Mission 1-Goblin Lair

8/2/2019 Mission 1-Goblin Lair

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Mission1:GoblinLair

GoblinshavebeenraidingDomiel

Atnight,despitethewallandguards,thegoblinsgetintothecity.

ThearistocratCharlesFimbelmann'skeephasbeenstolenfromthreetimesinthepastmonth,andthegoblinsaresuspected.Aguardthreedaysagomanagedtocatchagoblin,andFimbelmanntorturedhimtorevealinformationaboutthegoblinraidingparties.Thegoblinonlygaveupinformationonthenextraidingpartybeforesuccumbingtothearistocrat'sviciousinterrogationtechniquesanddying.

Fimbelmann:"MyhomehasbeenhitseveraltimesinthepastmonthbywhatwebelievetobegoblinraidersWehavenoideayethowthey'regettingintothecity,butwe'vereceivedinformationindicatingthattherewillbeanotherraidtonight."

"I'vehiredextraguardsfortonight,sothat'snottheissue-thegoblinswon'tbeabletogetinside.Yourjobistofollowthegoblinsbacktotheirbaseandreclaimmylosttreasures.IhopetoSt.Cuthbertthattheyhaven'talreadysoldordestroyedthem"

Thestolenitemsincludeapairofmagicbracersandamasterworkscimitar("my

grandfather'sbracersandsword-hewascaptainoftheguardinasmallcitynamedEvelineinsouthernTorrvinc"),agold-rimmedonyxjar,apairofsilverbracelets,andacoinpursefilledwithcopper,silver,andafewplatinumcoins.TheonyxjarhasasecretcompartmentatthebottomcontainingFimbelmann'scommandsfromAlprisk.

"Thepurseofcoinsisyoursifyoucanbringtherestofmytreasuresbacktome.I'llalsoputyouup,giveyouaplacetosleepplusfoodandwaterwhileyou'rehereaslongasyou'reworkingforme.Thatwatercomesfromprivatesources,bytheway-youdon'twanttodrinktownwater,it'sbeenmoreandmorefilthythesepastfewweeks.Getmyitemsback,andImayhaveotherworkforyou"

FimbelmannissecretlyhelpinganAlprisktribeneartheborderinfiltrateanea

rbyEinarrmine.Alpriskisusingtheirmagictogetpurewater.

Duringthenight,thegoblinssneakintothekeep,asplanned,buttheguardsattheentrancedon'tstopthem-theynevergobytheguards,insteadusingablinkdogthatthey'reblackmailingtounlockabackdoorfromtheinside.

Ifaskedaboutthebackdoor,thearistocratsaysthathefigureditwouldn'tbeaproblem-hehadapowerfulmagefromanearbytribeinAlpriskmagicallylockitforhimsothatitcouldn'tbeopenedfromtheoutsidewithoutapasswordthatonlyheknew.

Idon'tknowwheretheplayerswillstakeout,butwherevertheysetup,I'llhaveoneofthegoblinsmovein-sightofthem.They'llhavetofollowthegoblins

tothenorthedgeofthecity,wherethey'vecreatedaone-footholeinthewallunderneathamerchant'sstall.Thegoblinsaresmallenoughtosqueezethroughit,andanySmallplayeristoo,butothercharactersaren't.(ThestallismannedbyaDwarffromEinarr.)

Thegoblinsfleeintothehills,andeventuallytoacavethatservesasthegoblins'lair.Theplayerscouldtailthegoblinsthere,ortrackthegoblinsthere,orcaptureagoblinandinterrogatehim,orthinkofsomeotherwaytofollowthegoblins.Whenthey'rehalfwaythere,whetherthey'retailingthegoblinsornot,theyhearagruffvoicebehindthem.


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"Asyouopenthedoor,youarehitimmediatelywiththestenchofrottingflesh.Youseeamedium-sizedroomwithafewchairsscatteredaroundthemiddleandwhatlookslikeapileofrottingmeatinonecorner.Twogoblinsaresleepinginthechairs,headsleanedbackandlegskickedouttotheirfullextent."

See:monstermanual,pp.107150XP2SmallMorningstars:162SmallStuddedLeather:501PotionofCLW:50

Afteropeningthedoor:"Youseealonghallwaythatspillsoutintoanopenroomaboutsixtyfeetback.Thewallsaresmooth,immaculatestonebrick,butthefloorisscuffedupandcoveredinlayersofgrime.Immediatelytoyourright,there'salargeopengapintoarougher-lookingroom.Youcanhearaconstantcrashingnoisecomingfromthere.Abouttwentyfeetaheadontheleft,there'sadoublewoodendoor.Youcan'tseeanymorethanthatfromhere."

