflict reduced damage.
round). Attackers can sever a frond by inflicting 5 or Underwater missiles: Thrown weapons are ineffective.
more total points of damage upon it, but a new 10-foot Crossbows and similar weapons operate at %O of their
frond replaces it the following round. Furthermore, each normal ranges.
severed frond 'countsas only 1point of damage against Underwater spellcasting (with verbal components): It
the creature's actual hit points. Save for its fronds, the is impossible to articulate properly underwater without
creature remains submerged in combat, thereby gaining the aid of an airy water, underwater action, orfree action
75% cover against attacks directed at its main body mass effect; waterbreathing alone is insufficient.
from the surface or above. Taking the battle underwater Underwater spellcasting (with material components):
negates this advantage, but the creature gains a +4 Contact with water ruins many material components
bonus to all attack rolls against targets in the water. (DMs discretion required).
A kelp devil must make a successful morale check to
continue fighting if its hit points drop to 10 or below, or
if it loses half its current hit points in a single round. 13. Lake of Steam
When it decides to break off combat, it takes all
drowned or entangled victims to its underwater lair,
wraps them securely in its fronds, then slowly digests
them over a 5-day period.
As soon as the PCs disembark on the landing, three of the 18. The Rest of Nightfears Gnomes
gnome archers from area 17 move to reinforce those
already in area 16, and both groups take up positions at
the arrow slits. Should anyone attempt to examine or open
the door in the alcove without loudly proclaiming the
password, all the gnomes open fire. Meanwhile, the twelve
rogue gnolls from area 16 move quietly through the one-
22
Nineteen gnome regulars and their captain, Oasen, spend this course of action, Nightfear gives them one of the par-
their free time in this chamber playing cards and drinking tial K-imprint scrolls he keeps in area 20.
dilute firewine. If combat occurs in area 15, they move first Heroes who go so far as to retrieve Wave from Thingizzard
to area 17, then into the fray at a rate of three per round if and return it to Nightfear gain his full trust. He orders them to
it appears their help is needed. Captain Oasen, who arrives launch an attack on Spatterdock, giving them the use of two
with the third group of three, uses his K: wall to divide the ogre enforcers and six gnome archers for that endeavor.
enemy forces, if possible, before engaging a foe. False Keraptis Nightfear, male gnome M12 AC 9
Oasen, male gnome F7/M2: AC 5 (chain mail); MV 9; (robe of protection +l);MV 12; hp 28; THACO 16; #AT 1
hp 62; THACO 13; #AT 2 (short bow) or 1 (spear +2); Dmg (dagger +2); Dmg ld4+2; SZ S (31 tall); ML average (9); Str
ld6 or ld6+2; SZ S (3%tall); ML steady (12); Int very (12); 7, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 16, Wis 12, Cha 8; AL CE; XP 5,000.
AL NE; XP 2,000. Special Abilities: +4 bonus to saving throws vs. rod,
Spell-like Abilities (at 10th level): l/day-wall of force staff, or wand and spell; infravision (60-foot range); detect
(K:wall). sloping passages (1-5 on ld6), unsafe stonework (1-7 on
Special Equipment: scroll of K:wall. ld10), approximate depth (1-4 on ld6), and direction
Spellbook (3)1st-charm person* (x2). underground (1-3 on ld6).
*Indicatesmemorized spell. Spell-like Abilities (at 12th level): l/day--cloudkill, death
spell, Evards black tentacles, fireball, K: complete imprint,
knock, levitate, mirror image, polymorph other, rope trick,
19. N ightfears Audience Chamber shield, sleep, slow, stoneskin, true seeing, wind wall; 2/day-
lightning bolt, cone of cold; 3/day--magic missile.
Special Equipment: ring of spell storing (fireball, lightning
bolt (x2),teleport (a)).
chamber, prcvidimq a pleasing contrast w Ogre enforcers, male and female (4): See Appendix:
coJwed tiles on the floor. Braziers in each Monster Summary.
room witk both light and smoke. A large
cut from glass or c y t a l , stands upon a dais i
of the room. On one arm of this h o n e perch 20. Nightfears Study
bird; on tbe other is a large mug of carved
Nixs Domain
Areas 22-27 are under the control of the Resistance, a
force of assorted creatures who formerly answered to the
real Keraptis and have refused to swear fealty to any of
the False Kerapti. The leader of this motley group is Nix, a
disaffected efreeti who plans the eventual downfall of all
the false claimants.
Nix
The two efreet called Nix and Nox once served the orig-
This bag of K-imprints represents Nightfears first attempt inal Keraptis here under White Plume Mountain. Later,
to spread his hierarchical mind beyond the volcano com- Nox became a servant of the first False Keraptis, but
munity. If allowed to trade these sentient spells unhin- Nix was not so foolish. After the death of the first pre-
dered, the gnome could spread the Keraptis infection tender, Nox himself became a False Keraptis-the one
throughout the world in a remarkably short time. now known as Killjoy-and the two friends parted
ways forever.
Determined to stop the False Kerapti and restore his
21. Nightfears Lab true master to power, Nix formed the Resistance, a rag-
tag group of assorted beings who strike at all the False
Kerapti from hiding. Nix can acquaint visitors with the
entire situation under White Plume Mountain, including
the identities and nature of all the False Kerapti, their
holdings, and their movements, plus the precise fate
that awaits hosts of active K-imprints. He also knows
how to bring back the original Keraptis (though he
expects his master to return as a functional adult), and
he is always on the lookout for allies who can help in
that endeavor.
Nightfear uses this lab to fashion both mundane and As an efreeti, Nix looks quite terrifying. To avoid
magical concoctions for his troops. A thorough search frightening his forces, he routinely uses his innate poly-
turns up four finishedflaming arrows, one jar of kelp morph self ability to appear as a large man with reddish-
repellant, and several kegs of firewine. A successful find gold skin and tiny nubs on his forehead where his horns
secret doors attempt reveals one of the kegs as a secret should be.
storage space. If anyone attempts to open it without
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she warns them of the pit trap in this chamber (see Pit corridors. If Kuhlefaran is not escorting the characters
Traps) and directs them around it. when they arrive here, the rooms occupants refuse them
entrance unless they swear that they are not loyal to
22A. Secret Blind: This roughly excavated chamber, obvi- Nightfear, Spatterdock, Killjoy, or Mossmutter.
ously expanded from a narrow stone corridor, lies imme- The room is multifunctional, serving as a pantry, food
diately to the west of area 10. The tiny spyhole in the preparation area, bunkroom, and recreation hall for the
upper part of the door has a lens angled to allow a Resistance. Twelve gnomes, a crazy meenlock, three
human-sized creature standing in the blind a clear view of humans (including Kuhlefaran), and an ogre all live here,
the corridor. Kuhlefaran SI and the furniture and implements reflect the diversity of
watching the minions of tl their owners. A pit fire burns in the southwest corner,
vented by a natural rift in the ceiling.
Heroes wishing to resolve this encounter with steel find
23. It Hunts the Inverted Liggurat the rebels strong adversaries, especially when Nix appears
to back them up 3 rounds after any conflict begins. Those
wishing to parley discover that although most of these
beings are friendly and willing to talk, their information is
limited. They do, however, offer to take the PCs to Nix,
who can tell them anything they wish to know.
The humans Marthy and Hammond are both helpful to
strangers, if a bit cautious. The ogre known as Garcon
appears brutish, and he is. Henri, the meenlock, aban-
doned his colony long ago to work for Nix. Since he has
This chamber has five levels, each separated from the no idea why he did this, he assumes he is crazy. To hide
others by a vertical distance of 10 feet. The ceiling is 10 his true nature, Henri always wears a greatcloak with the
feet above the outermost level. Once the place served as a collar drawn up over his face. Observers might very well
sort of bestiary, with creatures imprisoned behind glass take him for a gnome unless they get a look at his horrible
walls on each level. But volcanic action broke the glass visage.
prisons long ago, and the former inhabitants have been Garcon, male ogre (1): AC 5; MV 12; HD 7+1; hp 40;
dead for many years. THACO 9 (ogre-sized flail and Str bonus); #AT 3/2 (ogre-
Unfortunately for the members of the Resistance, Spat- sized flail); Dmg ld10+6; SZ L (12 tall); ML elite (13);Int
terdock has learned of their existence and their plan to low (8);AL CE; XP 1,400.
bring low all the pretenders. While he wouldnt mind Quote: Smell my hands.
seeing the other usurpers destroyed, he is well aware that Gnome guards, male and female F7 (5): See Appen-
he is also on the groups hit list. Therefore, he has used his dix: Monster Summary.
magic to place a terrible guardian in this chamber. The Henri, male meenlock (1): See Appendix:Monster
Resistance has yet to become aware of the creature Summary.
because everyone who has passed through here since then Quote: Want to see something really scary?
has died. Marthy and Hammond, male and female humans F7:
With his foul necromancy, Spatterdock reanimated one AC 4 (chainmail and shield); MV 12; hp 56,52; THACO 14
of the long-dead creatures that previously inhabited this (12 with longsword +Z and longsword specialization); #AT
room-a giant crab. He also managed to affix an amulet of 2 (longsword +Z); Dmg ld8+3; SZ M (58 tall); ML cham-
repudiation to one of its legs, rendering it immune to cleri- pion (15);AL NE; XP 975.
cal turning. (Without it, the creature would be turnable by Special Equipment: pouch of mushroom snacks.
a cleric or a paladin as Special.) Spatterdock then placed
a permanent improved invisibility upon the crab and tele-
ported it into this chamber. 25. Heart of the Resistance
The beast attacks anyone passing through this chamber.
(Kuhlefaran cannot warn the PCs about it, as she doesnt
know it is here.) Because the creature is so large, however,
it cannot leave the chamber to pursue its prey.
Invisible undead giant crab (1): See Appendix: Mon-
ster Summary.
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that floats withm the fiery magma near the very center of the The tunnel opens into the maze of lava tubes within
volcano. Inside that magical room is an obelisk with depres- White Plume Mountain, and the scratches mark the path
sions made to accommodate these weapons. As soon as all to the secret exit Nix and his followers use. (They have
four items are in their appropriate slots, their combined not yet explored the deeper lava tubes because of the
power wiU summon back Keraptis, whose physical presence malign creatures they have encountered even as close as
on this plane will snuff out all active K-imprints automati- area 48.) If the heroes follow the trail markers, they
cally. Hosts of partial imprints should survive the experience, emerge onto the slopes of White Plume Mountain in short
but completely imprinted beings will probably die outright. order, out of sight of the Wizard's Mouth main entrance.
The Resistance managed to steal Wave from Nightfear, They can use this same entrance to reenter White Plume
but lost it. Thinking it unsafe to keep the weapon inside Mountain later.
the volcano, Nix ordered his operatives to take it out of
the mountain and hide it in their choice of three loca-
tions-Plague Fields, Thingizzard's Hut, or Castle Mukos. Spatterdock's Domain
But those agents never came back, and the efreeti has no
idea to which of these places they actually delivered The False Keraptis known as Spatterdock controls areas
Wave. Therefore, Nix asks the PCs to visit each possible 28-48. However, he does not post guards in the lava tun-
hiding place, retrieve Wave, and return with it. nels (28 and 4648) within that area, since he has not yet
If the heroes accept this commission, the efreeti offers had a chance to clean out the monsters living there.
them temporary sanctuary in area 24 and assigns Henri to
accompany them. Nix is willing to provide any other aid
the DM deems reasonable, though he cannot grant 28. Forgotten
wishes.
The Resistance leader remains generally helpful and
friendly while the heroes are working in conjunction with
his goals, but he does not particularly wish to aid them
directly with retrieving the weapons. If they return all
four to him, he accompanies them to the Fane to recall
Keraptis.
