Flesh-Eating Tadpole Injuries

Table 1-1: Flesh-Eating Tadpole Injuries

1 or lessLimb stripped to the bone in a flash. PC suffers 1d8 points of damage and cannot use the limb until the damage is healed. If a hand or arm is afflicted, weapons cannot be wielded in that hand and spell-casters suffer a -4 penalty to all spell checks. If a foot or leg is injured, the PC’s movement rate suffers a -10’ penalty.

2Hunks of flesh devoured. The PC suffers 1d6 points of damage and loses 1d3 fingers or toes (modified by Luck with negative modifiers adding to the number lost and positive modifiers reducing it) if a hand or foot was immersed. If 4 or more digits are devoured, the PC suffers the effects of the above result in regards to weapon-use, spell-casting, or movement. Otherwise, movement is unaffected if toes are lost. If fingers are devoured, PC suffers a -1 cumulative penalty for each finger missing to attack and/or spell-check rolls.

3“I needed that!” The PC suffers 1d4 damage and loses a finger or toe if a hand or foot is immersed in the water. Determine what digit is lost randomly. The loss has no in-game effect, but is sure to make the PC memorable.

4Nibbled upon. The PC suffers 1d3 points of damage. The wounds leave unsightly, lingering scars if not magically healed.

5 or betterMinor cosmetic damage (tip of a finger or toe is lost, etc.). PC suffers 1 point of damage.

The candles are all votary tapers dedicated to Schaphigroadaz. Some are unburned, but many are mere stubs. All are made from a grayish-green wax and are somewhat dusty as if they have not been used in several weeks. If lit, they burn slowly, producing miasmic smoke that stinks of the swamp. Unfortunately, lighting one of the candles is considered an act of veneration to Schaphigroadaz (intended or otherwise). A cleric lighting one of the tapers automatically suffers disfavor from his deity and must roll 1d4 on Table 5-7: Disapproval (see DCC RPG p. 122). Clerics who worship Bobugbubilz invoke great disfavor and roll 3d4 to determine their deity’s disapproval. If the candles are removed and treated with respect, they can be used in conjunction with the patron bond spell to entreat Schaphigroadaz to become the caster’s patron. Use of the candles in this manner grants a +2 bonus to the caster’s spell check roll.

As in the rest of the Fane, the frescoes here are in poor condition. Despite the damage, PCs taking their time to view the paintings in their entirety notice that in two places the toads are shown eating other, smaller toads. These two depictions are small, subtle, and easy to overlook amongst the more benign images.