Dungeon #18 - Irongard
Dungeon #18 - Irongard
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IRONGARD
DUNGEON 5
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h'qurrt'N r rrininlul of thrr roundv to shtrlder ht.ight for a humn adult. i* a reri[ig placc of nnother firin tlag<n
clinllr rltln l ftndrxn "'l rip st*ps'' *'f *rxxlen prgs Fnrnr therr: ang Thrs dagqer stek immedately if
sutldrrtl' rix, r fmt (v $e uprvard. tri rctln" r+i;pv rlsrks" sc{rvf*, a*t} cap*- toched. Otharwi*c* it aninrale* only
gr,r*llry* weighl uNrn rldjact'nt stcps^ !l irnd a plnin meta htlrn. Th hclrTr i$ inot rlkr thc carvod dcxrr hn*bcrsn touched,
tht, rt*pr m rr{.}r,n{F{rlhld, rto hnt nark' ruxty and rriintt, a du'r'oron floatirg xilcntl,v out af it* holp to attsck
irr orevoidrng knru'11 trip itpii $ ll do l ix * keln * J ussblu trnly fu.r ctrerict itrrln lanving lrongan Thirr daggor
and f'lghters f f *aru $' n-\'qrhcr [es, wil nct pvr*rrt, intruders int the iner
{st ofi f hs strrft'La{,will crrrp+ ull the t *,uddenly "Jror*'s" a xolid metaI plntc ch$mberlarra ;llcr the innernrsl cbam.
*teP* ton,m{rn drrrnn( for 20 tUrn.t+ cfilr.r i(,$ {rpen frrnt li c". rrcros. lh berilrea ?
Ai h+ end cfeath nruntl, cvery I nn n'earef '3 fac I *'hen:wr the *.eJrer casl^{
the tainirr*r. ;nust rnflk{l s delrtgritl, r rprll or rictir$ts e msgicl itcm, Tbi# 4. Tho lnner Chmbcn,A Nteavy cur'
cfir<L tr rvnid tripping *nd fniling, suf" *poik magtnl alitrckr .quiring vrion t*irr hangx diagonal ecron the Bouth.
fering l.? hp dmg$ 'lt the Dlt'e
option, hreoknhtre oblrts carried mnv
for airaing, *p'ell"raxring gcrture. and nsl eorner or thi* room. On the went
the like. iThe plate aetually phanar in nall i* the rnnn.high frnne of a hat.
harrc to mkt" snving thnnvs cr each lall lmrr the Ethr.real plane; itx {rppesr$ncr tercd mirrrrr. The glnsr shard^s n the
Ntli*c on thr. *tins ri1l nrt {.rs( Rnl' en,t b nraically or phyxically pr*. lJrr rudiatr a faint dwaomsr. but thia
dir.turhlncc in th* artn.q leln'. renlrd by any prex.ntl-v kno*'n mean* I f,rrmc.r le is nrnl beyond rcpair
The hplm l:rlnf,r* uporl tho wenn'r a + ! Cl uetard in tlc southeat eorner ol
2, utar Chnmbcn A{ thr. twltonr of txn trallsnring thrus'n and applicr a ths rorn sre a tablt, n l'rttrml, nnd sn
tht'strrrrs i; t 30' llfJ'rtrcm with a ". t penalty to nll dicr of qlamnge cau*ed eany chain All are oid and wll r*orn but
torridoropeninfl in lhr center ollts far l.v normal rrr magical firc.. xturdy, fe*hioned ofrrhadmvtss \rood t
wall,'lTr rorritior and thc ffrn rc "fh* stone m*t or thr<rne r* of the $me DRA6OI{* isu I !26, "'}Voodlnds of
r*allad, rrxfsd, und flrxrrcd s'ith largt,. rara'black tone as thr: *trtur' nt lhe thc Eralmr"l. On the tahle aro a ltrge
mmth"drc*s+l blxk rf *ttrnc. n f ntr$nc{. lo lrongard. Nrr nregical l<rked tron cht't nd a b'ok- lxrttergd
ariltx r li{ftt r qocnirrg front tlte fnr ctd nt" d*t r:mnr* of nn]' tt't cs n b+ detrqqlrd pnir cfieether u'slhing bert iier os tho
lhe crridor, atxrut 6'distnnt Tht ceil. thruugh lhis st$rc1n (xtre.mel-y tuh* floo* bo<lc lhs fmtsttx;l.
