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Introduction
Welcome to Dues for the Dead, a D&D Expeditions
TM Preparing the Adventure
adventure, part of the official D&D Adventurers Before you show up to Dungeon Master this adventure
TM
League organized play system and the Tyranny of for a group of players, you should do the following to
DragonsTM storyline season. prepare.
This adventure is designed for three to seven 1st-
4th level characters, and is optimized for five 2nd  Make sure to have a copy of the most current
level characters. Characters outside this level range version of the D&D basic rules or the Player’s
cannot participate in this adventure. Players with HandbookTM.
ineligble characters can create a new 1st-level character  Read through the adventure, taking notes of
or use a pregenerated character. anything you’d like to highlight or remind yourself
The adventure takes place in Phlan, a large city on the while running the adventure, such as a way you’d
shore of the Moonsea, in the Forgotten Realms. More like to portray an NPC or a tactic you’d like to use in
specifically, it takes place almost entirely in and beneath a combat.
the city's cemetery, Valhingen Graveyard.  Get familiar with the monster statistics in the
Appendix.
The D&D Adventurers  Gather together any resources you’d like to use to
aid you in Dungeon Mastering, such as notecards, a
League DM screen, miniatures, battlemaps, etc.
This adventure is official for D&D Adventurers League  If you know the composition of the group
play. The D&D Adventurers League is the official beforehand, you can make adjustments as noted
organized play system for DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®. throughout the adventure.
Players can create characters and participate in any
adventure allowed as a part of the D&D Adventurers Before Play at the Table
League. As they adventure, players track their Ask the players to provide you with relevant character
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can take those characters through other adventures that
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attach those characters to a storyline season, which passive ability check
determines what rules they’re allowed to use to create  Anything notable as specified by the adventure
and advance their characters. Players can continue to (such as backgrounds, traits, flaws, and so on)
play their characters after the storyline season has
finished, possibly participating in a second or third
Players that have characters outside the adventure’s
storyline with those same characters. A character’s level
level range cannot participate in the adventure with
is the only limitation for adventure play. A player cannot
those characters. Players with ineligible characters can
use a character of a level higher or lower than the level
make a new 1st-level character or use a pregenerated
range of a D&D Adventurers League adventure.
character. Players can play an adventure they previously
If you’re running this adventure as a part of a store
played or ran as a Dungeon Master, but not with the
event or at certain conventions, you’ll need a DCI
same character (if applicable).
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your organizer for details.
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write notes at the conclusion of the session. Each player Determining Party Strength
is responsible for maintaining an accurate logsheet. Party Composition Party Strength
If you have time, you can do a quick scan of a player’s 3-4 characters, APL less than Very weak
character sheet to ensure that nothing looks out of 3-4 characters, APL equivalent Weak
order. If you see magic items of very high rarities or 3-4 characters, APL greater than Average
strange arrays of ability scores, you can ask players to 5 characters, APL less than Weak
provide documentation for the irregularities. If they 5 characters, APL equivalent Average
cannot, feel free to restrict item use or ask them to use a 5 characters, APL greater than Strong
standard ability score array. Point players to the D&D 6-7 characters, APL less than Average
Adventurers League Player’s Guide for reference. 6-7 characters, APL equivalent Strong
If players wish to spend downtime days and it’s the 6-7 characters, APL greater than Very strong
beginning of an adventure or episode, they can declare
their activity and spend the days now, or they can do so Average party strength indicates no recommended
at the end of the adventure or episode. adjustments to the adventure. Each sidebar may or may
Players should select their characters’ spells and not offer suggestions for certain party strengths. If a
other daily options prior to the start of the adventure, particular recommendation is not offered for your group,
unless the adventure specifies otherwise. Feel free to you don’t have to make adjustments.
reread the adventure description to help give players
hints about what they might face. Dungeon Mastering the
Adjusting the Adventure Adventure
As the DM of the session, you have the most important
Throughout this adventure, you may see sidebars to help
role in facilitating the enjoyment of the game for the
you make adjustments to this adventure for
players. You help guide the narrative and bring the
smaller/larger groups and characters, of higher/lower
words on these pages to life. The outcome of a fun game
levels that the optimized group size. Most of the time,
session often creates stories that live well beyond the
this is used for combat encounters.
play at the table. Always follow this golden rule when
You may adjust the adventure beyond the guidelines
you DM for a group:
given in the adventure, or for other reasons. For
example, if you’re playing with a group of inexperienced
Make decisions and adjudications that enhance the
players, you might want to make the adventure a little
fun of the adventure when possible.
easier; for very experienced players, you might want to
make it a little harder. Therefore, five categories of party
To reinforce this golden rule, keep in mind the following:
strength have been created for you to use as a guide.
Use these as a guide, and feel free to use a different
 You are empowered to make adjustments to the
adjustment during the adventure if the recommended
adventure and make decisions about how the group
party strength feels off for the group.
interacts with the world of this adventure. This is
This adventure is optimized for a party of five 2nd-
especially important and applicable outside of
level characters. To figure out whether you need to
combat, but feel free to adjust the adventure for
adjust the adventure, do the following:
groups that are having too easy or too hard of a
time.
 Add up the total levels of all the characters
 Don’t make the adventure too easy or too difficult
 Divide the total by the number of characters
for a group. Never being challenged makes for a
 Round fractions of .5 or greater up; round frations
boring game, and being overwhelmed makes for a
of less than .5 down
frustrating game. Gauge the experience of the
players (not the characters) with the game, try to
You’ve now determined the average party level (APL)
feel out (or ask) what they like in a game, and
for the adventure. To figure out the party strength for
attempt to give each of them the experience they’re
the adventure, consult the following table.
after when they play D&D. Give everyone a chance
to shine.
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 Be mindful of pacing, and keep the game session downtime activities help with lifestyle expenses or add
moving along appropriately. Watch for stalling, lifestyle expenses.
since play loses momentum when this happens. At
the same time, make sure that the players don’t Spellcasting Services
finish too early; provide them with a full play
Any settlement the size of a town or larger can provide
experience. Try to be aware of running long or
some spellcasting services. Characters need to be able
short. Adjust the pacing accordingly.
to travel to the settlement to obtain these services.
 Read-aloud text is just a suggestion; feel free to
Alternatively, if the party finishes an adventure, they can
modify the text as you see fit, especially when
be assumed to return to the settlement closest to the
dialogue is present.
adventure location.