Nix, male efreeti (1):AC 0 (wing of protection +2); MV 9,
fly 24 (B); HD 8+3; hp 59; THACO 11 (8 with efreeti-sized
scimitar and Str bonus); #AT 1 (efreeti-sized scimitar);
Dmg 4d4+8; SA spell-like abilities; SD immunities; SZ L The depressions are 6 feet long and 3 feet wide. Long ago
(12' tall); ML champion (15);Str 20, Dex 13, Con 20, Int 15, they served as resting places for the eight ghouls the first
Wis 11, Cha 8; ,4L LE; XP 8,000. False Keraptis had posted here to guard against
Special Abilities: SD-immune to normal fire; -1 penalty unwanted intrusion. But these creatures ultimately
to attack and damage rolls of opponents using magical fire. proved unreliable as guardians, so other security meas-
Spell-like Abilities (at 12th level): at will-create illusion ures supplanted them.
(with visual and audio components, lasts without concen-
tration until magically dispelled or touched), produce flame,
pyrotechnics; 1/day-invisibility, gaseous form, detect magic, Spatterdock
enlarge, polymorph serfi wall o f f r e .
Quote: "Keraptis will know wha' '- J - " The False Keraptis known as Spatterdock was once an
ogre mage called Quesnef who served both the original
Keraptis and the first False Keraptis. But his days of
26. Stores serving others ended when he managed to acquire a K:
complete imprint.
The wooden shelves and tables crowding this room hold Following the precedent established by other pre-
rations, water barrels, weapons, armor, extra clothing, and tenders, Spatterdock managed to locate and claim one of
a variety of other items. the original implements of power: Whelm. Instead of
wielding it himself, however, the False Keraptis allows
his favorite servant, the vampire Ctenmiir, to carry and
27. The Resistance's Secret Exit use the enchanted hammer in his name.
Presently, Spatterdock functions as a 15th-levelwizard
because of the thirty-four subsumed minds currently
under his control. His real form is that of a huge ogre
mage, but he typically uses his polymorph self ability to
affect the appearance of a doughty halfling.
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Moirisun, challenges the intruders, questioning them as
Elevated Ghoul to their identities and intentions (see "Negotiations"),
The room also contains a standard pit trap (see "Pit
The elevated ghoul has 13 Hit Dice and inflicts extra Traps").
damage with each claw attack. In addition, any human, The previous False Keraptis constructed the spiral stair-
humanoid, or demihuman creature it touches must case here some twenty years ago. It leads into a series of
make a successful saving throw vs. paralyzation with a lava tubes unconnected with the others noted on the
4 penalty or be paralyzed for 24 hours. Characters maps; these passages meander deep into the heart of the
slain by an elevated ghoul become standard ghouls thir- volcano before finally opening into the Indoctrination
ty minutes after death unless a cleric casts bless on their Center (area 49). Obsidian pillars at each branch point
remains. (Note that elves are vulnerable to the paralysis mark the true path for travelers unfamiliar with the route;
effect, but do not become ghouls after death.) the unmarked passages all lead to dead ends. The lava
The elevated ghoul has 20% magic resistance and is tubes are exceptionallywarm, especially where they pass
immune to cold-based attacks, sleep, charm, hold, and near lava bubbles, but the route is safe and navigable.
other mind-affecting spells, as well as weapons below
+2 enchantment. Its amulet of repudiation renders it Negotiations
immune to clerical turning; otherwise it would turn as Unlike Captain Kabyle, Moirisun has already been sub-
"Special." A pvotecfionfrom evil spell keeps the creature sumed into his leader's growing hierarchical mind. His
at bay for 1 round. original personality is completely gone, as are his abilities,
character levels, and free will. Anything Moirisun "says"
is actually articulated by Spatterdock; when not channel-
After a few years, the restless ghouls burrowed their ing the thoughts of his leader, the gnome lapses into
way out of the chamber and into the ancient lava tubes, immobility. Clues to Moirisun's condition include his
which they used to move about within the volcano. Most white eyes, glazed stare, slow movements, and periodic
have now settled elsewhere, but one still lingers just out- drooling.
side this room. Because of its amulet of repudiation, it has The guard captain informs the heroes that he and his
become an elevated ghoul, with powers far outstripping troops are loyal to the real Keraptis, who returned to his
those of its brethren. Should any intruders linger in this home recently to find much of it under the control of
chamber for more than 3 rounds, it attacks, fighting to usurpers! He then asks the player characters their busi-
the death or until the intruders retreat. (There is only one ness here. If their stated intentions involve killing Keraptis
elevated ghoul in White Plume Mountain. If the player and stealing his treasures, Moirisun orders his troops to
characters have previously met it as a wandering mon- open fire, as above. Otherwise, he offers them a deal-safe
ster, it appears here only if it survived that encounter. passage and magic to help them with their quest in return
Conversely, if the PCs destroy it here, mark it off the for their agreement to fight the usurpers. The gnome
Wandering Monster Table and substitute gnome guards leader hints that such an alliance may be the only way the
for that entry.) heroes can expect to survive. The PCs may attempt diplo-
Elevated Ghoul (1): See "Appendix: Monster Summary." macy if desired, but any offer other than alliance with
Spatterdock eventually results in a battle, especially if the
party tries to access the stairway or the gnomes' redoubt.
29. Stairwell Should the heroes agree to such an alliance, Moirisun
points out the location of the pit trap and gives the group
a scroll of K:fire. (If asked, he says that the spell on the
scroll grants its user the ability to castfireball once per
day.) He also gives each PC an armband bearing Spatter-
dock's insignia-a letter "S" superimposed over a "K,"
fXct are ttle ash and
. . . * with snakes entwined around both-and admonishes
them to destroy creatures wearing any other symbols
without question. Finally, he directs the PCs to area 45,
where he says they must meet with Keraptis to seal their
bond of service. (Though he does not have a map, he can
The gnomes in area 30 keep this chamber under con- draw a crude one for them if so requested.)
stant observation because of its vital strategic impor-
tance: This spiral stairway is one of the few ways of
reaching the lower level. The guards here do not 30. Wizards, All
respond to passwords, as Spatterdock does not rely on
passwords to identify his minions. If one or more of the The south and west walls of this 20-foot-square room each
PCs enters this room wearing Nightfear's insignia, the contain four murder holes. The eight gnome spellcasters
gnomes attack immediately. Otherwise, their leader, posted here can deploy their offensive magic through
28
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Amulet of
IJL b
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Among the items of potent sorcery that the original Centuries ago, the residual energies left over from
Keraptis crafted during his stay in the volcano were Keraptiss bid for immortality combined with the vol-
eight amulets of repudiation, which draw their energy canic gases and the unusual fungi in the lava tubes. The
from the Negative Material Plane. Living creatures gain results were the sentient, free-roaming fungoids known
no benefit from these, but an undead being who wears as fungus hulks.
one becomes completely impervious to turning. In addi- From a distance, a fungus hulk resembles a bulky,
tion, a wearer connected with the Negative Material hunchbacked humanoid wearing a concealing cloak.
Plane (such as an undead creature) can absorb the con- Closer inspection, however, reveals a fibrous, spore-
stant energy leakage from the amulet over time, gain- bearing mass, surmounted by a head-shaped puffball
ing additional Hit Dice and other special enhancements suffused with sticky filaments.
at the DILls discretion. By absorbing dissolved limestone into its outer sur-
The amulet uf repudiation has an XP value of 4,000. face, the fungus hulk can harden its carapace to resist
blows more effectively.Similarly, it consciously incorpo-
rates daggerlike pieces of obsidian into its fingertips
to use as claws. A putrid fungal byproduct constantly
these slits from 90% cover. Though all eight have active K- seeps from these junctures, staining the obsidian shards
imprints (K:fire), five of them have already used their violet. Following any melee in which the fungus hulk
daily allotment today and must fight with mundane scores damage, each victim must make two successful
spells. Characters who ally with Spatterdock here receive saving throws vs. paralyzation to avoid the deadly
an XP award equal to that for defeating all of these effects of this substance. Those who fail one saving
gnomes in melee (1435 XP). throw contract a horrid rotting disease, losing half their
Moirisun, male gnome: AC 10; M V 9; hp 4; THACO 20;
remaining hit points over the next 4 rounds. Two fail-
#AT 1 (short sword); Dmg 1d6; SA spell channeling; SW ures indicate the rot is more virulent, causing death in 6
no independent action; SZ S (3%tall); ML steady (12); Int rounds unless a cure disease spell is applied. Even then,
non- (0); AL NE; XP 35. however, the victim still loses a random extremity to the
Special Abilities: SA-Moirisun can join with two rot. A vegetable or fungoid creature injured by a fungus
additional subsumed cells of Spatterdocks hierarchi- hulk must make a successful saving throw vs. death
cal mind to provide a channel for his spells; SW- magic after the melee or suffer ld10 additional points of
Moisirun is incapable of acting except under damage. Fungus hulks are immune to normal fire, sleep,
Spatterdocks control. charm, hold, and other mind-affecting spells, and they
Special Equipment: scroll of K: fire. suffer only half damage from magical fire.
Gnome wizards, male and female M3 (8): See Appen- Fungus hulks constantly move through the lava
dix: Monster Summary. tubes below White Plume Mountain in search of their
god. From time to time, they agree to serve a power-
31. Fungal Delights ful leader, but they are fickle in their service and easily
agitated to violence.
expanse of boiling water. Th Balcony: The debris of numerous past battles litters the
rocky ledge. Keraptis once kept a massive crablike entity
confined here, and it fought for its life against many
intruders before at last falling into the boiling lake. Amid
the debris are ten burlap sacks (each containing 25 gp),
Once, boiling water completely filled this chamber, except four gems (each worth 100-200 gp), a ring of infuavision,a
for a portion of the balcony that Keraptis had protected by luckstone, a wand ofpost (17 charges), and a copper bracer
magic. Now that magic is gone, but the water has receded too large for any creature of less than giant height. (This
to 50 feet below balcony level thanks to the new drainage item renders a giant-sized wearer immune to psionics and
channels created by the dynamic volcanic processes. spells that affect the mind.) Characters have a 50% chance
An extrusion of magma trapped in the porous rock imme- of turning up one of these items per turn spent searching
diately below this chamber keeps the water in this super- the debris. However, each turn of searching is also 50%
heated state. Nothing lives in the boiling lake, and any likely to disturb one of the four crab swarms that gestates
creature unfortunate enough to fall into it suffers 3d6 in the hollows of the balcony.
points of damage per round of contact. Elsewhere in the Crab swarm (4): See Appendix: Monster Summary.
chamber the heat is still overpowering, inflicting ld4
points of damage per turn on those herein.
Three crevices (at Points A, B, and C on the map) chan- 36. A Gathering of Husks
nel the flow of water and steam, preventing the buildup
of excess pressure.
31
At one time, Spatterdock kept a guard in this chamber to others-for refusing to serve him. However, he thought
watch the prisoners in area 38, but he has not been inter- that Snarla might agree to work for him once she got over
ested in maintaining captives for some time. The door to her lovers death, so he confined her in this prison to con-
area 38 is wizard locked (at 14th level), but the key hangs on sider it. Her enchanted nature has allowed her to survive
the wall beside it. The grill in the door provides a clear without nourishment, but starvation and the attentions of
view of that chamber. the inquisitor (area 39) have degraded her mind.
If freed, Snarla selects a random male character and
begins to call him Burket.As long as he plays along with
38. Interim Prison this charade, she cooperates fully with the party. If he denies
her, however, she viciously attacks him in werewolf form.
Nine strands of rusted wire hang from the ceiling of this Snarla, female werewolf (1): AC 5; MV 15; HD 4+3; hp
d n r p stme room. Fr2m five of them hang humanoid 26; THACO 15; #AT 1 (bite); Dmg 2d4; SA inflict lycan-
pr:sone:s--Or the rcrnains tbereof-by their ivrists. All thropy; SD hit only by silver or magical weapons; SZ M
4h30 heires 1034 dezd, a?prent!y of negiect. (6 tall); ML steady (12); Int average (10);AL CE; XP 420.
