70 .ArmillarySphere...............................................................................................................................................................
Thischambercontainsabronzeapparatuscenteredon
ahingedarm.Slowlyrotatingwithinthearmisa 10 -
foot-diameterglobedecoratedbyatopographicmapof
landformsandoceans.Concentricringsofbrass
constrainthedevice,allrotatingandbearingtheirown
lesserspheres.Oneofthosesphereshassharppoints
andappearssunlike.Carvingsoftall,headless
humanoidsdecoratethewallsoftheroom.ThearmillaryspheredepictsToril,itsmoon,thesun,and
otherplanetarybodiesinRealmspace.Anycharacterwhohas
viewedlarge-scalemapsofFaerûnwillrecognizecertain
geographicalfeaturesontheglobe.
ActivatingtheSphere
Thefirsttimeanycreaturemoveswithin 5 feetofthe
centralglobe,read:
Theapparatussuddenlyswingsaround,itsrings
rotatingoutofthewayasthesurfaceoftheglobepeels
backtorevealadark,hollowinterior.Insidethiscavityis
apaddedbronzechairwithleversbuiltintoitsarmrests.
Whenacreaturesitsonthearmillarychair,theglobe
closesagain.Anyattempttopreventthatclosingoverloadsthe
mechanism;untiltheblockageisremoved,anycreaturewithin
5 feetofthearmillaryspherethatisn’tseatedonthechair
takes 18 ( 4 d 8 )lightningdamage.
Whenthecreatureseatedonthechairstandsup,the
globe’shatchopens,closingagainonlywhenanothercreature
sitsonthechairorwhentherearenocreatureswithin 5 feet
ofthearmillarysphere.
Whiletheglobeissealed,thecharactersittinginthechair
canseethroughtheglobeasifitweremadeoftransparent
glass.Pullingtheleversattheendofeacharmrestcausesthe
armillarysphere’sringstospintherepresentationsofthesun,
themoon,andotherplanetarybodiesinonedirectionorthe
other.
MonsterintheMoon
Anycalothiscrammedinsidethebronzeorbrepresenting
Toril’smoon,Selûne.Thefirsttimeacreatureinsidethe
armillaryspherereorientsitsringsandouterorbs,the
nycalothburstsoutofthemoon,shatteringit.Thenycaloth
thentriestokillallothercreaturesintheroom,pursuing
fleeingenemies.Itignorescreaturesinsidetheglobebut
attacksanycreaturethatexitsit.
Whenthisnycalothrollsanatural 20 onanattackroll
madewithitsgreataxe,itcutsoffthetarget'shead(oroneof
thetarget'sheads,ifithasmorethanone).Ifthetargetcan’t
survivewithoutthelosthead,itdies.Atargetthatisimmune
toslashingdamageisimmunetothiseffect.Thetargetisalso
spareddecapitationifitdoesn’thaveorneedahead,has
legendaryactions,orifitsheadistoobigtobecutoffwiththe
greataxe,thoughitstilltakesthedamagefromtheweapon’s
criticalhit.
CriticalConjunction
Iftheringsarespunsothatallthecelestialbodiesare
linedup,rollontheArmillarySphereConjunctiontableto
determinewhathappens.Onceaconjunctioneffectoccurs,the
armillaryspherebreaksdown,causingtheleverstolockin
placeandthehatchtolockshut.
ThelockedhatchisaLargeobjectwithAC 11 , 25 hitpoints,
andimmunitytopoisonandpsychicdamage.Aslongasthe
outerringsandorbsaren’tinmotion,thehatchcanbeforced
openwithasuccessfulDC 20 Strength(Athletics)check,or
openedwithasuccessfulDC 20 Dexteritycheckmadeby
characterusingthieves’tools.ArmillarySphereConjunction
SecretCrawlway
Asecretdoorinthesouthwallconcealsacrawlwaythat
leadssouthandpassesunderneaththecontrolroom.Seearea
61 fordetails.Level 6 :CradleoftheDeathGod............................................................................................................................................
Map 5. 6 showsthislevelofthedungeon.Here,thedreaded
Soulmongernursestheatropaltogodhood.Acovenofhags
calledtheSewnSistersguardsthenursery,whichremains
sealeduntilfiveskeletonkeysareusedtounlockit.Ifthe
charactersfailedtoobtainallfiveskeletonkeysfromthe
upperlevels,theywon’tgetfaronthislevel.Ifyouwantto
keeptheadventuremovingforwardratherthanhavethe
charactersbacktrack,placetheremainingskeletonkeysin
area 71 orsomewhereelsenearby.d 100 ConjunctionEffect
01 – 05 Thearmillarysphereandanycreatures
insideitdisappear.TheDMultimately
decideswheretheyendup,ifanywhere.
PossibilitiesincludeMechanus,theVast
SwamponOerth,MountNevermindon
Krynn,adesertonAthas,VictorianLondon
onEarth,orthesun.
06 – 15 Thecreaturesittinginthearmillary
chairistouchedbyanunknownentityand
suffersaradicalpersonalitychange.Work
withtheplayertodetermineanappropriate
change.
16 – 30 Acloudkillspelliscastwithintheglobe.
31 – 50 Thesun-shapedorbsplitsopen,
spilling 5 , 000 gpontothefloor.
51 – 65 Thecreaturesittinginthearmillary
chairgainsacharmofheroism(see
“SupernaturalGifts”inchapter 7 ofthe
DungeonMaster’sGuide).
66 – 80 Everycreaturewithin 20 feetofthe
armillarysphereregains 50 hitpoints.
Creaturesinsidetheglobedonotgainthis
benefit.
81 – 90 Agemofbrightnessappearsonthelap
ofthecreatureseatedinthearmillarychair.
91 – 99 TheIntelligencescoreofthecreature
seatedinthearmillarychairpermanently
increasesby
1 d 4 + 1 ,uptoamaximumof 22.
00 Thecreatureseatedinthearmillary
chairisgrantedtheabilitytocastthewish
spellonce.