56 .GrandfatherClock.............................................................................................................................................................
Anycharacterapproachingthisroomhearsarhythmicticking
soundfromwithin.
Thisroomcontainsawoodencabinetwithanumbered
dialatitstopsetwithtwoornatemetalspokes.Beneath
thedial,apendulumswingsinsideanopen
compartment.Anegg-shapedstoneadornsthe
pendulum'stip.
Thislong-caseclockradiatesanauraoftransmutation
magictoadetectmagicspellorsimilareffect.
AdvicefromtheSpirits
AnycharactersinhabitedbythespiritsofUnkhorWongo
receiveadvicewhenenteringthisarea:
IndecisiveUnkhisstruckbythetechnologicalwonderof
theclockandwantstostayandmarvelatitsbeauty.
DerangedWongofindsthetickingoftheclockoddly
soothingandurgeshishosttostayforawhile.
Clock
Bronzechimeswithintheclockringatthetopofeachhour.
Anycreaturewithin 30 feetoftheclockwhenitstrikesthetop
ofthehourmustsucceedonaDC 17 Constitutionsavingthrow
oragebytenyears.Theeffectcanbereversedbyagreater
restorationspell,butonlywithin 24 hoursofitoccurring.
Whencharactersfirstarrive,assumethetimeis 5 d 10 + 5
minutespastthehour.
Aninvisiblelockedmetaldoorshieldsthecompartment
containingtheclock’spendulum.Theinvisibilityeffectonthe
doorcan’tbedispelled,butthekeyholecanbelocatedby
touch.Theinvisiblekeyfromthetreasurechestinarea 54 A
opensthelock,asdoesaknockspell.Topickthelock,a
charactermustsucceedonaDC 20 Dexteritycheckmade
usingthieves’tools.Ifthecharacterthinkstoblowpowdered
chalk,dust,orasimilarsubstanceintothelocktohighlightits
gears,thecheckismadewithadvantage.
Treasure
Theegg-shapedjewelfixedtothetipofthependulumis
thefabledNaveloftheMoon.Thefist-sizedstoneisworth
2 , 500 gpbutcanfetchuptothreetimesthatvalueifsoldat
auctioninanymajorcity.Formoreinformationonthisitem,
see"FabledTreasures."
Iftheeggisremovedfromthependulum,theclockloses
itsmagicalpropertiesandstopsworking.
57 .Oubliette.............................................................................................................................................................................
Anycreaturethattriestomagicallytransportitselfoutof
thetombarriveshereinstead.
Youarriveinaroomhalf-filledwithrottingcorpses.
Protrudingfromonewallisalargegreendevil’sface,its
flarednostrilssetjustabovetheputrescentmass.A
sconceabovethefaceholdsaflickeringtorch.
Thetorchburnswithacontinualflamespell,illuminating
thehumanoidcorpsesthatfilltheroomtoadepthof 6 feet
andmaketheareadifficultterrain.Asneeded,Acererak’s
magicdrawsnewcorpsesherefromgraveyardsacrossthe
world,allinvariousstatesofdecay.
Anotyughfeedsonthecorpsesandispresentlyburied
undertheheapinthesouthwestcorner.Anycharacterwho
succeedsonaDC 14 Wisdom(Perception)checkspotsthe
creature’seyestalkpokingupabovethereekingmass.The
otyugheagerlyattacksalonecharacterbutavoids
confrontationswithmultipleenemies.Oncekilled,theotyugh
isnotreplaced.GreenDevilFace
The 8 - foot-highdevilfaceprotrudesfromthenorthwall.Any
closeinspectionrevealsthatitsnostrilscontainhollow
cavities,eachonecontainingastonelever.Apulledleverlocks
intoplaceandcan’tbemoveduntilitresets.
Pullingtheleverintheleftnostrilcausesthemouthofthe
devilfacetoopenwide,revealingagulletfilledwith
impenetrabledarknessthatpullsineverythingintheroom.
Initiativeshouldberolledforallcreaturesinthearea.Any
creaturethatstartsitsturnintheroomandisn’tsecuredin
somefashionmustsucceedonaDC 11 Dexteritysavingthrow
orbepulledintothegulletanddestroyed.Ifacharacterfails
thesavingthrow,anothercharacterwithinreach,orany
characterboundtothefirstcharacterbyarope,canusehisor
herreactiontograbonandgrantthefirstcharacterareroll.
After 1 minute,theleverresetswithanaudibleclunk.The
gulletremainsopenuntiltheleverresets.Magichasnoeffect
onthegulletorthedarknesswithin.
Pullingtheleverintherightnostrilcausesthedevil’seyes
toglowredasalllivingcreaturesintheroom(includingthe
otyugh,ifit’sstillalive)areteleportedinfrontofthedevilface
atarea 5 B,alongwithwhatevertheyarewearingorcarrying.
Theleverthenresets.
Ifthecharactersreturntothisroomatalatertime,the
effectsoftheleversarereversed.Level 5 :GearsofHate..................................................................................................................................................................... INTRODUCTION
Map 5. 5 showsthislevelofthedungeon.TheSoulmonger
drawspowerfromthemachineryonthislevel.Therumbling
ofthatmachineryechoesthroughoutallareashere,settingup
tremorsintherivetedmetalpanelsthatcladmanyofthewalls,
floors,andceilings.Themaligninfluenceofanabolethalso
pollutesthislevel.AbolethSlime
Puddlesofviscidgrayslimecoverthefloorinsomeareas,
asmarkedonmap 5. 5 .Theseareasaredifficultterrain,and
anycreaturethatstartsitsturninapuddleofslimeorcomes
intocontactwithitforthefirsttimeonaturntakes 5 ( 1 d 10 )
psychicdamage.Aslimepuddleisdestroyedifittakesany
cold,radiant,ornecroticdamage.Itisimmunetoallother
typesofdamage.GreatStoneGears
Areas 58 , 59 ,and 60 areconstructedwithingiantstone
gears.Whenthecharactersarriveonthislevelforthefirst
time,thegearroomsareconfiguredasshownonmap 5. 5.
Thereafter,theroomscanberotatedusingthecontrolsinarea
61 .Theirceilingsaredisconnectedfromthewalls,allowing
thechamberstoturnwithoutreorientingtheceilingsorthe
shaftinarea 58.