Special Abilities: assume giant wolf form at will; SA-
victims have a 1%chance per point of damage sustained
Each of the doors is wizard locked at 15th level, but their keys to contract lycanthropy; SD-hit only by silver or magical
hang just outside. Spatterdock found this chamber an excel- weapons while in wolf form.
lent prison in the early days of the war, but he become so
fascinated with the growing power of his hierarchical mind
that he eventually lost interest in maintaining captives. Only 39. Inquisition Room
one of the prisoners hanging from the wires remains alive. If
the heroes followed a friend or relative into White Plume
Mountain (see Adventure Hooks), that person is the live
prisoner; otherwise, it is a female werewolf named Snarla.
Long ago, Snarla and her lover Burket entered the serv-
ice of the first False Keraptis as mercenaries. When Spat-
terdock took over this area, he killed Burket-and several
Though he no longer cares about keeping prisoners alive close the distance by the most direct route must make a
in the long term, Spatterdock still routinely sends captives successful saving throw vs. paralyzation with a -2 penalty
to this chamber for questioning in case they have impor- or fall headlong into pit (see Pit Traps). If there are no
tant tactical information. His inquisitor-a corrupt opponents in melee range, the golem preferentially attacks
gynosphinx named Sapho-is well accustomed to asking characters in the pit at a +4 bonus to its attack roll because
difficult questions. of its superior position. Sounds of combat rouse the sub-
Sapho served the first False Keraptis because of a mag- sumed gnomes in area 41, who arrive 2 rounds later to aid
ical compulsion he laid upon her. After his death, she the golem.
agreed to serve Spatterdock rather than die at his hands. Number Nine, flesh golem (1): AC 4 (bracers ofAC 4);
Long since corrupted by her role as an inquisitor, the M V 8; HD 9; hp 40; THACO 11; #AT 2 (fist/fist); Dmg
mangy, bedraggled gynosphinx has become cold and 2d8/2d8; SD immunities; SW fire- and cold-based spells;
cruel, though she is still quite fond of riddling. She prom- SZ L (8 tall); ML fearless (19); Int semi (4);AL N;
ises that if the heroes can answer her question correctly, XP 2,000.
she will let them go and not raise the alarm for 1hour. Special Abilities: SD-electrical spells heal 1
Should they attack her, she responds in kind if she judges point/damage die; immune to nonmagical weapons and
them weak; otherwise she attempts to flee and warn Spat- all spells except those mentioned here; SW-slozued for 2d6
terdock, using her dispel magic to get past the locked door. rounds by fire- and cold-based spells.
Saphos Riddle
41. Another Gathering of Husks
The beginning of eternity
The end of time and space This room has the same contents as area 36, except that
The beginning of every end, there are twelve subsumed gnomes here. They rouse to aid
And the end of every place. the flesh golem in area 40 if combat occurs there; otherwise,
they address any PCs who have tentatively allied with
Answer: the letter e. Spatterdock in unison, saying, I await you in my sanctum;
please do not tarry here. Should the heroes attack them,
In Saphos nest are a set of c h i n mail +2, a shield +I, a the False Keraptis responds with channeled spells.
potion qf kill giant strength, and a scroll inscribed with magic Subsumed gnomes, male and female (12): See
missile, lightning bolt, and dispel magic (all at 10th level). Appendix: Monster Summary.
Sapho, gynosphinx (1): AC -1; MV 15, fly 24 (D); HD
8; hp 40; THACO 13; #AT 2 (claw/claw); Dmg 2d4/2d4;
SZ L (7 tall); ML fanatic (17); Int average (10); AL NE; 42. Chasm of Boiling M u d
XP 3,000.
Spell-like Abilities: l/day-detect magic, read magic, read
languages, detect invisibility, locate object, dispel magic,
clairaudience, clairvoyance, remove curse, legend lore;
1/week-symbol.
Negotiations
Heroes who have entered an alliance with Spatterdock 46. Lava Tubes
can reaffirm their wish to serve him at this time. To
cement the alliance, each character must receive the bless- Faulting within the mountain has created a huge network
ing of a K-imprint (specifically K:fire). In addition, they of fissures, most of which are large enough for a human to
must bring back the head of any pretender and the imple- walk through. Mats of fungus coat the floors, walls, and
ment of power he stole. Spatterdock magnanimously ceilings of these oppressively hot, moist passages. A scant
announces that Ctenmiir will accompany them on this few patches of this growth are weakly bioluminescent,
latter quest. providing light to a 5-foot radius.
If even one character refuses to accept a K: fire imprint
or objects to Ctenmiirs companionship, conflict ensues
(see Melee Tactics).Heroes who actually comply with
Spatterdockswishes gain his trust. Thereafter, he
involves the heroes in all his future plans of conquest-at
least until they join his hierarchical mind.
False Keraptis Spatterdock, male ogre mage M15:
AC 0; M V 9, fly 15 (B); HD 5+2; hp 42; THACO 15 (11
with ogre-sized two-handed sword +1 and Str bonus); #AT
1 (ogre-sized two-handed sword +Z); Dmg ld10+7; SA spell
channeling; SD gaseousform, regeneration; SZ L (lO!htall);
ML elite (14);Str 18/00, Dex 12, Con 15, Int 16, Wis 10,
Cha 13; AL CE; XI 5,000.
Special Abilities: SA-can channel one spell per round
through any group of three subsumed minds in addition
to other actions; SD-regenerate 1hp/day; assume gaseous
form (l/day).
Spell-like Abilities (at 15th level): at will--fly (12 turns
before resting 12 turns), invisibility, darkness 10 radius,
polymorph self (humanoid forms between 4 and 12 feet
tall); 1/day-charm person, cloudkill, death spell, Evards
black tentacles, finger of death, K: complete imprint, knock,
fireball, mirror image, sleep, slow, stoneskin, true seeing, wind
wall, wizard mark; 2/day-polymorph other; 3/day-acid
arrow, lightning bolt, magic missile; 4/day-cone of cold.
Special Equipment: three potions of extra healing, ring of
fire resistance.
Ctenmiir, male vampire (1): AC 1; MV 12, fly 18 (C);
HD 8+3; hp 40; THACO 11 (6 with Whelm and Str bonus);
#AT 1 (Whelm); Dmg ld8+7; SA charm gaze, energy drain;
SD immunities, gaseous form, regeneration; SW garlic,
holy symbol, holy water, mirror; SZ M (6 tall); ML cham-
pion (16); Sts 18/62, Dex 13, Con 15, Int 15, Wis 10, Cha
14; AL CE; XI 8,000 each.
35
Fungal Egg Mass Whelm
These gooey clumps are egg clutches that a transitory
fungal nightmare (born in the basin in area 63) managed Whelm is a sentient, chaotic neutral hammer +3 (+5 for
to lay in the tunnels prior to its dissolution. dwarven wielders) that inflicts ld8+3 points of damage on a
There is a 20% (noncumulative) chance each round successful melee hit. On an attack roll of 20 (natural), the
that any motion within 10 feet of the egg mass will cause weapon also affects the target with a disintegrate spell. (After
it to rupture, spraying fungal goo on everything within a normal damage has been applied, the victim must make a
30-foot radius. (A character within this range must make successful saving throw vs. spell. Failure indicates complete
a successful saving throw vs. paralyzation to avoid the obliteration for a victim of size M or smaller; a size L or larg-
attack.) Since both the eggs and the sticky substrate that er target merely suffers an additional 20 points of damage.)
clots them together are highly acidic, this goo causes Whelm, which has an Intelligence score of 14and an ego
damage to anything it touches. It can eat through 1inch rating of 20, communicates with its wielder and any nearby
of wood per hour, dlestroy a metal item (such as a section living beings via telepathy. Its special purpose is to slay trolls,
of plate armor) in 3 rounds, or dissolve living flesh at a piants, and goblin-kin, including bugbears and hobgoblins.
rate of ld4 hit points per round. Victims can remove the Should its wielder fail to slay such a creature at least once
material by scraping, cutting, burning, or freezing it. The per month, the weapons attempts to force him or her to
egg mass absorbs the remains of any victims it slays as hunt one down-even if that would involve a journey of
food for the gestating fungoids and reforms into a new several days.
polyp within 3 days. Up to three times per day, Whelm can feleport back to its
The egg mass is immune to all weapons (even magi- wielders hand (150 feet maximum) after being thrown. By
:a1 ones) and to all spells except cure disease, which striking its haft upon the ground, the wielder can generate
I shockwave that forces up to 7 HD of enemies up to 60
destroys it utterly. It is especially vulnerable to normal
feet away to make successful saving throws vs. spell or be
fire, which inflicts ld4 points of damage per application,
stunned for ld4 rounds. (The wielder and his or her allies
and to sunlight, which kills it after 1hour of exposure.
Maoziral firo h a c nn offnct nn tLo nroi+r.ro
re immune to this effect.) In addition, Whelm automatical-
y detects the existence of any gold, gems, or goblin-kin
vvithin a 60-foot radius, though it cannot pinpoint their pre-
iise locations.
47. Descent Into the Depths The hammer has one drawback: It afflicts its wielder
~4thagoraphobia (fear of wide, open places) within 1day
This connecting tunnel angles steeply downward and
)fits first use. Agoraphobics suffer a -2 penalty on all attack
eventually opens into area 67, where it connects with a
~ l l s saving
, throws, and proficiency checks in outdoor set-
system of similar tunnels
ings. For each consecutive 24-hour period during which the
iser fails to spend at least 8 hours inside or underground,
his penalty increases by -1 cumulatively,to a maximum of
48. Egg Node -5. This conditionpersists until the wielder disposes of the
Neapon permanently-an action Whelm vigorously oppos-
The vough passagewav widens out here, forming a siz- 3s if reasonably satisfied with the relationslhip.
a5143 ca1.c.T. TY s o ~ mdun-colored
e fungus that coats Whelm has an XP value of 8,000.
L ~cerritnrs
e ?so dots he \\-,.l!sof this c h a m b r , but a
Killjoys Domain
7e?r v 6 ircie.; in ri,i?nefer. 1 h ) u p b the sacs a-e
The False Keraptis known as Killjoy controls areas 49-55.
?re visibe within
-at:clucent, c u - q i r c :.cts :Ifo.;tr4rcss
Though his troops have looted what they could from the
c?im-ai I\ i i e n .
unclaimed rooms nearby (56-63), he has not incorporated
those areas into his domain. At present, he is more interest-
This is not a true toadstool, but a fungal polyp whose ed in fighting Mossmutter for possession of the lava tubes
core provides support and nourishment for the egg than in using his forces to hold uncontested ground. Unless
mass atop it. The gestation period of these eggs is meas- otherwise noted, the worked chambers in this area are 25
ured qeological time, so there is no danger that they feet high and finished with white marble tiles.
will actually hatch while the PCs are here. However,
any motion within 10 feet of the polyp can cause it to
rupture.
Fungal egg mass (1): See Appendix: Monster Summary.
36
Killi oy Burning Golems
The False Keraptis known as Killjoy was once an efreeti These 18-foot-tall humanoids are composed of glowing
called Nox-onetime friend and companion to Nix (see area red coals covered with white-hot cinders. A burning
26). The two served the original Keraptis hundreds of years golem radiates intense heat, and its mere touch sets fire
ago. Nox also served the first False Keraptis for a time to flammable materials.
before discovering a K: complete imprint and graduating to Each blow from a burning golems fist showers the
False Keraptis status himself. Nix named him Killjoy victim with glowing cinders that adhere to clothing and
because his change of status put an end to their friendship. skin, inflicting an additional 1hp per round until doused
Following the precedent established by other pretenders, with liquid or loose earth. While burning, such victims
Killjoy managed to locate and claim one of the original make all attack rolls at a 4 penalty and incur a -2 penal-
implements of power: Blackrazor. Out of pure love for the ty to their Dexterity scores. On the third round of combat,
weapon, Killjoy openly wields it whenever possible. the burning golem can utter a terrible, magically
Presently,Killjoy functions as a 15th-levelwizard enhanced cry. All foes within 80 feet must make a suc-
because of the thirty subsumed minds currently under cessful saving throw vs. breath weapon or run from the
his control. His real form is that of an efreeti, but he typi- golem for 6 rounds.
cally uses his polymorph selfability to affect the appear- Only magical weapons of +2 or better enchantment
ance of a bald human male with a heavily tatooed face. can hit a burning golem, and the creatures are immune
Unlike other efreet, Killjoy cannot grant wishes. to fire (normal and magical), electricity, and illusions.
