TSR 9360 - WGR2 - Free

The questions will continue until the characters
bring him back to the subject at hand.
When asked about powerful magic, other
ilanes, or such related subjects, the abbot will
iecome even more excited.
“Oh yes! I know of a special place. A magical
place. A holy place too. They are all the
same place, an Ethereal “playground” of
sorts. Zagyg the Great created this magical
otherworld place. It is known among the
priests of Zagyg that occasionally Zagyg
places objects of importance or power into a
ephemeral maze. Why is known only to the
Great Zagyg himself.”
The odds are that Zagyg lures adventurers
there for his own personal amusement. He
never involves himself, he merely watches
their struggles.
“We who carry the words of Zagyg can travel
to this special place. Perhaps arrangements
could be made if you are willing to
make a small ‘donation’ to the church.”
The building holds a device that allows travel
to the plane of Zagyg. The abbot will forget to
mention that those who use this portal usually
have their own way back. If the party fails to
characters ask about this now, they may regret
it later.
(If they do ask, the abbot will offer them a
crystal rod. Breaking it returns all creatures
within 10’ to their plane of origin. And, oh yes,
it won’t work inside the maze itself. The rod
costs 10,000 gp, but the abbot will take first
pick of any treasure recovered, instead.)
After the PCs and the abbot come to terms
he leads them into the back of the building.
“Please follow me, pardon the mess, I’m the
only one living here now, the other two abbots
are on sabbatical . . .” He chatters on as
you step into another misshapened room.
This one is a small prayer room that contains
a modest library (no magical tomes).
“Please wait here” the abbot says as he
enters a small sleeping chamber. Avoiding
the three pallets on the floor and the dirty
clothes strewn about the room, he rummages
through a small chest and returns
with a 2’ X 2‘ strongbox.
Abbot Burrsten opens the locked box and
withdraws an object that looks like a portable
hole, but is gray inside instead of black.
Inside the circle a gray mist swirls and ebbs.
“It is very simple, just step in and you will
be near the maze on the other side.”
He does not use the device very often, because
something “nasty” came out once and tried to
eat him.
The Ethereal Maze
Once the characters have stepped through
they find themselves floating in a special subplane
much like the Ethereal plane.
You find yourselves floating in a swirl of fog.
Your vision extends about 100 feet, then the
fog becomes too thick to see through.
Normal walking isn’t possible. Movement
here is accomplished by the individual “willing”
himself to move. If the players don’t
catch on, drop hints (a player saying he wants
to move can be interpreted as the character
willing himself to move). If they are still
stumped, allow Intelligence and Wisdom
checks. Magic that enhances vision and infravision
do not work here; normal vision is limited
to 100’.
of some kind. The scale of the creation
dwarfs that of a mountain range, or small
sea. This could only be the Great Maze of
The maze has a peculiar property. Since
many visitors fled the maze when they realized
what it was, Zagyg altered it to react to
the will of the beholder. The only way to get to
the maze is to move away from it. If the PCs
try to get closer to the maze:
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