 Give the players appropriate hints so they can make
Spell services generally available include healing and
informed choices about how to proceed. Players
recovery spells, as well as information-gathering spells.
should be given clues and hints when appropriate
Other spell services might be available as specified in
so they can tackle puzzles, combat, and interactions
the adventure. The number of spells available to be cast
without getting frustrated over lack of information.
as a service is limited to a maximum of three per day
This helps to encourage immersion in the
total, unless otherwise noted.
adventure and gives players “little victories” for
figuring out good choices from clues. Spellcasting Services
Spell Cost
In short, being the DM isn’t about following the Cure wounds (1st level) 10 gp
adventure’s text word-for-word; it’s about facilitating a Identify 20 gp
fun, challenging game environment for the players. The Lesser restoration 40 gp
Dungeon Master’s Guide TM has more information on Prayer of healing (2nd level) 40 gp
the art of running a D&D game. Remove curse 90 gp
Speak with dead 90 gp
Downtime and Lifestyle Divination 210 gp
Greater restoration 450 gp
At the beginning of each play session, players must
Raise dead 1,250 gp
declare whether or not they are spending any days of
downtime. The player records the downtime spent on
Acolyte Background
the adventure logsheet. The following options are
A character possessing the acolyte background requesting
available to players during downtime (see the D&D spellcasting services at a temple of his or her faith may request
basic rules or the D&D Adventurers League Player’s one spell per day from the Spellcasting Services table for free.
Guide for more information): The only cost paid for the spell is the base price for the
consumed material component, if any.
 Catching up Character Disease,
 Crafting (exception: multiple characters cannot
commit to crafting a single item)
Death, and Recovery
 Practicing a profession Sometimes bad things happen, and characters get
 Recuperating poisoned, diseased, or die. Since you might not have the
 Spellcasting services (end of the adventure only) same characters return from session to session, here
 Training are the rules when bad things happen to characters.
Other downtime options might be available during Disease, Poison, and Other Debilitating
adventures or unlocked through play, including faction- Effects
specific activities. A character still affected by diseases, poisons, and other
In addition, whenever a character spends downtime similar effects at the conclusion of an adventure can
days, that character also spends the requisite expense spend downtime days recuperating until such time as he
for his or her lifestyle. Costs are per day, so a character or she resolves the effect to its conclusion (see the
that spends ten days of downtime also spends ten days recuperating activity in the D&D basic rules). If a
of expenses maintaining his or her lifestyle. Some
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character doesn’t resolve the effect between sessions, eventually to turn Tiamat's power against Szass Tam.
that character begins the next session still affected by Those Red Wizards are assigned to wide-ranging
the debilitating effect. tasks across Faerûn. Dues for the Dead concerns a Red
Wizard necromancer named Rorreth Monforoth who
Death was assigned to find a way to locate the now-inert Pool
A character who dies during the course of the adventure of Radiance beneath Phlan and reconnect it to the
has a few options at the end of the session (or whenever Weave.
arriving back in civilization) if no one in the adventuring At some point, long ago, a Pool of Radiance—a
party has immediate access to a raise dead or revivify powerful and dangerous anomaly in the Weave—formed
spell, or similar magic. A character subject to a raise beneath Phlan, a city with a long and troubled history on
dead spell is affected negatively until all long rests have the northern shore of the Moonsea. This font of raw
been completed during an adventure. Alternatively, each magic was found by an entity named Tyranthraxus who
downtime day spent after raise dead reduces the penalty used its power to possess the body of a bronze dragon.
to attack rolls, saving throws, and ability checks by 1, in Tyranthraxus was eventually defeated by a band of
addition to any other benefits the downtime activity adventurers and the Pool of Radiance was transformed
might provide. into a normal pool of water beneath Valjevo Castle.
Create a New 1st-Level Character. If the dead Despite this, however, its legend persists.
character is unwilling or unable to exercise any of the Rorreth Monforoth has been sent to Phlan along with
other options, the player creates a new character. The a handful of Cult "advisors" for two reasons; to seek out
new character does not have any items or rewards a means of entry into the ruins beneath Valjevo Castle
possessed by the dead character. and to create a host of undead. Once this has been
Dead Character Pays for Raise Dead. If the accomplished, the Cult will have a veritable army of
character’s body is recoverable (it’s not missing any vital undead with which to secure Phlan, and subsequently,
organs and is mostly whole) and the player would like the Pool of Radiance.
the character to be returned to life, the party can take
the body back to civilization and use the dead
character’s funds to pay for a raise dead spell. A raise
Overview
dead spell cast in this manner costs the character 1,250 The adventure begins with characters hearing about the
gp. reappearance of undead creatures in the cemetery next
Character’s Party Pays for Raise Dead. As above, to the city of Phlan. The faithful of Kelemvor, who take
care of the cemetery, are seeking men and women who
except that some or all of the 1,250 gp for the raise dead
spell is paid for by the party at the end of the session. are willing to track down the undead, destroy them, and
Other characters are under no obligation to spend their find out where they came from and why.
funds to bring back a dead party member. Most of the cemetery is underground, in extensive
Faction Charity. If the character is of level 1 to 4 and catacombs that have been used for more than a
a member of a faction, the dead character’s body can be millennia. They are provided a guide, but not even the
returned to civilization and a patron from the faction cemetery's caretakers know the full extent of the
ensures that he or she receives a raise dead spell. catacombs. Much of the adventure involves exploring
However, any character invoking this charity forfeits all the catacombs, facing revived undead and other
XP and rewards from that session (even those earned dangers, until characters discover that a Red Wizard
prior to death during that session), and cannot replay necromancer is responsible for the trouble. They
that episode or adventure with that character again. capture a clue about what the necromancer seeks, and
Once a character reaches 5th level, this option is no they can gain important additional information if they
longer available. take that clue to an NPC sage for analysis.
Armed with solid information about the
necromancer's goal, the adventurers set out to confront
Adventure Background him to prevent him from achieving his goal.
