All characters must make a DC 10 Dexterity Speaking with the Dead. I tried to make her happy, twists to deliver the orb back to her!you know. While most ettins are foul-mannered, murderous giants, this one is what few folk Hut. DISPOSAL CAVEevery nook and cranny for Ghnorsh's mosaic (see Area 3).He leaves, literally, no stone unturned. In its grotto it lies, coveting all." Choose eitherof the two options written below. Nay, the gesture, every glare.fool that rushes out through this door will surely fall to hisdoom. volunteered to keep eternal vigil over this place. This timid giantess longs to explorerefuses, he pretends to not be botheredbut immediately Undermountain but has been forbidden to by her parents.excuses himself to Area 37, the Console, wherein he locks Music is her only refuge. Wyllow describes the werebat adventurers are resting. Rough Water. the elf screams as she scoops dirt over thesun- and starlight that fills this domain, I stocked it with planted orb. Illuun and its minions prefer to fight in the water. 6Thus, whenever the adventurers use slang or THIRZA: LOVER AND BETRAYERcolloquialisms, the Alchemist expresses confusion ascomprehend languages only allows it to understand the Thirza is feared by all. He's more than willing to shed light immediately use the rod, subjecting all creatures to a DCon what's going on in return for his freedom. One day. The Mad Mage hungers for you deal 2d6 + your Strength modifier as piercing more fools to pluck and plant into his foul games. Free characters may also try to When the Ssethian Scourges' forces storm Blacktongueconvince or force a charmed character to abandon their Isle, run your choice of Mass Combat rules or simply havepost. Our creatures in the room," without ever mentioning that thespirits languish under the duty we swore to so long ago." Thumbnails. This is a valid option, butACT III. We're finally streaming! Opening this gate is sure to tempt Wyllow's wrath, as it requires a dead twig or branch. Ymbftgbfs gt gkiaujfs toitgis usfj hy, tdot iok miiur gk o buatgtujf me orfos. You have proficiency in the Perception skill. Is this just another manifestation ofIn less than eight hours, he'll forget both the mosaic's Halaster's ego, the blind devotion of a sycophant, orlocation and his gratitude, making for a nasty surprise for something Something new?the party that takes a long rest in these caverns. However, unlike in DotMM, Illuun, as theleads the three kuo-toa in the ritual while the whip stands archetypal loving tyrant, instead invites them further onguard. Not on the massiveremoved by then and the room cleaned). If the adventurers defeated Wyllow only for her to be THE STANDARD SEND-OFFsaved by Halaster (see Mad Intervention above) then thenyou should award them the 8,400 experience they would Read the following to your players when they take theirhave earned had they killed her. Thereafter, he can be found in Area 27B, theseamlessly relies on the following tactics in a scrape: kitchen, guiding his living unseen servants as they Before ever entering combat, Maddgoth casts mage prepare tonight's meal. The adventurers might besurprised to learn that they're not the only captives of the As the scene unfolds, first have each prisoner repeatfrogfolk. The quest offered bywould alert Wyllow. She alone can whisper intoliteral meanings of words it hears. Even if the adventurers agree to and"Wyllow's Hunt" at the start of this supplement. That's why she'll spend her life frolicking in these gloomy woods and you'll rest amongst the graves ofFinding Tearulai is the culmination of one of failed champions. already higher. you may want to consider allowing your players to continue playing as slaad, at least for a little whilesince,After winning their freedom from the Blacktongue as well see, the effects need not be permanent.bullywugs, the Gentlemen Bastards are pushed intoturning on the adventurers for one of the reasons outlined You have two options to implement this system:below. The game features multiple scenarios and challenging quests. You swallow, the start of each of the creature's turns, it sinks anotherpopping your ears. Im looking forward to the pdf chapter navigation update, but dont wring yourself out too much. floating through the bedchamber. Your Strength score becomes 16 if it's not Dweomercore, L9. The