Out of the Abyss

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The adventurers come aero'>!> a '>mall ruin hidden
in the Underdark. 1 h1!> might bt• tht' creation of a
subterranean race or a ~urfarc rum that collapsed and
:,ank long ago. If the charartcr.., ~earch the ruins. there
~a 50 percent chance of thc·m finding ld4 trinkets (see
hapter 5. "Equipment.· of the Plajer's Handbook). Roll
on the Trinket~ table or c·hoo~ appropriate ones.

SHELTER

The party '>tumble upon a ravr that i<. s heltered and

easil} defended. If the character!> ramp here, they can

!lnish a Jon~ re l without an) chan<'e of an encounter

while they are re!>ting.

SINKHOLE

One random pnrty member steps on and collapses a

sink holt', and mui>t succeed on n DC 12 Dexterity saving

throw to avoid falling Into 11 20 foot·dt:ep pit and taking

• (2d6) bludgeoninf( damage. Climbing oul of the pit
  requires a successful DC IS Strength (Athletics) check.

SLIME OR MOLD

As the advcnturers pa:.s through a c;mall cavern. they

encounter a patch of slime or mold. Roll a d6 and

con~ult the table to determine what type of slime or

mold IS present (see "Dungt·on Hazards" in chapter

5 oft he DunAeon Most<. r ~ Gwde for details on

!h~e thrt'ats).

SLIME OR MOLD ENCOUNTER

d6 Encounter

l-3 P;tch of green slime

4-5 P;tch of yellow mold

6 Patch of brown mold

STEAM. VENT

-\hot !>team vt'nt erupts beneath a random party

memb<'r, who must succeed on n DC 12 Dexteriry saving

~brow or takt~ 7 (2d6) fire damage.

~NDERGROUND STREAM

-\ waterwny 2d4 )( 5 feet wide cut!> across the party's

pat b. The stream ic; s hallow and easily c rossed, and the

characters can drink and refresh thdr water supplies.

Edible fi~h inhabit the stream.'><> that the DC of any

foragmg attempts for food in thi<; area is reduced to 10.

Crossing the stream reduce~ the drow pursuit level by 1.

WARNING SIGN

The character'> c>nter a cavern dotted with stalagmites

and sralaetite~. Tho'>e with a pa<,c:;ivc Wisdom

Perception) !>C'Ore of II or h1ghcr spot the foiJowing

,il!il carvt'd into one of the c;talagmues:

The '>I gil is a drow warning sign thnt means ~Demons

ahead!" Any non-drow creature that touches lhe symbol

mu!>t ruake n DC 10 Wisdom '>aving throw. On a failed

sa .. e. tbe creature·., madnl~.,.., Je .. el increases by 1.

If the character!> take a long rest within one mile of

the warning sign. roll a d20 and consult the table to

determine what. 1f an} thing. the} encounrer at the end of

their rest.

WARNING SIGN ENCOUNTER

d20 Encounter

1-14 No encounter

15-16^1 mvtstble barlg ura

17-18 3d4 dretches

19-20 1d2 shadow demons

WEBS

Sticky webs tills a pa~sai<· (sec ''Dungeon Hazards'' in

chapter 5 of the DunAI'OII Master's Guide). The webs

extend for hundred-. of fct>t. Unless the characters

come up with a plan for dearing the webs quickly,

the party's travel pace for the day is halved as the

characters art• fon·cd to cut their way through or find an

alternate route.

Check for an enc-ounter when the party enters the

webs. On a roll of 1 2 on a d6. the characters encounter

ld4 giant s pider lurkml;( among the webs.

CREATURE ENCOUNTERS

Keep the party'<. lc\'(~1 m mmd when fleshing out these

encounters, and allow the cha1acters to retreat from or

a\'oid an encounter that I!'> too great a challenge. Escape

should come at a cost, however. Characters fleeing lheir

camp to avoid a creature c:ncoumer might be forced to

abandon food and water ::.upplies, for example.

CREATURE ENCOUNTERS

d20 Encounter

1-2 Ambushers, reroll this encounter if the

characters are resting

3 Carnon crawler

4-5 Escaped slaves

6- 7 Fungt

8-9 Ctant fire beetles

10-11 Ciant •·rocktopus"

12 Mad creature

13 Ochre Jelly

14-15 Ratders

16 Scouts

17 Soc•ety of Bnlhance

18 Spore servants

19-20 Traders

AMBUSHERS

One or more creatures allcmpt to ambush the party

as it makes its way throu~h the Undcrdark. Roll a d20

and consult the table to determine what the characters

encounter.

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