City of Tadakhul

Wizard Archibald meets in pub - offers gold for recovery of 3 artifacts

Orb of Ossuvox
Rod of Reknarok
Book of Bright Magic
Sends his Assistant Herbert (see below) with them

The dungeon is part of the city, this city has been rebuilt and destroyed so many times. The Wizard Ossuvox
adapted some rooms into a dungeon for experiments. He is long dead. Herbert knows where the entrance is. They
can keep anything else they find and will be paid 60GP each (modest living for 2 months)

Herbert
Medium Humanoid
AC 10
HP 6
STR 8 (-1), DEX 10, CON 10, INT 14 (+2), WIS 12 (+1), CHA 11
Skills Arcana +4, History +4
Senses Passive Perception 11
Challenge ¼ (50xp)
1st Level Spellcaster DC 12, +4 to hit

Cantrips (at will): Fire Bolt, Light

1st Level Spells (3 slots): Chromatic Orb, Identify, Sleep

Actions
Staff Melee Weapon Attack +1 to hit, reach 5ft, 3 (1d6) B damage

On way to dungeon party is beset by 2 robbers, Herbert casts sleep on them.

Dungeon
Entrance - the Narrows

In between 2 houses which narrow to a point, Herbert pushes a stone which opens a stairway
“Doubt anyone knew this was here”
PassageWay
Unlit
Door At end - unlocked

Room Description Key Info Notes Doors

1 Dark stone room 2 Hobgoblins (MM186) 2 doors, East

unlocked,
South locked
DC15

2 Dark Stone room filled 3 Ratfolk (TOB320) behind 1 door,

with trash makeshift barriers, beds in unlocked,
corner leads to 2nd
door, locked
DC15

3 Lit room Apprentice Wizard (VGM JWs start in human form 1 door, south
Small lab - table in SW 209)+ 2 jackalweres unlocked
corner (mm193) down stairs

4 Lit corridor, widens and 2 doors both

splits in 2 unlocked

5 2 braziers, 1 lit, 1 unlit When you light one brazier, If someone stands on Dais 1 door,
Stone dais in centre the other goes out and lights unlit brazier, locked,
both stay lit magically

6 4 statues From left to right they hold a Inscription behind door

All hold a stone weapon Great Sword, a Dagger, A reads “size does matter” in
which can be removed bastard sword, a shortsword Elvish
Dim torches above each sword
statue If put small to big lights
brighten

7 Dim braziers on walls Lights on altar are lit Footprints (DC20) stop in 1 south,
Altar has 2 braziers and a depending on the 3 rooms middle of room unlocked
statue holding a torch (5,6,8) if all 3 are lit a portal
column appears on (T)

8 One brazier above the When you step on the dais Must light the brazier
the dais on a chain, unlit the candles go out and the without touching the dais -
Lit Candles around the brazier raises to the ceiling Arrow, spell, pole…
room

9 Room is lit by candles Portal goes here Secret door (DC 25) goes 1 door to
to 13 via corridor spiral
staircase
 10 1 torch in NW corner
Corridor turns and widens
Bodies piled up along
sides of room
11 Large hall, pillars
4 alcoves with portcullises
Raised area at end (12)
20’ up, + Wall
Room is 40’ high
Lit by torches on spare
walls, 20’ up
12 4 seats and a sloping are
down to the wall
overseeing the arena
There are lights along the
back wall, 5’ up
13 Long corridor, dimly lit
14 Dimly lit but lights
brighten when enter room
2 suits of armour, 5
chests and a rug
The stair up leads to another Alley in the Narrows
1st block activates
Swinging Blades
DC 15 to avoid, 1d8+2
damage
Next blocks activate
Crushers 2d10+4 B
DC 18 to avoid, or wait and
learn pattern, DC 12 Int
check and DC 14 to avoid
Last 2/4 blocks activate darts
Dex Saves, DC 10 if run, DC
20 if walk
Wizards/Nobles are seated
on chairs in 12.
Each dignitary has 3 guards
and 2 have hangers on who
watch from steps.
Portcullis 1 (NW)
Deathdog (mm322)
Portcullis 2 (NE)
2 Cockatrices (mm42)
Portcullis 3
Ankheg
After defeating the 1st 3 the
4th will open
Nothing comes out,
Inside is a table with 4
healing potions and a chest
The chest is a mimic
Guards will attack or push off
anyone trying to climb or get
up
2 guards (mm347)
2 animated armor - animate if 1 Chest has the orb
step on carpet
No multiattack
DC 20 to notice, DC 15 to 1 large
avoid double door
at end, opens
when pass
DC 20 to notice, DC 15 to crushers
avoid
DC 10 to notice - obvious
holes in wall
Ossovox stands and talks Door shuts if
“Well done friends, you enter
have been impressive, Locked
most impressive” Heavy to
If you can pass the final break
trials you well be well
rewarded”
The first portcullis opens
After the 1st and 2nd fight
a small cage is lowered
with 2 healing potions in it
in front of the steps
The crowd applaud
After 3rd Fight Ossovox
talks
“Well done friends. You
have put on quite the
show. Your reward is
behind the 4th door”
He and his friends leave
2 doors,
locked after
the fight.
DC 15
1 stair up
1 door, locked
DC18
1 chest had the rod
1 chest has the book
1 chest has gems and
rubies and diamonds worth
about 100 GP
1 chest has a magic
weapon (depending on
what PCs need)
It is a legacy weapon, only
attune to LG or NG (As
desired) and starts as +1
magic weapon at level 3