Out of the Abyss

E~cou NTER SETUP When an encount<-r occurs durmg the ad,·emurers' JOUme~. a number of factors will play into its setup and oo ...

FAER ZRESS .\n unu..,ual magical energy the drow call faerzress pcrvadt'S much of the Undcrdark. The origin of this my~tC'riouo; ...

DEATH 1\JIO\\ ing the chips 10 fall wh<•re they may in combat empha~i.tes th<• challenging nature of this adventure. Howev ...

EXOTIC FUNGI The fun~i s pecies describrd in this section have strange properties but no nutritional value. NTGHTLICHT A night l ...

lTARRATING THEjOURNEY A-. the ,rJH•ntur~.;r-. make their way through the U nderdark. 11 helps to impro' tse descriptions of what ...

and engage them. The characters might try to run, at which point a chase ens ucc; (see MChases" in chapter 8 of lbe DunAf!on Mas ...

CLIFF A~D Lo\OOt:R A chiT 2d4 x 10 teet high block.., the party's passage, bUI a rolled up ro pe ladder i-. 'ISJble at the top.l ...

RUI:-15 The adventurers come aero'>!> a '>mall ruin hidden in the Underdark. 1 h1!> might bt• tht' creation of a sub ...

AMBUSHERS d20 Encounter 1-2 1 chuullurktng •n a pool of water 3 1d6 giant spiders clmg.ng to the walls or ceiling 4-S 1 grell Ro ...

MAD CREATURE d4 2 3 Encounte r 1 deep anome 1 drow 1 duerrar 4 1 stone giant There i::. a chance that the mad creature has somet ...

~uch as Blin~dt·n.,tone or C.rackl<,tugb. The society mc·mber cnn pmvult· dctailrd \l'rbal directions tha t <'hara~tcrs c: ...

SET ENCOUNTERS You can use the following four encounters during the party's travels in t he Undcrdark between the locations in c ...

'{2 S ILKEN PATH ENCOUNT ER S For e'ery 500 feet the pany travel!> through the webs. check for a random encounter by rolling ...

2B. GN O L L HUNT ERS The rest of the gnoll hunters race through these caverns in search of the hook horrors. Unless they are dr ...

Gu\88/IGOOL THE OOZING TEMPLE: GENERAL FEATURES As characters explore the Oozing Temple, keep in mind the following features. Li ...

GLABBAOOOL This area contains the skeletal remains of a drow, along with a dark metal mace and a scattering of coins. However, ...

successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perce ption) check enables a character to notice that the stone is weakened. More than 50 pounds of wei ...

that is the source of the water. Once the water level rises ro the ceiling, the fiow is slowed a nd the characters can swim upwa ...

The northeast sarcophagus contains two gold bracelets worth 50 p;p each and a ceremonial wand (non magical} made of chiseled ivo ...

CHAPTER 3: THE DARKLAKE Though its name might evoke images of a single subterranean body of water, the Darklakc is a network oi ...