whorenegesontheagreementcontractsslimydoom,as
thoughheorshehadfailedasavingthrowagainstthe
contagionspell.Thehagrevealsthefollowinginformation
(andnothingmore)onceanagreementisreached:
“Hiddenonthislevelofthedungeonisalibraryoflostlore,
guardedbyanarcanalothwhosetruenameisYggaRaxyg.”
(Seearea 80 fordetails.)
“Thereisonlyonewaytoleavethedungeon:theebon
pool.Charredbonespointtheway.”(Seearea 81 for
detailsontheebonpool.“Charredbones”referstothe
charredskeletononthefloorinarea 79 .)
“TheRedTrailleadstodeath.”(Seearea 79 .)
72 .TrialoftheTriangle..........................................................................................................................................................
Thedoortothisareahasatrianglecarvedintoit.Whenthe
charactersopenthedoor,read:
Afive-foot-wide,floor-to-ceilingglasscylindernearthe
backwallofthisroomisfilledwithlight,thesourceof
whichisnotapparent.Atinytriangularholeiscut
throughtheglass,fivefeetabovethefloor.Insidethe
cylinder,anironleverissetintoametalplateonthe
floor.
Toreachthelever,thecharactersmustfigureoutawayto
enterorbypassthecylinder.Iftheleverispulled,thetriangle
sealontheskeletongateinarea 71 rollsaside,revealinga
triangularkeyholebehindit.
Thecylinderis 5 feetindiameter,shapedofglass 2 inches
thick.Thetriangularholeintheglassis 1 inchwide.The
cylinderisnormallyimpervioustodamageandspells,andit
can’tbemoved.Acharacteringaseousformcanenterthe
cylinderthroughthehole,whileanetherealcharactercanpass
throughtheglass.Acharactercanalsousemistystep,
dimensiondoor,orsimilarmagictoenterthecylinder.A
magicallysummonedcreaturecanappearinsidethecylinder,
ascananunseenservant,eitherofwhichcanbecommanded
topullthelever.Theleveristooheavytobemovedwitha
magehandspellbutrespondstoatelekinesisspell.
Ifthreecreaturesstandaroundtheglasscylinder,forming
thepointsofatrianglearoundit,thecylinderturnsbrittleand
canbeshatteredwithanysolidhit.Oncethecylinderis
destroyed,anyonecanwalkuptotheleverandpullit.
73 .TrialoftheSquare.............................................................................................................................................................
Thedoortothisareahasasquarecarvedintoit.Whenthe
charactersopenthedoor,read:
Thisroomisfilledwithflyingsheetsofparchment,with
writingonthepagesvisibleastheyflutterby.Ametal
plateboltedontothefarwallissetwithaghostlylever.Theflyingpagesarefromaspellbookandaredestroyedif
theytakeanyamountoffiredamage.Acharactercanusean
actiontograbapageasitflutterspastwithasuccessfulDC 10
Dexteritycheck.Writtenonthepageisarandomspell;rolla
d 6 todeterminethespell’slevel,thenrandomlychooseaspell
ofthatlevelfromthewizardspelllist.
Ifmorethanthreepagesaretaken,alltheremainingpages
intheroomturntodust,whichcoalescesintoahostiledust
mephitandthreeillusoryduplicatescreatedbyamirror
imagespell.Themephitattacksallothercreaturesintheroom,
withitsduplicatesappearingtofollowsuit.
Themephitknowsthreecommandwords:“bloatbug,”
“frogspittle,”and“spindledash.”Whileinthisroom,itcan
speakonecommandwordasabonusactiononitturn,
triggeringtheassociatedmagicaleffectbelow.Itcan’tspeak
thesamecommandwordtworoundsinarow.
Bloatbug:Themephittargetsonecreaturewithin 30 feet
ofitthatitcansee,whichimmediatelyincreasesitsweightby
50 percent.Anyspellthatendsacurse,suchasgreater
restorationorremovecurse,endstheeffectandreturnsthe
creaturetoitsnormalweight.Frogspittle:Eachcreatureintheroommustsucceedona
DC 10 Constitutionsavingthrowortake 9 ( 2 d 8 )poison
damage.(Themephitisimmunetopoisondamage.)Spindledash:Theeffecttargetsarandomcreatureinthe
room.Havetheplayersrollad 20 foreachcharacterinthe
room,androllad 20 forthemephitandeachothercreaturein
theroom.Whichevercreaturesrollthelowesttake 21 ( 6 d 6 )
forcedamage.
Whenthedustmephitdies,itcollapsesandtransforms
intoastickofblackchalk.PhantomLever
Theleveronthenorthwalliscarvedfrombonebutis
insubstantial,suchthatacharacter’shandpassesright
throughit.Theleverappearssolidtoacreatureonthe
EtherealPlane,andanetherealcreaturecanpullitnormally.
Dispelmagichasnoeffectonthelever,whichremains
insubstantialevenwithintheareaofanantimagicfield.Ifany
creatureuseschalktodrawasquareonthewallaroundthe
lever,theleverbecomessolid.Ifthesquareiserased,thelever
turnsinsubstantialagain.
Iftheleverispulled,thesquaresealontheskeletongatein
area 71 rollsaside,revealingasquarekeyholebehindit.74 .TrialofthePentagon.........................................................................................................................................................
Thedoortothisareahasapentagoncarvedintoit.Whenthe
charactersopenthedoor,read:
Thedeliciousaromaofspicedmeatgreetsyou.Atthe
endofatwenty-foot-longcorridor,aroomopensup
withredtapestriescoveringthewalls.Afeastisspread
outonthreetables,consistingofroastboar,squash
stew,andatrayoficedcakes.Flagonsoffrothybeer
completethebanquet.Agaunthumanmaleinadustyblacksuitquietly
arrangestheitemsonthecaketable,takingnoticeof
yourintrusion.Withoutaword,hegesturesforyouto
comeforwardandsamplethefeast.
ThegauntgentlemanisMisterThreadneedle,theSewn
Sisters’manservant.Adetectmagicspellorsimilareffect
revealsanauraofillusionmagicaroundhim.Asuccessful
dispelmagic(DC 16 )revealshistrueform.
MisterThreadneedleisascarecrowdisguisedwithmagic
toappearhuman.Inapocket,hecarriestheSewnSisters’hag
eye(seethe“Hags”entryintheMonsterManual)andone
lustrousblackmarble(seearea 81 ).MisterThreadneedle
understandsCommonbutcan’tspeak.Hecommunicatesby
noddingandshakinghishead,orwithgesturesandfacial
expressions.