Wounded burning golems regenerate 1hp every turn,
and complete regeneration from a single dust mote is
49. Indoctrination Center possible in a months time. A quench fire spell reduces the
golems AC to 6 and prevents it from using its cinder
attack for 1 round per caster level.
the window-whether or not they lie behind closed doors. 3,121 loose gp, twenty-three gems (each worth 100 gp),
Any creature within that secondary area suffers 5d6 points five sticks of incense of meditation, and a brazier of control-
of damage per round while within the affected area, or half lingfire elementals. The orange tome on top of the desk
on a successful saving throw vs. paralyzation with no contains a K:complete imprint, as well as three partial K-
penalty. Unless the characters accomplish some magical imprints: K:missile, K:wall, and K:fire.
repair, much of this level quickly becomes uninhabitable,
and the plume above the volcano vanishes. Melee Tactics
49C. [yon Seat: This chair offers its occupant an exquisite If Killjoy has not yet used stoneskin upon himself, he does so
view of natures fury through the protective crystal panes as his first action before engaging the nearest PC. As his
to the west. By itself,the sight is awe-inspiring, but in com- gnomes arrive from area 52 in groups of three, he places
bination with the magic of the seat, it induces a contempla- them between himself and the party (if possible) and begins
tive state in which the viewer is highly susceptible to channeling spells through them while continuing to fight. If
suggestion. While watching the scene outside the window seriously wounded, Killjoy assumes his efreeti form, regain-
from this chair, the viewer must make a successful saving ing ld12 hp in the process. This change of shape does not
throw vs. spell each round or act on the next suggestion preclude any of his other actions for that round, and he can
heard, as per the 3rd-level wizard spell suggestion. still effectively use Blackrazor in that form.
To ensure cooperation with the process, the False Ker-
aptis has installed leather straps reinforced with wire on Negotiations
the arms and back of the chair. Once strapped into the Killjoy greets any offer of alliance with open suspicion. If
seat, a victim must make a successful Bend Bars/Lift Gates the PCs insist that they wish to join him, however, he
roll at a -15% penalty to break free. A head brace gives each character a K-imprint scroll (A:: missile, K:fire,
equipped with strips of eyelid adhesive on the eyepiece or K:wall) and insists that all of them memorize their
guarantees the viewers full attention to the scene. spells on the spot, while he watches. Thereafter, he calls
Killjoy typically leaves his victims in the chair for at for his retinue (the subsumed gnomes from area 52) to
least 10 rounds before suggesting that that surrender watch over the main group while he escorts the PCs, one
themselves and join with his mind. Subjects who hold a by one, to the indoctrination chamber (area 49) to become
partial K-imprint become fully subsumed into Killjoys part of his hierarchical mind. Should they object to any
hierarchical mind upon agreeing to this, regardless of part of this process, Killjoy attacks with EMackrazor.
which False Keraptis they had previously been affiliated False Keraptis Killjoy, male efreeti M15 AC 2; MV
with. Killjoy can even transfer already subsumed minds of 9, fly 24 (B); HD 8+3; hp 65; THACO 11 (51 with Blackrazor
other False Kerapti to his own hierarchy by this means. A and Str bonus); #AT 1 (Blackrazor); Dmg ld10+9/ld10+9;
nonimprinted being subjected to this process merely SA spell channeling; SD immunities; SZ 1, (12 tall); ML
becomes Killjoys willing servant. The efreeti never leaves champion (15); Str 18/00, Dex 13, Con 20, Int 16, Wis 11,
a subject alone in the chair, nor does he permit others to Cha 10; AL LE; XP 12,000.
be present in the room during the process, lest another Special Abilities: gaseous form, SA-can channel one
suggestion override or conflict with his own. spell per round through any group of three subsumed
Four huge bolts hold this enchanted metal chair to the minds in addition to other actions; SD-immune to
marble dais. Removing it from this spot negates its normal fire; -1 penalty to attack and damage rolls for
enchantment forever. opponents using magical fire.
Spell-like Abilities (at 15th level): at will-producej7ame,
pyrotechnics, create illusion with visual arid audio compo-
50. Killjoys Chamber nents that lasts without concentration until magically dis-
pelled or touched; 1/day-cloudkill, Evards black tentacles,
Poltc of orange silk drape the n:alls of this chamber, and
finger of death,fireball, invisibility, K: complioteimprint, knock,
throw pillcws cover most of detect magic, enlarge, magic missile, mirror image, polymorph
deep decivity in the northw selfi slow, stoneskin, true seeing, wall offire, wind wall;
hob: i a finely carved rollto
2/day-death spell; 3/day- acid arrow, cone of cold, light-
light Arnid the clutter of ning bolt, polymorph other, sleep.
rwnt, an ornate tome b
Quote: I AM Keraptis!
This is Killjoys private chamber. He is here 80% of the time, 51. Throughway
either loungmg on the pillows or seated at the desk. If the
heroes first meet Killjoy here, he quietly uses stoneskin upon
himself, then frowns and asks them how they got here and
what they want. (See Negotiationsif they wish to parley.)
He responds to attacks in kind (see Melee Tactics).
A search through the desk drawers reveals a total of
Blackrazor 52. Killjoys Husks
Blackrazor is a neutral evil two-handed sword +3 that
inflicts ld10+3 points of damage on a successful melee About two doze11 slowlv rocking forms are discemahlr
a
hit (or 3d6+3 points vs. size L or larger target). Its blade
5,
resembles a piece of the night sky studded with strange
stars, and carved obsidian stones decorate its sheath. In fl
reality, Blackrazor is an entity of shaped negative energy
that revels in absorbing life energy from those it kills.
O n any killing blow, Blackrazor sucks out and that they belong to Killjoys hierarchy they are exactly like
devours the soul of its victim. This action temporarily those in area 36. They rouse to aid Killjoy in area 50 if combat
adds the dead foes total levels or HD to wielders, occurs there; otherwise, they ignore the PCs. Should anyone
increasing his or her THACO and attacks/round accord- attack them, Killjo:yresponds with channeled spells mtil he
Lngly. The user also gains the hit points the victim pos- arrives 2 rounds later to join the fray with Blackrazor.
sessed when fully healthy, and all subsequent damage Subsumed gnjomes, male and fen *
is applied against these stolen hit points first. Victims Appendix: Mon!iter Summary.
who have lost their souls to Blackrazor cannot be raised.
The sentient sword, which has an Intelligence score
3f 17 and an ego rating of 16, communicates with its 53. Holding;;Cells
wielder and any nearby living beings via telepathy.
Blackrazor is almost the epitome of an evil weapon,
Two banks of cels secured with thick, close-set iron bars
?xisting solely to feed on power and souls, and no stand back to-back in the center of his marble chambcr,
good-aligned party can retain that distinction for long six on each side. Most of tht. cells appear errptv.
with this weapon in its midst. For every three days the
sword remains unfed, its ego increases by 1point. . .
The keyring holds keys to the cells in area 53, and the
shelves contain the belongings of the prisoners incarcer-
ated there. A search yields several usable cloaks, boots, and
gloves, as well as four full quivers of arrows and a wide
range of short swords and short bows. A small satchel
adorned with the initials E.O. contains the real treasure
among the dross: thieves tools of quality (+lo% bonus to
Open Locks and Remove Traps rolls), a long dagger +3,23
gold pieces, and-in a hidden compartment-a ring of the
ram. The satchel belongs to Ethan Orithay, a member of the
Resistance presently incarcerated in 53C.
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All these cell doors are locked, although only three of Ethan Orithay, male deep gnome T5:AC 8 (natural
them (A, B, and C) currently house inmates. The keys are hide or 0 with jacket); MV 9; hp 23; THACO 18 (15 with
on the keyring in area 51. dagger +3); #AT 1; Dmg ld4+3; SA surprise, backstab;
S h u r p r i s e d only on 1 (ldlO), saving throw bonuses,
CeZZ A: A figure completely wrapped in a greatcloak sits on nondetection; MR 20%; SZ S (3 tall); ML elite (13); Str 14,
a stone cot facing the wall. It whimpers intermittently, but Dex 14, Con 12, Int 11, Wis 10, Cha 9; AL NG; XP 420.
makes no other noise and does not respond to questions. Special Abilities: infravision to 120 feet; Si4-surprise90%;
This unfortunate creature was once a human fighter who backstab for triple damage; SD-surprised only on a 1 (ld10);
entered thiscomplex with an adventuring party. Justafter 60% undetectable when not moving; +2 bonus to save vs.
Killjoy captured and incmerated him,however, a fullscale poison; +3 bonus to all other saves; radiates nondetection.
skim;ishwith Spatterdock distracted the efreeti for an Spell-like Abilities: 1/day-blindness, blur, change sey
extended period. All his prisonersperished-including this ThiefAbilities: PP 65, MS 50, HS 50, DN 40, CW 75.
one. Because of a preexisting curse, however, this adventurer
rose again as a unique undead creature--aremnant. Not wish-
ing to muck about with strange undead, Killjoy left him alone. 54. Food Distribution
The remnant attacks anyone who disturbs it, then
phases into the ethereal plane the next round and begins
Shelves line the east, south, and west wills of this room;
to stalk the party from that vantage. It rematerializes and
the north wall is hidden by barrels stacked three high
attacks when the PCs next make camp, attempting to and three deep. Edib.o fungi 04 various typcs fill the
overcome the guards before they can rouse the rest of the shelves, and smoked meat from some u?identi-:iabe
party. The remnant is turned as Special. anima
Remnant (1): See Appendix: Monster Summary.
of the
stand
Cell B: This cell holds a half-starved, slack-jawed gnome
wearing a loincloth. He is presently part of Nightfears
hierarchical mind, but Killjoy intends to remedy that situ- This chamber serves as the food distribution chamber for
ation with the iron seat. Killjoy and his servants. Its caretakers are Camille and
Should the PCs attempt to communicate with this gnome, Wilde, a pair of drow who fled the Underdark to pursue a
they find him completely unresponsive to questions if Night- relationship outlawed by their society. These two maintain
fear is dead. Otherwise, the voice of Nightfear issues an the food stores via infrequent fungus-gathering and hunt-
appropriate response from the gnomes mouth. If the heroes ing expeditions in the cavernous eastern section of the
have had no previous contact with Nightfear, he offers them underground complex.
an alliance. If they already have an agreement with him,he Camille and Wilde challenge the PCs 011 sight with
quizzes them about their progress. If they made an alliance drawn weapons, for they know that strangers this far down
with him and subsequently broke it, he reviles them soundly, rarely have any business that does not involve an attempt
threatening them with all manner of horrible consequences. on Killjoys life. But the conflict is short, for Camilles K-
Subsumed gnome, male (1): See Appendix: Monster imprint has nested in her mind too long, and the slightest
Summary. shock is enough to catalyze subsumption. Thus, after ld4
rounds of interaction with the heroe-be it combat or nego-
CeZZ C: This cells inhabitant is Ethan Orithay, a deep
I tiation-camille screams, covers her face, and drops to the
ITome loyal to Nix and the Resistance. Ethan immediately ground. Wdde breaks off whatever he is dloing to assist her,
tiica cu L,Cr:nnrl
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uciiiciiu aiiy uiLciiitjciiL G i c a L u L c LIF JFFJ, iiuyflg but to no avail. When he pulls her hands alway from her
for rescue. If the PCs are unaware of the Resistance, Ethan face, a glaze-eyed, slack-jawed countenance greets his eyes.
