Dungeon23 The Darkened Tradeway complete maps

Dungeon23 Room 218 (A Side Quest of Fungus)

Right here is where thy side quest comes to an end. Upon a small pedestal inside a carved alcove is yet another statuette of Her Royal Gooeyness Zuggtmoy.(350 pp) Tossed contemptuously at the statues feet is a scroll with 5 spells on it, a wand of illumination, and a bow +1. Guarding the statue are 3 Immature Ropers (AC 3 HD 5 MM pg. 83) Have fun with the kidz...

 

Dungeon23 Room 217 (A Side Quest of Fungus)

Welcome to the nursery! Amongst this foul smeling pile of rotting organic material, there are 5-7 small 3" round lumps that look like truffles. These are in fact the larval form of a Roper. Harmless now, but wait a few years....

 

Dungeon23 Room 216 (A Side Quest of Fungus)

Behind the boulders, living in holes across the wall are 9 Cave Moray (AC 0/5 HD 4+4 MMII pg. 24)

 

Dungeon23 Room 215 (A Side Quest of Fungus)

Nothing here but a tranquil pool. Deep underground and surrounded by weird hostile monsters. 18 Fungus Worms (AC 7 HD 1+2 Reskinned Land Lamprey MMII pg. 80) Those are hanging out on the walls surrounding the pool.

 

Dungeon23 Room 214 (A Side Quest of Fungus)

This small 20' x 20' alcove carved into the wall here, contains regular mushrooms of various sizes. Wandering about in this mini mushroom garden are 2 Carnivungus Goons, 1 Carnivungus Capo, and 10 Fire Beetles (AC 4 HD 1+2 MM pg. 9).

Carnivungus Goon

No. Appearing: 3-18

Armor Class: 8

Move:1"

Hit Dice: 2-5 h.p.

Treasure Type: B

No. of Attacks: 1

Intelligence: Non

Alignment: Neutral

Size: S 1' tall 1' diameter

Damage/Attack: 1-4 hp

Bitten PC must make a save vs. poison, if failed roll 1d6:

1) Attack random creature in range

2) Drop weapon to slap at imaginary spiders for 5 turns (30 seconds)

3)Flee in opposite direction for 5 turns

4)Paralyzed by fear for 1 round (1 minute)

5) PC has an overwhelming urge to disrobe and will begin to do so.

6) PC decides to have a philosophical discussion about the merits of belly button lint with a rock. No attacks for 3 rounds.

 

Carnivungus Capo

No. Appearing:1-10

Armor Class:6

Move:1"

Hit Dice: 1+1

Treasure Type: B

No. of Attacks: 1

Intelligence: Non

Alignment: Neutral

Size: M 4' tall 2' diameter

Damage/Attack: 1-4 hp

Bitten PC must make a save vs. poison, if failed roll 1d6:

1) Attack random creature in range

2) Drop weapon to slap at imaginary spiders for 5 turns (30 seconds)

3)Flee in opposite direction for 5 turns

4)Paralyzed by fear for 1 round (1 minute)

5) PC has an overwhelming urge to disrobe and will begin to do so.

6) PC decides to have a philosophical discussion about the merits of belly button lint with a rock. No attacks for 3 rounds.

 

 

Dungeon23 Room 213 (A Side Quest of Fungus)

To those following along, this small bubbling pool of black viscous sludge. Starting small, about 1" high, and getting progressively taller are Carnivungus Goons growing up the sides of the shallow depression. At the rim the Goons finally grow a mouth split and eyes. None of the Goons in the depression have legs yet.

Dungeon23 Room 212 (A Side Quest of Fungus)

As caves go this one could use an expansion. It's a bit crowded in here with 23 Giant Ants (AC 3 HD 2 MM pg. 7) and 2 Shriekers (AC 7 HD 3 MM pg. 87)

Dungeon23 Room 211 (A Side Quest of Fungus)

Opposite from the Rust Bros there is a small alcove carved into the wall. This serves as a shrine, there are pretty pastel mushrooms surrounding a small platinum statuette of our favorite gooey goddess, Zuggtmoy. It makes you wonder... Why do these folks like mushrooms soooo much?

Dungeon23 Room 210 (A Side Quest of Fungus)

Emerging from the Valley of Hero Gas, PCs will find a very fat and lazy pair of Rust Monsters (AC 2 HD 5 MM pg. 63) There are large chunks of iron ore lying about.

 

Dungeon23 Room 209 (A Side Quest of Fungus)

At the second ramp from the top, there is a hole in the wall. A rent if you will... Looking thru the hole PCs will see a steep sided trough filled with a strange blue gas. Strength gas: party has detected it, but must breath it to continue. adds 1-6 points of strength (as strength spell) to all fighters in the party for 1 to 10 hours.

 

Dungeon23 Room 208 (The Darkened Tradeway)

After dealing with the scotch tape iguanadons, the PCs will turn their attention to the large stone door. Once past the door there is a series of ramps, 60' long ascending 30' each time. Along the wall at the second ramp from the top there is a large hole in the wall. Continuing to the top reveals a wide hallway disappearing into the darkness.

Dungeon23 Room 207 (The Darkened Tradeway)

The 3 Subterranean Lizards (AC 5 HD 6 MM pg. 67) are the reason the giant ants are so aggressive. Yet again we find ourselves in a Place of Peril with Really Big Lizards. I'm sensing a theme...

Dungeon23 Room 206 (The Darkened Tradeway)

Entering a larger cavern the party will be assaulted by 67 Giant Ants (AC 3 HD 2 MM pg. 7) Clever characters will ask why the ants are so aggressive...