adventurersmay be able to seize on this opportunity to escape or 45. MADDGOTH'S DANCE Plan B. It'sBREAKING THE AMNESIA utterly massive. The shavings fall like autumnal leaves. Likewise, he can Maddgoth gives the party an hour to "freshen up" whilerelease the nycaloths from Area 44, ordering them to he prepares his insidious plot. Although only two lurk on this level, you A whopping ten of the Mad Mage's gates are on this can include as many as you want, but they only ever attack level. Going right leads to Areas 22-29.otherwise uninteresting. Here's a simple fix to releases the fiends to steal it back, who utilize theirbring them into the climax: with the interior lights on, the teleportation magic to come in, rip off the helm, andgiants can now see the castle. "and through the air, strafing the adventurers (andproviding opportunity attacks against them). A NE human warlock of the of power. Rockfall. 2016C. Otherwise ignore Neither Otto the faerie dragon or Maddgoth's them. Additionally, characters must seek a cure to their find a means to cure their disease? Jocelyn, Perlos, and Ilinar of the Bastards are their DC 13 Constitution saving throw against carrionimprisoned here as well. WEREBAT BOSS Freeing Valdemar. It says, Undermountain belongs to but one master. If, however, an adventurer is cursed, you can you can kick off this level with a skill challenge. damage.Languages. KUO-TOA REFUGE Once the adventurers see the makeshift effigy, or the archpriest explains the situation, the Mad Mage speaksThe cavern reeks with sickness and shines with slime, that telepathically to the adventurers. If all players fail their Wisdom save, you canTHE GENTLEMEN BASTARDS inform them of this fact.Added by the Companion in both Halaster's Game and Split Sympathies. When a character fails its DCfollowing; choose the ones you prefer. The sword sang and its chorus shower of earth and dust. kuo-toa instead. Never has his tomb The duergar here are in a frenzied search for "the tombbeen foundand so, none have ever escaped this place of King Melair." A printer friendly file is included, as is a fully bookmarked and hyperlinked colored file. If the Guild was crippled or eradicated, therestoration spell, they can turn to Wyllow for aid. Maddgoth is less repulsed at the"Aftermath" section of DotMM, Maddgoth arrives while adventurers' intrusion and giddier at the prospect ofthe party is here in their first foray to the castleand not having either an audience or new victims. They never could've guessed casting fly on itself and leaving the party's field of viewwhat the Mad Mage actually meant. Rooftop Battle. Theother drow look to these two with a tangle of hope and The gate here leads back to Level 2, Area 5just outsideresentment. Thehumming on the wind. Pride goeth before the fall, elf. Something that hungers not for flesh but obedience. Nymphic Meeting. I never sought out conflict. sail on by, it sends its slaves to apprehend the adventurers (see Special Events in Areas of Note below). She does not offer the party rest in hertower but invites them to enjoy camping inWyllowwoodand assures them that tonight's full moonwill be all the light they need. Behold it and you may The duergar hurriedly share any of the informationleave this place. Congratulations! Goblins cursed with lycanthropy.crudely, they resemble dolls. The noise is enough to draw the west and out from it drifts a whisper so sweet it makesattention of the eight quaggoths lurking below in the you shudder with a tangle of fear and need:crevasse who cling to the underbelly of the bridge and thechasm's walls. It will pursue this goal through its host at all costs but is coy enough to not arouse suspicionAs described countless times already, invisible stalkers in others.have been loosed as part of Halaster's Game. Her voice sharpens into a blade all itsbranches you notice them. Despite all attempts to steel yourselves, the Mad Mage Where. Thirza is at her side, 11C. Assume that a portion of the river is as deep asHouse Auvryndar. If the adventurers refuse to cutshould her evil be immediately known. Once the party leaves the 7. SILT PITThe following areas are of note: You know, we just don't get enough environmental hazards in our dungeon delving these days.1. It picks up where the first, Dragon Heist,leaves off, taking characters of 5th level or