eagerly explains its purpose and offers to lead the heroes Wilde is so distraught over this occurrence that he
directly to his leader if they set him free. Should the deep offers to join the PCs. He had long suspected that the K-
gnome learn that one of the heroes hosts a K-imprint, he imprints were too good to be true, and :now he is cer-
insists that their lives are in great danger unless they free tain. He wants to bring Camille along, but sadly agrees
him and speak with Nix. He is as good as his word, lead- to leave her behind if the PCs insist. (If she does accom-
ing them to area 25 by the fastest route if they let him out. pany the heroes, she cannot help in any way, and Killjoy
If the characters have already allied with Nix, Ethan offers can track all their movements through her.) Wilde read-
to join the party, promising to provide such aid as he can ily tells the PCs what he knows and even offers to show
until Nix commands otherwise. them the massive cavern where the usurper known as
Ethans dagger +3, satchel, and jacket are on the shelves Mossmutter lives-though he knows little of that
in area 51, unless the PCs have taken them. Should the beings abilities.
deep gnome notice any heroes using his equipment, he Wilde and Camille, male and female drow hunters F7:
asks them to return it. Those who refuse to comply have AC 3; MV 12; hp 57; THACO 14 (hand crossbow or 12 with
made an enemy, although Ethan will attempt to gain the longsword +2); #AT 3/2 (hand crossbow or longsword +2);
PCs trust before taking his revenge. Dmg ld8+2 or ld3; SD surprised only on 1 (ld10);
SW bright light; MR 52%; SZ M (5 tall); ML elite (14); Int
high (14); AL CE; XP 650. 58. Abandoned & Looted Lab
Special Abilities: infravision to 120 feet; detect sloping
passages and new tunnel construction (1-5 on ld6), slid-
ing/shifting walls or rooms (1-4 on ld6), approximate
depth underground and stonework traps, pits, and dead-
falls (1-3 on ld6), secret doors (1 on ld6 in passing or 1-3
on ld6 if searching); SD-surprised only on 1 on ld10;
SW-bright light (sunlight or continual light) imposes a -2
penalty to Dexterity, saving throws, and attack rolls, while
opponents gain a +2 saving throw bonus against any spell
effects Wilde or Camille initiates.. To facilitate his research into immortality, Keraptis built a
Spell-like Abilities: 1/day-dancing lights, darkness, detect complex of connected laboratories and staffed them with
m a p , faerie fire, levitate, know alignment; (at 9th level) his more magically inclined followers. Now, however, the
3/day-magic missile (K: missile) doors to all the chambers marked with this number stand
Special Equipment (drow manufacture): buckler (+1 to open, and nothing remains of the arcane experiments once
AC), chainmail (+1 to AC), cloak and boots (75% chance to conducted in them.
hide in shadows or surprise, +6 bonus to saves vs. fire);
longsword +2 (loses bonus in sunlight), hand crossbow
(180-foot maximum range, victim hit by poisoned dart 59. Abandoned Lab, Unlooted
must save vs. poison with a 4 penalty or fall unconscious
for 2d4 hours), scroll of purify water (Camille only). The chambers marked with this number are magical labo-
ratories. Though these too have suffered the depredations
of time, their contents remain intact because of the physi-
55. X-Intersection cal or magical locks on their doors. Roll ld4 and consult
the following list to determine the type of lock on each
Justabove the northwest comer of this four-way intersection chamber:
is a square alcove containing a pit fullof red-hot cinders.
The two burning golems living in the cinder pit are charged ld4 Lock Method
with preventing anyone not cleared by Killjoy from entering 1 Physical lock for which the key has been lost.
the western corridor. Wilde and Camille (the drow hunters Anyone who sets off the poisoned needle trap must
from area 54) can pass back and forth unmolested, but their make a successful saving throw vs. poison or lose
say-so does not clear their companions. Heroes passing out 25% of his or her original hit points each round
of Killjoys territory are safe, but should they attempt to until dead (4 rounds maximum).
retum by this route, the burning golems attack. 2 Magical lock for which the entry phrase has been for-
Burning golems (2):See Appendix: Monster Summary. gotten. Intoning an incorrect phrase or bashing down
the door detonates a lOd6firebalZ; anyone within 20
feet of the door must make a successful saving throw
Unclaimed Territory #1 vs. spell to halve the damage. (The door and the con-
tents of the room are immune to magical fire.)
None of the False Kerapti claim these chambers, though 3 Sentient door ordered to open only for the original
they are happy to loot here. Keraptis. The door bites anyone attempting to pick
its lock for 3d6 hit points. Furthermore, each suc-
cessful bite has a 50% chance of severing the
56. Empty offending hand. PCs may, however, bash this door
down with three successful Open Doors rolls.
This chamber is empty but for dust, as generations of 4 Wizard lock set in place by a 15th-level caster.
gnomes have long since salvaged its contents. A search
reveals evidence of occasional small cookfires, but no one Though age, moisture, and structural damage (such as
has passed this way recently. cracked walls and ceilings) have ravaged these chambers,
many usable items remain. A search yields intact vials and
beakers of all sizes, working alembics and burners, unbro-
57. Rockfall ken crucibles, distillation coils, mortars and pestles, weights
and scales, and a variety of other equipment germane to
Long ago, the shifting of the earth caused a rockfall that magical research. Additionally, each lab contains ld4 special
cut this chamber off from the larger space behind it. Exca- magical items. Roll ld12 on the table below for each turn of
vating a path through this debris is just as difficult as cut- searching until the PCs have either found the maximum
ting a passage through solid rock. number of items for that chamber or given up. Whenever a
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unique item is found, cross it off the list; a second roll of the transferred minds remain intact, retaining any
same number indicates that nothing was found.. memorized spells. The silvery body is immortal as
long as it remains within its glass cage. Should the
ld12 Lab Items & Features glass shatter for any reason, the body within the
1 Potion of longevity tube dies, along with the body and mind of the
2 Elixir of youth creature inhabiting it at the time. Those freed from
3 Periapt of health (unique) the vessel are violently opposed to placing their
4 Periapt of foul rotting (unique) hands against the print again.
5 Phylactery of long years (unique)
6 Phylactery of monstrous attention (unique)
7 Time stop scroll (unique), inscribed by a 15th-level 60. Sentient Spell ResearchL
caster
8 Dragons heart (unique)-This was once the heart
of Dragotha, the undead dragon mentioned in
Lair of Dragotha earlier in this book. In its cur-
rent form, the heart resembles a dessicated piece of
ancient jerky. Anyone who eats the entire heart-a
task in itself, as the meat is exceptionally tough,
dry, and fibrous-gains the benefits of a double-
strength potion of longevity, along with the everlast- This scriptorium is where the original Keraptis penned his
ing enmity of Dragotha. (The heart represented the scrolls, referenced ancient documents, and researched his
dragons only chance to regain biological life.) next projects. It was here that he devised his spell mani-
Eating only a portion of the heart provides no ben- festation project and created the various K-imprints,
efits and still incurs Dragothas wrath. including the K: complete imprint that contained his entire
9 Delaying Glass (unique)-Anyone touching this personality and memory. But when push came to shove,
item causes the bone dust that fills the bottom Keraptis lost his nerve about initiating thLe transformation,
portion to run upward for 1hour, during which giving in to his basic mistrust of immortality schemes that
the user does not age. If the glass is shattered involved extreme changes in his physicall form.
while the dust is falling up, the affected being Rather than destroying the h t s of his research, how-
must make a successful saving throw vs. death ever, he filed the K-imprints away among the other scrolls
magic or instantly age to a point only minutes and magical documents he kept here. The magical wards
away from a natural death. Thereafter, he or she with which he protected the scriptorium kept the scrolls safe
must make a successful System Shock roll each until the gnomes broke open the chamber centuries later.
turn to avoid dying of old age until anti-aging Though the False Kerapti and their servants have ran-
magic can be applied. The delaying glass is usable sacked this area, there are still a few interesting scrolls
twelve times per day. and tomes among the mounds of moldeiring parchment.
10 Gauntlet of Life Tkeft (unique)-This leather gaunt- Roll ld10 and consult the table below for each turn the
let allows the wearer to steal 2 months of life from PCs spend sifting through the mass. Once they find a par-
any creature touched and add it to his or her natu- ticular item, cross it off the list.
ral lifespan. The victim must make a successful
saving throw vs. death magic to avoid this effect. ld10 Unique Scriptorium Tri,=asure
The gauntlet is usable six times per year. 1 Scroll of K: missile
11 Skull of prophecy (unique)-This blue crystal skull 2 Scroll of K: wall
speaks to anyone who picks it up, loudly proclaim- 3 Scroll of K:fire
ing its ability to predict how a questioner will die. 4 Scroll of K: resistance
Unfortunately, the skull actually has no such abil- 5 Scroll of K: door
ity; it merely creates a fictional account of its users 6 Scroll of protectionfromfire
death on the spot. The skull is usable once per day. 7 Scroll of protection from possession*
12 Vessel o f Life Translocation (unique)-This 6-foot- 8 Manual of bodily health
tall, sealed glass tube contains the living body of a 9 Manual of gainful exercise
male humanoid with mirrorlike skin, suspended 10 Deck of destinies (see below)
in some sort of clear liquid. On one side of the
tube is a single humanoid palmprint, painted in *K-imprints memorized while protection from possession is
red ink. Any living creature who places its hand in effect do not establish a connection between the user
against the palmprint immediately switches minds and any hierarchical mind; therefore, the user gains only
with the silvery form. (At present, the mind the benefits of the spell.
within the captive is that of an insane gnome.)
There is no saving throw against this effect, but
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other fertile surface causes a 1-foot-diameter ring of
Deck of Destinies mushrooms to grow within 1turn.
Giant Crab: Character permanently grows 60% larger.
A bound demon created this magical deck of vellum The giant character gains an additional 20 hit points and
cards for Keraptis in return for its freedom. Suspicious of 5 points of Strength (to a maximum of 20 Str), but loses 3
fiendish gifts, even when he himself had commissioned points of Dexterity. Lost Dexterity returns at a rate of 1
them, Keraptis filed the deck away for later research. point per month as the character adjusts to the new size.
Anyone drawing a card from this deck becomes the Items do not grow to match the characters new size,
recipient of its magic, for better or worse. No form of div- however.
ination allows knowledge of any cards nature prior to a Hammer: Character inflicts 5 points of damage over
draw. The designs fade away upon expending their and above normal with a fist attack.
magic; thus, no card can be used twice. Ice Sword Character can use chill touch as a 12th-level
The DM may, if desired, use the face cards and aces caster once per day.
from a deck of standard playing cards to simulate deck of Magma: Character sinks into the earth over the course
destinies cards according to the table below. of 4 rounds. The tunnel so created closes up 10 rounds
The deck of destinies has an XP value of 1,500. after descent begins, expelling any other being within it to
the surface and inflicting ld6 points of damage in the
Playing Destinies Playing Destinies process. The user reaches magma at the beginning of the
Card Card Card Card 5th round unless a dispel magic (against an effect cast at
AD Druid AC Magma 20th level) negates the effect before that time. (Rate of
KD Black Sword KC Hammer descent and distance traveled vary with the depth of the
QD Skull QC Vampire magma.) Immersion in magma inflicts 20d6 points of dam-
JD Gauntlet JC Giant Crab age per round and negates the victims ability to breathe.
AH Hand of Youth AS Withered Hand Hand of Youth Characters natural lifespan increases
KH Ice Sword KS Trident by ldlO x 100 years.
QH Ogre QS Crow Ogre: Characters Strength increases to 18/00, but
JH Sea JS Qinni Intelligence drops by 7 (to a minimum of 5).
Sea: Character gains the enmity of the sea. Every time
The Deck of Destinies cards have the following individual the character journeys on a large body of water, roll ld4
effects: to determine to determine which creatures of the deep
Black Sword: Character gains 1level. attack 2d10 sahuagin on a 1,2d4 giant sharks on a 2, two
Crow: Character grows a pair of black, feathered, sirines on a 3, or one giant squid on a 4.
wings that bestow the benefits of a cloak offlying. The Skull: Characters forehead visibly swells as his or her
wings are permanent additions to the characters body. Intelligence increases by 5 points (to a maximum of 21).