In its quest to set Tiamat free in the world, the Cult of
the Dragon is ever searching for magical knowledge and
spares no effort in doing so. Cult leaders enlisted the aid
of expatriate Red Wizards of Thay, who hoped
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The City of Phlan
Adventure Hook The bulk of the action in Dues for the Dead takes place under
While the characters are in the city of Phlan or traveling Valhingen Graveyard. Characters might spend a short time in
the city proper, however, when they first arrive or if they consult
nearby, they encounter this handbill posted on a wall or with a sage during the adventure. In that case, you'll want some
tree. They could also hear the information directly in basic, atmospheric information on the city.
conversation with a traveling merchant or a resident of Phlan has a thousand-year history of ascendance and
Phlan or overhear other travelers discussing "the collapse. Currently, it's experiencing tough times. Less than a
year ago, the city's Lord Protector Anivar Daoran was killed in
undead problem" at Valhingen Graveyard. an apparent construction accident while inspecting renovations
at Valjevo Castle. Daoran wasn't much of a Lord Protector and
he isn't widely mourned. Because he left no heir, the Knight
WANTED: Commander of the Black Fist, Ector Brahms, was declared the
Holy Knights, Lord Regent. Brahms is an honorable but hidebound man, and
Phlan has declined tragically under his guidance. Soldiers of the
Blessed Warriors of the Gods,
Black Fist rule the city by martial law. They swiftly dispense
and other bold slayers of the Undead. punishment but seldom justice. Their increasingly harsh
Reward commensurate with risk. methods are failing to preserve law or order.
For particulars, contact Doomguide Yovir Glandon Without the Black Fist to protect them, the people have
turned to two other sources; the city's guilds (chiefly
at Valhingen Graveyard, City of Phlan stonewrights, carpenters, ironhands, and merchants) and a
criminal organization called the Welcomers. These six
Valhingen Graveyard organizations are constantly at odds with one another over
The graveyard sits north of the city, on the opposite power in the city and, aside from limited exceptions among the
shore of Stojanow River. It is a beautiful garden of guilds, are completely unable to cooperate for the betterment of
Phlan. Lord Protector Daoran had begun many construction
statues, tended plants, trees, mausoleums, and projects around the city, renovating ancient buildings and
headstones. The condition of the graveyard is entirely reconstructing those damaged in recent wars. All of that work is
pristine thanks to the tireless work of Kelemvorites who halted since the city has no money to pay the guilds for their
tend it. labor; half-built structures are everywhere and heaps of unused
construction material clog the streets.
Phlan has been the site of a city for over 1,000 years. Trade, too, has come to a standstill, leaving merchants with
It's experienced so many cycles of growth and collapse, few legal ways to make a living. The Welcomers are openly
of prosperity and destruction, that it's impossible to criminal, and the once-honest guilds are only a few steps
estimate accurately how many people have lived there removed from being organized crime syndicates themselves.
The Black Fist's methods have made it the people's enemy
and subsequently been interred in Valhingen. A
instead of their guardian, so most honest folk have retreated
conservative estimate puts the number at well over into the ranks of the Welcomers and the guilds for survival.
100,000 but that estimate could easily be two, three, or
even five times that many.
Valhingen is large, but so many bodies couldn't
possibly be buried there in individual graves and family
mausoleums. Most of them are interred in catacombs
beneath the graveyard. The catacombs are nearly as old
as the city, and their full extent is unknown even to the
most senior of Kelemvorites. They extend well beyond
the boundary of the graveyard in every direction,
including under the city.
Several of the major temples and fortifications in
Phlan were known to have entrances of their own, but
most of these were sealed during times when undead
were a threat. If any of them remain open, no one living
in Phlan today knows of them. The only entrance that's
known to still be open is the Cloister of Kelemvor in
Valhingen Graveyard, and only those galleries directly
connected to it are still used for burials.
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Doomguuide Yovir Gland
don is a thin, hum
man male of mid
ddle
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gen age, withh a shaved head and a well-trimm
med beard, streaaked
with greey. He is dressed in a grass-stained gray robe with twigs
Grave
G eyard and leavves tangled arou nd the frayed hem, sweeping leaaves
out of thhe simple stone chapel with a wo
orn-out broom.
TThe graveyard is i the only nota able feature of Phlan
P that
As you approach, he sttops sweeping an
nd turns his deep
p-set,
ssits north of the
e river. Most off the city is on what's
w
blue eyees in your directio
on.
ppresumed to be e an artificial island; sometime e in the dim
“Hello there,” he says iin a surprisingly resonant voice, “What
ppast, Phlan's orriginal builderss dug a canal to o split the
service ccan Kelemvor’s FFaithful provide ffor you today?”
SStojanow Riverr into two channels at its mou uth, with the
twwo branches fllowing around the city like a moat.
m A
bbridge near the city's North Gate crosses the e river a Rolepllaying Doom
mguide Glandon
Yovir Gl andon has toiled d in the gardens oof Valhingen for nearly
sshort distance west
w of the gravveyard, so mou urners can
40 yearss. But despite hiss dirty, calloused hands and his grass-
wwalk to the cemmetery easily. stained robes, he is a leaarned man. Yovirr is a reserved maan,
The cemeteryy itself is quite beautiful. who letss others steer thee course of a conversation; interjeecting
only wheere necessary.
V
Valhingen Graveyyard looks more like a park than a cemetery Yovir prrefers to let ch
haracters bring up the subject of the
aand stands in staark contrast to th
he ramshackle, haalf-built handbilll or rumors of undead themsselves, rather th han
P
Phlan. Gravel walkways wend between tall trees, well-tended
w asking them if they'ree mercenaries looking for worrk
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beds of shrubs an
nd flowers, sturd
dy mausoleums, and rows of (that fa ct should be obbvious to anyonne who glancess at
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headstones, mon
numents, and commemorative sttatues. the heaavily armed and d armored charracters). Once a asked,
You need only a few moments to
o spot a man and a woman he relattes the followinng tale. During the course of ttheir
dressed in simplee, home-spun gray robes trimmin
d ng shrubs converssation, Yovir prrovides the following informa ation:
aand pulling weeds from between gravestones.  Soome of the adveenturers may k know Doomguid de
Yoovir from DDEX X1-3 Shadows over the Moon nsea. If
TThe man and woman
w are cleriics of Kelemvor named thiis is the case, Y
Yovir is especiaally pleased to ssee
DDrolo and Fedy ya. They are haappy to talk abo
out their theem again.
wwork in the cem
metery, but theyy grow morose if asked  Wiithin the last 10 00 years, Valhiingen Graveyarrd has
aabout undead. Instead,
I they diirect characters to a small gon ne from being overrun with u undead to the sttatu-
cchapel where Doomguide
D Yovvir Glandon cann be found. esqque place of resst it is today. T
This is due primmarily
to tthe work of thee Kelemvoritess.
