TSR 9291 - DLC1 - Dr.. - Free

With a flurry and rustle of loose
sleeves, the strange magician
looses his spell. Improbably, a
bridge span appears to cover the
gap, bathed in brilliant light and
apparently made completely of
silver and gold.
Fizban’s triumph is short-lived.
Moments later, the bridge collapses
completely, on both sides,
taking the ground on which you
stand with it. Fizban falls first,
quickly disappearing into the canyon
below. Uncontrollably, you
slide down the glacier chute. The
last thing you see as you slide off
at breakneck speed to the southeast
is the golden span, still floating
high overhead.
The characters slide into encounter
area 157.
157. Glacier Chute
Players find themselves sliding down
the chute on their faces, backs, and
sides, in complete disorder. Each PC
must roll six Dexterity Checks; each
failure results in 1d6 points of damage.
If the refugees also slide down the
chute, total losses are 1d10 wagons
(and all supplies carried) and 1d10
refugees.
158. Ice Forest
Pine trees coated in ice sparkle in
the light. Billowing clouds swirl
about. The frozen remains of a
stone roadway lead southwest
through the trees.
The clouds cover encounter area
152. The road leads to encounter
area 162.
159. High-Mountain Bowl
This snow-covered valley is filled
with pine trees.
160. Ice Forest
Ice-covered pines glitter in the
sun. Broken sections of an ancient
road run from southeast to northwest.
This road connected with the road in
encounter area 158, but that was before
the Cataclysm. Now the southeastern
route ends in a solid cliff
face.
161. Snow Passage
The canyon narrows here, with
huge snowdrifts piled on either
side. The drifts creak and groan
under their own weight, threatening
to collapse at the slightest vibration
or sound.
Any sound louder than a whisper
causes rumbling and shaking. Small
chunks of snow tumble down the cliff
face.
There is a chance that an avalanche
occurs. Score any noises
made as follows: Normal Voice = 1;
Loud Voice = 2, Shout = 3. Noise
scores are cumulative. When the total
noise score reaches 7, an avalanche
occurs.
An avalanche hits everyone in its
path. PCs and named NPCs suffer
1d10 points of damage. Refugees
caught in an avalanche lose 1d20
wagons (and supplies carried) and
1d20 people.
On the first occasion that PCs enter
any encounter area 161, run the
following section. If the PCs have already
met Fizban, he disappears
shortly before this section is run. See
event #7 (and Fizban’s NPC capsule)
for details of Fizban the Fabulous.
As you enter the canyon, you see a
lone figure scurrying in the distance,
busy at some task. It seems
to be an old man making a snow
fort. Beside him is an immense
wall of snowballs.
The snow fort is shaped like a small
igloo, about four feet high and five
feet in diameter. Inside, it seems significantly
larger—in fact, it is large
enough to hold one more than the
number of people who enter it.
The old man is, indeed, Fizban the
Fabulous, absent-minded sorcerer.
He introduces himself, whether or
not he has already met the party. He
talks in a very loud voice, causing the
canyon walls to rumble ominously,
but his voice never adds to the avalanche
score.
He explains that he is building a
“secret defense” against the Dragonarmy.
He urges the PCs to bring the
refugees through the canyon to
safety.
If the refugees enter the canyon,
the dark shapes of draconians appear
just behind them! A major force
of nearly 1,000 foot soldiers charges
the party!
An avalanche does not occur until
the refugees are safely through the
canyon and past the snow fort. Fizban
tells the PCs to wait until the refugees
are safely past the small fort,
then says, “Now for my secret defense!”
He points with pride at the
immense wall of snowballs. “We’ll
throw them at the enemy!” he says
with glee, and then does so.
Of course, the thrown snowballs
do not stop the draconian advance.
But, as the snowballs are taken from
the wall, the overhang of snow over
the pile becomes dangerously fragile.
It creaks and rumbles, and then
begins to collapse.
“Hurry! Into the fort!” Fizban cries
as the wall collapses.
The avalanche crests over the
snow fort and decimates the oncoming
army. All attackers perish. When
the heroes emerge, they find nothing
but silence. Most of the draconians
are buried under huge snowdrifts.
However, enough short swords are
found to equip all the fighting refugees
with weapons.
162. Southern Bowl
Several canyons lead into the gently
sloping valley before you. The
biting wind moans through the
trees.
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