Opening the Gate. The trophies are beyond number and the magi that onceNo movement, no guards. modules from Wizards of the Coast. They found great veins of mithral here and carved out an entire kingdomuntil the ancientHALASTER'S GAME duergar (these duergars' probable ancestors) laid waste to the kingdom.Before the adventurers reach this room, they hear a crash Relics and treasure of unimaginable worth can surely beand a scream: a duergar has just been slain by an found in King Melair's tomb.invisible stalker in the most horrific way possible. He settles for tackling the adventurers with his button on the Console (see Area 37) to teleport allminions and magic instead. Racial Traits. The antidote isit's here in the form of five spell scrolls of mind blank. If any character falls in, Xorta (see Area 10) may investigate their screams and can pluck the character out.8. They must navigate this Woodland Queen's evil, what makes facing her so daunting. While theadventurers are near or on the River of the Depths, Illuunpasses unseen in the dark waters below. As the months went by, it became clear that I had bitten off more than I could chew. He isn'tprepared to give up his life for strangers, however, andcan be deluded by Maddgoth into believing he'll be safethat it was only these "trespassers" that are to be"punished." ROLEPLAYING MADDGOTH Stone giants value artistry and graceful athleticism over violence and treasure. The adventurers have orders to send all adventurers are listed below; the nagas do not accompanynewcomers of Slitherswamp to Area 15 to experience the these forces.same fate as they didand would it not be interesting for Grel Momesk, a human championthe players to condemn these other characters to their own 2d8+2 drow along with three drow elite warriors.fate? Consider the following: The Rustbone goblins are (or were) led by Yek, who was "Something lurks out there. the like). 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If you decide one exists, poison whose effects are described below. And she obeyed! Are you building all your lighting and stuff yourself on the improved-graphic maps posted here or importing something or? What better way to Fetid Obliteration' the frogfolk, call him'Yurklure new, unsuspecting slaves than by simply inviting Y'blorkflug' in their primitive tongue. Read the following when Halaster lays Assuming the adventurers approach from Area 8 to theout the terms of the game: west, you can use this variant: the duergar here don'tYou look behind youand without any noise or flash, attack the adventurers but try to help them. Choose your favored Roleplaying the Nycaloths. Yours will be warm with love. Alas, in the millennia since that oath, "Ghorn" has come to "Indeed, the depths await youbut not yet. If the poison is gone, Maddgoth's plancontinues without the assurance of an easy kill at If necessary, Maddgoth himself or a minion presses themidnight. A intellect devourers in goblinoid skulls.stone dais supports the dwarven lord's sarcophagusaperfectly cut slab of white marble, etched with silvered, 43. Something that worked for my group was to just have the GM narrate past the empty areas and then stopping to describe/ask the players for input when they reached a point where the characters would actually have to make a decision. awakened trees murdered). The invisible stalkers yet remain and continue to party. Rejoiced in it." If woken, she smiles and greets the adventurers, inviting them to her tower. Area 13 is It tolls for thee. And you have to use these tools to create an adventure. If infected, that character can that encircles the kuo-toa, spiriting them into the air. Those of mine that have already transformed into a human by a magic circlet. Your patience and kindness cannot be described by mere words, and I will be eternally grateful for every person that supported me on this long and fulfilling journey. 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The adventurersThe adventurers are ambushed by a staggering force of are drained from beatings, paralysis, and a long marchbullywugs, likely while taking a long rest in Area 5 or through Slitherswamp (even if their hit points remaintriggering a trap (which can be placed anywhere; see A17 unchanged).in Areas of Note for details on these traps). While herThe stone giant family numbers six in all, but we can add mind forgets, her heart does not.a seventh (see below) for the sake of narrative. These spells are:RACE MODEL At will: detect magic, detect thoughts, mage hand 2/day each: fear, invisibility (self only)This model is "slaad lite." Not on the massiveremoved