Ghost Crest Peak

Spiral stairs leading to a flooded, MUCK-covered corridor. The hallway leading further in is illuminated by the bioluminescent algae.

• MUCK:[P. 4]

• ↑ [2. INTERSECTION] 16

AREAS

POINT CRAWL MAP

15 14 13 17 18 REACTIONS 2d6Reaction 2-3Hostile 4-6Aggressive 7-9Untrusting 10-11Neutral 12+Friendly If it is unclear how the monsters in the dungeon feel about the party, you can roll on this table to determine their reaction. 12 10 11 4 8 9 5 7 2 6 1 3

A FORCE FIELD prevents from moving into the intersection from the south, and a SPHINX stands on the other side. The intersection branches in three directions.

• MUCK:[P. 4]

• PIT: 10' long and deep pit, halfway through the NW hallway.

• FORCE FIELD: Magically prevents movement into the intersection.

• SPHINX (DEFENSIVE): In the intersection. If its RIDDLE is answered, it becomes Indifferent to the party, drops the FORCE FIELD and moves to the South. Otherwise, it attacks.

• ↖ NORTHWEST: [13. COPPER CORRIDOR].

• ↑ NORTH: There is a 10-ft-deep pool halfway down the hall to the right. At the bottom is a RUSTY VALVE. The hall continues to [7. SELKIE DEPTHS].

• ?RUSTY VALVE: Needs a passed proper Check to turn. Turning the valve drains the waters from Areas 1–4, 7, and 14 after 10 minutes.

• ↗ NORTHEAST: Either south to [3. GLOBE ROOM] or north to [4. GOLEM CHAMBER]. A 10' patch of Green Slime lurks in the algae halfway down the hall.

SPHINX Large Outer (Beyonder) HD: 12 (54 HP)Speed: 2×Standard (Fly 4×Standard') Zone: Frontline Morale: 10 Senses: Allsight, Telepathy (Far) Armor: 4 [as Plate plus Shield] Immune: Physical from non-Relics Status Immunities: Berserk, Charmed, Confused, Frightened ACTIONS Multi-Attack: 2×Claw and either 1×Roar or 1×Cast Roar [Action, all Beings who hear it | Will] (2/ Day): Frightened (Cd4, and Dazed if within Near) Claw [Melee Attack]: 10 (3d6) Dispel Magic [Cast, 20' Cube | Will] (Focus): Magic effects of its choice are dispelled. This doesn't affect Relics. Remove Curse [Cast, Touch]: Removes a curse from the Target ABILITIES Future Sight: Hinders all Saves to Block or Dodge its Attacks. Supreme Mind: Its thoughts can't be read by Telepathy and it regains 18 (4d8) HP if subjected to any attempt to cause it to become Berserk, Charm, Confused, or Frightened. Magic Ward II: Cast Checks that include it as a Target have a d6 penalty.

RIDDLE

Hide by day, guide by night. Wish-fallen, traveler's dream.

ANSWER: "Star" GREEN SLIME Medium Primordial HD: 2 (9 HP) Speed: - Zone: F Morale: 12 Senses: Blindsense Armor: 0 [as Unarmored] Immune: Acid Weak: Cold, Fire Status Immunities: Blinded, Fatigue, Prone ACTIONS Consume [Melee Attack]: 9 (2d8) and Burning (Cd8). It becomes a Green Slime if it dies this way. ABILITIES Living Sick: Sunlight and any effect that ends the Sickened Status or kills bacteria instantly kills it.

The wood door to this room is warped from moisture. If the party enters, this door magically seals shut behind them and a KEYHOLE appears where the door was. Inside, SIX GLOBES of silver dangle from the ceiling.

• MUCK:[P. 4]

• ?GLOBE 1: d4 Shadows

• ?GLOBE 2: Air Elemental, sapphire necklace (1,200g value)

• ?GLOBE 3: Ring of Flying

• ?GLOBE 4: SILVER KEY and a TELEPATHIC RING.

• ?GLOBE 5: 9 gems (60g value).