3.MurkyPool

"Thisroom'ssouthwallisroughlyhewnfromtherock,makingastarkcontrastwiththesolidstonebricksyou'veseeninotherrooms.Attheeastendisaslow-flowingstreamofwaterthatgoesundergrounddirectlybeforeithitsthesouth

wall.Thestreamoriginatesfromaholeintheeastwall,pouringouthugeamountsofwaterfromwho-knows-where.Thereisalineofbucketsalongthestream,andasinglechair."

Uponcloserinspectionofthebuckets:"Someofthebucketsarefilledwithwater,butmostofthemareempty.Thechairlookstoobigtobeforgoblins."

Uponcloserinspectionofthestream:"Thestreamisunlitandfilledwithsediment-youcan'tseemorethanthreeorfourinchesdeep,andyou'dguessit'sabouteightinchesdeeperthanthat."

There'saSmallmasterworkchainshirt(encasingthebonesofagoblin)atthebottomofthepool,buttheplayerswon'tbeabletoseeitunlesstheyactually

putalightsourceintothepool,andeventhenthey'llneedsomeswimmingskilltoretrieveitinthefast-flowingwater.ASearchDC25oftheroomalsorevealsa100GPamethystring(sizedfordwarfhands;anappraisechecknotesthatdisparity)inoneofthebuckets.ASpotDC20ifthePC'sapproachtheriverrevealsasinglesmall,yellowfingerstickingupfromthesurface.Uponcloserinspection,there'sahandhoveringnearthesurface.It'stoodarktoseeanydeeperandthehandistoofarawaytotouchwithoutgettinginthewater.

Thegoblininthestreamgottossedtherebyadwarf,thenheldunderwateruntilhedrowned.Hewasthethechieftainoftheraidingpartylastweek,theonethatleftamemberbehindtobeinterrogated.Theringjustslippedoffadwarf'sfingerashewasgettingwater.Thestreamiscakedwithsedimentbecausethedwarveshavebeenusingexplosivesbelow,fillingthelocalaquifer,whichwasoth

erwiseclean.

SmallMWChainShirt:AmethystRing:100GP

4.GoblinDefenders-EL1.5"Suddenly,youhearyowlingbehindyou."

"Therearesixgoblinsapparentlytryingtosneakupbehindyou,butoneofthem


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seemedtohavestubbedhistoeandisnowhoppingaroundmadly.Therestraisetheirweaponsandcharge."

See:monstermanual,pp.107Threehaveshortspears,1d4.450XP3Smallmorningstars:246SmallStuddedLeather:1503SmallShortspears(1d4):31Potionoftruth:150MWThieves'Tools:1003PotionsofCLW:150

5.CapturedBlinkDogs

"Youenterasmallroomfilledwithcages.Twoofthecageshaveyellowdogsliketheoneyousawleadingthegoblinsbackintown,onesignificantlysmallerthantheother."

Thedogsaredrugged-YakkandRakk,theonlysmartgoblinsinthecave,togetherhadthebrilliantideaofkidnappingablinkdog'sfamilyandusingthemtoblackmailhimintohelpingthemrobDomiel.

IfthePC'scansavetheblinkdogs-bypickingthelocksbelow-theolderblinkdogswillwakeupwithaDC18Healcheck,thenheadovertothesmallerblinkdogandwhimper,lookbackattheheroesplaintivelyAnddisappear,usingDimensionDoor.Eventually,it'llcomebackwithherbstotryandhealthesmallerdog.Theplayersmightseeitapproachifthey'restillinthecave.

IfthePC'ssavetheblinkdogsandtheyoungonesurvives,theePC'shavegainedacoupleallies,thatmaytrytosavethematsomepointlaterinthegame.

6.LockedZombieDoor"There'sathickwoodendoorattheendofthisroom.It'sembossedwithshiny,newmetal.Youcansmellrottingfleshfromunderneaththedoor."

Thedoorislocked.ListenDC15revealsshufflingsoundsontheotherside.Goodlock:OpenLockDC25,hardness15,30HP

7.Zombies!-EL1"Asyouopenthedoor,thestenchoffleshbecomesfarstronger.Theroomappearstobeastudy-there'sadeskatthefarend,andasetofbookshelvesalongtheleftwall.Severalmoansriseouttowardsyou,andthreelivingcorpsesswivelaroundtolookatyou."

