attunedarenolongerattunedto
it.
Papazo
tl(male)
LE Shrewdand
conniving“Ibowbeforenoone
andexpectotherstodoas
Icommand.”Kubazan Thehostcan’tbesurprised,
gainsadvantageonallWisdom
checks,andnevertakesdamage
fromfalling.
Shaga
mbi
(female)
NG Wiseand
virtuous“Inevershowmercyto
evildoers.”Nangnang Thehostcanmakeoneextra
attackwhentakingtheAttack
actiononitsturn.
Unkh(f
emale)
N Self-
absorbedand
indecisive“Iamincapableof
makingdecisions.”None Thehost’sConstitutionscore
becomes 23 ,unlessitisalready
higher.
Wongo
(male)CE Violentand
deranged“Iactwithoutconcern
forthewell-beingof
others.”Moa Thehostcanuseanactionto
unleashapsionicassaultona
creatureitcanseewithin 60 feet
ofit.Thetargetmustsucceedon
aDC 16 Wisdomsavingthrowor
bestunneduntiltheendofthe
target’snextturn.SpiritualInhabitation..............................................................................................................................................................
Thespiritsareboundinsidemagicitemsscatteredthroughout
thetomb.Whenacreatureofthehumanoidtypetouchessuch
anitem,thetrickstergodboundwithinattemptstoinhabit
thatcreature.WithasuccessfulDC 16 Charismasavingthrow,
thecreatureresiststhegod’spower,andthatgodcan’t
attempttoinhabitthesamecreaturefortheremainderofthe
adventure.Onafailedsave—orifthecreaturechoosesto
forgothesave—thegod’sspiritinhabitsthecreature’sbody.
Thetrickstergodscantellwhetherornotacreatureis
humanoid,andtheyhavenointerestinpossessingothertypes
ofcreatures.
Whileinhabitingahostbody,atrickstergodactslikean
overbearingpassenger.Thehostcreatureremainsincontrol
ofitsactionsbutinheritsaflawfromthegod,aswellasa
specialpower.Whenatrickstergodinhabitsaplayer
character,givetheplayerthatgod’scard(seeappendixF).A
characterdoesn’tknowwhatpowerandflawaregainedfrom
aspecifictrickstergoduntilthatgodinhabitsthecharacterfor
thefirsttime.Boththeflawandthepowerendwhenthespirit
leavesthehost.
LeavingaHost
Atrickstergodneverwillinglyleavesahost,butitsspiritis
forcedoutifahostdiesorleavesthetomb,orifahostis
targetedbythebreakenchantmentfunctionofthedispelevil
andgoodspell.Atrickstergodcanalsobeforcedoutby
anothertrickstergod(see“FightingOveraHost”below).
Whenthespiritofatrickstergodisforcedoutofahost,it
returnstothemagicitemtowhichitisboundandcannot
inhabitthathostagainfortheremainderoftheadventure.If
theitemisdestroyedortakenfromthetomb,thetrickster
god’sspiritfindsanotherobjectwithinthetombtoinhabit.
Thespiritsofthetrickstergodscan’tbedestroyedandcan
neverleavethetomb.
FightingOveraHost................................................................................................................................................................
Whenthespiritofonetrickstergodinhabitsahostthatis
alreadyinhabitedbyatrickstergod,thetwogodsbattlefor
therighttoremaininthehost.Assign“even”toonegodand
“odd”toanother,thenrollanydie.Theresultdetermines
whichgodisvictorious,withthelosinggodforcedoutofthe
host.Thehosthasnoinfluenceoverwhichgodgetsforcedout.RoleplayingtheSpirits............................................................................................................................................................
Atrickstergodcanusethehostcharacter’ssensesandspeak
tothehost’smind.Thecharacterretainshisorheralignment
andcanthinkindependently.However,ifthecharacterhasa
flawthatrunscountertothetrickstergod’sflaw,the
character’sflawissuppresseduntilthetrickstergod’sspirit
leavesthecharacter’sbody.
Youcanroleplaythevoicesofthetrickstergodsinthe
characters’heads,butlettheplayersroleplaytheircharacters’
inheritedflaws.Ifaplayerneglectstoroleplayatrickstergod’s
flaw,havetheinhabitingspiritattempttogoadthecharacter
intobehavingmorelikeit.Youcanawardinspirationtoa
playerwhoroleplaysatrickstergod’sflawparticularlywell.
Allthetrickstergodsareeagertogettheirrevengeon
Acererak.Theycanofferonlylimitedguidanceregardingthe
tombanditsdenizens,buttheyencouragethecharactersto
seekoutothertrickstergodspiritsandoffersupernatural
assistanceinthefinalbattleagainstthearchlich.
Eachtrickstergod(exceptUnkh)hasitsownrivalinthe
tombthatitwouldprefertoavoid.TheOmuansdreamedup
colorfulstoriestoexplaintheseantipathies,butintruth,the
spiritssimplyrepresentconflictingpointsonthealignment
axes.Whenrivalspiritsoccupydifferentcharactersinthe
samegroup,theytrytomaketheirhostsbickeranddefyeach
otherwheneverpossible.Level 1 :RottenHalls.......................................................................................................................................................................
Map 5. 1 showsthislevelofthedungeon.Theairisstale
andhumidhere.Mosscoversthewalls,whicharedecorated
withscreamingskullsandhungwithrottingtreerootsand
deadvines.CeilingCracks
Thinshaftsofdaylightandmoonlightspillthroughtinyrock
fissures,formingpoolsofnaturallightasshownonmap 5. 1 .A
Tinycreaturecanusethesenarrowfissurestoenterandleave
thetomb.