• ?GLOBE 6: Polymorph Potion

• ?KEYHOLE: Magically seals the wall. This is not a lock, and therefore must be dispelled with Magic or unlocked with the Silver Key.

• ⊡ SILVER KEY: If used on the keyhole, the door reappears and will not seal shut again.

• ⊡ SENTIENT RING: Makes promises of its power, claiming to be a (+1) Ring of Protection that grants immunity to being Charmed, allows the wearer to fly, doubles their Speed, and grants one wish. The ring is able to do so, but only in this room and in a way that would affect this room. The wish it grants is an illusion.

• ↑ [2. INTERSECTION]

• ↑ [4. GOLEM CHAMBER]

SHADOW Medium Undead HD: 3 (13 HP) Speed: Standard (Phase) Zone: Frontline Morale: 12 Senses: Darksight Armor: 1 [as Leather] Weak: Physical from Silvered Weapons Status Immunities: Charmed, Fatigue, Frightened, Paralyzed, Prone, Restrained, Sickened, Suffocating ACTIONS Life Drain [Melee Attack]: 5 (2d4) and pass [Endure] or +1 Fatigue. If this kills it, it rises as a Shadow ABILITIES Nightwalker: Can’t Move or Target over lines of salt or in areas illuminated by Sunlight. It is Incapacitated and Burning (d8) while in Sunlight. Shadow Stealth: It is Invisible in the Dark. ELEMENTAL, AIR Large Primordial HD: 12 (54 HP) Speed: 0' (Fly 2×Standard) Zone: Midline Morale: 10 Senses: Blindsense Armor: 2 [as Chain] Immune: Poison, Shock; Physical from non-Relics Status Immunities: Fatigued, Prone, Restrained, Sickened, Suffocating ACTIONS Gust [Ranged Attack]: 9 (2d8) plus 4 (d8) if flying ABILITIES Living Gale: Extreme gusts surround it out to Near Hinder Ranged Attacks Targeting it. Seep: It can enter the space of other Beings and openings as small as 1 inch without squeezing.

Five CLAY GOLEMS stand in front of a stairway on the north wall. An audible MAGIC MESSAGE plays out when when the partyopens the door.

• MUCK:[P. 4]

• CLAY GOLEMS: Each of the five clay golems have a number branded on their chest: 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13.

• MAGIC MESSAGE:"One of five is out of place. Answer right for an ally. Answer wrong and surely die." The intended answer is '9', as it is not a prime number. However, some answers to this riddle that are technically correct. If the players can come up with a technically correct answer, it works.

• ↑ [5. DISKS & GEYSERS]

• ↓ [2. INTERSECTION]

• ↓ [3. GLOBE ROOM]

GOLEM, CLAY Large Artificial HD: 5 (26 Health)Speed: 1/2 Standard Zone: Frontline Morale: 10 Senses: Darksight Armor: 3 [as Chain plus Shield] Immune: Shock, Poison Status Immunities: Charmed, Fatigued, Sickened ACTIONS Multi-Attack: 2×Slam Slam [Melee Attack]: 2d8 Blunt. ABILITIES Magic Ward I: Cast Checks Targeting it have a d4 penalty. Unbaked: If it takes 5 or more Fire from a single damage instance, it is Petrified (Cd4 Rounds).

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Nine wooden disks are suspended by chains across this room, 50 feet above a pool of BOILING MUD. Two GEYSERS erupt with steam and muck.

• BOILING MUD: Beings in the mud are Burning (35 (10d6)).

• GEYSERS: Run this room as a Combat. The geysers always take the first Turn. On the geyser's Turns, roll the die shown for the geyser. Whenever it rolls a 1, that geyser erupts. See the ERUPTION DAMAGE table.