Agoblinnecromancerraisedthebodiesofadwarfandapairofgoblinsthreedaysago,butmessedthespellup,makingthemhostiletowardsanyonetheycouldsee.Hegothisroguebuddytolockupthedoorbehindhim,andthegoblinshave

avoidedtheroomsince.

"Apurplestick,twoglassvialsfilledwithredliquid,andashortstackofblankpaperssitonthedesk."

"Thestickistoosmoothtobenatural.It'sbeenpaintedaswell-purple,withgoldstars."

SearchbookshelfDC15-"Youfindasinglerolledscrollwithglowingletterswedgedinbetweenthebookcaseandthewall."


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Knowledge(Arcana)DC18-"It'sprobablyawand,thoughyoucouldn'tsaywhatkind."

See:monstermanual,pp.191300XPWandofDetectMagic:350ScrollofCommandUndead,CL3:150(SearchDC15inthebookshelves)2PotionsofCLW:100

8.Barracks-EL1(or0)"Youstepintoalongroomwithfourdoorslinedalongtherightwallandweaponracksalongtheleft.There'sadoubleirondooratthefarend,andabucketofrawmeatimmediatelytotherightofthat.Therearetwochairsinthemiddleoftheroom,facingatablecoveredinplayingcardsandcoins."

"Twogoblinssitatthetable,arguingaboutthecardgame.Theyhaven'tseenyouyet."

"Twoofthesidedoorsflyopen,andagoblinrunsoutofeachofthem,brandishingashortspear."

Thedooratthenorthendoftheroomislocked.

StrongLock:OpenLockDC27,hardness15,35HP

See:monstermanual,pp.191Threehaveshortspears,1d4damage.300XP1PotionofTruth:1502PotionsofCLW:100MWThieves'Tools:1503SmallShortspears:31SmallMorningstar:84SmallStuddedLeather:100

9.Kennels-EL1

"Youpeekintoamedium-sizedrectangularroom,andthreemedium-sizeddogs,withsnoutslikejackals,rushtowardsyoufromthecenter,barkingfuriously."

Iftheplayerimmediatelysaystheyshutthedoor,thenthedogsdon'tgettohim/herfirst.Otherwise,thefirstonejumpsuponthePC,whostumblesbackwardsasquare,andtheothertwogetoutbehindhim.

See:MonsterManual,pp.195-196(threedogs)300XP

Thegoblins*were*usingroom5asakennelawhileback,butsincetheycapture

dtheblinkdogsandtheviciousguarddogswantedtoeatthem,theymovedtheguarddogstothisusuallyemptyroom.Afewofthecagesweremovedalongwiththem,buttheanimal-lovinggoblinMag(startsoutsleepinginthebarracks)couldn'tbeartoseethemlockedupinsuchlittlecages;atleastintheoldroomtheywerefreetoroam.Heconvincedtheothergoblinstoletthemmovearoundfreelyinthenewkennel,andgotRakktolockbothentrancesupforhim,tokeepchildrenandotherunawareciviliansoutoftheroom.

WhenthePC'sentertheroomandaren'timmediatelyattacked,givethemthisline:


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"Youentertheroom.Thereareasetofcagesagainstthenorthwall,ofthreedifferentsizes.Noneappearlocked,andthreearehangingopen."

10.DwarfGuards-EL1+1/2

Therearetwodwarvesguardingtheentrancetothemineandworkingonimprovingaroughwall.

"Youenteraroughlysquare,unfurnishedroomwithveryroughnorthandeastwalls.Twodwarvesstandnearthenorthdoor,chippingawayatitwithhammersandchisels.Asmallstackofstonebrickssitsbythedwarfontheleft."

"Onedwarfglancesbehindhim-andgrins.Hepullsanaxeoutofhisbelt."

"Weheardacoupleo'youmightbestopping'by.Etrii,let'stakethemdown."

See:DM'sguide,pp.52-53(Dwarffighter)See:BrekkandEtrii600XPTotalTreaasure:625

Thedoorattheeastendoftheroomislocked.StrongLock:OpenLockDC27,hardness15,35HP

11.RogueAdventurer"Youenteramore-or-lesssquareroomwithtwodoors:onetotheeastandonetothenorth-west.Thereareaboutthirtysackspiledupagainstthesouthwall,andasinglecratesittingnearthewestwall.Asmallhumanisrummagingthroughthesacks.Youcanseealongknifeathisside."