by then and the room cleaned). me tdf Imost. Contained within this durable folder are 16 cardstock sheets designed for use with dry-erase markers. Run the area aswritten in DotMM, with the exception of one detail: thespirit doesn't attack them for refusing to destroyWyllowthese are hardly the first visitors toWyllowwood the spirit has turned to. You swallow, the start of each of the creature's turns, it sinks anotherpopping your ears. 3. Other succumbed to its tyranny call it 'Illuun.' Preferred way of running large dungeon crawls? But after a few As always, the Mad Mage has been written as a derangedbrief experiments in conjuration, I'm confident that this gameshow host whose program is apparently broadcastedarc of the season will impress," across the multiverse. hb```@(al,0.QRj\ayT 4, The next guide for Dungeon of the Mad Mage will take us down to and through DL6, and I'll tell you right here that DL4 and DL5 can be amazing settings for adventures that start, play out, and end all in the course of a single part of the dungeon. This entireforestmy work. chisel it away. No, aThe inner ring is carved with plants and animals all creature made this tunnel, a hulking creature capable ofweathering the change of seasons. You only hopearchdruid, if she escaped, or if Halaster saved her. JavaScript is disabled. Magical communication fails to leave the Twisted Creation Myth. "hope like hell it isn't an aboleth." Certainly, you've learned that not allThe aftermath of the adventures' conflict with Wyllow, if that glitters is gold, and though life might thrive, it is nothey have one at all, depends on whether they felled the less cruel than the darkest of dungeons. If so, it whispers to its prey, "Weremove Tearulai from its skull. A few examples are provided below. On the Mad Mage. The serial killer would much approximately a month ago. Who's laughin' now? ARCH GATE TO LEVEL 2clinging close enough to suggest the two's intimacy. "They'll all betray you in the end. flight. 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Something's amiss, these countless shelves. This is a lieunless the battle overwhelminglyintroduces herself and explains just how a forest has turns in the party's favor. Perhaps it's their chieftain.handwave and narrate the passing hours and days, giving Kuketh, with Hyin in tow, have come to inspect thethem the opportunity to speak with each other. Even The epilogue details any possible paths that might occurafter digesting its twenty-three chapters, you're left after finishing a level, as well as reminding you of whatwanting, wondering. says, "Why I've read about these creatures" As you approach, you see bats the size of dogs squirm "You don't read," the giantess interrupts.up above. I believe the 1E DMG even advocates for this, and explains the reasoning behind it. Unlike in other "episodes" of Dungeon ofcapturing itinerant drow all while searching for the the Mad Mage, Halaster has no send-off for theadventurerswhom Illuun wants brought to the Grotto of adventurers, for it was not them playing his game but theMadness. The party is of a level to open four of them, one at a time and retreat when wounded. He never shies away from a fight and has a boisterous,aggressive personality. No chance," to the party. In the eerie Changes to DotMM. Sheesh. Even if you fast forward through this Kuketh's head be brought back. a long hall way, thundering throughout the darkness. 597 0 obj <>stream I will make it your discretion, the Mad Mage has shut it down so as to strand the drow (see Halaster's Game below). To get more targeted content, please make full-text search by clicking. Thirza has spent more of her life Sick Drow. After inviting them to dinner,invisible, and guard him from harm. When a REACHING THE CASTLEparticularly sharp memory thrusts itself into theforeground, she sometimes mumbles to herself things like As written, the front door to the castle (Area 17) is 80 feet"Put down the boulder!" By buying in bulk, you save $1.50 (i.e., one free supplement). An impenetrable darkness. corpses, suggesting they died from something toxic.They first find Wyllow's sign in Area 2, then the discarded Didn't the party already catch sight of a green dragonobjects in Area 5. As described in the Slaad entry of theautomatically succeed). Share it: Copy. One has been added to Area 15 Story/Duergar 37 Fire Elemental29F: a belt of dwarvenkind belonging to King Melair'scorpsealas, Dumathoin, the dwarven god of secrets, is 16 Story/Gate to L10 39 Treasure (Jade Staff)sure to be angered by those with the audacity to steal it.See Area 29F for details. Upload PDF to create a flipbook like Dungeon of the mad mage now. Without your support and feedback, the Companion would've never been completed. They can bethrown at the party at any time or place. They're described below:expense, either. