Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Free

are stripped and imprisoned for
another day, and then equipped and
prepared in the same way.
Finder
If you are using the pregenerated
characters, brief your Finder player
in private before play begins.
Finder's church has become
interested in the obelisk and has,
through commune spells and other
magical efforts, determined that it
is a gateway to another world. The
church has summoned Finder and
instructed him to ensure peaceful
and profitable relations with any
alien races the group might
encounter. If necessary, he is to
reveal his true Charisma and take
charge of the negotiations. However,
Finder must not reveal this
information to the king or the
adventuring party before embarking
on the mission.
Role-Playing
The dialogue with the spider race,
the Chak, can be a source of much
entertainment, especially if you
take the time to personalize them.
For example, try using a bright,
happy voice for Ackack, and a low,
gravelly one for King Sarkum.
The Tunnels of Tatz
Encounter Key
Cl. Through the Portal
The characters temporarily lose all
their normal senses upon entering
the portal. The next thing they
know, they are all standing intact
in a new place.
C2. Arrival
You suddenly find yourselves in a
huge room, standing on a large,
irregular, yellowish metallic object
of some kind, about 10 feet above a
reddish metal floor. A steep ramp
descends down to floor level before
you. All around you are hundreds of
shiny black spiders, each about 4
feet across. They nearly fill the
floor of the room, which is about
100 feet on a side. Dozens of light
sources are scattered around the
room, apparently held by the
spiders. These lights are brighter
than candles but dimmer than magical
light. They give enough
illumination, however, to see that
the walls are covered with ornately
decorated metal and the smooth metal
ceiling is about 20 feet above your
heads. There are no visible exits.
The characters are not yet aware
that they are standing on the broad
back of a brass dragon, which is
curled up into a sort of altar. The
steep ramp in front of the
characters is actually one of the
dragon's wings. Its other wing is
folded flat to its body behind the
party. The dragon's neck, head, and
legs are tucked neatly underneath
and are not visible at this time.
There are over 200 Chak (rhymes with
Jack) crowded into this room. They
have been awaiting the arrival of
the characters. If the party
attacks, the dragon lifts its head
and breathes sleep gas. You may run
the battle if you like or simply
summarize the outcome. All
characters who do not eventually
fail a saving throw vs. the
dragon's breath and fall asleep are
overcome by the massed hordes of
Chak, who capture them and render
them unconscious. The characters
awaken later, in a cell (see
Prisoners).
If the party takes no immediate
action, soft clicking sounds start
coming from the spiders, increasing
in volume to a loud din which lasts
for about a minute and then
subsides. This is Chak applause. The
characters then become aware that
all the spiders have been sitting
down (in whatever way spiders sit)
because one of them near the party
stands up, rising a foot or two
above its fellows. It addresses the
characters in human Common.
C3. Reception
The spider speaks. "Greetings, great
and noble travelers. We welcome you