Djinni: Character gains one wish, which must be used Trident: Character gains the at-will abilities to breathe
within 24 hours. water, swim at a movement rate of 15, and usefriends on
Druid: Character gains the enmity of nature. At least all natural marine creatures as a 12th-levelcaster.
once every 2 months, a natural disaster (DMs choice) Vampire: Character loses 2 levels as if drained by a
affects the character and everything within a 10-mile vampires touch.
radius of him or her. Withered Hand Character ages to a point only min-
Gauntlet: Characters off-hand and forearm grow a utes away from a natural death and must make a success-
layer of slimy fungus, which returns in 1d12 hours if ful System Shock roll each turn thereafter to avoid dying
removed. The characters touch upon the earth or any of old age until anti-aging magic can be applied.
These three gnomes met their end after drawing the atten-
tion of the bloodwights occupying area 62. A search of the
area reveals a trail of dried blood, such as a slug or other
wormlike creature might leave, connecting the site where
the bodies lie with the exit in the southern wall.
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62. Edgeworks Bloodwights
Bloodwights are not undead creatures; they are living clots
of animate blood created by the too-concentrated life ener-
gies in the Basin of Boundless Life. Mystically enhanced
surface tension gives a bloodwight its definition and
shape, though it does not possess a normal physical body.
When a bloodwight senses red blood within 30 feet, it
elongates to form a 10-foot-long,sluglike shape, which
moves toward the blood source at a fast crawl. When it
closes to melee range, the bloodwight raises the front
half of its body upright and extrudes long arms with
man-sized blobs which to attack its prey. In this position, it resembles a
headless humanoid with a sluglike tail instead of legs.
These seven jellied red blobs are bloodwights-creatures Often, the visages of past victims form and submerge in
born from the Basin of Boundless Life (area 63), which its chest as it moves, bulging out like relief sculptures.
connects with the northwest corner of this room. They The creatures touch causes the targets body to expel
attack any living creature that enters this chamber and a portion of its own blood through the pores, inflicting
pursue those who flee until they or their quarry are 2d4 points of damage. The bloodwight immediately
dead. absorbs the expelled blood, gaining the victims lost hit
points on a 1per 1basis, up to the maximum its hit dice
The original Keraptis wanted to manufacture a pool of allow (66).The creature retains the added hit points per-
pure life-principle, which he hoped would grant immor- manently, as though they were its own, until it reaches
tality to any living being submerged in it. To that end, he the maximum. At that point, it stops attacking for 1
crafted an ingenious device to distill a very special round and divides into two bloodwights of 33 hp each,
alchemical sample from the reinforced iron-alloy vessel in which then resume the battle.
the distillerys heart. No surviving scroll or tome records The bloodwight can melee only one target per round,
the actual nature of the sample he used; however, all four but if both its attacks hit, the victim must make a suc-
False Kerapti recall that it was an actual sample of a for- cessful saving throw vs. death magic to avoid cata-
bidden timespace-possibly a halfworld or demiplane. strophic blood expulsion. Those who fail lose a percent-
Whatever the truth, Keraptis managed to distill a signifi- age of their remaining blood and hit points. Roll ld4; a
cant quantity of magical liquid and collect it in the adjoin- result of 1indicates a 25%loss, 2 a 50% loss, 3 a 75%
ing basin chamber (area 63). Unfortunately, this wondrous loss, and 4 a 100% loss.
elixir proved too volatile to advance the wizards ultimate Only magical weapons of +1 or better enchantment
goal, so he eventually abandoned this line of research. can hit a bloodwight, and even then the creatures suffer
Rloodwights (7):See Appendix:Monster Summary. only 1 point of damage per successful hit from piercing
3r slashing weapons and half damage from blunt
weapons. In addition, bloodwights suffer no damage
63. Basin of Boundless Life from normal fire and half damage from magical fire (or
none with a successful saving throw vs. spell). Cold-
t\ \ x t basin, measuring scme 80 feet in diameter, adjoins based attacks affect the creatures as a slow spell, and they
threr equidistmt Icdres. ilbout 20 Feet below the level of are immune to sleep, charm, hold, and other mind-affect-
!?IC c*ntr!.va!; rhe surface of ;1 pool shincs brig.l!ly, iilumi-
ing spells. Furthermore, so long as its hit point total
na!ing the entire cil:.(!m. A strange siI1,ery material coats
remains above 0, a bloodwight regenerates 1hit point
thc sidec of tLlv basin itse!F, reflecting the light from the per round up to its current maximum. However, a purih
pot- . R e shifting of tbe e a r t i has e\,identlv breached the
water spell instantly kills one bloodwight.
a wide fissure a r d c
there is no priestly intent or deity involvement to direct
this, it remains a volatile, dangerous solution. No living
creature can safely take more than two sips from the pool;
a third drink is fatal, as is submersion.
random currents gen
The sides of the basin are extremely slippery, and there
is no catwalk around the edge. Special climbing tech-
The basin holds the remaining pure life principle distilled niques, ropes, or magic may allow PCs to reach the liquid
from the apparatus in area 62. Like potions ofhealing and safely, but without such assistance, any character who
healing spells, the liquid does accelerate life; however, as tries to inch down the side for a sip must make a success-
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ful Dexterity check at -6 or slide into the liquid at the damage, then continue accruing in excess of the recipients
bottom (see Submersion, below). normal total, bestowing unbelievable vitality. At double
The first sip from the viscid pool grants the combined normal hit points, however, the affected creatures body can
benefits of a heal and a restoration spell. A second sip no longer handle the burgeoning life energy, so it explodes
grants the same benefits as the first and also reduces the into gobbets of pulverized flesh. Though the victim dies
imbibers age by 50% (to a minimum of 18 years). A third instantly, his or her blood takes on a horrible life of its own,
sip is lethal, affecting the imbiber as described in Sub- coalescing into ld2 new bloodwights. Unlike other living
mersion, below. things, bloodwights are immune to the effects of the liquid
life-principle and can swim freely in it if they choose.
Submersion Inanimate objects submerged in the pool take on life-
The liquid life-principle in the pool immediately suffuses like properties after 10 rounds, as though under the influ-
anyone who falls into it, adding 2d6 hp per round to the ence of the priest spell animate object, except that they are
affected creatures current total, even after direct contact under no ones control. Animated objects attempt to get
with the liquid has ceased.At first this may not seem so clear of the pool by any means at their disposal. Those
bad, as the extra hit points first go toward healing any unable to escape within 10 rounds of gaining life become
overinfused and burst into so much monatomic mist.
Thus, only the special inert coating of the basin can safely
1 Mossmutter contain the liquid life-principle.Any vial, wineskin, or
other container eventually animates, then blows asunder.
The False Keraptis known as Mossmutter began life as a Note that the spell protection from positive energy (the
mold wyrm. Already a product of leakage from the Basin reversed form of protection from negative energy) delays the
of Boundless Life (see area 63), the creature accidentally effects of submersion. When its duration lapses, however,
fell into the pool of pure life-principlewhile fleeing from the lethal buildur, of life enerev beeins.
hungry fungus hulks. Of course, the eventual explosion
blew the creature into tiny pieces, but some of its spores
survived that process. They germinated, grew into a
colony, and eventually became a new mold wyrm-one
with rudimentary sentience.As chance would have it, A bright glow from the room beyond this fissure bathes
this evolved mold wyrm swallowed a gnome who had the rough passagew3y in 1ie;ht. The rocky tunnel is
just become a False Keraptis. This new pretender had just
used his entire working complement of spell-like abilities
in a battle with several fungus hulks. (This certainly
amounted to overkill, but ths gnome was not known for
wisdom.) As the gnome lay dying inside the mold wyrm, Some years ago, an earthquake forcefully connected the maze
his mind took the only other action it could and ejected of lava tubes below White Plume Mountain with one of the
the K: complete imprint as an attack against the mold ledges overlooking the Basin of Boundless Life (area 63). That
wyrm, thus creating the first fungus-based False Keraptis. same event cracked the basin, allowing a substantial amount
Unlike the other False Kerapti, Mossmutter prefers to of the liquid life-prinuple it contained to leak into the bowels
accumulate subsumed minds through direct fungal infec- of the earth, generating astounding consequences.
tion. Instead of passing out K-imprint scrolls, he trans- Three bloodwights pool innocuously in earthy depres-
mits imprints through his infected spores. Because of this, sions here, waiting to attack any living creature that passes.
victims of his spore cough become vegetative skin pup- Bloodwights (3): See Appendix: Monster Summary.
pets in his service rather than young mold wyrms. At
present, he functions as a 17th-levelwizard because of
the fifty-one skin puppets in his hierarchy. Mossmutter Mossmutters Domain
envisions an underworld realm controlled by one domi-
nant, contiguous bed of fungal consciousness: him! The False Keraptis Mossmutter claims areas 65-74, though
The mold wyrms memories of being Keraptis are his forces are constantly at war with those of Killjoy and
even more hazy and damaged than those of the other Spatterdockin all rooms except 68 and 74. The lava tubes,
False Kerapti. He remembers being human once, but fissures, and natural caverns in this section vary in height
rationalizes his current fungal incarnation as a magical between 10 and 20 feet, unless noted otherwise. The pre-
experiment that, though hes forgotten its particulars, vailing temperature and humidity are quite high, causing
was obviously a success. Despite his imperfect memory, characters to tire twice as quickly as normal. The heat is not
however, the mold wyrm did manage to locate and claim sufficient to inflict damage, except where explicitly noted.
one of the original implements of power: Frostrazor.
Unable to use it personallv, he allows his trusted follower
Saprophis to wield the W L
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3 Against one wall, under some debris, are
65. Lava Tube Node three dead gnomes. Apparently they died
from a strange fungal infection in their
The tunnel widens here, forming a natural cavern. Like mouths and lungs.
the nearby passageways, this node is hot, humid, and 4 Hidden under a layer of lichen on the wall is a
home to various small colonies of fungus and lichen. display of graffiti (written in Common) that
Each chamber keyed to this entry contains one of the reads: The Leviathan, born of the
unique items on the list below. (Roll ld6 to match items arcanowaste Keraptis left behind, swims the
with chambers, ignoring any results that would duplicate molten seas at the center.
an item.) The PCs have a 50% chance to discover the item 5 Among a growth of bulbous fungal polyps
in any given room for each turn they spend searching. stands one that looks strangely like a mouth-
less man. Investigation reveals that the appari-
Id6 Unique Node ItemdFeatures tion is wholly vegetable and fungoid in nature.
1 Two half-rotted shells of fungus hulks lie Its shape must be just a coincidence-right?
amid the rubble. They evidently died of griev- 6 A cool breeze blows from a fissure in the floor,
ous wounds inflicted by a mouth the size of a bringing with it the faint scents of lilac and
dragons. pine. This crack eventually opens onto the
2 A skeletal hand protrudes from beneath a large surface many miles to the south of White
rock. Investigation reveals a humanoid skele- Plume Mountain-though most of its connect-
ton (actually that of a drow) crushed beneath a ing fissures are only inches wide.
rockfall. Amid the rags and tatters on the body
is one interesting item-a wand of paralyzation.
