Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Free

One non-cleric PC (determined at
random), three guards, and 12
workmen begin to feel ill: slightly
dizzy with occasional chills. They
have contracted a jungle disease.
Once diseased, a character (PC or
NPC) cannot work, fight, or cast
spells. The disease is easily
removed by a cure disease spell. If
not cured, the disease causes the
loss of one point of Constitution
every other day. The victim dies
when this ability score reaches
zero. Assume that each workman and
guard has 10 points of Constitution.
This disease is spread by normal
small insects that are always
present in the jungle. The jungle
residents have built up a resistance
to it and are not affected. If the
PCs do not start regular treatment
of everyone in their camp, four
workmen, one guard, and one PC
become diseased every day hereafter.
Days 23-27. No Events
Remember to mark off the map squares
if logging is still in progress.
Day 28. Services
Five natives (Grippli) arrive and
join the services. If told to leave,
they ask lots of questions and want
to know why they can't stay. Though
pushy, they can finally be chased
off.
Days 29-32. No Events
Operations continue normally.
Day 33. Native Visit
Six Grippli arrive at the site in
the morning and seem upset about
something. If conversed with
magically, they express their
displeasure about the human
desecration of their sacred places:
the maze and the obelisk. No PC
actions can calm them. After
delivering their impassioned speech,
they leave quickly. If they are
slain, another group of three
Grippli arrive in the afternoon,
searching for the others. If these
are also disposed of, the remainder
of the tribe assumes that the humans
have become very evil. The tribal
Mother sends out the call for all
the tribes to gather and plan their
attack.
Days 34-36. No Events
Services may be conducted on Day 35.
Four Grippli attend the services, if
permitted. Several workers make
comments like, "the natives aren't
such bad guys, when you get used to
them."
Day 37. Sabotage
In the morning, it is discovered
that some parts of the scaffold have
been sawed or chopped through.
Traces of native (Bully-wug) feet
are found here and there around the
area. The building of the scaffold
suffers a one-day delay for repairs.
If NPC guards are alerted and more
carefully positioned around the maze
area, further sabotage may be
prevented. The natives then have
only a 10% chance (check each night
hereafter) of successful raiding. If
PCs stand guard, the chance drops by
1% per PC. If no precautions are
taken, the same amount of sabotage
(and delay) occurs each night
hereafter.
If the Grippli tribal Mother is
confronted by the PCs about the
sabotage, she denies her tribe's
involvement, blaming it on the "bad
natives." The Bullywugs also blame
the damage on "bad natives" and
claim that it is all part of a
scheme of the "old witch" (the
Grippli tribal Mother).
The guards and woodcutters start to
mutter their open distrust of the
natives. Some feel that it would be
best to wipe them all out.
Days 38-41. No Events
Operations continue normally. Roll
for sabotage delays as noted above.
Day 42. Services
The usual religious services are
held, but are attended by no
natives. As the services end, 12
natives arrive, one of them a
leader. They are armed with spears
and seem irritated. The leader wants
to talk. If magical means are