n6 of thi* nnrn il t0' high drrafL, lhrnr nf cbidian enrpe lltd fong The cbat rdiet'fl a dwctmet lte key
F'acing rhr' [Cr*, ir front ul th* eoridor a(o in the nr*'"yanishd Nortlrrn rt,alnr i* mixsing, qmd it rll hrve tn tre picked
oDening, rs m&siye, hrgh'backed ltone of f{etheril}, *<r the thrune uttorly con. ru'fonc*d open. lVhen th* ld is lifted, lha
t'hrr.1 kch:tn r n futt in nrlx's i cr':lls t.he tr!tur hildpn bcnEstb it- magie *'ithi* s Phcult"c rlet:p af ps
r
$etttd upr it, clrrtchin $trl'(rrK.l r\ totl rrf 3t Barcngth points ir r*qui rc,d sp+lll seir the Olf "x Sourcr<r* o/te
it* knre" lh etafi ix oonmagrcI, and to tovc tht throne, Pushing it n foot trr rol'c, p*gc 52. in the I"ORGOITEN
th skeletn i mrol.r- hunn remnrns oither idr. rtvr.als xhrllo nich in the RSl"llfS bo*ed crmpaign at) ir dis-
not undcd or nt srt lrf monfifr ar 'loor. Ttris niche $ntains Ihro* hrnc chargud. rt'l*nin r hungry *titge fmm
aflimnted gu.ardian tubt* lactual l.v hollorvr'd"out druron ta::biq rttek the Fen, 'l"here ir nothinE
Tli* s all trat * lfoftynrrnr, hul the *ing truno*). erch contnining a rull nf tlse in the che*i.
IlCsill ntt hr able tnTearn$nything parchnrrrnt. Onr is u rlrrtc sp*ll rcrali. Stlrer A 8i MV 3ll8; tit) t + l: hp 9;
ui*ful 's.*krn to hs hrnr:* vrrr cne confrint the curre n{ rget{ulnt|.r' tT 1;1'llC l9; Dmg 1.3; SA blood
mdc. lyrin *r-{ Euite inrnne whrn he spell land it revr.rsd forr, rsla, {roin; AL N; M[lt.2,
diod. Thc It can, ol'courst'. ast lyarirn's rtnrcmbran(e, nni onq cortnins tht The b'xrh rs an nventnr :f alchemicn
ravinr to give tltr' [(s lerd t$ othr"r ordri''lrch no n,'" " Zbbll ai-" a nl ingrtdirnts {:rueh a* "hr*e diaplacer
advr.nt urr,. " llttltl' rtrlten n Thrs$s iuld Com " txa1 tentgclee in brine, good condition;
l\ the P(.1*cunin lhr ston ch$ir 'mnl, Thgrc ai lhe cmmatd r*rrs eight anhkheg mndibler in oil, rvrnrc.
nnd skc'k ton, a dngger, fl'inB
it$lf , {ctivli n, lyarinr's t$ond af tllutl. no- *hat dnmoged . , ,"') thnt rr' $tond l*-
f'lashos oui f hrnd^siri gnp l}tr*'*on {ksn, u'un c$ n*ll'ettert, an u'tnd of wherr, f rndeed thy *till exit Siuclr
i*o *!on blceks. hgli up on the rnxt {rurrd .**ti*l-1", tul thorr nothin int the look a* n boolmark is r croll
wslf of the roorn, The /?-in g ctoppr d,ufls to tcll any rcader thi Thtxt'thrt'r rontnnng the rpell roy of enftobl,ment,
point fint and rlLsek the PCs imrnedi. rrnnds can be found in rcxrm { and 5 The boots rditte th? fant d*eome l
ntc.r", purtuing thr.m throughnut t hr prsrtrrvetive yagirhe that prr,'$t rs.
duneon until all aro rl.qin r hve $" The Clorridsn Thc t0'-wide.60', tng or trin* of th* lerther Th* efl
e.aped, lt wllnot puraur bayund th.l lnng rorridor op*ning +{T the o$kr chrr, bxot he*l pulLi out lc rsvenl n *'ickeel
top of the spirlrl ste ir ret'ea I i but will trcr I rft,a 2| h a 20'.high cerlins. lt is little drrggtr blde *heathed in tho ola
nrtnrk any beingnterin Inrngurd dcminrd, nt its fur end. by a etone donr tpcll hnn be*n cat on thi otbervise
ther*albr t?li ng doggtrs rr, iully adoroed $'ith n rslief c.rl'ing of :r lauh' nermst dog6er. The ftml timo (cnly that
derrrbtd al the r:nd of thtE adwntun, ing human faee. The eyes rftd orouih of thc blode touch('$ metl{e.,, chin,
Deep in tht, hah is r lcrontl fivin ihir carving $ru d*rk hole* (actuall' *p*. lock, armort. Lr touch hnl the ne
dapryr thar will enirnae ony itdis. hnles lrom the ehnmbcr b'r1ond thc doort. cflc ns the ntenne o{n tiving rurt
turbrd. There ir nothn# elac in thc car'. n amb+r farrrr: frc radiance ia h*..et rn onstrr {Fcr} {M t lt3i,
itv tunleris thr DM wlnhrs to place:r key crJrt on the north srdc of ths drr, lut it i Strxpped to thc under*ide f the ehai,r
or mp or otlrsr i!('l* eading tc fu"ther r('ith*r ltchel nor trupptd. ix a foot.lo*g tepering atich of wood. Thf x
sdrntun thrrrini. 1 hnd'*iz'tdp hrl$n twr blockx af i an r"nlabtted a:ont ol illumintion
On tht we*tcr *'rllaf thc rrr.'rr. tt rtone, l0' up on the eat wall *f the cerri' ra'ith onl.r'six chrrgen lelt The *nd
dori l0'*outh rtf the outrr rhnttpr; rs t hc txrs no identify'itrg rune or inirriptioo.