Thehumanisarogue-afellowadventurer,infact.Hemanagedtosneakintothecaveawhileback.

"Hey!Whoareyou?Whatareyoudoinghere?"

"Myname'sJonathan.I'mathiefextraordinaire-butdon'ttellanyoneintown.Ifigured,whatwithalltheystoleinDomiel,thesegoblinsmustbehidingsomethingbig."

"Isnuckintotheplacenoproblem-theguardswerefastasleep,thebores."

"Itellya,though,thiscaveisweird.Thewallsdon'tlooklikegoblinscutthem;I'dguessthatthiswasdwarfwork,butthatdon'tmakenosense.Maybetheytookitfromthedwarves?"

"Igottagetbacktosearchingtheirfood.Imusthavemissedsomething,thereain'tbeennotreasureI'vefoundyet.You'rewelcometojoinme,ifyoulike."

Iftheplayerssearchthefood,aDC15Searchcheckrevealsahiddendoorbehindapileofsacksinthesoutheastcorner.

12.SecretWaterRoom-EL2"Youpullopenthesecretdoortorevealasmallroomfilledwithbarrels,stackedtotheheightofafull-grownhuman.Theflooriswetandslippery,andthereareafewshatteredbarrelsinthecornernearesttoyou.Yousmellrottingvegetation,stagnantwater,andafainthintofacidity."


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IfthethiefJonathaniswiththeplayers:"Hey,ifthisiswater,IknowsomeoneatDomielwhowillpayhandsomelyforit!"

Mostofthebarrelsarefilledwithwater,buttheonenearesttheheroesalsohasablackdragonwyrmlinginit,andtwobarrelsattheotherendoftheroomarefilledwithcoinsinsteadofwater.Iftheplayersspendmorethanthirtysecondsintheroom,thedragondecidesyou'regoingtofinditanywaysandthatitmightaswellgetthesneakattack.Itburstsoutofthebarrel,sprayingacidatthegroup.IfthethiefJonathaniswiththePC's,hefleesinterror.

Afteraturnoffighting,itcastsDarkness,extinguishinganyLightspelltheplayersmaybeusingandgivingeveryoneconcealment.Itwillthenslitherawayifit'satlessthanhalfhealthorkeepfightingifit'sdoingOK.

See:Monstermanual,pp.63-64600XP500GP

13.GoblinBuddies-EL2+1/3"Youenterasimpleroomwithmorefurniturethantheotheronesyou'veencountered.Therearetwobedrolls,adesk,andabookshelf,aswellasadooronthefarsideoftheroom.Twogoblinsareintheroom-oneinleatherarmorrecliningonabedrollwithhisarmscrossedbehindhishead,andanotherinamagician'

svest,studyingatatable.Askeletonstandsatattentioninthecorner."

"Thearmoredgoblinpullsoutarapierandacomicallylarge,black,woodenshield.Themagiciangoblinbeginstochantandwavehishandsaroundwildly.""Hey,Yakk,youreadyforthis,friend?""Damnright,Rakk.Let'skilltheseguys.""Theskeletonshudders,thenbeginstomarchtowardsyou."

YakkandRakk700XPTotaltreasure:611

14.FirePit-EL2

"Thedooropensupintoalargeroomwithaceilingthatslopesinwardandupwardtoaholeintheceiling.There'salargefirepitdirectlyunderthehole,withafewtablesandchairsscatteredaroundit.Threegoblinssitaroundthefirepit,andafourthonestandsguardatatalldoorontheothersideoftheroom.Suddenlythegoblinsatthefirepitburstintouproariouslaughter."

Whengoblinsdetectthem:"Thegoblinsturntolookatyou.Twoofthemsittingatthefirepitgrabtheweaponsattheirfeetandthethirdrushestothelargedoortograbhis.

Goblinturn:"Theguardalreadyatthedoorscreechesout,lowershisweaponand

freezes.Astompingsoundboomsoutfrombehindthedoor.Thetwogoblinsnearthedoorbeginbackingawayfromit.Thedoorexplodesintoastormoffoot-longsplinters.Agigantichumanoidwithahugeclubstepsoutofthedoorandswingsitsclubintothenearestgoblin,crushingitintothewall."

