Lost Mine of Phandelver

minutes (seethe rulebook for more information on the

poisoned condition). Thegas disperses after1 minute,

but untilthen, anylivingcreature thatendsits turn in the

cavern must repeat the savingthrow.

9. GREAT CAVERN

Thiscaveonceserved as the banquet room,meeting area,

andmead hallfor the miners.

Steep escarpments divide thislargecavern into three

sections-high ledges at either end, and a lowersection in

the middle. Carved stone stairs climbup to the ledges. Two

largetables stand in the middle section, along witha pair

of old braziers. A smaller table stands on the eastern ledge.

Theskeletal remains of dozens of dead warriors-dwarves,

gnomes, orcs, and ogres-attest to the fierceness of the

fighting thattook placeherelongago.

Seven ghoulslurkin the shadows on the western ledge.

Theynotice anylightor noiseelsewhere in the caveand

quicklybound downto attack. Theundead are hungry and

fightuntildestroyed.

Theescarpments are 10 feethighandrequire a

successful DC12 Strength (Athletics) checkto climb.A

creature thatfallsor is knocked fromthe top of a ledge

takes 1d6bludgeoning damage andlands prone.

10. DARK POOL
    Treasure is concealed in thiswater-filled cave.

A still poolfills much of this cavern. The water is dark,

revealing littleof what might lie within. Theshore of the pool

consists of a thinlayerof broken shells from strange, pale

mussels, and a fishyodor hangs in the air.

A passage leads south from this area,and a set of steps

climbs up to the east. A sluggish stream flowsout of the cave

to the northeast.

Thepoolis 20 feetdeepin the middle. Thestream to the

northeast is 3 feetdeep,andthe ceilingof the passage is

2 to 3 feetabovethe water.Characters caneasilywade

through the stream to area 18.

A character whoexplores the poolfindsan old skeleton

lyingon the bottom, 10 feetfromthe shore andunder 10

feetof water.These are the remains of a human wizard

fromold Phandalin whodieddefending the mines against

the ore attackers. Several ore arrows are stilllodgedin the

skeleton's ribcage.

TREASURE

Theskeleton wears twoplatinum rings (75 gp each)and

clutches a wand of magic missilesin its bonyfingers.

11. NORTH BARRACKS
    Theeastern dooris barricaded frominsidethe room and
    requires a successful DC 20 Strength checkto forceopen.
    A character wholistens at either doorandsucceeds on
    a DC10 Wisdom (Perception) check hears gruffvoices
    speaking Goblin andtalking abouthowhungry theyare.

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Old stone bunks line the wallsof this barracks, whichis lit and I

heated by a glowing ironbrazier in the middle of the room..

If the partyenters fromthe west, add:

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Across the room is another door, this one blocked by a

barricade madefrom the remains of a wooden table.

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Fivebugbearsreside in thischamber. Theyare loyal

minions of Nezznar. Thisroommarks the frontlinein

the BlackSpider's assault on WaveEchoCave,andthe

bugbears are here to prevent ghouls, zombies, or other

undead fromtroubling their master in his lair (area19).

Likearea6, thiswasformerlya barracks for miners.

Nezznar's bugbears removed the corpses theyfound here

andbuiltthe barricade.

TREASURE

Thelargest bugbear carries a pouchcontaining 15 cp, 13

ep, anda potion of vitality.

12. SMELTER CAVERN
    Likethe fungicavern at area 8, thischamber poses a
    serious obstacle thatprevents Nezznar fromreaching
    his objective-the Forge of Spells (area 15).Thedrowis
    stillformulating a planto get pastthe undead guardians
    in thisarea.

A blastfurnace and a mechanical bellows powered by a

waterwheel dominate this largechamber. The furnace is cold

and dark, but heaps of coalare piled nearby, along withcarts

full of unrefined ore. The waterwheel sits in a ten-foot-wide

channel cut into the floorof the room, but the channel is dry.

Passages exit to the west, south, and east. The empty channel

exitsto the north and east.

Morethan a dozen withered corpses are scattered around

the room. These slaindwarves and orcsare still wearing

the remnants of their armor. Floating abovethem is a skull

engulfed in green flame.

Eightof the fallendwarf warriors are zombies. Theyrise

andpursue anylivingcreatures thatenter the room,but

theydo not pursue creatures outside thisareafor more

than 1 round. In addition, a far moreintelligent undead

guards thisarea: a ftameskull. Thiscreature wasa

servant of the human wizards alliedwiththe Phandelver

dwarves andgnomes, andit continues to act on ancient

instructions to prevent intruders frompassing through.

Thisimpressive chamber wasthe heart of the Wave

EchoCavemining operation. Here,the dwarves melted

downtheirore to refine ingots of silver,gold,andplatinum.

Thedry channel is where the dwarves diverted the stream

fromarea 18 to power the waterwheel here. Thatin turn

operated the bellows thatfed the furnace.

Thechannel's bottomis 5 feetbelowfloorlevel,andno

abilitycheckis required to scramble in or out.Characters

in the channel canfollowit out of thisroom to the north or

to the east,though the ceilingis only5 feethighafterthe

channel exitsthisroom.