• ↑ [4. GOLEM CHAMBER]

• ↓ [6. SARCOPHAGUS CHAMBER]

ERUPTION DAMAGE

Distance Close (Red) Near (Orange) Far (Yellow) When eruptions occur, everyone in the room takes damage from the intense heat. This damage may increase based on their Distance from the geyser. If a geyser deals damage to someone on a disk or climbing the walls, they must pass an [Endure] Save with a Penalty based on their Distance. On a fail, they fall into the BOILING MUD. Damage 5d10 3d10 d10 Penalty -5 -3 -1 MUMMY LORD Medium Undead HD: 13 (58 HP) Speed: Standard Zone: Backline Morale: 12 Senses: Darksight Armor: 3 [as Splint] Immune: Poison; Physical from non-Relics Weak: Fire Status Immunities: Berserk, Charmed, Confused, Fatigue, Frightened, Sickened, Suffocating ACTIONS Glare [Cast, Sight | Will] (Recharge Cd4): Frightened (Cd4, Paralyzed) Cursed Touch [Melee Attack]: 10 (3d6) and pass an [Endure] Save or be Cursed (can't regain HP, and it loses 10 (3d6) HP every day) ABILITIES Magic Ward II: Cast Checks that include it as a Target have a d6 penalty. Doom Magnet: Near Enemies can't gain Favor. Zombie: It can't be reduced below 1 HP unless dealt by a Crit, damage it is Weak to, or while this Being is in Sunlight.

The VOID dark chamber houses a SARCOPHAGUS.

• VOID: Magic darkness can't be nonmagically illuminated.

• MUMMY LORD: Remains in slumber until someone disturbs the SARCOPHAGUS

• ⊡ SARCOPHAGUS: Disturbing it awakens the Mummy Lord. Under it is a niche that hides Sunder, 900g, 10000s, a Spell Scroll (Dispel Magic)

• ↑ [5. DISKS & GEYSERS]

A large, submerged chamber. Stairs to an area of dry flooring are on the north side of the room. Two SELKIES lurk in the DEEP WATERS of this area.

• ◒ DEEP WATERS: Only the farthest 5' of the south, west, and north sides of the room are shallow. Otherwise, this entire room is 30' deep.

• SELKIES:2 Selkies try to charm anyone into drowning.

• ?SELKIE CHAMBER: The entry to this chamber submerged. Within is the LOOT below.

• ⊡ LOOT: 60g, jewelry (200g), (+3) Plate Armor

• ↓ [2. INTERSECTION]

• → [8. SPIRALING TUBE]

• ↑ [11. SLUICE GATES]

SELKIE Medium Fae HD: 5 (22 HP) Spd: Standard (Swim) Zone: Backline Morale: 4 Armor: 3 [as Plate] Weak: Shock ACTIONS Bite [Melee Weapon]: 3 (d6) Enchant [Cast, Near | Will] (1/Day): Charmed (Cd6 Rounds, it must use its Move to get closer to this Being) ABILITIES Selkie Shapechange: It can skip its Move to turn into a woman or a seal. It maintains its Health in these forms. FROTHA Medium Cryptid (Shapechanger) HD: 4 (18 HP) Spd: Standard Zne: Frontline Mrl: 9 Senses: Darksight Armor: 2 [as Leather] Immune: Physical unless Weak Weak: Physical from Silvered Weapons ACTIONS Fear [Cast, Near Aura | Will] (1/ Day): Frightened (Cd6) Haste [Cast, Self (Focus)] (1/ Day): 2×Speed Stench Cloud [Cast, Sphere 20' (Focus) | Endure] (1/Day): Sickened (d6 while in the cloud) Barrage [Cast, Remote | Dodge] (3/ Day): 7 (2d6) Multi-Attack (as Werewolf): 2×Claw and 1×Bite Bite [Melee Attack] (as Werewolf): 3 (d6). If damaged by this, pass a [Will] Save or be cursed with Werewolf Lycanthropy. Claws [Melee Attack] (as Werewolf): 2 (d4)

This hallway contains a greasy, spinning TUBE that leads to a door to the east. There's a lingering smell of rotten eggs.

• ◆ TUBE: Covered in oil, painted black and white stripes. It spins fast enough to knock anyone walking through it off their feet. Every 10', pass a [Reflex] Save with a -4 penalty or fall Prone.