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that would (otherwise follow. Victims who stop coughing
Mdd. Wvrm J without benefit of healing magic have incorporated the
mold wyrm spores into their own bodies. This infection
This creature is a fungal behemoth created by leakage suspends all natural healing and causes victims to
from the Basin of Boundless Life. It has both a passive become ravenous. If they do not eat double their normal
and an active form. rations each day, they begin to waste away, losing 10% of
In its passive state, the mold wyrm spreads out over a their original hit points each day. Though slow poison, neu-
surface area roughly 60 feet in diameter, appearing as a tralize poison, or cure disease can remove the affliction
continuous layer of grayish, scaly mold on the floor, walls, instantly, infected characters become very protective of
and ceiling of a tunnel or cavern. The resting mold wyrm the warmth they feel growing within, refusing all magi-
simply covers up any nonambulatory natural molds and cal healing and escaping at the earliest opportunity from
fungi already growing in the area it occupies. In this state, any companions who try to cure them. After ld6+6 days
it always keeps a pile of jagged stones (usually obsidian) of infection, the victims skin sloughs away, revealing a
resembling a cairn somewhere on its thinly spread body. gelatinous mass of grayish mold that has replaced his or
When aroused by movement or vibration within its her internal organs. This goo splashes down like a col-
chamber, the fungus layer liquefies, flowing into a huge umn of viscous water to form a scaly mold layer covering
animate shape over the course of a single round. As it a 30-foot-diameter area. The victim is now a brand-new
activates, it incorporates the jagged obsidian shards into mold wyrm with one-fourth of such a creatures normal
its mouth to serve as teeth, placing them in several circu- Hit Dice. The new wyrm must rest for 8 hours before it
lar rows. In its fully active state, the mold wyrm appears can assume its active form.
as a mold-covered, gray-scaled worm with a huge, toothy Even with a successful saving throw against the spore
maw, but no eyes and other sensory apparatus. cough, any creature within the spore clouds area of effect
If the mold wyrms bite attack exceeds the required to breathes in a whiff of the disruptive spores and coughs
hit score by 4 or more against a size M or smaller target, violently, suffering the same damage and action penalty
the latter must make a successful saving throw vs. death as those who failed their saving throws, but for only 1
magic or be swallowed whole. A swallowed victim suf- round. They do not, however, become infected with
fers the effects of the spore cough (see below) every spores. Vegetable- and fungus-based creatures (such as
round while inside the mold wyrm (no saving throw). fungus hulks) that fail their saving throws suffer ld10
Those victims not immediately overcome may attempt to points of damage from invading spores, but no infection.
cut their way out with small slashing or piercing Because of the trace of pure life-principle in the mold
weapons such as daggers. Anyone who delivers 20 points wyrms body, it suffers only 50% of normal damage from
of damage in this manner against the wyrms AC 9 interi- physical attacks (including those of magic weapons) and
or creates a slit large enough to permit escape at the can regenerate all lost hit points with 4 hours of rest in its
beginning of the next round. Though the wyrm cannot passive state. The creature also has 10% magic resistance
swallow size L or larger creatures, this attack inflicts dou- and is immune to sleep, charm, hold, and other mind-
ble normal damage against them. affecting spells.
Three times per day, the mold wyrm can cough forth a Mold wyrms cannot remain active all the time, howev-
cloud of greenish-gray spores. Any nonvegetable creature er. The creature must spend 8 out of every 24 hours rest-
within a 30 x 30 foot area must make a successful saving ing in its passive state or begin losing 20% of its original
throw vs. death magic or cough for ld4+2 rounds, suffer- hit points per hour. It can arrest this hit point loss at any
ing ld6 points of damage per round and incurring a -2 time by resuming its passive state. While passive or shift-
penalty on all attack rolls, saving throws, ability checks, ing between states, the mold wyrm suffers double normal
and proficiency checks until the coughing stops. A S ~ O W damage from damage-producing area effect spells.
poison, neutralize poison, or cure disease applied during this Attacks of any sort cause the creature to resume its active
time dispels the coughing fit and prevents the infection state immediately, regardless of the consequences.
67. Ascent
This connecting tunnel angles steeply upward and eventu- The two caverns keyed to this entry are the most obvious
ally opens into area 47 of the Entrance Level, where it con- entry points to the massive lava bubble (area 74) that cur-
nects with a system of similar tunnels. rently serves as Mossmutters base of operations. He has
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posted four fungus hulks at each entrance to guard minds. If either has reason to want the PCs alive for the
against incursions by the other False Kerapti, as well as moment, his group stops attacking the party after ld3
the depredations of wandering vegetable and fungoid rounds; otherwise, neither side responds to any attempts
creatures. Unless Mossmutter specifically commands them at parley.
otherwise, these guards attack any creature that attacks Burning golem (1): See "Appendix: Monster Summary."
them first or attempts to enter the lava bubble. Fungus hulk (1): See "Appendix: Monster Summary."
The large boulder in each cavern blocks the actual Skin puppets (9): See "Appendix: Monster Summary."
entrance to the lava bubble. A single fungus hulk is strong Subsumed gnomes, male and female (9): See "Appen-
enough to roll the stone away in a single round. For PCs dix: Monster Summary."
to accomplish this, at least two characters must combine
their Strength against the boulder, and one of those char-
acters must make a successful Bend Bars/Lift Gates roll. 71. Collapsed Chamber
Fungus hulks (4): See "Appendix: Monster Summary."
The original Keraptis once used this chamber as his per-
sonal study, but the constant skirmishes of the False Ker-
69. Coils of the Wyrm apti have long since collapsed the ceiling, forming a new
wall of hardened earth, stone, and sand to the south. The
basalt boulders scattered here and there :have left grooves
A strange grav fun-s obviouslv has the upper hand and scratches on a once-polished marble floor.
'ern. It coats
The heroes may not immediately realize which entity is melee and other strong physical exertions throughout
in charge here. Saprophis, wearing fullplate armor (with that time or forego all benefit from the treatment.
no helm) and holding a two-handed sword made of steam- Disinfector: One inhalation of the spores from this
ing ice, steps forwara upon seeing intruders and orders fungus immediately cures any type of spore infection,
them to stop. He does not initiate combat at this point, but though it does not restore any lost hj.t points.
readily defends himself and his lord if attacked (see Melee Insulator: Two applications of this fungus directly to
Tactics). Otherwise, he questions the PCs about their busi- the skin cause mold to grow over the users entire
ness in the demesne of Keraptis (see Negotiations). body, covering it completely within l hour. Though
Other than the gnomes possessions, the only items of this sheath reduces the characters Charisma by 5
value here are fungi growing in the garden. Mossmutter, points, it negates the first 10 points of damage from
himself a miracle of fungal evolution, is very interested in any directed fire-based attack and half of all damage
developing new varieties of useful fungus. Someday, he from boiling mud or magma for 3 rounds. Thereafter,
hopes to augment himself by splicing such creations into it burns away, leaving no residue (and no further pro-
his own physical foam. Anyone proficient in Herbalism, tection). If desired, the user can simply scrape away
given 1hour of uninterrupted study per specimen and a the moldy epidermis without risk of any harm.
successful proficiency check, discovers rare specimens that
offer the following benefits: Melee Tactics
If the PCs have encountered any group of skin puppets
Regenerator: Two applications of this fungus to a prior to entering this chamber, Mossmutter has already
wound allow an injured character to regenerate ld4 summoned the other two groups (6d4+12 skin puppets) to
hp/turn for 10 turns. The patient must, however, avoid his side as backup for the six who always work here. If the
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heroes bypassed all three skin puppet rings, the False Ker- ural healing and turns victim into a skin puppet in ld6+6
aptis mobilizes them as soon as the party arrives. All days if not cured; infection is curable only by a cure disease
9d4+18 skin puppets begin moving to this chamber, arriv- cast at 20th level, a wish, or a dose of disinfector spores
ing at a rate of six per round, beginning 3 rounds after from Mossmutter's garden); SD-immune to sleep, c h a m ,
Mossmutter notices the characters. hold, and other mind-affecting spells; half damage from
The False Keraptis can bend his gray, scaly length physical attacks; regenerates all damage after 4 hours in
with ease to position his mouth anywhere within a 50- passive state; SW-must rest 8 out of every 24 hours or
foot-radius of his base. He uses his rows of gnashing lose 20% of original hit points/hour: double damage " from
teeth to bite opponents or coughs his spores over a damage-producing area effect spell:9 while passive or
group of foes. Meanwhile, Saprophis engages the near- shifting states.
est fighter with Frostrazor, the fungus hulk attacks any Spell-like Abilities (at 17th level): 11/day-cloudkill, death
convenient foe with its horrible violet-dripping claws, fog, Evard's black tentacles, fireball, knock, mirror image, pris-
and the six skin puppets initially in the chamber attack matic wall, reverse gravity, Serten's sprdl immunity, slow, - .
physically. As more skin puppets arrive, three from each stoneskin, true seeing, wind wall; 2/day--charmperson, death
group of six find a relatively safe location and channel spell, finger of death, polymorph other; B/day-ucidarrow,
spells for Mossmutter while the other three wade into cone of cold, lightning bolt, magic missile.
melee. Note that Saprophis will not attack his brother Saprophis, male gnome F135 AC -3 (dwarf-sized full
Thallo under any circumstances, but Mossmutter is plate armor and Dex bonus); MV 9; hp 110; THACO 8 (3
more than willing to cough on the gnome and infect him with Frostrazor, Str bonus, and specialization); #AT 5/2
with spores. (Frostrazor, Str bonus, and specialization); Dmg ld10+8;
If Mossmutter dies, so too does his hierarchical mind. SD fungal growths; SZ M (4'9" tall); ML fearless (19); Str
Any remaining skin puppets immediately split and burst, 18/23, Dex 18, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 7, Cha 7; AL NE; XP
forming new, quarter-strength, passive-state mold wyrms. 6,000.
(Because of Mossmutter's unique inception, none of his Special Abilities: +4 bionus to saving throws vs. rod,
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subsumed minds have the capacity to contain his fungoid s~arr,ur wana ana sped; infravision (60-foot range); detect
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76. Battleground
The funerary smell of rotting flesh wafts south along the
corridor leading to this chamber, alerting PCs to its con-
tents long before they arrive.
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Just to the north of this room is access shaft for the Fane.
Each of the False Kerapti has, at one time or another,
assumed control of this chamber, but none has ever posted
more than a token force here. (Since the original Keraptis
did not renew his interest in the Fane until after he had
concluded his abortive spell manifestation project, every
one of the False Kerapti possesses an uncomfortable and
ominous memory lapse about this area.) The most recent
conflict left the area completely untended.
Although the troops of the various False Kerapti loot
the area as a matter of course, some booty still remains.
For each turn PCs spend searching here, there is a 75%
chance that they will uncover one of the following items
(each only once): a cloth bag containing I24 pp, a gem
worth 5 gp, a gem worth 100 gp, 23 loose cp, or an earring
of protection +2.
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weapons and spells; S W cure disease, normal fire, sun- Gnome wizard, male or female M3: AC 10; MV 9; hp 6;
light; SZ M (10 diameter); Int non- (0); ML steady (12); THACO 20; #AT 1; Dmg ld6 (auarterstaff): SA active K-
AL N; XP 65. imprint (K:fire), SZ S (3%. talc; ML steady (12);
Snecial Abilities: SA-20% noncumulative chance per Int very (12); AL NE; XP 175*.
round to rupture and spew acid to a 30-foot radius in SpeGaZ Abilities: +4 bonus to saving throws vs. rod,
response to movement within 10 feet; contact with acid staff, or wand and spell; infravision (60-foot range);
inflicts ld4 points of damage per round on exposed detect sloping passages (1-5 on ld6), unsafe stonework
flesh; dissolves metal in 3 rounds or wood in 1 hour; (1-7 on ldlO), approximate depth (14 on ld6), and
SD-immune to all weapons and all spells except cure direction underground (1-3 on ld6).
disease; SW-cure disease kills instantly; sunlight kills Spell-like Abilities (at 5th level): l/da;y-firebalZ (K:fire).
after 1 hour of exposure; normal fire inflicts ld4 points Spellbook (2/1): 1st-magic missile*; ;!nd-web*.
of damage per application. *Indicates memorized spell.
