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OLD COAL MINES
Lots of spiders and webs in this adventure, so the penalty for
entanglement is
Entangled
The character is ensnared. Being entangled impedes movement, but
does not entirelyprevent it unless the bonds are anchored to an
immobile object or tethered by an opposingforce. An entangled
creature moves at half speed, cannot run orcharge, and takes a
-2penalty on all attack rolls and a -4 penalty to Dexterity. An
entangled character who attemptsto cast a spell must make a
Concentrationcheck (DC 15 + the spells level) or lose the
spell.
Level 1
a) Entry tunnel. The tunnel is empty and ruined doors are to
either side. If the characters useany other light source than a
bullseye lantern, the light enters both rooms and triggersshrieker
fungus. Upon activating the shriekers, a violet fungus awakens and
attempts to eat
the characters.
b) In the left corner of this room is a shrieker, in the far
end, a violet fungus. This room wasonce a storeroom for mining
tools and such other items. A thorough search, DC 20, turns up
apouch of 100 sp.
c) This was the counting room. In also contains a shrieker and
violet fungus. A thoroughsearch reveals an old set of merchant's
scales that are still usable.
Level 2
The characters reach this level by descending 100 ft. It is an
easy climb, DC 10, or DC 5 withrope, or DC 0 with knotted rope.
a) A short tunnel leads into a larger cavern. The ground is
littered with debris and old miningtools. The ceiling in this room
(20 ft. high) is covered with webs and there are 4 medium
sizemonstrous spiders, spot DC 17 to notice before they
descend.
b) Another hole leads down. Hiding just at the lip of the hole
is a large monstrous spider.
c) A long tunnel opens up into a cavern. There is steam rising
from several holes in the
ground. The ceiling, 40 ft. high, is free of webs here but there
is green slime which falls on thefirst PC to enter the room. At the
end of the room is a secret chamber, it is covered by ahastily, but
strongly, constructed wall of stone and mortar. Behind the rubble
is a dretchdemon. The dretch possesses a deck of illusions which it
tries to use if it can. There is also alarge darkwood shield, a
tree with a laughing face emblazoned on it.
Also, Survival checks around the mouths of the vents reveal the
cave mist algae that thecharacters are searching for. Looking down
the pits, the characters can see pale violet andorange light.
Characters can try to descend through the vents with climb checks
DC 20.
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Level 3
From level 2, the PC's descend 50 ft. down. The floor is a pit
trap that collapses, Search DC20, Disable device DC 20, CR 1.
Reflex save DC 15 or 2d6 falling damage. A large cavernopens up,
there are glowing orange flowers around the edge of a steaming pool
of sulphurous
water, and pale white algae glows on the walls of the cave near
the pool. Survival checks tofind the various medicinal plants.
a) The spiders have been busy, and several of their captures are
webbed against the wall.There are six hobgoblins and twelve horses
still alive. Other beings, humans looks like havebeen drained and
fed on already. An ettercap hides on the ceiling, 20 ft. above the
webs, andattempts to surprise the PC's if they fail a DC 19 spot
check.
b) This is a steaming pool that smells strongly of sulfur. It is
30 feet deep. If the PC's swim inand search the bottom of the pool
they find a sealed coffer with a +1 holy dagger, with a rubyset in
its pommel. Running off the pool is a small stream that leads to
the aranea's quarters,the stream is 10 ft. deep, but the PC's can
move along the wall with DC 10 balance checks.
c) If a lot of noise is made with the encounter with the
ettercap, an aranea comes out afterusing shield and a potion of
magic fang, and attempts to charm (DC 13) the heaviest armoredof
the PC's, and then attempts to use sleep (DC 13). Also, an ettercap
hides in this room andwaits for the PC's to enter before webbing
them, spot DC 19 to notice him on the ceiling.
In this room is a chest and a female drow chained to the wall.
She is alive but barely. Hername is Markiela and she escaped a drow
city before it was overrun with goblin ghouls. Shewears a holy
symbol of Lolth but tells the PC's that the spider goddess has
forsaken her. Inthe chest is her gear, a masterwork hand-crossbow,
masterwork rapier, and elven chain Thereis also the Aranea's
journal, written in Draconic but protected with secret page and
illusoryscript: It appears to be a book full of arachno-erotic
drawingsthe book is a magic item.There are also 3 potions, cure
moderate wounds, neutralize poison, and barkskin. If they freeher,
she is willing to travel with them. If they are mean to her she
asks to be put to death.
ARENEA'S JOURNAL: This journal is more a series of reminders.
The ettercap is to go off insearch of something called a stranger.
A tally of captives is taken, and a monetary amountassociated with
each. Mention is made of huge profits at something called the meat
market,if they can capture the inhabitants of a nearby monastery
... before something else does.
CONCLUSION:
The number of victims of the disease depends on whether or not
the PC's find theingredients, and how long they take to bring them
back to the monastery. Finding theingredients is a CR 1; returning
within 24 hours is a CR 3, within 48 hours CR 2, and a CR 1for any
length of time beyond that. Returning within 24 hours means that
20% of the victimsperish, 48 hours 60%, and 80% for longer amounts
of time.
