Youstandwithinafifteen-foot-highpassagewaywalled
bysmooth,featurelessstone,whichislitbytorchesand
shroudedbyfog.There’snoceiling,andwhenyoulook
up,youseeadistortedviewoftheroomyouleftbehind.Charactersstandingnearthewallcarvingcansee
characterstrappedinthemazebutcan’thearthem.Similarly,
charactersinthemazecanseegiant,distortedversionsofany
creaturesstandingwithin 10 feetofthewallcarving,butthey
can’thearanythingoutsidethemaze.
Theconfigurationofthemazeconstantlychangesto
ensurethatcharacterswithinitremainseparatedandunable
tofindeachother.Visibilitywithinthemazeislimitedto 20
feetbecauseofthechurningfog.Spellsthatarealteredwithin
thetombaresimilarlyalteredinthemaze(see"Spell
Restrictions").
ThewallsofthemazecanbeclimbedwithasuccessfulDC
20 Strength(Athletics)check.Anycharacterwhoclimbstothe
topofthewallsorfliesbeyondthemisexpelledfromthemaze,
taking 22 ( 5 d 8 )forcedamageandreappearingwithaloudpop
inanunoccupiedspacenearthewallcarving.
FindingaKey.Anycharacterinthemazecanspendtime
exploringit.Attheendofeachturnspentexploringthemaze,
rollpercentilediceandusetheMazeDiscoveriestableto
determinewhat,ifanything,thecharacterfinds.Anycharacter
whofindsacrystalkeyandpicksitupisteleportedtoan
unoccupiedspacenexttoUnkh’ssarcophagus,alongwithall
gearandpossessions.
MazeDiscoveries
Sarcophagus
Anycharacterwhoexaminesthesarcophagusnoticesatiny
keyholecarvedintoitslid.Thekeyholedoesnotpenetrateto
theinteriorofthesarcophagus,andtherearenomechanisms
withinittopickordisarm.Thesarcophagusisimperviousto
damageandspells.
Thecrystalsarcophaguschangescolorevery 6 seconds,
shiftingthroughthefollowingrepeatingcycle:blue,gold,
purple,green,red,black.Ifacrystalkeyclaimedfromthe
mazeisinsertedintothekeyholewhenthesarcophagusand
thekeyarethesamecolor,thesarcophagusliddisappears,
andthecontentsofthesarcophagusarerevealed(see
“Treasure”below).Atthesametime,thecharacterwho
retrievedthekeyfromthemazereceivesasupernaturalgift
fromamysteriousbenefactor(see“Acererak’sGift”below).
Ifacrystalkeyisinsertedwhenthesarcophagusandthe
keyarenotthesamecolor,thekeyisteleportedbacktothe
mazeandthesarcophagusremainssealed.Treasure
Thesarcophagusisfilledwithsalt,withinwhichareburiedten
opalescentbracelets( 75 gpeach)madefromtheshellofaflail
snail(Unkh’sanimalform;seeappendixD)andarobeof
scintillatingcolors.Therobeturnstodustandisdestroyedifit
leavestheTomboftheNineGods(butsee"LostTreasures").
Unkh’sSpirit.ThespiritofUnkhtriestoinhabitany
characterwhotouchestherobeofscintillatingcolors(see
"SpiritsoftheNineTricksterGods").WhenUnkh’sspirit
manifests,read:
Slimepoursfromthefoldsofthescintillatingrobeto
taketheformofmultipleflail-likepseudopods.Afemale
voiceechoesthroughthechamber:“Icanhelpyou.At
least,Ithinkthat’swhatI’msupposedtodo.”
Ifthespiritsuccessfullyinhabitsthecharacter,givethe
playerUnkh’scard(seeappendixF).Iftheattemptfails,the
spiritreturnstotherobeandwaitsforanothercharacterto
touchit.Acererak’sGift
Thecharacterwhoretrievesthecrystalkeyusedtoopen
Unkh’ssarcophagusreceivesasupernaturalgiftfromAcererak
thatvariesbasedonthekey’scolor.Thecharacterbecomes
awareofthegiftwhenAcererak’sarcanesigilappears
somewhereonhisorherbody.Thesourceofthegiftcannotbe
confirmedwithoutconsultingahigherpower,butthemark
canberemovedwithalesserrestorationspellorsimilarmagic.
Thesegiftsotherwisefollowtherulesforcharmsin“Other
Rewards,”chapter 7 oftheDungeonMaster’sGuide.
BlackKey.Therecipientgainsacharmofninelives.When
youdropto 0 hitpointsasaresultoftakingdamage,youcan
choosetodropto 1 hitpointinstead.Onceusedninetimes,the
charmgoesaway.
BlueKey.Therecipientgainsacharmofthecrystalheart.
Thischarmgrantsyouimmunitytopiercingandslashing
damagefromnonmagicalattacks,butyougainvulnerabilityto
bludgeoningdamage.Theseeffectslastfor 10 days,after
whichthecharmvanishesfromyou.
GoldKey.Therecipientgainsacharmoftreasuresense.
Whilethischarmlasts,youcanuseanactiontopinpoint,by
scent,thelocationofpreciousmetalsandstones,suchascoins
andgems,within 30 feetofyou.Theeffectlastsfor 3 days,
afterwhichthecharmvanishesfromyou.
GreenKey.Therecipientgainsacharmoftheswollenhag.
Thischarmallowsyoutospitupafrogasanaction.Thefrog
understandsyouandobeysyourcommands.Onceusedthree
times,thecharmgoesaway.
PurpleKey.Therecipientgainsacharmofthemaimed.
Thischarmallowsyoutoregrowalostappendageororgan,
suchasanarm,afoot,oraneye.Afteritisusedonce,the
charmgoesaway.
RedKey.Therecipientgainsacharmoftheghoul.This
charmallowsyoutouseanactiontoeatamouthfulofflesh
fromahumanoidthathasbeendeadnolongerthan 1 day.
Whenyoudo,youregain 3 d 8 + 3 hitpoints.Onceusedthree
times,thecharmgoesaway.d 100 Discovery
01 – 70 Nothing
71 – 75 SkeletalremainsofanOmuanchild
76 – 84 Minotaurthatfightstothedeath
85 – 87 Bluecrystalkey
88 – 90 Goldcrystalkey
91 – 93 Purplecrystalkey
94 – 96 Greencrystalkey
97 – 99 Redcrystalkey
00 Blackcrystalkey