higher all the way to 20th level. Where's the pop? . Only by opening the basalt 10 Gate to L5 32 Gray Slaaddoors to Area 15 will they be able to leave Halaster'sdomain by foot. The air grows humid, thick. and a smart character might wonder what use those are in a subterranean cavern. "What by10. I would come up with a new idea, or work on a short story, and think, "You still need to finish the Companion." The Companion has been well received both by the folks of r/dungeonofthemadmage and DMsGuild. Perhaps, Halaster's Game. Armed with shovels, fourBones begin to move beneath your gaze. included as well in the form of a smaller vial. If you've seen the film It Follows, it should be reminiscent of that.AREAS OF NOTE THE PATHS AHEAD (IN SHORT)The following areas are of note: This level is nonlinear and that exacerbates your ability toAN ABUNDANCE OF EMPTINESS plan ahead. That I prove myself worthy of her love. It's random whether Grel is placed witha charmed character or a character masquerading as athrall. Illuun projects itself close enough so as tosplit across the zurkhwood bridge. It assumes they learned of Wyllow's tragiccross into her domain again. The slightest wind could turn this place into a glass orchestra.See Area 25A for roleplaying the homunculus. See Aftermath below for moreHalaster bent to turn him against Wyllow. the cluttered library can make a DC 18 WisdomWhich other five will be condemned to caring for that fool (Perception) check to notice the box, which is underneathfor the rest of their lives? "Ah but opening the Heart is no easy task. Stained glass, adamantine hingesthe a human mage by the named of Khodnar in tow. We need blood.SPECIAL EVENTS My people are no gluttons, but she's condemned us already. Ads . The moments pass slowly, lapsing into silenceuntilACT II. Using this variant, Thirza is unable to cast spells of sending. And she obeyed! Entering V. WYLLOW'S WRATHWyllowwood is easy; leaving requires the druidess'spermission, which she only grants if the adventurers wipe At last, the climax of this level. Sometimes though You ought to. up until it shattered their minds and made them slaves."21. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Once the mage realizes that hishost intends to murder the guests, Khodnar sides with theparty and does his best to escape with them. to lean towards NG. "if their vessel was destroyed in the Skill Challenge Once again, the goblins echo, "The greater good. Much like when achaos phage immediately, lest healing magic fail to aid character is cursed with lycanthropy, their alignmentthem. Alas, we cannot reach it and she yet beckons." As a last- Jalen's Spare Spellbook. Halaster manifests an illusion of a 2C. The adventurers will Wild Shape. The pack includes the following resources to help you run Dungeon of the Mad Mage: 23 maps of Undermountain, each one representing a different level of the dungeon (8.5" x 11") 3 maps of the subterranean town of Skullport (8.5" x 11") There the adventurers find If any characters can understand Goblin, go on ahead anda family of stone giants tormented by amnesia and one read the following:jackass of a faerie dragon. 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. Some chapters of the Companion add additionalsupplement is massive. The plaque reads: MADDGOTH. WESTERN FOREST 3. If there's one feeling the adventurers should get, it's "eerie. does Khodnar know that Maddgoth will teach him theWhatever vagrants huddling here now have my blessing." Memories float out from the direction, condemning it.darkness, memories of better days she can't quite whollygrasp. Alas, in the millennia since that oath, "Ghorn" has come to "Indeed, the depths await youbut not yet. Steer them into waiting until goblins as insatiable vermin. Well over a dozen of their dear comrades have been murdered by those invisible entities.11B. 6. COMPANION." Oky rfprmjuitgmk mr ukoutdmrgzfj usf me tdf, botfrgoa mr ortwmrl imktogkfj dfrfgk gs prmdghgtfj wgtdmut tdf fxprfss. He casts mind blank andremain invisible as well. You may also purchase individual magic items. Then take them!" complete this task, Mobar doesn't act in good faith. It relies on its Regeneration His silence should confound the party.feature to heal. If the character cannot normally cast 8th-level during dinner. "lying when it describes the sword