Lost Mines of Phandelver

minutes(seetherulebookformoreinformationonthe

poisonedcondition).Thegasdispersesafter 1 minute,

butuntilthen,anylivingcreaturethatendsitsturninthe

cavernmustrepeatthesavingthrow.

9. GreatCavern

Thiscaveonceservedasthebanquetroom,meetingarea,

andmeadhallfortheminers.

Steepescarpmentsdividethislargecavernintothree

sections—highledgesateitherend,andalowersectionin

themiddle.Carvedstonestairsclimbuptotheledges.Two

largetablesstandinthemiddlesection,alongwithapair

ofoldbraziers.Asmallertablestandsontheeasternledge.

Theskeletalremainsofdozensofdeadwarriors—dwarves,

gnomes,ores,andogres—attesttothefiercenessofthe

fightingthattookplaceherelongago.

Sevenghoulslurkintheshadowsonthewesternledge.

Theynoticeanylightornoiseelsewhereinthecaveand

quicklybounddowntoattack.Theundeadarehungryand

fightuntildestroyed.

Theescarpmentsare 10 feethighandrequirea

successfulDC (^12) Strength(Athletics)checktoclimb.A
creaturethatfallsorisknockedfromthetopofaledge
takesld6bludgeoningdamageandlandsprone.

10^DarkPool

Treasureisconcealedinthiswater-filledcave.

Astillpoolfillsmuchofthiscavern.Thewaterisdark,

revealinglittleofwhatmightliewithin.Theshoreofthepool

consistsofathinlayerofbrokenshellsfromstrange,pale

mussels,andafishyodorhangsintheair.

Apassageleadssouthfromthisarea,andasetofsteps

climbsuptotheeast.Asluggishstreamflowsoutofthecave

tothenortheast.

Thepoolis 20 feetdeepinthemiddle.Thestreamtothe

northeastis 3 feetdeep,andtheceilingofthepassageis

2 to 3 feetabovethewater.Characterscaneasilywade

throughthestreamtoarea18.

Acharacterwhoexploresthepoolfindsanoldskeleton

lyingonthebottom, 10 feetfromtheshoreandunder 10

feetofwater.Thesearetheremainsofahumanwizard

fromoldPhandalinwhodieddefendingtheminesagainst

theoreattackers.Severalorearrowsarestilllodgedinthe

skeleton’sribcage.

Treasure

Theskeletonwearstwoplatinumrings(75gpeach)and

clutchesawandofmagicmissilesinitsbonyfingers.

11. North Barracks

Theeasterndoorisbarricadedfrominsidetheroomand

requiresasuccessfulDC 20 Strengthchecktoforceopen.

Acharacterwholistensateitherdoorandsucceedson

aDC (^10) Wisdom(Perception)checkhearsgruffvoices
speakingGoblinandtalkingabouthowhungrytheyare.
Oldstonebunkslinethewallsofthisbarracks,whichislitand
heatedbyaglowingironbrazierinthemiddleoftheroom.
Ifthepartyentersfromthewest,add:
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Acrosstheroomisanotherdoor,thisoneblockedbya
barricademadefromtheremainsofawoodentable.
Fivebugbearsresideinthischamber.Theyareloyal
minionsofNezznar.Thisroommarksthefrontlinein
theBlackSpider’sassaultonWaveEchoCave,andthe
bugbearsareheretopreventghouls,zombies,orother
undeadfromtroublingtheirmasterinhislair(area19).
Likearea6,thiswasformerlyabarracksforminers.
Nezznar’sbugbearsremovedthecorpsestheyfoundhere
andbuiltthebarricade.
Treasure
Thelargestbugbearcarriesapouchcontaining 15 cp, 13
ep,andapotionofvitality.

12. SmelterCavern

Likethefungicavernatarea8,thischamberposesa

seriousobstaclethatpreventsNezznarfromreaching

hisobjective—theForgeofSpells(area15).Thedrowis

stillformulatingaplantogetpasttheundeadguardians

inthisarea.

Ablastfurnaceandamechanicalbellowspoweredbya

waterwheeldominatethislargechamber.Thefurnaceiscold

anddark,butheapsofcoalarepilednearby,alongwithcarts

fullofunrefinedore.Thewaterwheelsitsinaten-foot-wide

channelcutintotheflooroftheroom,butthechannelisdry.

Passagesexittothewest,south,andeast.Theemptychannel

exitstothenorthandeast.

Morethanadozenwitheredcorpsesarescatteredaround

theroom.Theseslaindwarvesandoresarestillwearing

theremnantsoftheirarmor.Floatingabovethemisaskull

engulfedingreenflame.

Eightofthefallendwarfwarriorsarezombies.Theyrise

andpursueanylivingcreaturesthatentertheroom,but

theydonotpursuecreaturesoutsidethisareaformore

than 1 round.Inaddition,afarmoreintelligentundead

guardsthisarea:aflameskull.Thiscreaturewasa

servantofthehumanwizardsalliedwiththePhandelver

dwarvesandgnomes,anditcontinuestoactonancient

instructionstopreventintrudersfrompassingthrough.

ThisimpressivechamberwastheheartoftheWave

EchoCaveminingoperation.Here,thedwarvesmelted

downtheiroretorefineingotsofsilver,gold,andplatinum.

Thedrychanneliswherethedwarvesdivertedthestream

fromarea 18 topowerthewaterwheelhere.Thatinturn

operatedthebellowsthatfedthefurnace.

Thechannel’sbottomis 5 feetbelowfloorlevel,andno

abilitycheckisrequiredtoscrambleinorout.Characters

inthechannelcanfollowitoutofthisroomtothenorthor

totheeast,thoughtheceilingisonly 5 feethighafterthe

channelexitsthisroom.

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