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ocean. Such spells as water breathing still involve contact with the waters of the Styx. If characters who make their saving throws stay in contact with the water (by being in it, say), they must make saving throws each turn. The Abyssian Ocean is filled with all manner of evil and monstrous underwater creatures, both freshwater and saltwater, including water naga, marine trolls, aquatic ogres, dragon turtles, giant pikes, kopoacinths, lacedons, green slime (giant size), morkoths, sea dragons, throat leeches, giant squids, eyes of the deep, kraken, piscodaemons, and hydrodaemons. 9. The Mansion of Yeenoghu A barren salt waste lies before you. But in the distance you see an amazing sight: a mansion the size of a city, being pulled slowly by thousands of slaves. Gnoll overlords whip them ceaselessly to pull their burden. If the PCs attack the gnolls, they flee, but a flight of 100 Type IV demons swoops down from the giant mansion to repel the attackers. 100 Type IV Demons: AC -1, MV 9”/12”, HD 11, hp 55 ea., #AT 3, Dmg 1d4/1d4/2d4, SA bonus to +2 to hit plus spell-like abilities, SD +1 or better weapon to hit, MR 65%, AL CE, Size L (10 1/2’) (MM, pg. 19) If the demons are defeated, a further 100 demons attack, and so forth, until the party is captured, flees, or is killed. If the party flees back into the conduit, the demons do not pursue. If the party surrenders or is captured, they are taken before Yeenoghu. Yeenoghu: AC -5, MV 18”, hp 200, #AT 1 (special), Dmg 3d6 + special, SA spell-like abilities, SD +1 or better weapon to hit, MR 80%, AL CE, Size L (12’) (MM, pg. 19) Yeenoghu can be goaded into a one-on-one fight with a party member with a wager of freedom for the party, but he uses his Lesser Power abilities to eliminate spells and magical items possessed by that party member—and cheats if he begins to lose. He is not interested in helping against Orcus, and only welcomes having new victims to torture in his dungeons. 10. Queen of the Demonweb Pits Silence greets you at the bottom of this conduit, as you step out into a dungeon corridor. This is the Web of Lolth, Demon Queen of Spiders, the 65th Layer of the Abyss. Module Q1, Queen of the Demonweb Pits, and GDQ1-7, Queen of Spiders, contain details of this deadly layer. 11. Layer of Rock A deep rumbling greets you as you reach the bottom of the conduit. As you look out into this layer of the Abyss, you see a region of hot lava flows, with volcanoes erupting in the middle distance. For every hour the PCs remain in this layer, a new volcano erupts. There is a 20% chance that a new volcano erupts right where the PCs are standing, sending a stream of hot lava onto the party for 10d20 hit points of damage. This layer is home to most types of demons, plus creatures at home in this environment, such as 37 magmen, lava children, fire elementals, salamanders, red dragons, fire giants, galeb duhr, etc. 12. The Realm of Juiblex The nauseating stench of decaying matter greets you as you near the bottom of this conduit. The adventurers are entering the layer ruled by Juiblex, the Faceless Lord, as shown on the map on page 38. The realm of Juiblex is filled with all manner of living fungus and rot, with the entire range of deadly slimes, molds, and jellies living off each other’s putrid forms. A. Conduit Exit: All characters must make one saving throw vs. poison at a -5 penalty for every three turns spent in this layer, or suffer the effects of a stinking cloud spell. Characters who save are still nauseated enough that they cannot eat and keep their food down. In addition, the innate magic of this layer instantly putrifies all nonmagical food and water carried by the party. Water is changed into gelatinous cube material and food is changed into black pudding, both of which attack the contents of the PCs’ backpacks and pouches. The landscape as far as the eye can see is a putrid swamp filled with unnatural colors, with an odor so strong you can see the fumes rise. A narrow path, wide enough only to allow single-file movement, is the only safe way to proceed. Stepping into the swamp at any point results in the simultaneous effects of a green slime, yellow mold, ochre jelly, and black pudding (turn creature into green slime, kill anyone who fails a saving throw vs. poison, dissolve flesh at 3d4 points/round, corrode metal).
If characters fly or levitate above the swamp, the swamp spews forth great columns of muck as high as necessary to cover the characters, with the above effects. B. Random Encounters: There is a chance equal to the party’s average character level (but no greater than 75%) each turn of a random encounter from the following table: Random Encounters: Realm of Juiblex (Roll 1d4) D4 RollEncounter 1 Giant Obliviax (one per party member): AC 0, MV Nil, HD 10, hp 20 ea., #AT special (memory drain range 60 feet, victim must save vs. spell at -5 or lose all memories from last 24 hours, including all memorized spells), Dmg Nil, SA can cast stolen spells, SD form imitation of memory- drained creature, AL NE, Size M (MM2, pg. 96) 2 Giant Gelatinous Cube (1, appears to be a clear lake filled with jelly): AC -5, MV 21”) HD 100, hp 400, #AT 10, Dmg 10d6, SA paralyzation, surprise on 1d3, SD immune to cold, electricity, fear, holds, paralyzation, polymorph, and sleep attacks, MR 75%, Size L (100’ per side) (MM, pg. 43) 3 Green Slime Colony (1,000‘ slimes): AC 9, MV 6”, HD 2,000, hp 8,000, #AT 1 pseudopod, Dmg special, SA turns victim into green slime, SD immune to all weapons and spells except cure disease, AL N, Size L (MM, Pg. 49) 4 Bar-Lgura (20): AC -3, MV 9”@15”, HD 6+6, hp 35 ea., #AT 3, Dmg 1d6/1d6/ 38 2d6, SA&SD spell-like abilities, MR 45%, AL CE, Size M (MM2 pg. 37) C. The Palace of Juiblex: The evil stench of this noxious swamp gets far worse as the characters approach what seems to be the largest heap of decaying garbage in all the planes of existence—the palace of Juiblex itself. The area around the palace is filled with manes, bar-lgura, and type II and IV demons, all of whom prey on each other. Several attack the party as it nears the palace; if the attackers are not instantly repelled by great force, a great mob joins in. Dinner time! Juiblex is not interested in the visit of normal creatures, regardless of what they have to offer, and attacks full-force anyone with the temerity to enter his lair. If he appears to be losing, he teleports away. His palace contains many treasures, including rings
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