Out of the Abyss

ON THEIR OWN

r tr t t tnt that none of the pnsoners who manage to

escape w1th the party can navig<lle 1n the Underdark-

or none that the char;~cters are w1lhng to heed at any

ra~e-the advtnturers wall be forced to wander. The party

rema ns lost unt1l the ch;aracters encounter creatures able

to g ve them o rtctaons or mtent on captunng them. Such

crtatures can mcludt kuo-toa from Sloobludop, duergar

s lavers or merchants from Gracklstugh, the goblins from

the SilKen Paths encounttr or even the1r drow pursuers

antent on dragg.ng them back to Velkynvelve

• J•mjar can l{u•dc rhc party to Blingdeostone from
  the north route out of\'elkynvelve. The S\'irfneblin
  city will give the character~ access to the surface,
  althoughjimjar a:. fine with visiting other interesting
  places along the way, as well as taking Stool back
  to its home.
  Root Is unfamilinr with the Und~rdark and can't navi-
  gate. lie's willing to :.tick with the adventurers as long
  as they seek a destination that gets him back to the
  surface world.
  Sarirh l<zekarit i~ tlw best potential guide in the
  group, but a lso th e mo~t deceptive. He can navigate to
  any region of the Underdark shown on the map. but
  will encourage the characters to travel to cverlight
  Grove (see c hapter 5). He claims to want to take
  advantage of Stool\ offer of sanctuar y. but it is actu-
  ally the rnfluence of Zu(lf{tmoy's demon-tainted spores
  upon his mind.
  Shuu<,hnr can navi~ate through the Darklake once the
  party i'> within th ree mile!. of any part of it. He's will-
  ing to traH~I w11h the characters and guide them. and
  sul{~esl'> \'ll>itini the kuo toa town of Sloobludop to
  acquirt' boat!.. huushar washes to return to his own
  people 10 hope-. of guiding them to the enlightenment
  he has ach1eved.


• Stool can't mlVigatc and hal> no knowledge of the
  local an~a. but 11 desperately wants to return home to
  cverli ght Grovt·. pleading with the characte rs to take
  it the re. It claims that its people will be grateful and
  offer the party shrlter and aid, and describes its sover-
  eign As wise in llw hidde n ways of the Unde rdark.


• Topsy and Turvy can navigate lo Blingdcnstone, but
  th ey're reluctant to do so. As s uch, they are likely to
  s upport a ny s uggestion that will not take them to their
  former home. Once thry feel safer, they're likely to
  :.t rike out on their own. just as th ey were before the
  drow captured them.

UNDERDARK TRAVEL TIMES

location Velkynvelve Sloobludop Gracldstugh

Velkynvelve 8 days 28 days

Sloobludop 8 days 20 days

Gracklstugh 28 days 20 days

Neverlaght Grove 36 days 26 days 12 days

Blingdenstonc 30 days 20 days 20 days

Menzoberranzan 26 days 20 days 27 days

C 1i i\ l'l't;~ 2 I I N10 JH IUOJ I S~

UNDERDARK TRAVEL

The Underdark '"a \.J"t m twork of caverns, tunnels.

vaults. and pa~ooa2e" ... tretchml{ from one e nd of Faeruo

to the other. It<, ph) ... kal ft·ntures are even more varied

than tho e of the urface world. Subterranean rivers.

fungus fields, deep gorge<>, underground cities. yawninl!

chaooms-the adH~nturc·r<> \\ill ha\·e to deal with all these

featurt''> e~nd more.

Much of the party'c; travel through the Underdark

is handled abstractly. u •ng the rules and advice in

chapter 8. "Advcmurin~.· of the Player's Handbook.

The following specific guidt'hncl> apply to travel in the

Underdark during this ad .. rnturc.

TRAVEL PACE

Travel pace in the Undc rda rk is significantly slower

than for ove rlnncltruvcl. Not only are the tunnels and

passages ofte n diffic ult te rrain with untwe n surfaces,

but routes in the Undc rdark are rarely direct. and

the characters muc,t follow available passages and

their various twists and turns. climbs and descents.

Creatures that can burrow through solid rock (such as

purple worms) move a t thc1r normal burrowing speed,

but this isn't likely an option for the party.

UNDERDARK TRAVEL PACE

Pace Miles Per Day Effect

Fast 8 S penalty to passive W'tsdom

Normiill

Slow

6

..

(Perceptoon) scores; no fora gang

Improved foraging. or able

to use Stealth

A fast pnct• makes it harder to :.pot ambushes or

item~ of intc·rcst and prevent the characters from

foraging, whilt· a slow pace allows the characters

to travel stenhhily enough to surprise or sneak past

creatures th ey tntountcr, and improves their chances of

successful fornging for f ood and wnte r.

The Unde rdnrk Travel Times table s hows the time to

travel between Lh<: locutions in c hapte rs I through 6 of

th e adventure. Thcl:.c times assume that the party moves

a t a normal pnce without stopping (othe r than for time

spent resting or becoming lost). For a fast pace. reduce

th e travel times by On<" third; for a ~low pace. increase

them by one third.

Neverlight Grove Blingde nstone Menzoberranzan

36 days 30 days 26days

26 days 20days 20days

12 days 20 days 27 days

16 days 24 days

16 days 8days

24 days 8 days