K
Kelemvor's Fa
aithful  Too the people of P Phlan, the idylllic beauty of
DDoomguide is thee title adopted byy heads of clericaal chapters Vaalhingen is theirr reward for th he trials they ha
ave
aamong the faithfu ul of Kelemvor, Faerûn's
F deity of death
d and the facced during theirr hard life whe en it is over.
ddead. "Doom" reffers not to a bleaak destiny but sim mply to the
fa
fact that all mortaals face an end to
o life. Kelemvor'ss servants  An novice Kelemvo orite disappearred about a mo onth
eensure that the deead are properly interred and respected, and agoo. Yovir was in nitially unconceerned as the lifee of a
they see to the neeeds of the bereaved. To most of Kelemvor's Keelemvorite is diifficult, and thoose who cannott ac-
fa
faithful, raising a dead person as an
a undead creatu ure is the commmodate it sim mply leave.
mmost horrific sacrrilege imaginablee and an unforgivvable violation
oof human sanctityy.  Suuspicions were aroused when Brother Rasorran—
anoother Kelemvo orite—vanished d. It was not posssible
T
The Doom
mguide's Tale thaat he would leaave; he has been n dedicated to the
faitth and to the people of Phlan for nearly 10 yyears.
FFinding Doomg guide Glandon is simple enou
ugh. Yovir  Sisster Bethel disaappeared and w was subsequen ntly
GGlandon is a hu uman male of middle
m age, hum
morless and loccated twelve daays ago; partiallly eaten.
sstoic in his dutyy among the de
ead.  Yoovir believes thaat undead are a active once more
witthin Valhingen n.
 Yoovir and a few o other Kelemvorrites investigate ed the
olddest section of tthe known cata acombs and fou und
no undead. It wass sealed to prevvent them spre eading
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If the adventure
ers appear interested in taking the job,
Y
Yovir provides the
t following innformation.
 He can payy the characterss 100 gp and a set of gog-

gles of nigh
ht.
 nturers ask forr an advance to pay for
If the adven
supplies, he instead givess them the gogg gles of night.
 Yovir asks that the adventurers do not disturb
d the
resting deaad within the ca
atacombs and to t leave their
possessionns be. Theft fromm the dead is not
n tolerated.
 The catacoombs are extensive, and Yovirr offers the
adventurerrs the services of
o a guide if the
ey so desire
one.
If the adventure ers accept Yoviir’s offer of a guuide, Yovir
ccalls out “Cassyyt!”, and a youn ng woman nam med Cassyt
sshuffles into thee room. She is a plain-looking g female
hhalf-elf who app pears to be in her
h early twentiies. She
uuses the acolyte stat block. Be esides acting ass guide,
CCassyt also carrries a lantern to help light the e tunnels,
uunless characte ers prefer darknness. Cassyt kn nows as
mmuch of the hisstory of the cata acombs as you want him or
hher to tell the ch
haracters.
Cassyt assist the party using g cantrips when n able to do
sso from range, butb flees if confronted by an enemy.
e She
ddoes not use he er first level spe
ell slots until th
he final
eencounter in Arrea 14b.
R
Roleplaying Cassyt
CCassyt is a young g Kelemvorite who o has spent more time in her
bbooks than in thee catacombs of th he graveyard. Despite this, she
hhas an unusually sunny dispositio on and is prone to chatter
inncessantly rattlin
ng off minutiae and trivia about thhe catacombs.
SShe knows quite a bit about Sectio ons 1 through 3 of the
ccatacombs (Histo ory +4; catacombbs only) and first aid (Medicine
++3). She also has a dry, albeit slightly warped, sense of humor.
T
Treasure
o goggles of
If they ask, the adventurers arre given a pair of
n
night to assist them with theirr excursion.
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Partt 2: Th
he Uppper Soun nd. The catacom mbs deaden so ound effectivelyy. For
lack of a better phrasee, the catacomb bs are, for the m most
Catac
C ombs part, ass silent as the ggrave. Occasion
can be heard. Open sh
nally, dripping w
hafts for letting
g in air and ligh
water
ht
TThe entrance too the catacomb bs is through a stone
s sometim mes produce u unsettling akin m moaning or
sstructure that re
esembles the many
m mausoleu ums in the whistlinng on windy daays. It is not unheard of to hea ar
ggraveyard, exceept this buildingg has no door, just
j an open distant crying while in n the catacomb bs, but it is attriibuted
aarchway. Insidee is a small pavved floor that oppens into a to thosee on in the gravveyard, above, mourning theirr dead
wwide stone stairrcase. The buillding is little mo
ore than a insteadd of any malevo olence within th he catacombs.
ccovering over thhe stairs. Dwarrves can easily see that the Undeead. The faithfu ul of Kelemvorr cleared all the e
sstone building is
i much newer than the steps; the walls undead d out of these caatacombs deca ades ago and ke ept
aand roof have stood for no mo ore than two centuries, but the tunn nels clear sincee then. Howeve er, due to the ssheer
thhe steps are at least four time
es that old; posssibly even size of tthe catacombs, the Red Wiza ard Rorreth
oolder. Monforroth has had pllenty of time to animate undea ad
creaturres from the cryypts before the eir presence wa as
G
General Featuress prematturely discovereed. Monforoth can't control alll the
undead d he created, an nd some of them m strayed into areas
NNote that the map
m is labeled withw north at the bottom
of the ccatacombs thatt allowed their d discovery
aand south at the e top. This is so o you can more e easily draw
Wateer. Most of the tunnels and cry rypts stay dry. T There
itt correctly for the
t players with hout needing to o continually
are pud ddles or even kknee-deep water in some sectiions
fl
flip it upside do
own.
that strray beneath thee Stojanow River.
Ceilings and Walls. Althoug gh the catacom mbs are all
Gatess. The gates arre of sturdy and d relatively new w
eexcavated from m earth and solid d stone, the tunnnels look
constru uction. Unless o otherwise speccified, the gatess are
nnothing like a mine.
m Most wallls and ceilings are either
locked and require a sset of thieves' ttools and a
fa
faced with smooth stone or ha ave decorative features
f
successsful DC 15 Dexxterity check to o open. The gattes
ssuch as faux pilllars, ledges, ge eometric design ns, and
may bee forced open w with a successfu ul DC 15 Stren ngth
sscenes of life orr religious themmes carved into o the stone.
check. D Doing so makees an obscene a amount of noisse,
UUnless otherwise specified, th he ceilings of thhe
howeveer.
ccatacombs are only 10 feet hig gh.
