1504 The Barrow Bog

Sodden ground, stunted, twisted trees. Wreathed in perpetual mist and an eerie silence.

• Terrain: Boggy forest (4), Aldweald
• Lost/encounters: 3-in-6. Use the Table Downs regional encounter table in place of the Aldweald table.
• Ley line Ywyr (p18): Arcane spell-casters perceive the distant moaning of the dead.
• ### Ancient Burial Mounds

This hex is dotted with scores of barrows—ancient burial mounds dating back more than 1,200 years.

Exploring the mounds: Shifting mists and boggy earth reveal different mounds each time PCs visit.

Mound features: For each mound explored, roll to determine the Mound Entrance. Beyond the entrance, a stairway descends to the tomb proper.

Tomb features: Roll to determine the Tomb Layout and Tomb Features. The layout indicates the number of crypts.

Crypt features: For each crypt, roll to determine the Crypt Contents and follow instructions in entry.

Mound Entrance (d6)

d6 Entrance 1 Fallen slab; open. 2 Stone slab. 3 Turns to open (requires sledgehammers). 3 Buried. 3 hours to unearth (requires shovels). 4 Rune-carved slab. Glyph of Locking (Level 3 caster). 5 Rotting wooden door. 6 Rusted portcullis. Combined Strength 30+ to raise.

Tomb Layout (d6)

d6 Layout 1 Single circular crypt. 2 Entrance hall plus 2 crypts, one on each side. 3 Large circular chamber plus 3 small side crypts. 4 Hallway with 4 side crypts. 5 Entrance hall with 2 collapsed crypts (inaccessible). 6 Looping passage with 3 side crypts.

Tomb Features (d12)

d12 Feature 1 Flooded with cold water, 1d6 feet deep. 2 Wooden crypt doors swollen stuck. 3 Insects and worms writhe over walls and surfaces. 4 Riddled with roots or fibrous, white mycelia. 5 Dripping with black slime. 6 One crypt concealed behind a secret door. 7 Clay urns, decorated with eyes, skulls, snakes, or owls. 8 Frescoes of battle, blood sacrifice, or antler wraiths. 9 Ritual pools, may heal, remove curses, or harm. 10 Ossuary, walls lined with mortal skulls and bones. 11 Statues of warriors, maidens, boar-men, or breggles. 12 Ragged shrouds hang from ceilings.

Crypt Contents (d6)

d6 Contents 1 Empty.

2 Treasure (1d100gp): old coins, bronze jewellery. 3 Roll on Traps. 4 Roll on Traps + treasure types C1 + R1. 5 Roll on Monsters. 6 Roll on Monsters + treasure type C3 + R3 + M3.

Traps (d6)

d6 Trap 1 Collapsing ceiling. Save Vs. Hold or 2d6 damage. 2 Open pit (not concealed). 1d3 × 10′ deep. 3 Concealed pit. 10′ deep, spikes inflict 1d6 damage. 4 Runes. Save Vs. Spell or blinded until next new moon. 5 Poison gas. 10′ radius, Save Vs. Blast or 3d6 damage.

6 Spear trap. Attack Roll: Attack +2, 1d8 damage.

Monsters (d12)

d12 Monsters 1 2d4 barrow bogies (DMB). Caper on sealed coffers. 2 1d8 bog corpses (DMB). Lurch from flooded coffers. 3 1d4 gargoyles (DMB). Owl, boar, or toad heads. 4 1d8 ghouls (DMB). Risen from the grave, lurking. 5 2d4 ghouls (DMB). In coffers, rise if disturbed. 6 2d6 giant centipedes (DMB). Lurk in dark corners. 7 3d6 giant rats (DMB). Burrows riddle the tomb. 8 1 redslob (DMB). Dripping from crypt roof. 9 1d4 shadows (DMB). Disturbed by light. 10 2d6 skeletons (DMB). Bones in niches reanimate. 11 1d4 spectres (DMB). Manifest if crypt is defiled. 12 1d4 wights (DMB). In coffers, rise if disturbed.