Wheneveroneofthethreechestsislocked,acarved
buttonmagicallyappearsonthesarcophaguslidabovethe
monstrousimageofWongo.Thematerialofeachbutton
matchesitscorrespondingchest:onyx,rustyiron,orsilver.
Pressingthebuttonsimultaneouslyunlockstheassociated
chestandtriggersatrapwithinit:
Pushingtheonyxbuttonforcesanycreatureinsidethe
onyxchesttosucceedonaDC 15 Constitutionsaving
throwortake 75 ( 10 d 6 + 40 )forcedamage.Acreature
reducedto 0 hitpointsbythisdamageturnstoapileof
dust,leavingbehindwhatevergearitwasholdingor
wearing.
Pushingtherustyironbuttoncausesanynonmagical
metalobjectsinsidetherustyironchest(including
objectscarriedorwornbyacreatureinthechest)to
corrodeintoworthlesspilesofrust.Objectspartlymade
ofmetalareruinedastheirmetalcomponentsdecay.
Pushingthesilverbuttoncausesanycreatureinsidethe
silverchesttomakeaDC 15 Constitutionsavingthrow,
taking 45 ( 10 d 8 )colddamageonafailedsave,orhalfas
muchdamageonasuccessfulone.
Onceallthreebuttonsonthesarcophaguslidhavebeen
pressed,read:
Thestonesarcophagusturnstotransparentcrystal,
revealingamummifiedmonkey-likecreaturewithin.
Clutchedinitsdesiccatedclawsisafearsomemace.Whenthesarcophagusturnscrystalline,itbecomesbrittle,
havingAC 5 , 10 hitpoints,vulnerabilitytobludgeoningand
thunderdamage,andimmunitytopoisonandpsychicdamage.
Itshattersifreducedto 0 hitpoints,whereuponthesu-
monstermummywithinanimatesandattacks.Initsfirst
roundofcombat,themummyactivatesitsmaceofterrorto
unleashawaveofterroragainstthecharacters.Thereafter,it
makesmeleeattacksusingthemaceoritsrottingfists.
Treasure
Wongo’smummyclutchesamaceofterror.Themaceturnsto
dustandisdestroyedifitleavestheTomboftheNineGods
(butsee"LostTreasures").
Wongo’sSpirit.Wongo’sspiritisboundtothemace.Ifthe
macehitsorotherwisecomesintocontactwithanycharacter,
Wongo’sspirittriestoinhabitthatcharacter(see"Spiritsof
theNineTricksterGods").WhenWongo’sspiritmanifests,
read:
Redsmokeseethesfromtheheadofthemace,forming
theoutlineofamonkeywithalongtail.Witharoar,the
smokyapparitionleapsatyou,screaming,“Letmein!”
Ifthespiritsuccessfullyinhabitsthecharacter,givethe
playerWongo’scard(seeappendixF).Iftheattemptfails,the
spiritreturnstothemaceandwaitsforanothercharacterto
comeintocontactwithit.Themummyisfriendlytowardany
characterinhabitedbyWongo’sspirit,treatingthatcharacter
asanally.
17 .UndergroundWaterfall....................................................................................................................................................
Theundergroundriverplungesdownintoadark,rocky
chasm.Coldairswirlsupfrombelowlikethebreathof
somemonstrouscreature.Throughthegloom,youspot
anornatetreasurechestrestingonaledgeopposite.Thetreasurechestisamimicindisguise.Ifanycreature
touchesit,themimicattacksinobjectform.Ledge
Theledgeis 15 feetfromthelipofthewaterfall.Asuccessful
DC 14 Strength(Athletics)checkisrequiredtoclimbaround
totheledge.
Theledgeisslipperyanduneven.Anycreaturethattakes
damagewhilestandingontheledgemustsucceedonaDC 10
Dexteritysavingthroworfallintotherift,plunging 100 feet
intothewateratarea 64 .Thefalldeals 35 ( 10 d 6 )bludgeoning
damage,ornodamagewithasuccessfulDC 10 Dexterity
savingthrow.Level 2 :DungeonofDeception..............................................................................................................................................
Map 5. 2 showsthislevelofthedungeon.Mockingdevilfaces
aregravenintothewalls,andtheairreeksofrottingflesh.
Withnolighttonourishit,thevegetationthatfillsmuchof
level 1 doesn’textenddownhere.18 .DevilPit..............................................................................................................................................................................
Thewallsandfloorofthisfifteen-foot-squareroomare
crackedandcarvedwithimagesofterrifiedhumanoids
falling.Setintothemiddleofthefloorisastonebas-
reliefofabeardeddevilface,paintedgreen.Forlorn
criesechofromtheblackvoidofitsgapingmaw.
Thedevilfaceformsthemouthofa 5 - foot-widecylindrical
shaftthatdescends 10 feetbeforeopeningupintheceilingof
area 35 .Magicaldarknessfillsthemouthandtheshaft.A
detectmagicspellorsimilareffectrevealsaurasofevocation
andillusionmagicwithintheshaft.
Asuccessfuldispelmagic(DC 16 )castonthedarkness
dispelsit.Ifthedarknessisdispelled,itsfadingessence
magicallycoalescesintoaswarmofbatsthatfliesupoutofthe
shaftandattacksanycreaturesintheroom.19 .GravityRing.......................................................................................................................................................................
Atafour-wayintersection,thecorridorstonorthand
southcurveupwardandoutofsight,butwithnorailsor
stepstoallowthemtobeclimbed.Thecorpseofahalf-
human,half-goatcreatureinrobessprawlstenfeetto
thenorth.Itgripsastafftippedwithabronzegoat’s
head.
Thecurvingcorridorformsaperfectcircle,imbuedwith
magicalgravitythatkeepscreaturesboundtothefloorasthey
walkalongit.Adetectmagicspellorsimilareffectrevealsan
auraoftransmutationwithinthecorridor.
ThecorpsebelongstoDevlinBashir,aCalishitewizardand
memberoftheCompanyoftheYellowBanner.Devlin’sgoat-
likefeaturesaretheresultofacurse,andhewaskilledby
tombdwarvesafterhebecameseparatedfromhiscompanions.
Anyinspectionofhisremainsrevealsthathewaskilledby
woundsfromaxesandcrossbowbolts.Devlin’sink-stained
robescontainajournalthathintsatthetomb’smysteries(see
“Devlin’sJournal”below).Asearchofthecorpsealsoyields
morevaluablebelongings(see“Treasure”below).