lEsue No. {8
"thc fnncrmsct CLorirber. Beond rinr'a belerngi np.'l\n old I non rnagicol r Coneluding the Advenlure
ths cunri$ ir an odjoining rorn hst cXoa!, a ht, snd t*o{normal}rlrggex
POr attcnrptnU: ro lere rhe ndr.
contains only a maenr' rlne c*kc!. li* on top of the pila. Benesth ther{ ar u
grqund roomc fece a *ritng /I_rrn r.la
total of l7 rtrength points is r*quircd ta caned ivor-r box {rorth I gp}, fiw stel
grr ln lhr corridor rnrea 31. and rne or
lift t lid; 26 rtrenFh pointrr cre r irlrr, a long ct'dar box, elrd { stal,
lo more n f hn outer rhcmber lncn 2:
required trl mryvr the eakot itelf. the vory box conlainr br riflg
wrapped in riting ilk, Thc ring hal no the cand dagger in the holc will emerfe
trVhen the cssket i: touched, e t?tagt( to P!vent intrudr leaving if it wrs nat
rnoulri app*on on it lid and nhoufc, Iyarinr'a
anlrnatedenrlieri, Hven rf tho PC sur.
"?'!rsvc* and deapoilersl Yau horc madl- he vials.
{esfdlly toutreli* thc tkgerr, they
on emy who xill bring doom itgriyo:r lrlut tll feca th( tnt, stpB in
"*f forf"
slll Know-and ferr-Iyarm! I ltill lnd potio { &ealin Thc flfth
xith {nrea I i.
a red painl" stripr, ir a potian
of
)'ou ell-qqn!'"{ft ia arp t* lhe DM to gtrcout form Tl unlcclted eerlar box but trrr "rde*" {20 day{} ft the
decide if thic is msr$ thn n ompry PCs leav* Imngard behind, thq sh$cld
thrrlt. lyarim coull t*eltr hcve at the confainr a foot-lcngu tapering rtick ef
,rvtmd: a ueatl uf txtnde rryith I ? rhares hea the foilo*'ing ne$,s in a iwrn or a+
tnggcring of th\e mogir maull to nert s crevnn g<nxip: Old [ad ]rletrrin rhouvd
collagu witng in slne later dungron Teft" lllrt stick rr!& n(f rune or inrcriptiull
u f i n A ratret le r rorn elr ho' el e{, i f th,
to challonge the PCe t+hen they've porr'n The eratT i* magcal" When grerp'ed, it
praluc** the efe.ct af t ather fall *plI PC* are in Arrlbell hrnrling thel *nnrcone
in ponrvr. In the meantiule. uch a heneh. "de.crated trongard" and ranting that
mri could be eapable of sending rariou {br the holderonh' Tht tearrr en als '"tha blach tntur will hurli'"
rt'il the atalTto radiotc irgr, but it hn"*
lliffirad itom and mnterx tolenrt It is up to th+ DII to dee ido *,hat form
and f,rag rlogerx" fnr example! to nttack r(,01hr pffi,l}rs (ly*rim eft it unfn
irhed It i coneider?d * magcal \{'erprt lleErim's ret*nge r:n the l will ake.
and rob th* FCr. or if irrdeed he vsill ever finrl then:. .{.
th cashet is 'ratr locked or rppod, brlt lor purporu d':viet il can hit, but h
no tehit rrrdamgs honu*u.
tfosely pur*uing rrcf,c nra,',r*li pro\e t
it contirr ensther llyin6 do,qKr f hat gooc rmpetut f+r Pe adventur,er. Th
attack ramtdiately" The dagger pue, If thc cnhet i$ rf,rnd seideu the nrrhe
whorcaroutr 6f Icrirn'x tr*, oth*r
sue lhe PC"c untij it irr destrcy*d, evrn beneatlr it will lr< rcvoulrd. Thi* rtorage
*pprnl.ice3, tlnglath ond .Ahhnr, {4ns
ouidt the dungeon. rpace eontoirrr a anad of nevatron wrth
llkewi+ left te tb* DM rhapr trynrim
Inide the cskt is sjurrhle of I"a" f*ur chargc* left,
cloocf hmsl(bl.{an d-ving. o,e well!