Crypts. Most individual cryp pts are not desccribed, 1. Clloister o
of Kelemvvor
bbecause they're e all basically th
he same. The walls
w are
ccarved with locu uli (niches) tha
at contain eithe er a single The firsst chamber thee adventurers e
enter is the Cloiister.
bbody or the staccked bones of manym bodies. Most
M of these
ccrypts aren't very interesting; they contain no o treasure, The bas e of the stairs op
pens into a largee, irregularly-shap
ped
nno monsters, an nd no clues. Mo ost of the bodie
es in a chambeer. Stone ledges aare carved along most of the walls to
pparticular cryptt are related somehow. Usuallly they're of serve ass tables.
thhe same familyy, but customs changed over the t m is covered a huge fresco. The
The farr wall of this room
ccenturies: some e crypts contain n members of thet same painted tiles portraying people from every race and walkk of life,
gguild, or peoplee of the same ag ge, or people who
w died of arrangedd with no sense of perspective or relative scale. T
The
thhe same cause es or who serve ed in the same military
m design hhas suffered heavvy damage from water seepage aand
uunits. Characters should be le ess interested in n what's mildew over the centuriees.
innside individua al crypts than byb what's happe ening in the
tuunnels around them. The reccently deceased d can be placedd on any of several
Light. The caatacombs are co ompletely dark k except stone b biers for viewing by family meembers and frie ends
wwhere noted. Niches
N are carveed into the wallls every 20 before tthey are carried deeper into tthe catacombs for
fe
feet for placeme ent of oil lampss, but lamps are en't left in intermeent.
thhe niches. The e faithful of Kele emvor bring lam mps with Anyo ne who examin nes the fresco a
and succeeds a at a
thhem when theyy come into the e catacombs. In n a few DC 15 Intelligence (In nvestigation) ch
heck sees it forr what
pplaces, open sh hafts have been dug from the catacombs
c it truly iis—a century-o
old map of the ccatacombs. Thiis is
to the surface to o let in air and light. These arre noted in hard to o recognize, howwever, due to th
he damage and d the
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lack of any consistent scale. This series of crypts has doorways sealed by locked iron grates.
Areas 1 and 2 are typically as far as non-faithful folk Within you see scenes of normal daily life: richly-dressed
ever come into the catacombs. Typically, only the people seated around dining tables, or at writing desks, or in
members of the clergy are permitted beyond this point. luxurious chairs.
All of this would be completely normal, except that all of the
2. Funerary Banquet Hall
participants in the macabre dioramas are the skeletal remains
Many families hold funeral banquets when their loved of the affluent—carefully posed and interred among their
ones are interred. Middle class and wealthy families favorite possessions.
prefer to rent a banquet room in an inn or host the
banquet in their homes, but the faithful of Kelemvor Because of this area's attraction to thieves, every iron
don't charge for use of this room (labeled “a” on the grate is double-locked and warded. Doomguide Yovir
map), so it's popular with poorer families in Phlan. Glandon has the only keys for the locks. Picking a lock
requires a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using a set
This banquet hall is surprisingly pleasant when considering its of thieves’ tools.
location. Many colored lanterns and small incense burners are Opening or attempting to open one of the locks with
lit. The long tables are boards lain over a pair of trestles anything other than the proper key sets off a magic
fashioned of wood planks, with benches for seating. mouth spell that intones, "Think twice on what you are
A smaller room in the southern corner of the hall is sealed about to do, friend. Your trespass has been noted." In
with a locked iron gate. fact, there is no other alarm and the magic mouth spell
doesn't alert the faithful of Kelemvor to the break-in.
What at first appears to be a small room or closet turns
out to be reveals a shaft down to another chamber. A set Treasure
of block and tackle hang from the ceiling of the shaft, If the characters decide to break in to the crypts, they
and handholds have been chiseled into the wall. can collect 40 gp worth of easily-pocketed jewelry, and
This shaft descends into a chamber (labeled “b” on the another 60 gp worth of bulky, but valuable, clothing
map) used by the clergy to prepare bodies for interment. from each.
Hanging from the top of the shaft is a set of block and The Kelemvorites, however, notice within a few days
tackle; likely for lowering dead bodies to the chamber should any small items be taken. And as the catacombs
below. have recently been sealed, the adventurers are likely the
From this room, there is a small door on the prime suspects.
northeastern corner that leads to area 13. The door is The Kelemvorites notice characters trying removing
locked but may be opened with the same key that bulky items from the catacombs immediately upon
unlocked the gate in area 2a, or with a successful DC 15 exiting.
Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. The gate may be Cassyt will inform Doomguide Glandon if she sees any
forced open with a successful DC 15 Strength check. of the adventurers take any of the treasure belonging to
the dead.
3. First Families of Phlan
These crypts are reserved for the wealthy and the 4. The Bone Pit
powerful: successful merchants, political leaders,
military officers, and their families. They have an almost The faithful of Kelemvor don't know why some bones
museum-like quality. were thrown here while others were stored more
respectfully in loculi and orderly ossuaries. In fact, this
pit was used long ago by one of the more macabre
funerary cults (see area 5).
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A circular pit nearly fills this chamber, leaving only a foot-wide corpses. They hid among the bodies when they heard
pathway between the edge of the pit and the wall. The pit is the characters approaching (make a single Dexterity
filled to about five feet below the lip with humanoid bones. A (Stealth) check with a +4 bonus). Any adventurer who’s
narrow walkway hugging the walls is the only path through the passive Wisdom (Perception) score exceeds the result of
their Dexterity (Stealth) check notices the ghouls.
chamber.
Upon realizing that they have been discovered, the
Narrow niches in the walls are filled with carefully placed
ghouls attack. Otherwise, they attack at the most
bones, baubles, and other similar items.
advantageous moment if no one spots them. If the
adventurers do not venture further into the room, the
The encircling pathway is only about a foot wide. To
ghouls attempt to stalk the adventurers and attack them
walk the path without falling into the pit requires a
during their next fight.
successful DC 5 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. Falling
into the jagged bones in the pit causes 3 (1d6) points of “Well, that about does it for me. You know I don’t get paid
piercing damage.
for this, right?”
