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1,001 Closets. Like all the layers of
the Abyss, it is infinite in size. A
small part of the layer is shown on the
map. If the adventurers want to
explore further, the landscape is identical:
the winding course of the river,
the strange holes in the ground, and
at random intervals, the iron fortresses.
The river is the Styx. The holes in
the ground are conduits to other layers
of the Abyss. The PCs will have to
discover by trial and error (or appropriate
magical spells or items) which
conduit leads to the plane of Orcus.
The iron fortresses usually house the
material bodies of higher-level
demons and demon lords when they
are traveling astrally. These places are
usually guarded by the demon’s servants
who fight to the death to protect
their charge.
There is a chance per turn equal to
the party’s average character level
(but never greater than 75%) of a random
encounter according to the following
table (roll 1d6):
Random Encounters in Pazunia
D6 RollEncounter
1 1d6 Type III Demons, AC
-4, MV 9”, HD 10, #AT 5,
Dmg 2d6/2d6/1d3/1d3/
1d4+1, SA/SD spell-like
abilities, MR 60%, AL CE,
Size L (MM, pg. 18)
2 1d6 Type IV Demons,
AC -1, MV 9”/12”, HD 11,
#AT 3, Dmg 1d4/1d4/2d4,
SA/SD bonus of +2 to hit,
need +1 or better weapon to
hit, plus spell-like abilities,
MR 65%. AL CE, Size L
(MM, pg. 19)
3 1d6, Type V Demons, AC
-7, MV 12”, HD 7+7, #AT
7, Dmg 2d4 x6; SA/SD spelllike
abilities, +1 or better
weapon to hit, MR 80%) AL
CE, Size L (MM, pg. 19)
4 1-2 Nabassu, AC -5, MV
15”/15”, HD 5+20, #AT 3,
Dmg 2d4/2d4/3d4, SA/SD
spell-like abilities, MR 50%,
AL CE, Size M, Level VIII/
3,300 + 12/hp (MM2, pg.
40)
5 1d6 Chasme, AC -1, MV
6”/21” (MC: D), HD 7+2,
#AT 3, Dmg 2d4/2d4/1d4,
SA/SD spell-like abilities,
MR 40%, AL CE, Size M,
Level VIII/ 1275 +10/hp
(MM2, pg. 38)
6 1 Demon Lord (entering or
leaving iron fortress), choose
from Fraz-Urb’luu, Lolth,
Pazuzu, or Kostchtchie (roll
1d4)
If the characters attempt to fly by
any means, magical or not, there is a
10% chance per turn (noncumulative)
that they encounter
Pazuzu, Prince of the Lower Aerial
Kingdoms.
Pazuzu (Demon Prince), AC -9,
MV 12”/36”//24” (MC: A), 155 hp,
#AT 1, Dmg 1d8+8 (long sword &
strength bonus), SA spell-like abilities,
SD +2 or better weapon to hit,
MR 90%, AL CE, Size M, Level/XP
Value X/65,000 (MM2, pg. 41)
Pazuzu’s especial joy is to turn lawful
good clerics and paladins from their
alignment to his service by offering
them the ability to call upon him for
aid at any time. He is willing to provide
information, direct assistance, the use
of his personal staff, or anything else
the PC may desire. If the cleric or paladin
calls on the aid of Pazuzu, Pazuzu
will in turn ask or demand a service in
return, ostensibly very innocent in nature,
but actually serving the cause of
chaos. For example, Pazuzu might ask
the party to provide him with a com-
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mune spell, but he will use it to further
his own plots. Compliance with any
request or demand of Pazuzu automatically
changes the alignment of the
character one step in the direction of
chaotic evil, with immediate application
of all character class changes.
Proper sacrifices, an atonement spell,
etc., may return the PC to his original
alignment.
If attacked, Pazuzu prefers to summon
his bodyguard of six Type VI
demons, gate in 1d4 succubi (75%
probability of success) to tempt the
characters, plus use his spell-like or
psionic powers. If defeated or outwitted
by the characters, he is unlikely to
bear a grudge.
2. The Banks of the Styx
You are standing on the bank of a
deep, swift, unfordable river.
This is the river Styx, which flows
through the top layers of each of the
seven lower planes, plus various
deeper levels of the Abyss. Any character
who touches, drinks, or is
immersed in the river must make a
successful saving throw vs. spell or
instantly forget his entire past life,
including all spells. If the saving
throw is successful, the river affects
the character as a forget spell cast by a
15th-level wizard (no further saving
throw is allowed). A character swept
away in the flood has normal chances
of drowning, plus a 50% chance of
being dragged into another plane or
layer of the Abyss (determine at random)
before reaching the shore. A
small craft stands a 20% chance of
capsizing, and a large one 10%.
Characters using water walk or fly to
cross the river have a 40% chance of
attracting 5d6 hydrodaemons, who
attack immediately.