5. Cave-In

Collapsed passage blocked by damp earth and broken stones. 5 skeletal arms protrude from the rubble, flailing pitifully, their re-animated, entombed owners unable to escape. One of them blindly swings a sword encrusted in a verdigris patina.

• Taking the sword: The skeletal arms attack once before the character is able to snatch away the sword: THAC0 19 [0], 4 × claws (1d4) and 1 × sword (1d8).
• Cleaning the sword: Reveals it to be a bronze sword+1, bearing an inscription commemorating the long-ago battle in which the tomb’s residents (first) perished.