Falling into the pit and the subsequent struggle to get
--Cassyt
out makes enough noise to alert the ghouls who are
hiding in area 5. If the adventurers end up not
proceeding into area 5, their presence is known by the Adjusting the Encounter
Here are recommendations for adjusting this combat
ghouls, who stalk them and attack them during their encounter. These are not cumulative.
next fight.  Very weak party: remove one ghoul
 Weak party: change one ghoul to a zombie
5. Funerary Cults  Strong party: add one ghoul
 Very strong party: add three ghouls
Over the centuries, a handful of exclusive funerary cults
have flourished in Phlan. This section of the catacombs 6. Rickety Stairs
was reserved for their use. (The pit in area 4 was the
work of one of these cults.) One room contains row upon The passage descends by shallow stone steps to a 15-foot by
row of pottery animals that were made from the ashes 15-foot square room. Wooden stairs wind around the walls of
and ground bones of the deceased. Another contains the shaft down into the darkness.
thousands upon thousands of disarticulated bones The stairs look as though they are ancient, and the wood
hanging by thin wires from the ceiling so that no two rotted and weak.
bones touch each other. They wind around a tall statue of a strange, four-armed
The only important chamber here is one that smells humanoid with vaguely insectoid features. It clutches a scroll
powerfully of smoke; it contains many dozens of bodies in one hand, a quill in a second, a skull in a third, while the
preserved by the smoke from aromatic charcoal burned fourth is empty.
in iron braziers (now unlit). The corpses are well
preserved but jet black. The floor of the room is about 20 feet below that of the
hallway leading into it, and the steps are about 3 feet
The smell of wood smoke is overpowering in this room, and wide. The stairs are also on the verge of collapse. Each
every surface is stained jet black with soot that must have character who uses the steps must make a DC 10
come from the two great iron braziers on the floor. The walls Dexterity (Acrobatics) check at the midpoint of the stairs
are lined with almost perfectly preserved bodies—black from as they descend or ascend. An unsuccessful check
the same soot that stains the walls. They might almost be causes 5 points of damage to the stairs. If the check
mistaken for mummified drow were it not for the different succeeds, no damage is dealt to the stairs.
colors of hair. Describe the creaking, cracking, and groaning from
Several corpses, however, have been ravaged by something. the ancient wood, and the dust that falls with every step.
They lay in the center of the room, torn apart, their flesh and The staircase collapses when it accumulates 10 points
bones gnawed by some ravenous creature. of damage, dropping everyone on it to the floor of the
room. Any character who is on the stairs when they
The preserved bodies drew two hungry ghouls to this collapse suffers 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage and falls
area, and they're still present, hidden among the prone.
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The noise of the
t collapsing stairs
s draws thhe attention
oof the zombies in Area 7 who come to investigate the
ddisturbance.
On the plus side, the collapsse leaves plentyy of
hhandholds and footholds wherre wooden posts were set
innto the stone, so
s the walls can n be climbed with
w a
ssuccessful DC 10 1 Strength (A Athletics) check
k. The DC of
thhis check is lowwered to 5 if th
he adventurers also use a
rrope to climb.
Any adventurrer succeeding at a DC 15 Inte elligence
(RReligion) check k identifies the
e statue at the bottom
b as
thhat of Jergal, an
n ancient deityy charged with recording
r
thhe disposition of the souls an nd guarding the e tombs of
thhe dead.
“A
“And how do you expect me to get
g down?!”
--Cassyt
T
Treasure
T
The statues eyees are two piecees of flawless je
et worth 25
g
gp each.
nform Doomguiide Glandon if she
Cassyt will in s sees any
o
of the adventureers take either of the gems.
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Adjustting the Enccounter
Partt 3. Th
he Low
wer Here aree recommendatio ons for adjustingg this combat
encountter. These are no t cumulative.
 Veryy weak or weak p party: remove two o zombies
Catac
C ombs  Stroong party: two ad ditional zombiess wander into thee room
at thhe beginning of tthe second round d
T
The catacombss beyond this po oint are hundre
eds of years  Veryy strong party: a ghoul wanders in nto the room at tthe
o
old and starting
g to show their age. begiinning of the seccond round
7B. C
Crematoria Niches
LLoose Brickw
work
TThe walls and ceilings of this section of the cataco ombs are old This ro
oom is used to h house people wwhose remains have
aand in poor repair. While damageed walls or ceiling g won't been crremated; a pracctice that only rrecently came iinto
ccollapse under no ormal conditionss, under certain circumstances,
c fashion
n.
they collapse. If a character casts thunderwave or another
a ability
wwith a similar effeect, the intense vibrations
v trigger a collapse. Unbeeknownst to thee Kelemvoritess, a group of thiieves
FFalling stoneworkk causes 4 (1d8) bludgeoning dam mage to each have stoolen into the caatacombs amiddst the disruptiion
ccreature in the room where the sp pell is cast. This damage
d is caused by the appearaance of undead d.
hhalved if the creatture succeeds at a DC 10 Dexteritty saving
throw. The wallls of this long rooom bear hundreeds upon hundreeds of
niches; m
most of which b ear a small urn o
or box, and a trin
nket or
77A. Sun Pit
P two.
T
This room was used as a means of destroyin ng vampires. An elf, a tiefling and a h
hiccupping half-o
orc crouch on th
he far
V
Vampires were staked and shackled to the wall.
w When side of tthe room, clutch ing swords in their shaking hand
ds.
th d eventually sh
he morning sun rose, it would hine down
th ates above, desttroying the vam
hrough the gra mpires. A trio oof Welcomers— —a half-orc spy, an elf bandit, and a
tiefling bandit—have ttaken refuge in n this area.