The Curce of furgettalness ald or illusionist thrt dr*f rrryn th* abil. all :rpellrn*rlng obtlit-. A nrno{.f, (,..rf
T nchantmenuChnrm Rr'rsible it' tn compreh{, nd sertor n lpt I ln" I",onr rpe ll *iil not affect this rrlrrr!. F lqt&I
*pall* cnnnot irr memorird rrf escn (rt a'ich, u'ih, ar olbr rteltg rpell is neces.
Lsrrel; ? fmm a xrnli; the mind of the vicim af *fy,
anger Tuuch this rrrr rimpty cannot undei*tnd and The rlrua rrf thru opell, 6etk'u' renttm-
Colttponrnts; V, S enact them ltran c, raverser the effectn of a ct rte nf
Dtrtion: krmnent Sp+llr kncrrn to the vic{im arr loxt at {vrgrtfulnou at I ryet *poll. lmbibing
Cn*ting Tirne: 2 eegmenk randottr" beginnrng wieh thn npllr an rndiluted potion of rucel u,olr wi!l
rco of Eftrectr ()oe ercsture currently mernurir+d. Onc *pelI rr loet hah hut not r*arff" the effect* ofo rure
Savn Thmw: None ncttJ,v apn opplicatisn ofthe ctrre. ffargttfutntt. A succe*eful to.hlt rol ie
B,y meang of thin npell. a r*'izrd Ore additionl rpcll e lo*t er*ry l0 days requir*d lo cr:nfirr rith*r verxin $f thls
b.stor,r'* n np*rinl rzr$e on unoll, wi?. thrrrofter unttl the vietrm f*rever lose xp,rli upon cn unwilling bein.
FTing agger atrihing us a i.HI) mrlnstcr and doing Tte sctivation cnditionr for o given
A, llving daf4tdart* about ril*nt:
tr-,1 hpdumage perslrihrtl-3 r'e. laq*" dag'er can ba ae gcnern aa "atlck tl
point tir*t, ead in typically obout 9" in nize opponentsr. Such a dnggcr ir cslrsd- intruders"'or ar spocilrc t the most
length, One to tr{rlys ruch daggrm are
erud u mugical ,*tupon ft'o.ht eluborate lriggering conditrons of
purP$fe. murc rnntil epell
ueually encuntercd. Thiu usefrl mag.
P{vra tlo*r* rr noutral, nonintelli" Scmc .yin{ d*dpr lnt lyarirn'*t can
csl item ws wry grpular *r an anr"
matcd guardion in prrt da:a <rl'the
gerlt, snd cannot be ofteeted by polnnic rrr rflefi ale imrnunr to certan ap*ll*.
mogical merrt{r cr'rrrr|. A, tlispel. magrc Instrad, lyxrim"x lrng dorr have r
Forgoltcn Rculmr llnn' d ifferrnt sper i.
npell cast n one fthex, dagers cause:l ep+tial ability thei touch f,an rurl
mnfls can r.trll be found r*o thr. OM can
it hecure inanirntc nd hrmksr for m{tal item* a* rurt ronxt.}r' an!n.
frmly alter thrf lrtati$1ic$ of an indivitltrtl
?0 tun* nne do. tl'ns rtrrclt mut $ve { lighl-
fi-ing {a1grt 'tr'he ccrota qf magicallv Flving dag4trt are uxunlly r"trchcnied nin or ruot tA fia.g dogrr rtnkea
anirnating daggerr aru knos'n to few
to tl&dr snythin rvithin 60'thst nrtl *hn it ir attocking lr{l cra'
livrng mrger,
ntoves Thc spoll* that rouxc *uch dog. ture f arr)"r ng or r,r'r arr ng rornothi rr
t veruggy'l.rrag r{rr4erhar u rmo'
rnetel, and irrt to'hit rull mirrea only
cla.ss of 6" ln$rr'ment ring of 2{ t rs to crloof!, dart, anri l*tect opronrnt$
also prcnnt ru*lin nnd trrtt}cnc*s ne. tr'o. or thret,pointl"l tynrlrn'* dl6.
rnaneuverabrlity class , nnd I r I hit gers all hote I hp.
rtsu!ting frorn extronre heat nnd eold.
dice. t ttsch thnre tim*x per round.
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