Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Free

Alternative Plotline: The
following possible course of events
is not covered by the Events Key. If
the PCs decide to kill all the
natives, assume that some natives
escape and return with other tribes
in 7-16 (1d10+6) days. If this
occurs, the vast number of hostile
natives (200 + Bullywugs and 300 +
Grippli) inhibit the PC operations
to such an extent through guerilla
tactics, sabotage, and occasional
open assaults that most of the
workers are slain, and the obelisk
cannot be moved. The PC expedition
fails. The PCs also change alignment
to evil when they attempt to
exterminate the natives, each PC
losing one level of experience.
Events Key
Instead of an Encounter Key for Part
2, you are provided with a series of
events that occur at set times.
Review all the information given
below to be familiar with the
overall setup and handle PC actions
as needed.
A large amount of information is
given here. You are not expected to
assimilate all of it. Use as much as
you can but avoid getting hung up on
details. Keep the game moving. This
large mass of data all fits together
to construct the big picture of the
social and political events in the
area. It is never all needed at
once, and many minor details may not
come to light during play.
Use this section in the same manner
as you would use a normal encounter
key during the game. Refer to other
sections (Maze Notes, Native Life)
for information as needed, based on
PC actions.
Important Note: "Day 1" is the first
day of logging operations not the
first day of this part of the
adventure, which begins about 12
days earlier when the expedition
sails from the capital city.
When the characters have again
landed on the beach near the jungle,
read the following to the players:
It's a jungle out there! This place
is hot and steamy, infested with
mosquitoes and who knows what else.
There are snakes and big flying bugs
in the tree-tops. And you're
expected to keep order in this mess
and protect the workers as best you
can.
The force field still covers the
maze and obelisk. You have your map
and can easily enter the maze and
turn off the field whenever you
like. We won't play out that part.
The obelisk is 65 feet tall. The
main spire is 20 feet wide at the
base, tapering to 10 feet wide at
60-foot height. The cap is 5 feet
tall and 10 feet square at its base,
tapering sharply to a point. The
obelisk appears to be made of a
single piece of stonelike material
and rests on the stone floor of the
maze. The official method of moving
it seems to be best, though a long
and involved affair. Digging around
or under it could topple it, magic
might adversely affect it, and your
lives and honor are at risk if it
breaks.
Use the maze room descriptions from
Part 1, with the changes noted
above, as needed. When the PCs have
settled in and are ready to start
the obelisk-moving operation,
proceed to Day 1.
The players may want everyone in the
expedition to stay on the boats at
night for safety. The NPCs all feel
that this is unreasonable and
ridiculous, so they refuse. If
threatened or forced to stay on
shipboard during the night, very
little productive work is done the
next day (the quarters on ship are
cramped and not to the NPCs'
liking). The workers eventually
mutiny against the PC leaders. If
this occurs, a mass, unarmed attack
on the PCs results in their capture.
They are given the choice of riding
back to the capital or staying in
the jungle alone. Spell casters are
stripped of their components, spell
books, holy symbols, etc.
If the PCs spend the nights on
shipboard while the workers stay on
land, work proceeds at about half
normal pace the next day.