Dungeon Magazine 075 by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Format: epub
Tags: Dungeon Magazine 075

THE FORGOTTEN MAN If the reward isn’t enough to entice the PCs, the heroes are approached the next day by a priest of the Phoenix named Halen. (The DM should create statistics for him if necessary.) Halen has received a message from his god, telling him that “a terrible evil from the past has returned.” For reasons he cannot explain, Halen believes that the evil lurks near Stillwater and asks the PCs to consult with Joseph, the resident Priest, and ensure the village’s protection. As the adventure begins, Eric has already begun searching for Gethirah using his crystal ball, calling upon a pack of worgs, dire wolves, and werewolves to scout the fringes of the Axewood. Two important things should happen in the first half of the adventure. First, the PCs should get to know Gethirah (alias Michael), ideally developing a warm friendship with him. Second, the PCs should be exposed to an old legend (found in a book belonging to the village priest) that suggests the young man they know as Michael is the reincarnation of Michael Lathendale. The purpose of this is not only to give the PCs more incentive to rescue Michael when Eric abducts him but also to give the adventure’s conclusion a bit of irony when the PCs discover that he is really an infamous villain. Worg Attack If the PCs decide to investigate the trouble in Stillwater, read or paraphrase the following: This is Old Man Halland, Stillwater’s woodcutter. His horse has a stone caught in one of its hooves. If the PCs offer to comfort the animal and remove the stone (something he has trouble doing because his eyes are milky-white with cataracts), he thanks them profusely. Hell even offer them some of the wine he keeps in a gourd beneath the wagon’s bench. While the PCs help him, Halland talks about how few travelers come through these parts, and how lucky he is that the PCs found him. He then insists upon taking the PCs with him back to Stillwater, which he says is only a mile or two down the road (when in fact it is four). Before the PCs have a chance to accept or decline this offer, a pack of worgs converges in the woods around the wagon and attacks. These worgs are members of a larger pack employed by Eric to find Gethirah. They fight without morale checks until half their number is slain. Old Man Halland, 0-level human male: AC 10; MV 9; hp 4; THACO 20; #AT 1; Dmg by weapon type; Str 9, Dex 8, Con 8, Int 9, Wis 10, Cha 11; SZM (5'5"); ML 9; AL NG; dagger. Worgs (10): AC 6; MV 18; HD 3+3, hp 18 each; THACO 17; #AT 1; Dmg 2-8; SZ M; ML 11; INT low (7); AL NE; XP 120; MM/362. Meeting Michael `, Read or paraphrase the following as the PCs approach Stillwater: The crisp evening air frosts your breath, and snow crunches beneath your feet as you travel the old forest road.

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