tsr09497 - AD&D - Ra.. - Property Is Theft!

Slowly, the truly monstrous nature of the event should become frighteningly clear. A trip to the bar may reveal the identity
of the patrons, while the sudden arrival of Nathan Timothy - someone they supect a werewolf - should make them realize
that they are completely surrounded by monsters. The true magnitude of the horror should be obvious when Frand hauls out
the first human prisoner - a terrified young woman - from the cell behind the curtains and lowers her screaming into the pit.
Continuing the Adventure
There are many posible resolutions to this adventure, depending upon the party's choice of patron and their actions once they
arrive and are conforted by the horror around them. The Dungeon Master can award the party up to 8,000 XP for braving the
perils of the Dog Fights and discovering the location of Gabrielle's lair. Reduce this award by half if the adventurers did not
even attepmt to save any of human prisoners or acted in a cowardly or unheroic manner. he DM should reward heroes for
their initiative and role-playing with individual awards of up to 800 XP.
Captured!
Heroic attempts to save the human victims (or the choice of Timothy) will find the party subdued by the werewolves and
locked into the holding cell until they, too, are tossed to the dogs. Assuming the party has the resources to escape, they may
be able to sneak out the secret exit.
During their escape, the heroes encounter the Midnight Slasher lurking in the shadows either behind the curtains (Area 3b)
or in one of the storerooms. Instead of attacking the party, the Slasher helps the heroes escape with the surviving prisoners,
guiding them out the secret exit, and past the mutilated corpses of the guards in Area 2. Before melting into the darkness, the
Slasher tells them to seek out the witch and her boy at Cliff House.
The Heist
If the party decided to perform Tabor's heist, the theft may be complicated once they see the first human prisoner being
lowered into the dog pits. If the heroes do nothing and merely continue with the caper, the Dungeon Master should have
each character make powers check once the unfortunate is torn to shreds by the dogs, and then create a number of minor
complications to raise tension. For instance, while the party is subduing the guards behind the curtain, one might make a
sound; fortunately the patrons are too distracted by the dog fights. The greatest moment of danger in the caper occurs when
they have to open the treasure chest. If one of the bartenders from Area 4 were to enter, she would smell the heroes unless
they have applied the magic powder early. The final complication is Tabor himself, who plans to kill the heroes with the
help of eight accomplices once the gold is delivered. True to his word, the darkling reveals Gabrielle and the Dukkar's
location, but then springs the ambush.
Bodyguards
Finally, if the heroes serve as bodyguards for Matton, they find him to be a surprisingly unpopular figure at the Dog Fights.
As soon as he enters Area 3, the Pitmaster approaches him, growling "You are not welcome here!" Matton responds that he
will not stay long, and only wants to speak with Tabor, who is sitting at a table in the corner. Frand lets Matton and the party
enter, but the wolfwere continues to attract angry stares from almost all of the patrons.
Matton drops a pouch of gems on the table and asks Tabor where Gabrielle is located; the heroes may ask questions too, but
must pay for their own answers. By the end of the questioning, a group of three patrons from the bar (hp 25 hit points each),
unable to contain their animosity, assume half-wolf form and charge Matton while the rest of the patrons watch the combat
with interest. Unless the heroes defend him, Matton changes into half-wolf form but is promptly slain. The heroes may
either use the confusion of combat to escape (deserting Matton to his fate, which may call for powers checks), but if they
fight off the werewolves, the rest of the bar patrons do not attack providing that Matton and the heroes leave immediately.