Dungeon23 Room 205 (The Darkened Tradeway)

A bit further down the tunnel there is a stair case ascending 20' to a large room with with a cracked slab of pentagonal shaped stone. Around the stone slab sits 3 Gray Oozes (AC 8 HD 3 + 3 MM pg.49). And they're hungry. 

Dungeon23 Room 204 (The Darkened Tradeway)

Passing within 10' of this steep pile of what appears to be mine tailings. Investigate the supposed mine? Please take note of the bundles of frayed white filaments laying about. Also note the faint scent of decay that emanates from the supposed mine. This due to the very hostile 3 Cave Fishers (AC 4 HD 3 MMII pg. 24) that are currently inhabiting the mine, Good luck with that...

Dungeon23 Rooms 202a & 203 (The Darkened Tradeway)

On the other side of the slim stone bridge, not across, other side. There resides 4 more nightmares. 4 Large Whip Spiders (Pedipalps) (AC 7 HD 1+1 MMII pg. 100)

 

Dungeon23 Room 202 & 202a (The Darkened Tradeway)

Here we have a brief interlude of abject terror. This area is one half of an immense rip in the strata, caused by the same thing that left all the stalagmites. Tucked far back in the rip cave buried under tangled webs, amid the desiccated bundles of webbing that can only be the remains of the meals of 5 Giant Spiders (AC 4 HD 4+4 MM pg. 90) However this is only 1/3 of the nightmare sv. on this side of the cave. Spanning the gorge is a precariously slim stone bridge. And the cherry on the nightmare muffin is that at the heart of the spiders' nest is a Rod of Rulership. This allows the boss spider to exercise dominion over not only the other 4 spiders, but the other nightmares across the cave.

 

Dungeon23 Room 201 (The Darkened Tradeway)

Back across the tunnel there are large piles of indeterminate rotting "material", use your imagination. The important part of this feature is the anemic patch of Green Slime (AC 9 HD 2 MM pg. 49).

Dungeon23 Room 200 (The Darkened Tradeway)

Back across the tunnel is yet another rip in the wall. Inside this rip 4 Carrion Crawlers (AC 3/7 HD 3+1 MM pg. 13) Inside the nest , dug out by the carrion crawlers is the body of duergar, dragged in here to be food for the larvae. Still on the corpse is a suit of undamaged chain mail, short sword +1, hammer, and steel shield.

Dungeon23 Room 199 (The Darkened Tradeway)

This room is a prime example of Gyaxian dungeon design. Keep in mind I rolled randomly for this...

 

Carved into  he side of the tunnel is a kidney shaped cave. In the far lobe of the kidney is a shallow depression in the floor at the center of which is a small pool about 2 1/2 feet across. Flanking the pool are 10' pit traps. The pool itself is a magic pool. Here is the text from the DMG pg. 172

Will, on a one time only basis, add (1-3) or subtract (4-6) from one characteristic of all who stand within it. 1=Strength, 2=Intelligence, 3=Wisdom, 4=Dexterity, 5=Constitution, 6=Charisma

(add or subtract from 1-3 points, checking for each character as to addition or subtraction, characteristic, and amount)

 

Dungeon23 Room 198 (The Darkened Tradeway)

In a hole in the wall lived HOLY CRAP!!!!! THAT'S A BIG DAMN BUG! 3 Megalocentipedes (AC 5 HD 3 MMII pg. 24) These are what the Duergar call "Ridin Pedes" they're 5' long.

Dungeon23 Room 197 (The Darkened Tradeway)

Over in this area, that is oddly free of debris on the ground, lurks more bad news in the form of 17 Piercers (AC 3 HD 1 MM pg.78) The curious will get the point...

 

Dungeon23 Room 196 (The Darkened Tradeway)

Back across the tunnel there is a cave. The cave smells of rot and decay, emanating from a small pool of viscous brownish black liquid. Above the slowly bubbling pool of ick tucked into a mall niche is a statuette of our favorite old moldy Zuggtmoy, the whole thing surrounded by a patch of Yellow Mold (AC 9 HD -- MM pg. 71) The statuette is worth 500pp.

Dungeon23 Room 195 (Thew Darkened Tradeway)

Across the tunnel from  the ruined pentagon, are a pack of 31 Common Twargs (AC 9 HD 1 reskinned Gibberlings FF pg. 43)

Dungeon23 Room 194 (The Darkened Tradeway)

Behind a deliberate pile of rocks the PCs will discover a crudely carved room with a pentagon covered by  mosaic. The floor has been cracked. Nothing of value here.

Dungeon23 Room 193 (The Darkened Tradeway)

 Across the tunnel from the 8 legged nightmares, there is an area mysteriously free of any kind of disturbance Almost as if the tunnel denizens avoid this area. Wondering why? Because over head are 13 Piercers (AC 3 HD 1 MM pg.78)

Dungeon23 Room 192 (The Darkened Tradeway)

Thank you for joining tunnel tours! If you glance to the right side of the tunnel you will see..2 HUGE *^%$%t SPIDERS! And we're RUNNING!

Yes, it's true. 2 Huge Spiders (AC 6 HD 2+2 MM pg. 90) Pick your nightmare species of choice.

Dungeon23 Room 191 (The Darkened Tradeway)

Crossing back across the tunnel should the party pass within sight distance the PCs will find 3 Zygoms (AC 8 HD 3 MMII pg. 132)

Dungeon23 Room 190 (The Darkened Tradeway)

Across the tunnel from the cave fishers are what they feed on, 23 Huge Centipedes (AC 9 1 h.p. MMII pg. 24)