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Events Event #5: Escape This event takes place immediately after the heroes leave Derkin’s Tomb. As the great tomb crumbles, you see the mass of the approaching Dragonarmy giving chase. Your horses gallop away, but your pursuers grow ever closer! There is a 10% chance per turn that a scouting patrol of eight Baaz draconians comes within 1d6 x 10 yards of the heroes and charges to the attack. Remember that the magical steeds last for only three turns, and that they can be regenerated only twice. Then the heroes must proceed on foot. The Dragonarmy has occupied most of the Valley of the Thanes. Draconians swarm over the northwestern parts of the valley; the only escape route for the heroes is in the direction of the Guardian Hall leading to the Ninth Road of Thanes. The Gateway block leading into the Great Hall block to this road is cracked and broken. Regardless of scouts encountered, the main body of the Dragonarmy is ten rounds behind the heroes. If not delayed, the army pursues the heroes onto the Ninth Road of the Thanes. This increases the frequency of random encounters in these tunnels to one check every two rounds. In describing the Great Hall, note that the roof is supported by pillars that are cracked and fragile. Pulling down a pillar takes one round of tugging by a combined Strength of 45. If three pillars are pulled down, the ceiling collapses. It takes the Dragonarmy six turns to dig through and resume pursuit. Event #6: The Hunt This region is controlled by the Daergar kingdom, currently allied with the Theiwar and with Verminaard. In addition to normal random encounters, check three times (needing a 1 on 1d6) to see if the party encounters a Daergar patrol, consisting of 12 Daergar. The patrol always begins 1d6 x 10 yards behind the heroes. If encountered, the patrol gives chase. If a Daergar patrol attacks, each turn there is a 10% chance that an identical patrol joins the hunt. Encounters The South Hall of Justice once served a role similar to that of the North Hall, but it is now controlled by the Daergar. It is also occupied by Verminaard and his forces. Once the heroes have entered the Ninth Road of Thanes from the Guardian Hall, the only route leads to the South Hall. This is a very critical part of the adventure, and it must be carefully run. The enemy forces should be in hot pursuit of the adventurers. Emphasize the urgent nature of their flight from the Theiwar and the Dragonarmy. If the heroes are cornered at any point, the enemy will call for them to surrender. If the heroes surrender, they are escorted under heavy guard to the Temple of Stars (encounter 299). Their weapons are taken from them, but they are not bound. If the heroes are not captured, they should end up in the Prison (encoun- 106
ter 290), where they meet Eben and Berem. From there, Eben should urge them to go north to leave this complex. They must enter the Temple of Stars to escape, and there the final scene takes place. 290. Prisoners of the Daergar As soon as the heroes cross the drawbridge in the King’s Wall, they hear terrible cries coming from the next block. The next block is a dwarven prison guarded by 20 Daergar, who are outside the cell area. Once the Daergar are defeated, entering the cell complex is easy. There are 100 prisoners held here, but only 20 Hylar, ten men, and five kender are in shape to fight. There are enough Daergar weapons to equip all fighters. Eben is found in one of the cells, along with an old man. Eben is very glad to see the party; he says that after the heroes left on the quest, there was a raid on the Hylar city and he was kidnapped by Daergar. Eben’s clothes are torn and he has bruises, but he is not actually hurt. The other prisoners confirm that he was brought into the prison by Theiwar guards, beaten, and thrown into the cell. In fact, Eben is here only to lead the party to Verminaard so that the Dragon Highlord can recover the hammer of Kharas. Verminaard arranged Eben’s placement here through his puppet, Realgar. Eben says he saw the Daergar commander’s maps and thinks he can find the way out of the kingdom. If permitted to guide the party, he leads them to the final encounter in a roundabout fashion. The old man in Eben’s cell has forgotten how to talk and is slow to understand. He has evidently been here for a very long time; his beard and hair are waist-length and his clothes are in tatters. His long beard conceals a strange gem implanted in his chest. This is Berem Everman (see the NPC Capsules). He follows the party until the next fight. At that time, regardless of dice rolls, he suffers an evidently mortal wound and falls to the ground. When the party moves on, one of the heroes looks back and sees Berem stand, look confused, and run off in another direction. After the prisoners are freed, no enemies appear for ten rounds. The heroes can follow Eben, who claims to know the way out, find another way out, or stand and fight. Verminaard has ordered his forces to capture the heroes alive. If captured, the heroes are brought to the Temple of the Stars (encounter 299). If the heroes retreat or follow Eben, the enemy forces them in the direction of encounter 299. 291. Invasion of the Daergar Enemy troops have entered the South Hall of Justice through the Seventeenth Road of Thanes. Wherever this encounter occurs, a party of 25 Theiwar, 25 Baaz draconians, and a Kapak draconian riding a subterranean lizard attacks the party. Their objective is to capture the PCs or to force them into the prison cell block (encounter 290). Special Encounters The following special encounters can take place anywhere in the South Hall complex. You may use some, none, or all of these to help guide the adventure. Normal random encounters can be used in addition to or in stead of these encounters. 292. Warning Impaled on a staff is a grotesque, tusked skull. There is a 50% chance that there is a spiked spring trap hidden here (2d6 points of damage). Each turn after the heroes pass, there is a 10% chance of a magic mouth shouting, “Intruders!” 293. Bonemaster This rogue dwarf has a few assistants gnawing bones clean. He designs weapons, armor, and tools from the bones. He is able to animate bones; there are 20 Theiwar skeletons nearby. He uses the skeletons and his helpers to cover his escape. 294. Cricketherds Here, a group of six Daergar tend their herd—20 giant cave crickets grazing on fungi and garbage. Their sudden chirping has a 2 in 6 chance of drawing a random encounter. 295. Curtained Alcove As the party passes through this block, they see a curtained alcove off to one side. Inside is a pretty lady, dressed in rags, chained to the wall. (She is really a lamia noble. Oops.) 296. Survival of the Fittest The heroes can slip by if they move quietly. If there is a commotion, the monsters turn on the party. 297. Petrified Remains Here are the petrified remains of a mastodon. If the bonemaster (encounter 293) has followed the party, he animates the skeleton, which cannot be turned while the bonemaster is alive. (HD 13, hp 52, AC 4, THAC0 8, AT 2d8(x2)/2d6(x2)) The Final Battle This is the climax of the first book of the DRAGONLANCE ® saga. Read the following section carefully. Although this situation is extremely dangerous, it can be survived, if the heroes think and act intelligently. There is a lot of role-playing here; try to understand the needs and objectives of all the NPCs before beginning play. 298. Doorway to Despair If none of the PCs experienced the full dream of event #2 and #3, eliminate the deja vu aspects of the following description, but try to give the players a feeling of dread nonetheless. No matter which way the heroes come upon the final encounter, they find themselves heading down a strangely familiar corridor. . . . The way ahead of you dims, as if the light of your torches and lan- 107
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Official Game Adventure DRAGONLANCE
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Let your mind float free, Dungeonma
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Hear the sage as his song descends
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verse aloud, from first verse to la
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5. Prayers Eye Peak The flaming col
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term for Haven: its inner circle is
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If the heroes resist, the centaurs
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killed. Verminaard.” The corpses
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44b. Waters of the Swamp Green scum
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45. The Great Well The shaft plunge
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no hero falls down the tunnel, the
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The vines are slippery and damp. If
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ebrated! 1 remember that a bunch of
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to the Highbulp’s throne room (68
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doors, weighing 500 gpw each, stand
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on the ground, and a battered gener
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Here the dragonmen load the heroes
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the group of heroes. He will attemp
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