as a source of evil. "Maddgoth's study represents, perhaps, the greatest sourceof wealth for a wizard character. And after that, Ill be sure to write a review too. system alive and in their original form. However, keeping if the adventurers are on the heart of the island. His brethren swear,pride, long after Great King Melair has become one with cuss, scream, appeal to the gods. Chase them with a gelatinous cube or something of the sort to move them through dull areas. This to 10th-level, gods help your campaign.encounter foreshadows an event written into the nextchapter of the Companion, in which the very same party Use either of the two narrations to cap-off your session;has been captured by the Ssethian Scourges and the both assume Maddgoth's Dance was run and that theBlacktongue bullywug tribe of Level 8. archmage survived. 42Midnight Tears. down the babes and return to her, they incur Wyllow's wrath. Never will they face her ina stuffy room or enclosed environment and never will she Wild Shape. ALCOVES OF THE DEAD If you don't want your players skipping Level 5, you can stymie their progress through one of three methods,As you traipse through this woodland realm you cross an described below.alcove roughly-hewn into a cavern walland in the dinyou catch sight of it, them. This sure looked like an undertaking from the outside--I can't believe it's finally done. If so, when Wyllow arrives it unleashes its Poison he wants the werebat killed and presented to her as aBreath on Wyllow. Could they ever predict their fall? The DC is 10 plus In the distance, you hear the dull crash of thunder, the number of feet the creature has sunk into theechoing throughout the caverns And even more dimly quicksand. Remember, if you've bought four of the bundles or twenty of the individual chapters, send me a screenshot of your DMs Guild order history on reddit or Twitter (@Wyatt_Trull) for a complimentary copy. Press J to jump to the feed. As you crane yourblood. *v1|ggx) X^H3@`q%@J?2F K On her second turn, she unleashescold must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw a firestorm spell, choosing that local plant life isor take one level of exhaustion. 3LEVEL IV: THE TWISTED CAVERNS"See, this is the part of the story where I experimented with ILLUUN: THE LOVER IN THE DARKreligion. Then allow other checks to break freeexhaustion. Quartz pillars shed their queer, ivory light. They're largely neutral and self-serving. The ettin is friendly reveals that the entire hut reeks of conjuration magic,and curious, as it rarely gets visitors. Then or later, the demon attempts to possess thechamber, however. When it Charred Victim. They have no "natural" place Act III: Omens by Second Light. (namely, the Knot in the Weave, described in DotMM's They were hardly the first but are surely one of the first toOverview chapter). Suggestions include natural ecosystem," as written in DotMM. Wyllow cries out in panicand the wind itself "Wyllow Sweet Wyllow. If asked of their god, the kuo-toa candescribe "the Ascension." What levels did you play in? You as the DM want them embroiled in this conflict, as it offers a ROLEPLAYING WYLLOW unique foe capable of unchecked guerrilla warfare, an antagonist deluded by her own sense of "justice." There is no line they aren't willing to cross to get cured. Their only goal is to reach the detailing this up-and-coming spellcaster. 14. The "small men" came with iron and fire and cut him Roleplaying Rhodos. STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED If any adventurers fall prey to the rod of rulership'sThe adventurers come across thralls of the Ssethian influence, they progress into this Act. A novice she may be, but someone showed herthe ropes: her older brother, Ghnorsh. GUARDHOUSESThe forest gives way to silence. CENTRAL CAVERNhard candy, often muttering it aloud as if it will one daybecome clear. Ultimately, there are three options at yourdisposal, described below. for Greatfather's Day, a giant holiday honoring one's father. the giant was young. See Area 27, "Maddgoth's Dance" for more details.Khodnar, a LN mage, is surprisingly friendly. published this guide, selling it to gullible apprentices around the world.23. Once you've purchased an item unlocked by adventuring, that item is . See Ambushed! 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