northruneismalfunctioning,andanycreaturearrivingthere
takes 18 ( 4 d 8 )forcedamage.
Anycreaturethatmovesfromoutsidearuneintoitsspace
isinstantlyteleportedtoarea 50 .Acreaturethatusesthe
southrunetoteleportisalsopolymorphedintoarandom
beast,asthoughithadfaileditssavingthrowagainstthe
polymorphspell.Rollad 4 todeterminethenewform: 1 ,
baboon; 2 ,bat; 3 ,flyingsnake; 4 ,quipper.
TerracottaWarriors
Forty-eightterracottawarriorsguardthetomb.Useanimated
armorstatistics,withthesechanges:
Eachterracottawarriorwieldsashortsword.Asan
action,itcanattacktwicewiththeweapon(+ 4 tohit),
dealing 5 ( 1 d 6 + 2 )piercingdamageonahit.
Ifacriticalhitisscoredagainstaterracottawarrior,it
shattersandisdestroyed.
Theterracottawarriorsremainperfectlystillandposeno
threataslongasthetombremainsrelativelyquiet.Ifany
charactertalksloudly,stepsonapieceofbrokenpottery,or
makesanyotherequivalentnoisewhileinthetomb,read:
Alltheterracottawarriorsturntheirheadstofaceyou.
Asone,theypulltheirswordsafewinchesfromtheir
scabbards.Afterthissinglewarning,theterracottawarriorsattackif
theyhearanyothernoise.Withouttheuseofmagic,any
creaturewalkingthroughthetombmustsucceedonaDC 12
Dexterity(Stealth)checktoremainquiet.Movingthrough
potteryshardsimposesdisadvantageonthecheck.Once
rousedintoaction,theterracottawarriorsattackallthe
creaturesinthetomb.
Coffin
Shagambi’scoffinistrappedbutnotlocked.Whenitslidis
opened,amusicboxinsidethecoffinisactivated,rousingthe
terracottawarriorsiftheycanhearitshauntingmelody(even
iftheadventurershavebeensilentuptothatpoint).Any
characterwhosucceedsonaDC 14 Wisdom(Perception)
checkwhilegentlyliftingthecoffinlidspotsthetrap’strigger
wire,whichcanthenbecutwiththieves’toolsandasuccessful
DC 12 Dexteritycheck.Themusicboxisactivatedonafailed
check.
Thebonesofakamadan(Shagambi’sanimalform;see
appendixD)areboundinclothinsidethesarcophagus,along
withvaluables(see“Treasure”below).
Treasure
ThefollowingtreasuresareheapedaroundShagambi’s
bones: 200 gp,fivemoonstones( 50 gpeach),thefinemusic
boxactivatedbythetrap( 250 gp),andaninstrumentofthe
bards(Canaithmandolin).Theinstrumentturnstodustandis
destroyedifitleavestheTomboftheNineGods(butsee"Lost
Treasures").
Shagambi’sSpirit.ThespiritofShagambitriestoinhabit
anycharacterwhotouchesthemandolin(see"Spiritsofthe
NineTricksterGods").WhenShagambi’sspiritmanifests,read:
Sixshadowyserpentsslitheroutofthemandolinand
coilaroundyourbody.Youhearapurringvoiceinyour
mindsay,“Iamnotyourenemy.”Ifthespiritsuccessfullyinhabitsthecharacter,givethe
playerShagambi’scard(seeappendixF).Iftheattemptfails,
thespiritreturnstothemandolinandwaitsforanother
charactertotouchit.49 .MazeofDeath....................................................................................................................................................................
Stoneslabssealofftheentrancestothiscornerofthe
dungeon.49 A.StoneSlabs
Whenthecharactersreacheitherentrance,read:
Astoneslabblockstheendofthiscorridor.Paintedon
theslabistheimageofagauntmalehumanoidwearing
ahoodedcloak,itsfaceamaskofstars.Thefigure’s
witheredlefthandisraisedwithpalmextended.Thestoneslabsareimpervioustodamageandspells,and
theyarefittedsosnuglythatevencreaturesingaseousform
can’tslippastthem.Ifanycharacterstandsinfrontofaslab
andraiseshisorherlefthandwithpalmextended,bothslabs
openatthesametime,regardlessofanyeffortstakento
preventthemfromdoingso.Whenthishappens,read:
Theslabsinksintothefloor,revealingadusty
passagewaybeyond.Reliefcarvingsonthewallsdepict
crowdsofhumanoidsfleeingablackstarinthesky,with
raysoflightextendingfromittoturnthosetheystriketo
dust.Ifthestoneslabsareraiseduptosealofftheexitsonce
more(seearea 49 C),characterswithinthemazeseeasecond
imageontheinnersurfaceofeachslab:
Paintedontheinsideoftheslabisamalehumanoid
wearingahoodedcloak,onceagainwithstarswherehis
faceshouldbe.Thefigureholdsuphisrightarm,which
isseveredneatlyattheelbow.Thisimageisvisibleonlywhiletheslabsareintheirraised
positions.Frominsidethemaze,acharactercanmakeboth
slabssinkbackdownintothefloorbystandinginfrontof
eitherslabwhileholdinguphisorherrightarm—aslongas
thatarmhasbeenseveredattheelbow.Itdoesn’tmatterhow
thearmiscutoff,butstickingitinthesphereofannihilationin
area 49 Bisonewaytodoit.49 B.GreenDevilFace
Agreenstonefaceofdevilishcountenanceprotrudes
fromthewall.Thedevil’smouthisagapeandfilledwith
darkness.