• ◆ LOOKOUT: A lookout in Area 9 (Macelle) shoots a flaming arrow through a slit in the east wall when intruders are halfway through, igniting the oil. All Beings in the Tube are Burning (Cd6). The hole is then shut and Macelle alerts Frotha.

• ?INSPECTING: The oil is flammable.

• ← [7. SELKIE DEPTHS]

• ↑ [9. LOOKOUT]

• ← [11. SLUICE GATES]

A human man and an elven woman occupy this room that otherwise only contains a table and a few benches. On the table sits a SPELL BOOK and a candle.

• ◆ EXPLOSIVE RUNES: The cover of the spell book is written with explosive runes. When these runes are read, they deal 20 (4d6+6) to the reader and half that damage to all Close Beings.

• FROTHA & MACELLE: The enchantress Frotha and her lover, the mercenary Macelle, occupy this area. If Macelle dies, Frotha makes her werewolf form known.

• SPELL BOOK (EXPLOSIVE RUNES): If the Explosive Runes are dispelled, the Spell Book can be read safely and contains the Fear, Haste, Dispel, Gas, Gust, and Ward Spells.

• ↓ [8. SPIRALING TUBE]

• ↑ [10. FROTHA'S CHAMBERS]

Ornate room adorned with beautiful curtains and a luxurious RUG. A mosaic on the ceiling depicts a gorgeous summer sky, and a comfortable queen-sized BED sits in the northeast corner. A BUFFET of delicious food sits on a table next to a CHEST with iron fittings.

• ◆ CHEST: Contains the LOOT shown below. If opened without the command word known to Frotha, "Snarl", the chest lets loose a cloud of stench. All Near Beings must pass an Endure Save or be Sickened (while in the cloud, their action is automatically spent retching). This cloud lasts until dispelled or dispersed.

• BED, BUFFET, RUG:Illusionary. Actually a pile of hay, d8 rations, and ratty cloth.

• ⊡ LOOT: 2000s, 300g, seven gems (185g each).

• ↓ [9. LOOKOUT]

To prevent flooding from Area 12, these solid metal doors only push open from the south, and must be pulled open from the north.

• → [8. SPIRALING TUBE]

• ↑ [12. GURGLING BUBBLE]

• ↓ [7. SELKIE DEPTHS]

Sweltering heat fills this ELASTIC tunnel that opens up into a dome in a boiling lake. The stone floor extends out into the boiling chamber, where a TITANIC CRAB stands guard over a CHEST. A glowing band is visible on one of its claws.

• ◆ ELASTIC: This entire area is protected from the boiling lake by a MEMBRANE. If the membrane is cut open, the entire area fills with boiling water in (Cd4 Rounds).

• TITANIC CRAB:[P. iii]

• ⊡ CHEST: Undertow [P. 26]

• ↓ [11. SLUICE GATES] MEMBRANE

HD: 3 (12 HP)

IMMUNE:Cold, Fire, Armor: 2 [as Chain] Poison, Shock

WEAK: Slash CRAB, TITANIC Huge Beast HD: 15 (67 HP) Speed: Standard (Swim) Zne: Frontline Mrl: 12 Status Immunity: See Runic Band ACTIONS Claw [Melee Weapon]: 10 (3d6) and Restrained (-4 penalty to break) if it is smaller. This Being can only Restrain up to two Targets this way. ABILITIES Amphibious: Breathes air and water. Runic Band [Relic]: It can't be Berserk, Charmed, Confused, or Frightened. The band disintegrates if removed from it.

GHOUL Medium Undead HD: 2 (9 HP) Speed: Standard Zone: Frontline Morale: - Senses: Darksight Weak: Physical from Silvered Weapons Status Immunities: Charmed, Frightened, Sickened, Suffocating ACTIONS Multi-Attack: 2×Claws and 1×Bite Bite [Melee Attack]: 3 (d6) Claw [Melee Attack]: 2 (d4) and Paralyzed (Cd4) ABILITIES Zombie: It can't be reduced below 1 HP unless dealt by a Crit, damage it is Weak to, or while this Being is in Sunlight.