Ogre'sturn:"Thegigantichumanoidbellowsandswingsitsclubintotheothernearbygoblin,thennarrowsitseyesatyou.Therestofthegoblinsboltforthenorthexit."

See:MonsterManualpp.144(and191)


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600XPHugeclubLargeleatherarmor:10

15.MinecartTunnel

"Youmoveintoarough-hewntunnel;verylong,witharailtrackleadingalongthemiddle.There'sasmallerhallwaytoyourright.Youcanseeanotherwidepassageofftotherightupahead.Onthetracknexttoyouisaminecart."

16.Milos-EL2

"Asyoumovetowardsthenextcorner,ashadowyfiguredashesoutatyoufromasidepassage,firstcuttingwithanaxethenstabbingwithaspear."

See:Milos600XPTotalTreasure:601

17.PrepRoomTrappedDoor-EL2

SpearTrap,triggeredbyopeningthedoor,firesfromabovethedoordownwards,reachinguptotenfeetinfrontofthedoor.Attack+12ranged(1d8,critx3).SearchDC20,DisableDeviceDC20,determinestargetrandomly.

"Asyouopenthedoor,alongspearshootsoutofaholeabovethedoor.[Itdrivesitselfthrough???'sleg.]OR[Itstipshattersasithitsthestonefloor,andthehaftfallstotheground.]"

600XP

18.PreparationRoom

"Youenteraroomfilledwithpicks,shovels,andotherminingequipment.Severalminecartssitalongonewall,filledtothebrimwithrockdust,someofwhichglittersasyourtorchlighthitsit."

"There'satallhumantiedtoacrateonthewestsideoftheroom.He'sslumpedagainstthefloor,apparentlyunconscious.He'salsomissinganarm."

Theplayerscanwakehimupwithanyhealingspellorpotion,oraDC15Healcheck.He'sstillgroggy.

"WhoWhereamI?Whatwasthatdwarfdoing?"

"Oh,Boccob,thatbastarddwarftrickedme!Theywon'tgetawaywiththis!"

"I'mHelaf,fromGymenze,thegreatsouthwesttribeofAlprisk.I'monGymenze'scouncil,advisingthetribeleaderaboutmattersoftrade.Asyouprobablyknow,tensionshavebeenrisingbetweenAlpriskandEinarr.Iwasoneofthefewleadersofourtribethatfavorpeacewiththedwarves.IcameheretoDomiel-itwastwoweeksbeforethedamneddwarfknockedmeout,ifIrecallcorrectly-totrademagicalsuppliesandlumbertothedwarveshereinexchangeformineralsandweapons.Mytribedoesn'tmine,see,becauseitdestroysthelandthatwer


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elyon."

He'lldefendhimselfiftheplayerssaythattradingformineralsnobetterthanmininghimself.He'llalsorealizeaminutelaterwhereheis.

"OhIseewhereIam,now.I'minadwarvenmine.Sothat'swhattheydidKnockedmeoutandtookmebacktoEinarr."

Ofcourse,he'snotinEinarr,he'sstillinAlprisk.Whenhefindsthisout,he'soutraged.Thiscouldbewhentheplayerstellhim,orwhenhegetsoutofthecaveandrecognizesthelandscape.

"ThisisAlprisk?ThedwarvesaremininginALPRISK?That'sHowisthatpossible?Weshouldhavedetectedthem.Weshouldhaveknowntheywouldn'twaittotakethelandlegitimately"

"Thisisbeyondreasonable.ThisisThesedwarveshavegonetoofar.I'llhavetotakethistothecouncil.Hel,I'llhavetotakethistotheHighCouncil.Ican'tbelievethedwarvesarealreadytryingtomineunderus"

Atarandomgapintheconversation:"Itwon'tbelonguntilAlpriskdeclareswarnow.Wewon'tstandforthis.Ifthedwarveswon'tbereasonedwith,thenAlpriskhasnochoice."

ThehumanisaSorcerer3/Expert1,buthe'sbeeninjuredbadly,he'llbeunabletofightevenifhegetshealedtofullhealthbecausehe'stakenabilityscoredamage,specificallyConstitutionandStrengthdamage.He'llmaketheplayerfullyawareofthisifnecessary.

Iftheplayersdecidetoheadon:"Holdonaminute.Haveyoumetagray-faceddwarfwithablackbeardyet?I'dbetmylifeOverseerHawkinishere"

He'llgiveinformationonHawkinifasked:"He'sapsionicwarrior,althoughI'mnotsurewhatkind.Heusesthepowerofhismindtofight,aswellasbeinghighlyskilledwithmostweaponry.Hewasboastingtomeaboutitwhilewetraded.Idon'tknowmuchelseabouthim,exceptthathe'saminer."

