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Thayans' Potions. Each group ofThayans has among
0
FAR REALM CYSTS''
chem ld4 - 2 potions (minimum 0), each one deter-
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mined by rolling on the following table.
1 gibbering mouther
2d4 Potion
2 1 grell
2 Flying
3 ld4 gricks
3-4 Climbing
4 1 otyugh
5-7 Healing (1-3), greater healing (4-5), superior healing (6)
8 Invisibility
FORESTS OF SLAUGHTER'''
Red Wizards. Each Red Wizard encountered in the
d4 Encounter
adventure carries 4d10 gp. A Red Wizard also carries
ld2 hook horrors
ld4-2 (minimum 0) spell scrolls, each containing a ran-
2 l d4 cockatrices
dom arcane spell of 1st or 2nd level, most often darkvi-
3 l displacer beast sion, daylight, detect magic, identify, invisibility, or thun-
4 1 troll derwave. Twenty-five percent of Red Wizards (determine
randomly using a d4) instead have one 3rd-level spell
OOZE GROTTOS scroll, either of dispel magic or remove curse.
Dread Warriors. A dread warrior carries no gold, but
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some of them have weapons or armor, determined by
l black pudding*
rolling on the following table.
2 l gelatinous cube''
2d4 Item
3-4 ld4 gray oozes
2-6 None
7 +1 weapon (usually a battleaxe or a javelin)
PREDATOR POOLS
8 +7 chain mail
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2d4 giant crabs* CHARACTER DEATH
2 2d4 kuo-toa
When a character dies, the player has a few options.
3 ld2 merrow* (in water globes)
4 1 troll'' SOUL BINDING
The rebel Red Wizards can use the mighty magic of the
GOLEM LABORATORIES'~ Doomvault, which traps souls, to raise fallen adventur-
ers as soul-bound dead. If a player chooses this option,
d4 Encounter
the dead character returns to play with no changes.
1 reduced-threat flesh golem
Syranna warns such characters that a soul-bound
2 1 flesh golem
creature created in this way will die permanently upon
3 l reduced-threat clay golem
leaving the Doomvault. Furthermore, over the course of
4 1 clay golem
many weeks, a character who remains in this state loses
any identity and becomes a wight under the control of
PECIAL ENCOUNTERS the Red Wizards. To have any hope of exiting the dun-
If creatures leave their normal areas to roam the dun- geon, the character must end the soul-bound condition.
geon, add them to your notes as possible special encoun- Syranna conveys that the undying laboratory (area
ters. If necessary, Syranna covertly helps such creatures 31) allows soul-bound characters to transform back to
move about the dungeon to add to the confusion and to normal, but she lacks the knowledge of how this feat is
aid the overall mission. When you roll a special encoun- accomplished.
ter, you can choose from among the creatures in your
notes or roll randomly. If a creature is eliminated, delete NEW CHARACTER
it from your list of possible special encounters. If you The player selects or creates a new character who joins
roll this result while no special encounters exist, then the group. Syranna coordinates uniting newcomers
the group has an encounter of your choice. with a group in the dungeon. Such characters might be
Thayan Resurrection members anxious to join the fight
T REASURE against Szass Tam. The new character could have been
The adventure has some treasure built in, but the char- a prisoner in the Doomvault, released to help the rebels.
acters might be able to find more. Regardless of origin, the character arrives with the nec-
Changing Treasure. Feel free to change the treasure essary resources and information to join the party.
in the Doomvault or add more. It's especially appropri-
ate to change treasure to something characters in the DOOMVAULT LORE
party can use, and it's satisfying to let them claim it from
a defeated monster or Thayan. For instance. if you'd like Some creatures that the characters encounter can
co give a character a magic weapon, you can change a divulge important information about the Doomvault.
weapon-using monster to account for the treasure. When you give out lore, reveal information appropriate
to the creature being questioned based on its location
and circumstance. You can make information more

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