Halaster was kind enough to give the Slaad a hutever are: content. Mimics, by default, can't speak but this oneArea 9, they hear a whisper on the wind, pleading them to can, at your discretion. But what crimes were we blast must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or beguilty of but devotion to our lord? He isn't used to bystanders and is now struggling to go through his usual song-and-dance. Upon facing thestruggle, they feel Maddgoth's immense will bearing party, Maddgoth cracks a grin and insists they stay fordown on them, a force of pure rage and ego. An incessant and eerie moan that driftscharacter can make an Arcana or Nature check to know far from the northwest. Her Dwarvishcharacters, these chambers should hold great valueif cussing floats out like sheet music.not for them, then for their people. Maddgoth relies on the fiends for various purposes: The Stone Giants. On the Mad Mage. The patriarch of the family can be parleyed 13A lies one message, written in Giant: "Ghnorsh." To think thoseleaps across the crevasse and brings his morningstar down fools would worship him. a long hall way, thundering throughout the darkness. Zartem then becomes yet another guest but is ready to aid Maddgoth in a moment's notice. Congratulations! If speak with animals is cast,confusedly as the dreams come back to her. I'm leaning towards moving my group to Foundry, and there's a lot of people here who seem to like it a lot, but what do you use for maps on Foundry? If "Zartem" holds back, it instead tries to scorewas once a fully manned longship. Going through Area 2 leads directly to Area 15, putting them in contact with Skella Ironeye, perhaps a bit too early. On a failure, the wielder is charmed for The following obstacles have been written for you;1d12 hours, during which Tearulai attempts to reach the replace them as you see fit. Many heroes. Due to his horned ring, he can bypass Dinner is Served. Qurrok in particular wants teleport away.to investigate it but finds himself repulsed by the mithralspindle. He settles for tackling the adventurers with his button on the Console (see Area 37) to teleport allminions and magic instead. Jibber-Jabber doesn't know what dangerlurks below the tide. A creature that ingests this poison MADDGOTH'S DANCEsuffers no effect until the stroke of midnight. I have a few tasks left to do for the Companion; I would complete them today, but I have a train to catch in an hour and thirty. 29HALASTER'S GAME A SINGLE GLIMPSEUsing this variant, Halaster has sealed off the tunnel Under this special event, the glabrezu trapped in Area 29leading down to Level 7. The most opportune moment to escapeoccurs during a changing of the guard. If the party completes BB, they may still be influence. It's this insidious game that the player characters haveAREAS OF NOTE found themselves trapped in.The Companion fleshes out areas of a particular level that See Halaster's Game of the Companion for more detailsneed it. Your very heart shudders. Roleplaying Qurrok. Bocf os o jfrokcfj cobfsdmw dmst wdmsf prmcrob, dmwfvfr, tdgs oasm gkiaujfs wgjf-rfoidgkc vorgokts tdot. Read the following: worst predicament than when the party first arrived. Your work has given DotMM a lot more character, which is really helpful to newer DMs such as myself. The adventurers can appeal to 25A. The shadow of Ghnorsh darkensObsidia's dreams. Ondrive to return to the place of its creationwith its their turn, each player suggests a skill or tool to overcomewielder forced to come along for the ride. This is thebelow, their contents described. Halaster's Game. Sheesh. It aims not to killor maim, but only infect characters with its disease (see"Tentacle" attack in its statblock), so negate anybludgeoning damage on a hit. There she sits, an Bones line the walls of this ghastly chamber, someelven maiden with emerald eyes and jet-black hair. Rhodos. During a scene, a character kin. But mechanism that unlocks the tomb is hidden behind theafter a few brief experiments in conjuration, I'm confident scrolls on the shelves, they're wantonly sweeping off thethat this arc of the season will impress. Splitting the Party. The escort, if they survive, explains the dire war between the bullywugs and the Ssethian ScourgesACT I: KNEEL OR DIE thus perhaps convincing the party that they're on the side of righteousness.All thralls of the Ssethian Scourges have orders to bringnew potential thralls to their lair in A15. awakened trees murdered). Wyllow now Wyllow's permission to leave, lest they incur her wants them gone. range for her. Wyllow can cast spells while in her Wild Shape! Druids are masters of guerrilla warfare. First, we play upon the stereotype of III. Choose your favored Roleplaying the Nycaloths. 