Iftheplayersmakeitknownthatthey'vefoundveryfewdwarvesinthiscave,he'llsayhemighthavebeenwrongaboutHarkinbeinghere.

He'smorethanwillingtoleaveonhisown,sayingthathecanprobablyhandlehimselfagainstanyonenotasskilledasHawkin.Ontheotherhand,he'swillingtowaitinthepreproomiftheplayerssuggestthat.Whenhehearsdynamitegooff,though,he'llgetoutofthecavenomatterwhathepromised.

Otherpossiblequotes:"Yousaytherearegoblinshere?Inadwarvenmine?IIdon'tunderstandthatone.Ithoughtdwarveshatedgoblins.Maybethey'rejustusingthemtopreventpeoplefromgettingintothemineandfiguringoutthatthedamndwarvesarestealingfromAlprisk!"

"I'llreportbacktomytribe,then.Goodlucktoyou.Ihopeyoucanshutdownthisoperation,thoughIdon'tforthelifeofmeknowhowfourpeoplecoulddothat"

19.LockedMineDoor

"There'sasmallirondoorattheendofthishallway.Therailwaytracksrununderit."


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"It'slocked.Youcanseearough-walledhallwaywithagentledownwardslopethroughthekeyhole."

OpenLockDC25,hardness15,HP30

20.MedicalStation

"There'sasmallroomnexttoalongminecartrailhere.Thereareafewtablesscatteredaroundtheroom,andmostofthemhavechairsinfrontofthem.Inaddition,thereareseveralbedrollslaidoutonthefloorandasetofshelvesoverinonewall."

"Theshelvesarefullofherbs,potions,bandages,splints,andothermedicalsupplies.Onedeskhasashort,straight,smoothstickdecoratedwithalightbluebackgroundandagoldstarburstontheside."

"Youfindthreeredpotionsandabunchofemptyonesintheshelves."

Profession(Herbalism)DC20:"Youalsofindsomealoeleaves,cat'sclaw,asinglehawthornfruit,somelavender,andasetofleavesyoucan'tidentify."-theleavesarewhitewillow,andwillreducepainlikeaspirin.

HealDC15:"Theextensivemedicalsuppliesherecouldimproveyourchanceathe

alinganywounds."

3PotionsofCLW:15025-chargeWandofCLW:375

21.GiantFireBeetles-CR1+1/3

MagicGustofWindtraponthedoor,DC28Search,DC28DisableDevice

"Youopenthedoortorevealasmall,emptyroom.Asyoustepinside,ahugegustofwindblowsfrombehindyou.Thewindblowsthedoorshut[andextinguishesoutyourtorch/lantern]."

ThedoorswillbestuckshutSmallcharactersmaybeknockeddown."[MakeaFortituderoll(DC14).][Thewindknocksyoutothefloor.]"

Ifit'sdarknow:"Asyou(dowhatevertheyPC'saredoing),youhearaskitteringsoundcomingfromoneofthecornersoftheroom.Youseetwodimredlightsmovetogetheracrossthewallandthenthefloor.Threemorepairsoflightsappearinthesamecornerandmovetowardsyou."

Whenfirstattacked:"Youfeelapairofroughspikesdigintoyoufrombelowtheredlights,drawingblood."

40%concealmentwhenattackingthebeetles.

"Youseethatthelightsbelongtoatwo-foot-longredbeetlewithhugemandibles.Thelightsarered,roundgrowthsaboveitseyes."

400XP

Afterthey'redead:"Thedeadbeetles'growthsareactuallygrowingfarbrighternow,illuminatingthearealikeapairofcandles."

"Theroomreallyisempty-exceptforasmallholeinthecornerthatthebeetl


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escamefromandalargeskeletonkeyontheground."

Thekeyunlocks19,theLockedMineDoor.

22.Cave-In

"Theendofthishallwayiscollapsed.There'sahugepileofbrokenstonehereYoucan'tseetheotherside."

23.ThePit-EL3

OverseerHawkin-DwarvenSoulknife

"Youenteralarge,shortroom,withahugeopenshaftdownthemiddle.Apulleysystemisattachedtothelowceilingabovetheshaft."