T
This square room
m is approximately 20 feet across. The ceiling, Specificcally chosen fo or the job becau use they possesss
fa
far above, is capp
ped with iron graates through whicch the sky darkvission, they origin nally snuck intoo the catacomb bs two
aabove can be seeen. days aggo to investigat e the rumors o of undead, but
Shackles are bolted to the walls and an iron lockkbox is couldn''t resist pilferin
ng some of the items in the ro oom.
fa
fastened to the wall.
w The lid to thee lockbox is open
n, revealing a By the ttime they realizzed that their a activities attraccted
n
number of woodeen stakes. the atteention of some roaming zomb bies, it was too late;
Though it is diffficult to be sure, a hinged gate in the grate they baarred the door aand have been waiting here evver
aabove seems to be
b open and a len
ngth of rope end
ding in a since.
ggrappling hook laays in a heap on the floor in frontt of you They planned ratheer poorly and be etween them had
b
beside a short, ru
usted iron bar. only a ssingle flask of rrather potent wwhiskey. Upon
realizinng that they werre trapped, the e half-orc spy re efused
A group of four zombies are in n this room, ha aving been to sharee the whiskey w with the elf andd the tiefling, annd
aattracted by the
e noise made byy the would-be thieves. has beeen well-and-truly drunk ever ssince. The
A couple of th
hieves have brooken into the ca atacombs. Welcom mers are initiallly relieved to fo
ound by the parrty
WWhen the last of
o them was clim mbing down, th he bar that and begg the adventureers for whateve er food or wate er they
thhe grappling hook was hangin ng from broke loose and have. TThe half-orc is ddoubly pleased and offers everryone
ssent one of them
m falling the last 10 feet and worse
w yet, within rreach an awkw ward (and rathe er smelly) hug.
aalerting a pack of zombies to their
t presence. They took
rrefuge in Area 7b.
7 When the adventurers
a arrrive, the Plund
dered Treaasures
zzombies are banging on the do oor that the We elcomers Any chaaracter succeed ding at a DC 10 Wisdom
hhave barricadedd themselves behind. They atttack the (Percep ption) check no otices that each
h of the Welcommers
aadventurers shoould any of them enter this Arrea. has a feew trinkets stufffed into their p
pockets. The
adventu urers can persu uade the Welco omers into leavving
the treaasures behind w with a successfful DC 15 Charrisma
(Intimiddation or Persu uasion). If unsuuccessful, nothiing
short off force is goingg to deter them from abscondiing
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with the treasure. catacombs.
If it comes to blows and any of the Welcomers are A character must succeed on two successive DC 15
killed in the struggle, the adventurers receive the Strength checks in order to hoist the half-orc spy up to
Enmity of the Welcomers (see Favors and Enmity, the grate above. If they are using the block and tackle
below). from area 2, this check is made with advantage. The elf
Cassyt will inform Doomguide Glandon if she sees any and the tiefling refuse to help pull.
of the adventurers take any of the treasure belonging to
the dead. Cassyt
If the adventurers help the Welcomers sneak out, Cassyt
Helping the Welcomers Escape is naturally upset. However, she is young and relatively
The Welcomers want to leave the catacombs, preferably naïve, and can be persuaded to keep mum about it with
via the way they entered as they do not want the a successful DC 10 Charisma (Persuasion) check. Feel
Kelemvorites knowing that they were down here. free to award advantage on this check for especially
However, if faced with choosing between leaving out the creative roleplaying.
front door and staying in the catacombs, they choose the
former and upon leaving the catacombs are confronted " Doomguide Glandon isn't going to be pleased to hear
by the Kelemvorites. Cassyt urges the party not to help about this…"
them sneak out, but can be persuaded to turn a blind eye --Cassyt
with a successful DC 10 Charisma (Persuasion) check.
If the adventurers decide to help the Welcomers sneak Treasure
out, they not only need to secure a line up, but they also The Welcomers have looted a total of 80 gp in various
need to come up with a way to get the half-orc out as he types of plundered trinkets and art objects. They also
is clearly in no state to make the climb. The adventurers carry 20 gp in coins of their own.
can use the grappling hook and hook it to the grate An additional 50 gp worth of coins and trinkets can be
above with a successful DC 15 Strength or Dexterity further pilfered from the niches that the Welcomers
check. didn't empty.
Once the grappling hook is secure or the adventurers
have otherwise secured a rope to the grate above, the elf 8. Obelisk
and the tiefling climb out with no problem. The half-orc
can't, however, and needs to be hauled up. Because they The walls of this semi-circular chamber are lined with nearly a
are not on the best of terms with the stingy half-orc, the hundred loculi, each containing the bones of one or more
elf and the tiefling are unwilling to wait for him to sober deceased residents of Phlan. An obelisk stands in the center of
up. They will provide a limited amount of help to the the chamber. Its four faces are covered in mysterious runes.
adventurers to haul the half-orc up if they ask for it.
Between the three of them, they possess the following The carvings are in Celestial and use its intricate,
equipment: flowing script. If no one in the party understands
Celestial, the language can be identified only with at
 Three, 50 ft. lengths of hempen rope; least a minute's study and a successful DC 15
 Two sets of thieves' tools; Intelligence (History) check. The writing is not terribly
 A bag of ball bearings; and interesting; it speaks in general terms about the goodly
 A nearly empty flask of rather potent whiskey. lives of those interred in the chamber.
Allow the players to get creative with how they would The corridor continues to the east and down a set of
like to try and get the half-orc up. The easiest way would stairs.
require a block and tackle. Thankfully, there is one in
area 2. If the adventurers do not remember the block
and tackle, any adventurer succeeding at a DC 10
Intelligence check remembers seeing the block and
tackle. If the adventurers think to ask Cassyt, she thinks
for a moment and then remembers that the
Kelemvorites use one in area 2 to lower bodies into the
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9. Skeletal Ceiling The balance is the type with two pans suspended from
a lightweight beam. A secret compartment in the chair
The walls in this section are lined with burial niches containing holds a box of weights; the compartment can be noticed
skeletons, as in other areas of the catacombs, but skeletons with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check.
also stare down at you from the ceiling where they were set The scales are not in balance when the adventurers
into shallow plaster. Some arm bones, leg bones, and skulls arrive, due to the accumulation of dust and debris over
have cracked free and fallen to the floor, but most remain in
the ages, but it really doesn’t matter—rebalancing the
pans with the hidden weights or anything else does
the positions and poses they were given ages ago.
nothing.
The crown is not floating above the skull but is
Rorreth Monforoth animated five skeletons in the
suspended by thin wires ending in small hooks.
ceiling as guardians where they've remained quietly in
Cobwebs camouflage the wires; they are noticed only by
the ceiling for more than a week. As the adventurers
adventurers who succeed at a DC 15 Wisdom
pass beneath them, the skeletons break free from the
(Perception) check.
plaster and drop down to attack. Stage this situation for
The wires are linked to the glyph, which is triggered if
maximum drama among your players. It might be most
the weight on the wires increases or decreases by more
effective, for example, to have only half the skeletons
than a few ounces. The trap is a glyph of warding that
drop down on the first round. On the second and third
causes 9 (2d8) lightning damage to everyone in the
rounds, more can drop into the fight in locations where
chamber; a successful DC 13 Dexterity saving throw
they directly threaten characters who try to avoid melee,
halves the damage.
such as spellcasters and archers.
