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ty of humans appeared in the conduit,
and watched them fight their
way through the demon guards. And
then he watched how they dealt with
the Lake of Fire. Now he knows just
how to use these humans for his own
interests. . . .
As soon as the party completes
encounter 2, Dimwold approaches
them, a funny little character in plaid
suit and derby.
Determine Dimwold’s motives by
the following method: Give the party
3 points if they defeated the demon
guards in area 1 easily, 2 points if they
fought hard, 1 point if they took casualties,
and 0 points if they lost or fled.
Also give the party 3 points if they
saw through the illusion in area 2, 2
points if they fell for the illusion but
didn’t attack, 1 point if they
attacked, and 0 points if they lost.
Roll 1d6 and add it to the total.
On a total of 1-4, Dimwold decides
that he can get back in Orcus’s good
graces by turning these idiots over to
the demons. On a total of 5-8, he
decides that the liches in area 6 could
use these humans to further their own
plot. On a 9-12, Dimwold decides
that these humans can win against
Orcus, and wants to help them in
hopes of punishing his enemies and
maybe gaining power of his own.
Dimwold can’t be trusted, but at
least he always acts in his own selfinterest,
which makes him predictable.
He is very knowledgeable about
the mountains around the palace,
and has a 50% chance of knowing
about dangers in the palace itself.
4. Valley of the Crypt Things
This narrow valley is lined with
ornate thrones carved from solid
rock. On each throne sits a pale,
solitary skeletal being wearing a
brown, hooded robe.
These are crypt things. There are 24
of them. They sit silently, like statues.
When the characters reach the center
of the valley, all 24 creatures rise and
point bony hands at the party.
24 Crypt Things: AC 3, MV 12”,
HD 6, hp 48 ea., #AT 1, Dmg 1d8,
SA teleport victims randomly (80%)
or paralyze and turn them invisible
(20 %), SD +1 or better weapon to
hit, cannot be turned by clerics, AL
N, Size M (FF pg. 21)
Under the thrones of the crypt things
can be found treasure of 21,000 gp,
1,400 pp, and 20 gems worth 11,000
gp, plus the following magical items:
elixir of madness, philter of glibness,
scroll of protection from acid, ring of
blinking, ring of mind shielding, rod
of security (10 charges), wand of force
(30 charges), quiver of Ehlonna,
shadow lanthorn, and a stone horse
(destrier). (DM Note: These magical
items are all from Unearthed Arcana)
5. Death Stealer
This narrow valley is lined with
caverns.
This is the lair of 50 immature
nabassu (death stealer) demons, not
yet ready to enter the Prime plane.
50 Young Nabassu: AC 4, MV
15”/15” (MC: C), HD 5, hp 35 ea.,
#AT 3, Dmg 2d4/2d4/3d4, SA/SD
see below, MR 15 %, AL CE, Size M
(MM2, pg. 40)
Nabassu are born in the Abyssal
planes, but must sojourn in the Prime
Material until they drain the life from
18 humans, creating evil undead in
the process. This gives them additional
hit points and Armor Class benefits
until they reach full maturity and can
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return to the Abyss to establish
domains for themselves.
In addition to claw/bite attacks,
nabassu can cause shadows (20’ radius),
shed darkness (5’ radius), and use
their death stealing gaze, all once per
round. Death stealing requires the
victim to make a successful saving
throw vs. spell or become a ghast or
ghoul controlled by the nabassu. If a
nabassu turns someone into a ghast or
ghoul, it gets an automatic bonus of 2
hp and ½ AC improvement, plus a
free death gaze attack on another victim
(save vs. spell or become a
shadow). Nabassu also have thief
abilities to move silently, hide in
shadows, hear noise, and backstab as
1st-level thieves. They can be harmed
by iron or +1 or better weapons.
They have gathered a treasure of
75,000 gp, gems and jewelry worth
117,000 gp, and the following magical
items: potions of growth, human
control, and poison, rings of contrariness,
air elemental command, and
weakness, bag of devouring, cloak of
poisonousness, crystal hypnosis ball
(tuned to Orcus), and a deck of many
things.
6. City of the Liches
At the end of this path is a great
stone wall with a gate of iron. The
rooftops of a city can be seen over
the wall, but no sound is heard.
This is a city entirely inhabited by
liches. If Dimwold has decided to
turn the party over to the liches, he
encourages them to pound on the
gate (“I got friends in there, yeah,
they’ll help you out for sure!”). If he
is helping the party, he tells them not
to go inside. If the party tries to open
the gate or tries to contact the inhabitants
of the city, the gate slowly
creaks open, revealing a silent, dead
city, magnificent in architecture but