COPPER PLATES line the walls of this 80-foot long corridor of ankle-high water. The CHARRED CORPSE of an armored humanoid shape can be seen halfway down the hall. Water around it bubbles and boils. You see another room to the north, with a set of stairs leading further in.

• CHARRED CORPSE: Human male wearing plate armor, appears to have been heading south. No injuries aside from the burns.

• ◆ COPPER PLATES: Run this as Combat Rounds. Anything in contact with metal is Burning (x) where x corresponds to the colored area. Each area is roughly 20 feet in length: Blue = d8 Yellow = 3d10 Green = 2d8 Red = 4d10

• GHOULS: Asleep in the room marked with a skull () are 8 Ghouls. Noise in this area alerts them, and they wait to ambush anyone that moves north beyond the copper plates for 10 minutes.

• ↘ [2. INTERSECTION]

• ↑ [14. SLIP AND STAB]

A room completely made of a reflective SILVERY SUBSTANCE. Two five-foot wide PITS lined with sharp, rusted blades stretch north to south across the room. The only wall that appears to be a different material is a BRICK WALL to the west. Doors can be seen on the northwest and northeast walls.

• ◆ SILVERY SUBSTANCE: Walls, cloor, and ceiling are frictionless. Movement in any direction slides that Being to the furthest open space in that direction as if they had walked, dropping them in a PIT if they slide over it.

• ◆ PIT: 10 feet deep open pits with razor blades at the bottom. A Being that falls in takes d12 damage and must pass an Endure Save or be Sickened (Cd6 Rounds, gains 1 Fatigue each Round).

• BRICK WALL: Illusionary.

• ↑ [13. COPPER CORRIDOR]

• ↑ HALLWAY: N to [15. LEVITATING CREEK] or S to [17. MAD MENAGERIE]

A STREAM floats in the air, runing from the west to the north wall of this room. Six ROWBOATS lay about the area.

• ↗ STREAM: Moves to [16. LUDO'S HIDEOUT]

• ↓ HALLWAY: E to [14. SLIP AND STAB] or S to [17. MAD MENAGERIE]

Sir Ludo's Band hides in this room from the wandering monsters of the dungeon.

• SIR LUDO'S BAND:Sir Ludo and 6 Mercenaries will wait to ambush anyone who rides into this room on the stream.

• ↓ STREAM: Moves to [15. LEVITATING CREEK]

• ?SECRET PASSAGE: The farthest-west 5 feet of the south wall are illusionary, and lead back to the Hallway.

SIR LUTO Medium Humanlike HD: 12 (53 HP) Speed: Standard Zone: Frontline Morale: 11 Armor: 7 [as (+2) Plate plus (+1) Shield] ACTIONS Multi-Attack: 2×Greatsword Greatsword [Melee Attack]: 9 (d10+4) plus 7 if failed by 10 or more ABILITIES (+1) Shield [Relic Shield]: +1 Bonus to Armor (+2) Plate [Relic Plate]: +2 Bonus to Armor Boots of the Hare [Relic Boots]: Wearer's Speed becomes 30' if it was otherwise lower, and they can jump horizontally thrice their normal jump distance. MERCENARY Medium Humanlike HD: 4 (18 HP) Speed: Standard Zone: Frontline Morale: 11 Armor: 4 [as Plate plus Shield] ACTIONS Longsword [Melee Attack]: 4 (d8) a b c d

Terraced, inverted ziggurat with FOUR TIERS containing giant, warped beasts. The layer below the entry is a ring of an aquarium containing cow-sized shellfish. Below that, a terrarium of huge scorpions. Third down is another aquarium with ravenous sea lions and, at the bottom, three manticores snarl at a DOOR.

• ◆ TIERED TERRARIUMS: Each is 10' deep and 10' wide.

• ◆ DRAINS: If any of the aquariums are broken, they flood to the next tier. If they flood the bottom tier, drains empty the water in 10 minutes.