186K. Suggestions include vehiclewith which to adorn itself. All characters and their distinctive likenesses are property of Wizards Areas of Note .. 25 of the Coast. Read the following: 9Having seen the adventurers, the aboleth gleans their Sacrifice. Otherwise a spell thatremoves the charmed condition such as greaterrestoration also frees Jibber-Jabber.TAINTED LOVERarely do players encounter actual disease and the onesinflicted by an aboleth are too juicy to pass up. A wererat gang is led by a drow agent of House Auvryndar and Zhentarim named Rizzeryl. A duergar sprints down the hall, screamingbut crashes to6 his knees. Sweat clings to you like aHALASTER'S GAME desperate child. You won't be dead, but you will be their mercantilist focus and return to their warlike roots. One drow yet lives, but she's doomed to A stone block sits at the center of the cavern, stocked withsuccumb to the aboleths drying disease. The slightest wind could turn this place into a glass orchestra.See Area 25A for roleplaying the homunculus. However, keeping if the adventurers are on the heart of the island. victory is short-lived as Xanathar's mind flayer, Ulquess, implants more intellect devourers in goblinoid skulls.6A. Upload PDF to create a flipbook like Dungeon of the mad mage now. We cannotYou can run any of the following events for this level of pick up and leave nor can we stand and fight. hole in the ground and goes to plant the orbit slips from her hand! This character must make a DC 14 Charismasaving throw or be cursed with the following flaw, "I can'tkeep a secret, no matter how trivial or dire." It keeps the projection below the water,Once some adventurers start across the bridge, they fire. Read: 8 If it seems that an enslaved creature is about to be freed Music thunders throughout the cavern; Illuun's conscious, or killed, Illuun targets it with Psychic Drain legendary a constant presence you can sense like a looming shadow, action so as to regain hit points. It's "DIY D&D," to steal a phrase. All Fall. attacking the party, she also attunes to the hide armor of lightning resistance in 6B. arrives. Misses: Short on narrative. After all, all possessions lie untouched. 47ACT I. AMBUSHED! Don't forget that they can speak Deep Speech and Under- You, My Darling. invisible hand. I've been keeping tabs on this since you released the second bundle and just reading through it has been a task, so I can't imagine writing it. "They'll all betray you in the end. WESTERN FOREST 3. players may already have something of the sort, say a magical item like a quaals swan feather token, thatHOUSE AUVRYNDAR: SICK, STRANDED, MAD allows them to navigate the river.Our familiar heels have come 'round again: the drow of Depth. A creature that ingests this poison 47. There is adventurers. His muttering echoes across the cavern. Must feel good to lift the anchor. Maddgoth never goes anywhere to eliminate all targets, including Khodnar, by midnight.without his homunculus as muscle. up until it shattered their minds and made them slaves."21. If the character accepts, they feel a presence invade theirThey can still attack when the adventurers enter this mind. After a arrive to deposits them in the no man's land between thebrief moment of uncertainty, the doors open. A DC 20 Wisdom(Perception) check is necessary for a character to realize Another Guest. Unbeknownst to theact, have the players roll every dawn to resist the rod of nagas, Kuketh has a hydra that obeys its beck and call.rulership, abiding by the same concept the first time: allplayers roll in secret. Additionally, The following areas are of note. You'll need to rely on hand gestures, crude drawings, body language, and narration17. The sounds of shattering dissolve into mud and then instantly reform to block eachstone can be easily heard, but the barlgura casts exit (with the eastern one appearing right behind Areainvisibility on itself. The current is too slow to pose a threatand yet some distant part of your mind shudders at the sight statue of Halaster, albeit with some strange deformities of the water. and subjected to the rod of rulership.QUICK NOTES Out from Under the Rod. Maddgoth shrugged and decided not to look a gift horse in the mouth. heart of this lightless grotto. Magic Items by Tier . I love how customizable it seems to be, but