"Ropemovessteadilythroughthepulley,andaplatformrisesslowlyoutofthedarkness.Alargedwarfstandsatthereadyontheplatform.Heseesyoupeeringdownathim,andletslooseashort,barkinglaugh.Hedoesn'tappeartocarryaweapon,butastheplatformapproaches,hereachesbackwards,underneathhiscloak,andpullsalargemetalshieldontohisarm."

"Theplatformshudderstoacreakinghaltasitreachesthelipofthemineshaft.Thedwarftakesasteptowardsyou,nowstandingonsolidground.Hehasanash-greyface,mostlyconcealedbyathickblackbeard.Hewearsasuitofdarkredchainarmorandastuddedleatherhelmet.Ablackcloakstreamsoutbehindhim."

"Well,well,whathavewehere?You'rethemercenariesFimbelmannhired,aren'tyou?"

"Heappearstoconcentrateforasecond,andwithaflash,ashimmeringspikeoflightblueenergyappearsaroundhisrighthand."

Overseerstrategies:

Stage1.OverseerHawkinattacksthenearestplayer.Heprioritizeslightlyarmoredenemiesoverthosewithheavyarmor,andstaysfairlyclosetothemineshaftsothathecanjumpit.

Stage2.AftertheOverseertakeshisfirstinjury,heusesBoost,runsbackontotheplatformandjumpsovertotheotherside(DC10),thenturnsandthrowshissoulknifeatthenearestenemy.Hethenstandsmoreorlessstillontheothersideunlesshe'sindanger,andattemptstodisarmthenearestenemywhentheyapproach.Sincehe'snowempty-handed,hetakestheweaponawayfromthemandusesithi

mself.Hemightdropitintothepitandsummonanewsoulknife,orhemightnot.

Stage3.Whenthedwarfrealizeshe'sgoingtolosethisfight,hejumpsontotheplatformandslashesoutoneoftheropesholdinghimup.Theplatformfallsintothemineshaft,wherehedetonatestheriggeddynamiteandridesoutonaminecart.

BattleQuotes:


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"Theenergyaroundthedwarf'shandpiercesintoyourflesh,andyoufeellikeyou'vebeenstabbedbyasolidmetalblade."

Jumpingthepit:"Thedwarfturnsawayfromyou,andyoufeeladeephumrunthroughtheroom.Hesprintsbackontotheplatform,thenleapsfortheotherside,"

Throwinghismindblade:"Helandssolidlyontheothersideandhurlstheglowingenergyspikeinhishandat???,[whichlodgesinhis/hergut,thendissipatesamomentlater]."OR[butitbouncesoffthefloorandvanishes]."

Thefirstdisarm:"Asyouattackhim,thedwarfreachesoutwithhisshieldandknocksyourweaponawayfromyou,catchingitinhisotherhand."

Whenthedwarfrealizeshe'snotgoingtowinthisfight:"Youfeelanotherburstoflow-pitchedsound,andthedwarfmovesfasterthanyouwouldhavethoughtpossiblebackontothewoodenplatform,thencutstheropesuspendinghim.Hedisappearsintotheblack."

"Youheartheplatformland,andthenheara'ka-chunk.'"

"Younoticethedwarf'scloaklyingonthefloor.Hemusthavelostitduringthefight-ormaybehetookitoffhimself."

"Anexplosionrockstheroom.Stonenearthetopofthemineshaftcollapsesinwardintothepitch-blacktunnel.Thepulleyaboveswingswildly.Afewsecondslater,thesoundofasecondexplosionechoesupfromdeeperinthemineshaft."

900XPCloakofResistance+1:1000

24.TheTreasureRoom

"Fimbelmann'svarioustreasuresarehereonshelvesontheeastwall-apairofornatebracers,averynicescimitar,agold-rimmedonyxjar,apairofsilverbracelets,andacoinpursewith50GPand20PP.There'sahugepileofwhatlookslikeshatteredstoneandrockdustonthefloor,andyoucanseeshinyglintsamongit.Youalsofindalargepearlontheshelfandashortspearwithablackhaftandafinelycraftedtipleaningagainstawall."

Aftertheplayershavecollectedtheiritems:"Suddenlyyouhearanotherexplosionfromtheroomyoujustcamefrom.Thenanother.Thestonedoorcollapsesinward,spillingrockintothisroomandblockingyourexit."

Iftheplayersdon'tgetthehellout,haveasmallrockfallononeofthem,dealing1d6damage.Keepupdescriptionsofexplosionsaboveandbelowthem,have

rocksfalltoblockcertainpassageways-theonestheydon'thavetotake-etc.

