areallthat’sleftofthemine’sdwarvendefenders.Thefirst
charactertoentereitherchamberisattackedbythespecters
inthatchamber,andthosefromtheadjoiningchamberarrive
2 roundslater.Thespecterscan’tleavetheforge.
Treasure.Mostofthedwarves’possessionswereburned
ormeltedbydragonfire,butoneskeletonwearsamithral
breastplatethatsurvivedtheflames.
6 A.Ledge
Thisplatformislitbyatorchinawallsconceandguardedby
twokoboldinventors(seeappendixD).Rough-hewnsteps
descendtoarea 6 B.
6 B.EggNurserySevensmallreptilianhumanoidsguardthisroom,
thewallsofwhichhavenichescarvedintothem.Each
nicheislinedwithmossandholdsabrowneggthe
sizeofasmallorange.
Sevenkoboldsguardthisroom,whichservesasthe
kobolds’eggnursery.Thesekoboldsprotecttheireggswith
flintyresolve.Themossynichesinthewallscontainatotalof
thirtyeggs.
6 C.RollingStoneTrap
Atripwirestretchesacrossthemouthofthetunnelwherethe
lowerpassagejoinsthecarttrack.Itcanbespottedwitha
successfulDC 13 Wisdom(Perception)check.Ifthetripwireis
missed,eachcharacterwhopassesthroughthetunnelmouth
hasa 50 percentchancetotripitandtriggertwomechanisms.
Thefirstmechanismisaspring-loadedwoodencontraption
resemblingaclawthatswingsoutfromthewallofthemine
shaftup-slopefromthistunneltosnapacrossthetunnel
mouth.WhoevertriggeredthetrapmustsucceedonaDC 13
Dexteritythrowortake 7 ( 2 d 6 )bludgeoningdamagefromthe
claw.Oneroundlater,thesecondmechanismreleasesa 5 -
foot-diameterstonespherethatdropsintothecave(markedT
onthemap)androllsintothewoodenclawacrossthetunnel
mouth,whichisdemolishedbythesphere’simpact—butnot
beforedivertingthesphereontothecarttracks.Thesphere
careensdownthetracksuntilitreachesarea 11 ,whereit
derailsandsmashesintotheurds’livingquarters.(Theurds
easilyhearitcomingandgetoutoftheway.)Everyoneinthe
sphere’spathmustsucceedonaDC 13 Dexteritysavingthrow
ortake 22 ( 4 d 10 )bludgeoningdamageandbeknockedprone.
Insteadofbeinghitbythesphere,acharacterwhofailsthe
savingthrowcanopttoleapoffthetracksandfalltothe
bottomoftheshaft;thissucceedsautomatically.Thesphere
can’tbesloweddownbyStrengthchecksbecauseofthesteep
inclineofthetracks.
7 .UpperLanding
Twokoboldsstandguardnearsomeoldcrates.Onekeeps
aneyeonthecarttrack,whiletheotherwatchesthestairsto
thesouth.Ifonekoboldfalls,theotherfleesdownthestairsto
warnitskininarea 8.
OreCart.Theorecartnorthofthisareaappearstobein
workingcondition,thoughitsbrakeshavea 10 percentchance
tofaileachtimethey’reused.
8 .MainLivingQuarters
Thenorthpassageconnectingthischambertothecarttrackis
trappedwithaswinginglogstuddedwithspikes.Acharacter
movingthroughthepassagehasa 50 percentchancetotrip
thetriggerwire,whichcanbespottedwithasuccessfulDC 13
Wisdom(Perception)check.Eachcreatureinthepassage
whenthelogswingsthroughmustmakeasuccessfulDC 13
Dexteritysavingthrowortake 10 ( 3 d 6 )piercingdamageand
beknockedprone.
Afiresmoldersinapitinthemiddleofthechamber,
withlizards,bats,andquippersslowlyroastingon
sticksproppedaroundit.Thefireilluminatesthe
cave’skoboldoccupants.
Duringdaytime,thisroomcontains 2 d 6 kobolds;atnight,
thatnumberswellsto 6 d 6 kobolds.Dayornight,halfofthe
occupantsarenoncombatants.Unlesssomelouddisturbance
hasawakenedthem,thekoboldssleeppiledatoponeanother
onmoundsofreedsthatareinfestedwithsmalllizardsand
othervermin.Shrine.ThechambertotheeastisashrinetoKurtulmak.It
containstwoemptybarrels,atoponeofwhichisa 3 - foot-tall
statueofthekobolddeityassembledfrombitsofmetal,glass,
wood,andstone.Offeringsoffoodarepiledaroundthebase.
Noneofthestatue’scomponentsarevaluable,butitwouldbe
worth 10 gptoanycuriocollectorinPortNyanzaru.The
statueweighs 15 pounds.OtherthanthestatueofKurtulmak,
thereisnotreasure.Everythingthekoboldsfindofvalueis
surrenderedtoTinder.
9 .Inventors’Quarters
Oldcratesandbarrelshavebeenconvertedintosleeping
hovelsforthetribe’skoboldinventors,twoofwhichare
present(seeappendixD).Theothertwoareinarea 6 A.
10 .BigSmash
Aboulderisprecariouslybalancedonaledgeabovethecart
trackatthispoint.Aropetiedroundtheboulderpasses
throughanironringonthecentralpillarandthroughanother
nearthekobolds’chambers.Ifthekoboldshearanorecart
rumblingdownthetracks,fourofthemraceoutandprepare
toyankthisrope,timingitsothebouldersmashesdownon
thecart.Theymakeanattackroll(+ 4 tohit)againstthecart’s
AC,whichdependsonitsspeed.Rollingattopspeed(no
brakes),thecarthasAC 16 .Ifoccupantsareusingthebrakes
tocontrolitsspeed,thecarthasAC 8 .Ifthecart’soccupants
engageorreleasethebrakewhentheyseethekoboldspulling
therope,tochangethecart’sspeed,ithasAC 12.
Iftheboulderhits,everycreatureinthecarttakes 5 ( 1 d 10 )
bludgeoningdamage.Rollad 6 todeterminewhathappensto
thecartanditsoccupants:
1 – 2 .Thecartcontinuesdownthetrackunhindered.
3 – 5 .Thecartderailsintoarea 11 .Eachcreatureinthecart
isthrownout,landsprone,andmustsucceedonaDC 12
Dexteritysavingthrowortake 5 ( 1 d 10 )bludgeoningdamage.
6 .Thecarttumblesoffthetrackandfalls 125 feettoarea
12 .AcreatureinthecartcanmakeaDC 12 Dexteritysaving
throwtoleapoutbeforethecartgoesovertheedgeandfalls.
Onasuccessfulsave,thecreaturelandsproneonthecart
track.Onafailedsave,thecreaturegoesovertheedgewith
thecartandtakesdamagefromthefall,asnormal.
11 .Urds’Quarters
Onceusedasasecondaryworkandstorageareaforthe
dwarvenminers,thiscavenowservesaslivingquartersfor
eighturds(wingedkobolds).Theurdsdon’tminglewith
theirwinglesskinandattackintrudersonsight,fleeingupthe
shaftifhalformoreofthemarekilled.
OreCart.Theorecartonthesidingbelowthisarea
appearstobeinworkingorder,butthebrakehandlewillsnap
offthefirsttimeit’sused.