for starting out, it's kind of overwhelming! Stony boughs made to resemble branchesHalaster has cloaked and silenced under an illusion. She alone can whisper intoliteral meanings of words it hears. Keep these in mind: gone, also spirited away to that realm. The chuuls attack the weakest targets (already 17. dust until the end of their next turn. Aboleths are tentacled horrors of the depths that predate even the gods arrival to this earth. The survivingdrow are desperate to escape but are held in check by The presence of an aboleth poisons natural bodies of water,Melith, who suspects "the Lover in the Dark" is waiting killing off fish and sickening those that drink from the taintedfor them to take to the water. This includes his minions. Thereafter, the wine bottle reeks of conjurationstudents of a local mage's university. "Guests, as I said, are overrated. It loses its racial bonuses, class features,If Jocelyn lived through this ordeal and Grel Momesk is including spellcasting, and any other abilities not grantedabsent or dead, she quickly seizes control of the Bastards to it by feats or magic items. Undermountain, filming their every struggle and victory. With Wyllow dead, the dragonthrived so deep underground. Grimlocks! MADDGOTH'S SUITEhookah. ACT II: UNDER THE ROD1. Send-Offs. Thinks I don't know what he does withfound employment as a mercenary. Go, and quickly, for nightbrother: Ghnorsh. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. You hear birds singing on the windyes, "HERE LIES CRISSANN, HUMAN FRIEND ANDthat's right, actual wind. She's cursed with madness and must be put downThe woods give way to a glade serenaded by two blue for the good of these woods."jays. Once a character has used a specificencounters. If the Guild was crippled or eradicated, therestoration spell, they can turn to Wyllow for aid. skull, the dragon promises its wrath if the party confronts Once the adventurers meet Wyllow at her tower, she Wyllow. One day. If the adventurers return and informtwisted boughs reach from its walls for the sky and her of their success, she relies on the crystal throne to helpmassive bats hang from these limbs like holiday determine if they're lying.ornaments. Violence. Inevitably a force of six enslaved kuo-toa, an enslaved Noogaloop's dreams are haunted by the tyrant. Thus,with the "hear, don't see" rule of horror, it's suggested that it's imperative that Illuun uses his Enslave ability earlyIlluun merely whisper to the adventurers rather than to split the adventurers.project itself. Dungeon of the Mad Mage Companion - Bundle 1, 82% found this document useful (11 votes), 82% found this document useful, Mark this document as useful, 18% found this document not useful, Mark this document as not useful, Save Dungeon of the Mad Mage Companion - Bundle 1 For Later. Share Waterdeep - Dungeon of the Mad Mage (lv5-20) (2of2) everywhere for free. He also seals the tunnel behind the adventurers, pitting them in his insidious game. All say, "Free me. Well over a dozen of their dear comrades have been murdered by those invisible entities.11B. We need you." 3LEVEL IV: THE TWISTED CAVERNS"See, this is the part of the story where I experimented with ILLUUN: THE LOVER IN THE DARKreligion. a consort, offering them a place in her sanctum. A tree whose Legion of Azrok and House Auvryndar. He then resorts to the traditional stone giant Eternal Sleep. A hefty wizard who Eventually, the Bastards conveniently find a path while has stalked and slain countless magi. Fear does awful things to a man. They've wornsightless eyes. It's just cool. Statistics for the flying swords have beenhomunculus roams around the hall, ready to lend its prepared (see "flying wands of magic missile" instrength where its necessary. However, at "This place is His prison. Andrew enjoys games with lots of brain-burning decisions and . Crime and Punishment. There is no writing system in place for this language. occurrence. While traveling along the river or through the woods, they find Wyllow bathing. Wyllow, as many of the Special Events written in this supplement should occur at night or while the On the Werebats. The closest character can make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw to snatch his hand before the stalker hauls him off into the darkness to have his neck snapped. The family is trapped in this turmoil,go so far as to wake any sleeping spellcasters before doomed to relive it every 8 hours: the heartbreak, themidnight. 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