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17. Mad Menagerie

Room

Ghost Crest Peak · p.15

Open source p.15

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 () Claw [Melee Attack]: 3 () ABILITIES Amphibious: It can breathe air and water. Pack Hunter: Targets Close to one of this Tail Spike [Ranged Attack]: 3 () 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 () 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 () and pass [Endure] against Sickened or Fatigue. Claw [Melee Attack]: 5 () 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 () Hide] ACTIONS Multi-Attack 1 (1/Day): 3 ()×Tail Spike Multi-Attack 2: 2×Claws and 1×Bite Bite [Melee Attack]: 5 () Claws [Melee Attack]: 2 () # Appearing: Speed: Standard # Appearing: Morale: 9