Coinpurse:3000PearlofPower(1st):1000MWShortspear:302

Atsomepoint,theonyxjarcomesapartinoneoftheheroes'hands,revealingwhatlookslikeabudgetortradereceipt-detailingeverythingFimbelmannhasr


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eceivedfromsomeonenamedJorvand(leaderofthenearbyAlprisktribe):MagicallysealedandlockedbackdoorPermanentAlarmonthemaindoor10gallonsofpurewateraweekMagicaltransportbetweentheKeepandthetowndownstreamtotheeast,IvenAsingledragoneggOthercreaturecomforts-food,instantmessages,apermanentUnseenServant,aPhantomSteedwheneverneeded,etc.

25.Ogre'sRoomOntheoffchancethattheplayershaven'tawokentheogre,he'shere,readytofight.

"Youenteralarge,roughroomwithagiganticbedinonecorner.Asectionofthefloorisfragmented,revealingstonefleckedwithbitsofashiningmineral."

Searchingtheroomisn'tnecessary-iftheplayersactuallygoinside,orexamineanypartoftheroom,theyseeahandcrossbowonthebed.

"There'sacrossbowhangingoffoneofthebedlegs.It'ssmallandwooden,withgoldletteringalongthemetalsideplate.It'sasmallhandcrossbow-areallyniceone.Youalsofindacaseofbolts."

MWhandcrossbow:400GP10bolts:1GP

SearchDC20:"Youreffortsrevealavialofthickorangeliquid,hiddeninasecretcompartmentunderneaththebed,andasinglevialofdarkredliquid."PoisonofLargeScorpionVenom:200GP

26.SleepingQuarters

"Thislongroomisfilledwithbunkbeds.Therearethreegoblinwomenhuddledaroundabed-youcanseeaverysmallgoblinlayinginit."

"Thefemalegoblinslookupatyouandshriek.Oneofthemrunsforthedoor,buttheothertwojusthuddleclosertothechildgoblin'sbed."

"Thischildissick.Wemuststaywithhim-hisenergyisfading,weneedtobeheretochanneloursintohim."

Thewomenwillgiveupsomelimitedinformationonthedwarves,iftheplayerscanspeakGoblin:

"WeWe'vebeentoldnottosayanything.Butthedwarvesherehavebeenforcingustomine.Andtosteal!We'regoodgoblins,wedon'tstealnormally!"

Thegoblinislying,ofcourse.Thereasonthegoblinsdidn'tstealfromthetow

nbeforeisthattheydidn'thavethemeans-theyonlyrecentlybeganraidingthevillagebecausetheyonlyrecentlymanagedtoblackmailablinkdog,usingittounlockdoorsfromtheinside.

"Please,don'thurtus,letusstaywiththechild.Wecouldn'tdoanythingtohurtyou."

There'sasecretdooratthenorthwestend,betweenthefirstandsecondbed.SearchDC25revealsit:"Younoticeathinlineofrunesthatrunsupfourfeetalongthewall,acrosstwofeet,andthenbackdown.Thestoneisotherwiseunfla


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wed."

Pushingfromtheoutsidedoesnothing;PC'smustreadtherunes,whichareindwarvenscript,andthenit'llopen.

"Yourecognizetherunesasdwarven.Theyread,'forthegoodofthedwarves,thestrongestraceinUrivel.'Therunesglowforasecond,andthenreformthemselvesintoalongcrack.Thewallinsidethecrackbeginstoswingoutward,andyoucanseethatyou'vediscoveredasecretdoor."

AftertheDungeon

Theplayerscanheadwherever,possiblydecidingtotakeFimbelmann'streasureswiththeminsteadofgivingthemback,butiftheydo,theywon'tgetanyfurtherjobsfromhim,andiftheyeverreturntoDomiel,Fimbelmannwillprobablytrytohavethemassassinated-he'llfigurethey'vediscoveredtheinformationonhisdealingswithAlpriskandwanttoexposehimordeliverhimtoEinarrorsomething.

IftheplayersdoreturndoDomiel.

Backintown,whereverthePC'shangout-inn,tavern,theKeepetc.,there'samaponthewallthatthePC'smaybeinterestedin,especiallyiftheydon'tkn

owmuchabouttheworldand/orwanttolearnmoreaboutit.EmailorSkypethemtheincludedmapimageofUrivel.

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