• FOUR TIERS:(A) 6 Giant Crawdad, (B) 6 Giant Scorpion, (C) 4 Sea Lions, (D) 3 Manticore chained with adamantine

• ?NORTH WALL: Safe in the wall of Tier D has 6,000s and a necklace (300g)

• ↑ HALLWAY: NE to [14. SLIP AND STAB] or N to [15. LEVITATING CREEK]

• ↓ DOOR: Hallway to [18. CHAP'S CHAMBER]

SEA LION Large Cryptid (Beast) HD: 6 (27 HP)Speed: 1/2 Standard (Swim HD: 6 (27 HP) Standard) Zone: Frontline Morale: 11Zone: Midline Armor: 2 [as Scale] ACTIONS Multi-Attack: 2×Claws and 1×Bite Bite [Melee Attack]: 7 (2d6) Claw [Melee Attack]: 3 (d6) ABILITIES Amphibious: It can breathe air and water. Pack Hunter: Targets Close to one of this Tail Spike [Ranged Attack]: 3 (d6) Being's Allies are Vulnerable to its attacks. CRAWDAD, GIANT Large Beast HD: 5 (22 HP) Speed: Standard (Swim) Zone: Frontline Morale: 8 Armor: 2 [as Chain] ACTIONS Multi-Attack: 2×Claw Claw [Melee Attack]: 9 (2d8) and Restrained if smaller ABILITIES Amphibious: It can breathe air and water. SCORPION, GIANT Large Beast HD: 4 (18 HP) Zone: Frontline Morale: 11 Armor: 2 [as Scale] ACTIONS Multi-Attack: 2×Claw and 1×Sting Sting [Melee Attack]: 2 (d4) and pass [Endure] against Sickened or +1 Fatigue. Claw [Melee Attack]: 5 (d10) and Restrained if its the second of this Being's Claw to hit it this Turn. MANTICORE Large Cryptid Speed: Standard (Fly 2×Standard) Senses: Darksight Armor: 2 [as (+1) Hide] ACTIONS Multi-Attack 1 (1/Day): 3 (d6)×Tail Spike Multi-Attack 2: 2×Claws and 1×Bite Bite [Melee Attack]: 5 (2d4) Claws [Melee Attack]: 2 (d4) # Appearing: d6 Speed: Standard # Appearing: d6 Morale: 9

A luxurious living quarter with an opulent COUCH, and exotic tapestries and rugs about. Living here is CHAP, a male halfling in opulent clothing currently smoking a hookah.

• CHAP: A shapeshifted Oni, whose real name is called Nefleqes.

• ⊡ COUCH: Under is Voidedge, 2500g, 4 necklaces (275g each), Healing Potion III, Control Dragon Potion, Scroll (Protection from Evil), Armor of (-3) Vulnerability

• ↑ [17. MAD MENAGERIE]

CHAP (ONI) Large Outer (Hellspawn, Shapeshifter) HD: 8 (36 HP) Speed: Standard (Fly) Zone: Backline Morale: 11 Senses: Darksight Armor: 5 [as Chain plus (+3) Ring of Protection] ACTIONS Cone of Cold [Cast, 60' Cone | Endure] (1/Day): 36 (8d8) Charm Person [Cast, Remote | Will] (1/Day): Darkness [Cast, 20' Sphere]: The Area becomes magical darkness, and snuffs out any light sources. Sleep [Cast, 20' Sphere | Endure] (1/Day): Unconscious (Cd4, ending early if awoken) Gaseous Form [Cast, Touch | Endure] (1/Day): Turns into an incorporeal cloud of gas for the duration. Multi-Attack: 2×Claw Claw [Melee Attack]: 6 (d8+2) Invisibility [Cast, Touch | Will] (Focus): Turns Invisible for the duration. ABILITIES Regenerate III: Regains 13 (3d8) HP on each of its Turns. (+3) Ring of Protection [Relic Ring]: Grants a +3 bonus to Armor, and a -3 penalty to Checks Targeting it.