Fungus hulk: AC 1 (limestone carapace); MV 9; HD Invisible undead giant crab: AC -2; M V 15; HD 13; hp
6+6, hp 30; THACO 13; #AT 2 (claw/claw); Dmg 56; THACO 8; #AT 2 (pincer/pincer); Dmg
ld4+5/ld4+5; SA violet touch; SD immunities; SZ M (6 3d4+3/3d4+3; SD permanent improved invisibility; +2 or
tall); ML steady (12); Int low (5); AL NE; XP 3,000. better weapon to hit, regenerate 1 hp/round, immune
Special Abilities: SA-touch inflicts rotting disease to cold-based attacks, sleep, charm, hold, and other mind-
with a successful hit (victim must make two successful affecting spells; SW protection fYom evil; SZ G (30 in
saving throws vs. paralyzation or become afflicted, diameter); ML fearless (20); Int non (0); AL N; XP 4,000.
losing half of remaining hit points in 4 rounds with one Special Abilities: SD-permanent improved invisibility
failure or dying in 6 rounds with two failures; victims (does not turn visible upon attacking); +2 or better
who receive a cure disease avoid death but lose a weapon to hit, regenerates 1 hp/round, immune to
random extremity); SD-immune to normal fire, sleep, cold-based attacks as well as sleep, charm, hold, and
charm, hold, and other mind-affecting spells; half other mind-affecting spells; SW-protection from evil
damage from magical fire. keeps crab at bay for 1 round; turns as Special with-
out an amulet of repudiation.
Giant slug: AC 6; M V 9; HD 15; hp 60; THACO 6; #AT 1 Special Equipment: amulet of repudiation.
(bite); Dmg 3d6; SZ H (25 long); ML elite (14); Int
animal (1); AL CN; XP 4,000. Kelp devil: AC 0; MV 9, swim 12; HD 8+1; hp 49;
Special Abilities: climb grades of 80 degrees or less; THACO 12; #AT 6; Dmg ld6/1d6/1d6/1d6/ld6/ld6;
sense environment via vibrations/scents within a 100- SA grapple, charm; SD immunities, regenerating fronds;
foot radius. SZ H (20 in diameter); ML elite (13); Int low (5); AL
NE; XP 6,000.
Gnome archer, male or female F3: AC 5 (chain mail); Special Abilities: SA-can target up to six different
MV 9; hp 18; THACO 18 (15 with short bow and Dex foes within 20 feet simultaneously; two frond hits on
bonus, short bow specialization, and point-blank range); the same target in 1 round require the victim to save vs.
#AT 2 (short bow); Dmg ld6/ld6; SZ S (3% tall); ML paralyzation or become entangled (successful Bend
steady (12); Int very (12); AL NE; XP 120. Bars/Lift Gates roll to break free); +4 bonus to attack
Special Abilities: +4 bonus to saving throws vs. rod, rolls vs. targets in the water; charm 2,/daywith a suc-
staff, or wand and spell; infravision (60-foot range); cessful tentacle hit (victim must save vs. spell or dive
detect sloping passages (1-5 on ld6), unsafe stonework into the water and drown); SD-immune to blunt
(1-7 on ld10), approximate depth (1-4 on ld6), and weapons and electrical attacks; half damage from cold-
direction underground (1-3 on ld6). and fire-based attacks while in water; regrows any sev-
ered fronds in 1 round; each severed frond counts as
Gnome guard, male or female F7: AC 4 (chain mail and only 1 point of damage.
shield); MV 9; hp 36; THACO 14 (12 with short sword,
Str bonus, and short sword specialization); #AT 3/2 Meenlock AC 7; MV 9; HD 4; hp 20; THACO 17; #AT 2
(short sword); Dmg ld6+3; SZ S (3% tall); ML steady (claw/claw); Dmg ld4/ld4; SA fear, paralyzation,
(12); Int very (12); AL NE; XP 975. stealth; SD dimension door (see notes); SW bright light; SZ
Special Abilities: +4 bonus to saving throws vs. rod, T (2 tall); ML steady (12); Int very (12); AL LE; XP 650.
staff, or wand and spell; infravision (60-foot range); Special Abilities: SA-appearance causes creatures of
detect sloping passages (1-5 on ld6), unsafe stonework 4 or fewer HD to collapse from fear for ld4+4 rounds
(1-7 on ldlO), approximate depth (1-4 on ld6), and (save vs. spell halves duration); paralyzes target for ld6
direction underground (1-3 on ld6). turns with successful claw hit (save vs. spell to negate
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effect); 80% chance to surprise watchful targets and ical fire and copper weapons; turned as a special
100% chance to surprise sleeping victims; SD-dimen- undead; SW-suffers double damage from cold-based
sion door (usable every other round) allows meenlock to attacks and 2d4 points from holy water.
travel up to 60 feet; SW-bright light requires meenlock
to make a successful morale check or flee (success indi- Myconid: AC 10; MV 9; HD 5; hp 20; THACO 15; #AT 1
cates meenlock attempts to extinguish the light). (fist); Dmg 5d4; SD spores; SZ L (10 tall); ML steady
(12); Int average (10); AL LN; XP 420.
Mold wyrm: AC 6; MV 9, burrow 9; HD 12, hp 60; Special Abilities: SD-distress spores alert other
THACO 9; #AT 1 (bite); Dmg 4d4+4; SA swallow whole, myconids with in 120 feet to danger, reproducer spores
spore cough; SD immunities, regeneration; SW rest, area grow new myconids from suitable soil; rapport spores
effect spells; MR 10%; SZ G (25 long, 10 in diameter); allow telepathic communication with any intelligent
ML steady (12); Int semi (4); AL N; XP 6,000. creature; hallucinator spores cause a single target to
Special Abilities: SA-swallows opponent whole with suffer violent, debilitating hallucinations for 5 turns
bite attack 4 or more greater than score needed to hit (save vs. poison to avoid; victim can take no actions
(save vs. death magic to avoid, 20 points of slashing or while under the influence); pacifier spores cause all vic-
piercing damage against AC 9 to escape, spore cough tims within a 40-foot radius to stand passively for 5
automatically affects swallowed victims); spore cough rounds (save vs. poison to avoid).
(3/day) inflicts ld6 points of damage/round, penalizes
attack rolls, saving throws, ability checks, and profi- Ogre enforcer: AC 0 (ogre-sized chain mail +5); MV 12;
ciency checks by -2 for ld4+2 rounds, and infects HD 7+1; hp 36; THACO 13 (two-handed sword +Z); #AT 1
victim with spores (save vs. death magic drops duration (two-handed sword +I); Dmg ld10+1; SZ L (12 tall); ML
to 1 round and prevents infection, infection negates nat- elite (13); Int low (8); AL CE; XP 1,400.
ural healing and turns victim into quarter-strength
mold wyrm in ld6+6 days if not cured, slow poison, neu- Phycomid: AC 5; MV 3; HD 5; hp 20; THACO 15; #AT 2
tralize poison, or cure disease removes infection); SD- (alkaline blob/alkaline blob); Dmg ld4+2/ld4+2; SA
half normal damage from physical attacks; immune to spore infection; SZ T (2 in diameter); ML elite (14); Int
sleep, charm, hold, and other mind-affecting spells; non- (0); AL NE; XP 650.
regenerates all damage after 4 hours in passive state; Special Abilities: SA-successful hit requires victim to
SW-must rest 8 out of every 24 hours or lose 20% of save vs. poison or suffer ld4+4 points of damage from
original hit points/hour; double damage from damage- fungus growths within ld4+4 rounds and death in
producing area effect spells while passive or shifting ld4+4 turns; cure disease destroys infection.
states.
Remnant: AC 0; MV 12; HD 11; hp 67; THACO 10; #AT 1
Mud mummy: AC 3; M V 9, swim 9; HD 8; hp 36; (fist); Dmg 2d8; SA freezing touch; SD immunities, +2
THACO 13; #AT 1 (claw); Dmg ld12; SA fear, disease; or better weapon to hit; SW holy water; SZ M (6 tall);
SD immunities, +1 or better weapon to hit; SW cold- ML fearless (20); Int average (9); AL NE; XP 3,000.
based attacks, holy water; SZ M (6 tall); ML champion Special Abilities: move between Prime Material and
(16); AL CE; XP 4,000. Ethereal planes 2/day; SA-victims hit for damage
Special Abilities: move normally through mud; slain must save vs. death magic or permanently lose 1 Con
victims rise as mud mummies in ld4 days unless either point; SD-hit only by +2 or better weapons; immune to
a resurrection OF a combination of cure disease and raise normal fire, sleep, charm, hold, and other mind-affecting
dead is applied within 6 rounds of death; SA-fear aura spells; SW-holy water inflicts 2d6 points of damage.
(victims who see a mud mummy must save vs. spell
with a -1 penalty or be paralyzed with fear for ld6 Ringland regular, male or female human F3: AC 4
rounds); inflicts mud rot with a successful hit. (Unless (chain mail and shield); MV 12 (unencumbered); hp 21;
victim saves vs. death magic, the disease negates THACO 18 (17 with longsword and specialization); #AT
normal healing and halves the benefits of magical heal- 3/2 (longsword); Dmg ld8+2; SZ M (6 tall); ML aver-
ing. Victim must save vs. death magic once per hour age (9); Int average (9); AL N; XP 120.
thereafter or lose 1 point from a randomly selected abil-
ity score (Str, Dex, Con, or Cha; no score can be reduced Rogue gnolls: AC 5 (chain mail); MV 12; HD 2+3; hp
below 3). The disease causes death in 24 hours; cure dis- 19; THACO 17; #AT 3/2 (spear); Dmg ld6; SA-poison-
ease removes affliction and reverses ability score losses tipped spear; SZ L (7% tall); ML steady (11); Int low (5);
at the same rate.); SD-immune to natural heat, AL LE; XP 120.
weapons of less than +1 enchantment, sleep, charm, hold, Special Abilities: SA-poison-tipped spear (victim
and other mind-affecting spells; half damage from mag- must save vs. poison when hit or suffer an additional
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ldlO points of damage; those who succeed still suffer Crab swarm (500 crabs each): AC 10; MV 6; HD 1-1
an additional ld2 points; poison wears off after three each; hp 1 each; THACO 20; #AT 1 each (pincer nip);
successful hits). Dmg 1; SA swarm attack (collective); SD immune to
normal heat and fire; SZ T ( 2 in diameter); ML elite
Skin puppet: AC 10; MV 9; HD 2, hp 6; THACO 19; #AT (14); Int animal (1);AL NE; XP 1 each.
2 (claw/claw); Dmg ld4/ld4; SA spell channeling, Special Abilities: SA-all creatures within a 10-foot
spore touch; SZ S (3%' tall); ML steady (12); Int non- (0); diameter area must save vs. paralyzation or suffer 3d6
AL NE; XP 250. points of damage/round (or ld6 points/round with a
Special Abilities: SA-each skin puppet can join with successful save) from the swarm attack; SD-immune to
two additional skin puppets to provide a channel for normal heat and fire.
Mossmutter's spells; victim of any successful claw hit
must save vs. paralyzation or suffer an additional ld6 Vampire moss: AC 9; MV 0; HD %, hp 4; THACO Nil;
points of damage and cough for 1 round (-2 penalty to #AT 0; Dmg nil; SA life drain; SD regenerate 2
attack rolls, saving throws, and ability/proficiency hp/week; SW fire, ripping attacks; SZ T (2' diameter);
checks while coughing; multiple failures inflict cumula- ML nil; Int non- (0); AL N; XP 7.
tive penalties). Special AbiZities: SA-drains 1hp/round (to a maxi-
mum of 16) from any creature within 30 feet unless the
Subsumed gnome: AC 18; MV 9; hp 4; THACO 20; #AT victim makes a successful Constitution check to reject
1 (short sword); Dmg ld6; SA spell channeling; SW no the link (victims drained to 50% of normal hp must
independent actions; SZ S (3Y2' tall); ML steady (12); make a successful Constitution check or fall uncon-
Int non- (0); AL NE; XP 35. scious); SD-regenerates 2 hit points per week (except
Special Abilities: SA-can join with two additional damage from fire or ripping); SW-does not regenerate
subsumed minds from the same hierarchy to provide a damage from fire-based or tearing attacks.
channel for spells; SW-cannot take independent
actions.
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