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of a mirror. A dwarf character could finally learn the truth of his Game. you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were Be swallowed by the behir of L11, after which the dim light. the adventurers. He awoke to Maddgoth this additional guest. Through narration blocks, variants, and actual narrative, These messages may include quips, a moral to the story, While the adventurer's head must adorn the effigy. "They love me. This title was added to our catalog on November 07, 2019. I felt like a disappointmentyet every time I posted another chapter, I would be flooded with support, praise, and even gratitude. Thus, even if Along the way to Area 15, the party and their escort arethey escape, they'll have to recover their stolen attacked by a force of 2d4 + 2 bullywugs; two are astridepossessions or find replacements. Its left eyeTearulai awakens and attacks. Wyllow, in the form of a white pantheroffer them a fair fight. "described in Area 1. water if its chuuls haven't already. Now equipped with his full attack must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw orfaculties, he knows it's now-or-never to escape. It lasts for 10 seconds and alerts both Otto and undoubtedly once held tremendous power. Behind the platform spans a bridge across the River of the Depths, leading to a yawning cave's mouth. Quickly! FALSE TOMBthat time, invisible stalkers and a gray slaad attack theduergar, pitting the dwarves into a desperate last stand The tomb is lit with the light of heaven itselfand filleduntil Skella can divine this answer. The Mad Mage yet whispers to and were cut down by the hobgoblins.Noogaloop, his most devoted disciple, promising the kuo-toa archpriest salvation for his people if they can AREAS OF NOTEcomplete but one task: bring an effigy of the Mad God tothe Grotto of Madness and perform a ritual therein. A voice slips in not through flight. The stalkers fight without Halaster is strangely quiet when the adventurers arrive.concern for their survival, but the slaad retreats whenever Shouldn't he announce some culmination of his game?it takes half its hit points. The chuuls are completely in sync with adventurers return to Area 20, they find all the kuo-toatheir master's stratagem. When they reachedrounded up by the bullywugs. WEREBAT BOSS Freeing Valdemar. If a giant is 11B. Halaster manifests an illusion of a 2C. dossier, written by Maddgoth, marking that spellcaster as a "promising" target. Someone'sin a corner, ready to defend its master. The Mad Mage used his inscrutable ways to putthe center is a statue of a wizard. It's heavily implied that not only is itHALASTER'S GAME under the effects of one when visitors arrive, but it also relies wholly on them to communicate with humanoids.Dead drow are found here as well. Then, at your leisure, an umber hulk attacks towards other living creatures. She invites them to her tower after a brief our people and stolen our home. "that up too before finally setting out as an adventurer.Ilinar is crass and impatient. Your Claw attack, described in the Redreplaced with the ones below. Roll initiative for two groups of piercers, four apiece so that one bad initiative Read the following as the adventurers explore more of roll doesn't render all the piercers impotent.the Fungus Forest:The forest is littered with dead elves, all drow, all Tactics. " Illuun wants a character to touch or attack it while in melee range underwater, so as to infect them with its A wind ripples throughout the cavern, a violet tempest Mucous Cloud feature. All will be mine." Play thestranger to combat and abides by the tactics below. It opens upon adarkened hall made ofan alarm rings! You may call me Wyllow. No glory issung on fresco or tapestry. That's why you tie the elemental) and flees from the tower. He then makes a big show of uncorking theThis area represents Act II of Maddgoth's Dance. Wyllow,themselves out, measuring themselves against their however, can use an action to clear it with a flick of aancient purpose and summarily decide one last act is in wrist.order: Umber Hulk. arrives. Use little strange. He then goes to Area 44 to it occurs as the party is either cornered by Otto or vicefree the nycaloths. disease called chaos phage. The forces sent along with the Newcomers. 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