Clever characters might try to neutralize the trap
using the weights from the throne. This can be done, but
Adjusting the Encounter it's tricky. With a successful DC 20 Dexterity (Sleight of
encounter. These are not cumulative.
Hand) check, the crown can be removed by replacing it
 Very weak party: remove three skeletons with weights. A successful DC 15 Intelligence
 Weak party: remove two skeletons (Investigation) check beforehand allows the adventurer
 Strong party: add one skeleton; all living creatures in the to approximate the weight of the crown; granting
room take 4 (1d8) points of slashing damage from jagged
advantage on the Dexterity check. Failure on the
chunks of plaster when the skeletons break loose. Creatures
who succeed at a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw take no Dexterity check sets off the trap.
damage.
 Very strong party: add two skeletons; all living creatures in “Not that you would listen to me anyway, I just thought
the room take 4 (1d8) points of slashing and bludgeoning you should know that Sedrair was quite fond of her gold.
damage from jagged chunks of plaster when the skeletons
break loose. Creatures who succeed at a DC 11 Dexterity She probably wouldn’t appreciate your mucking about
saving throw take no damage. with it.”
--Cassyt
“Gah!”
--Cassyt
Treasure
Sedrair's crown is worth 250 gp if it's recovered without
10. The Tomb of Sedrair II setting off the trap; if the trap goes off, damage from the
lightning reduces its value to just 50 gp. The fine set of
A mummified figure in magnificent apparel sits on a throne
weights is worth 120 gp if complete and the balance
inlaid with ivory and semiprecious stones. It holds a golden accompanies it. The weights alone are worth 80 gp if
dagger in its right hand and a balance in its left. A crown of complete or 10 gp if some of the weights were left
gold and tarnished silver seems to float above its head. The behind. The golden dagger is only plating over soft
whole scene is draped in cobwebs. metal; it's worth 12 gp, and it's useless as a weapon.
Other semiprecious stones and filigree that can be
In life, this was Sedrair II, one of the richer (and more collected from the throne have a total value of 8 gp.
eccentric) grander nobles of Phlan centuries ago. Cassyt will inform Doomguide Glandon if she sees any
Paranoid even in death, her crown is warded against of the adventurers take any of the treasure from
theft by a clever glyph. Sedrair's Tomb.
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11. Talking Dead
The "victims" in these vignettes committed mass
Niches near the floor are filled with stacked bones, and skulls murder or other atrocious crimes, and their "killers"
are neatly arranged about six inches apart along a ledge. The were their victims in life. Here, the victims were allowed
wall above the skulls bears an inscription, partially obscured by their eternal revenge. This practice fell out of fashion
centuries of accumulated dust and cobwebs. long ago in Phlan, so no new burials have been added
here in over a century.
The inscription can be read if the debris is cleared away.
It states, in archaic Common, "A question speak you,
13. The Necropolis and Beyond
and answer will these departed." This section of the catacombs is where most new
The dead in this section of the catacombs were interments take place. As such, Cassyt and other faithful
interred at a time when people considered it desirable to of Kelemvor are more familiar with it than with other
be able to speak at will with their deceased ancestors areas.
per an enchantment resembling speak with dead. A thousand untold secrets exist in this place. It
 As with that spell, they know nothing about events stretches for hundreds of feet beneath the surface; a
that transpired after their deaths, so the skulls can't person could explore its depths for days and not see all
answer questions about what's been happening in that it contains.
the catacombs recently. Rumor has it that the hidden tomb of Miltiades, a
 They may recall lore about the catacombs that they legendary undead paladin is within this section of the
knew in life, however, and some of that could in- catacombs, though no one has claimed to have found it.
clude things even the faithful of Kelemvor don't
It's as if you've entered a subterranean city. The crypts here are
know.
modeled after surface homes and other buildings, although
 More than one skull responds to most questions,
they're only about two-thirds the size of their real counterparts.
and sometimes their answers are contradictory, just
Coming from somewhere to your left, you hear sounds of
as any group of people's would be.
scratching and scraping. How far off it's coming from is very
The spell that compels these spirits to talk is ancient difficult to judge in these tunnels.
and fading, and the spirits themselves are only weakly
held to this place. They cease responding to the As it is now, however, the Necropolis is infested with
characters' inquiries after they’ve answered five undead. For each hour that the adventurers spend
questions. wandering the area, roll 1d4 and consult the Wandering
Monsters table to determine what the party meets.
12. Crime Scenes If the adventurers spend enough time down here to
Just as important political, social, and religious figures come across all three encounters, they do not encounter
from Phlan's history are immortalized in areas 3 and 4, any others. Additionally, Doomguide Yovir does not ask
some of its worst criminals are immortalized here. In for their assistance in clearing the rest of the catacombs.
this case, however, the roles of murderer and victim
Wandering Monsters
have been reversed.
D4 Roll Result
This area has displays similar to those previously in the 1 Ghouls (1d4)
catacombs, but with one major difference. Where the previous 2 Zombies (1d6)
displays were pleasant depictions of daily life, these are 3 Skeletons (1d6)
nightmares come to life. In one crypt, the skeletons of three, 4 Nothing
very young children are posed as if they are strangling a grown 14A. The Sentry
man, while another portrays five people holding a skeletal man
in a chair and "pouring" something from a greasy, brown vial The Red Wizard Rorreth Monforoth and his Cult of the
down his throat. Dragon accomplices have taken this portion of the
Piles of dirt and rubble have been deposited around the catacombs as their temporary base of operations. He
room. has a modest contingent of undead gathered here.
A group of four zombies stand guard just inside of the
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portion of this area labeled “b”. In addition, a kobold 14B. The Red Wizard
sentinel is here, sitting in a chair, sound asleep. If the
adventurers sprung any of the traps in Area 12, the Even at first glance, it is obvious that people have been living
zombies will not be here; having previously investigated in this room for a long while. There are a number of straw
the noise and encountered the party. The kobold, pallets and even a pair of beds.
however, was sleeping too soundly to have been awoken Across the room, a man in embroidered red robes with a
by the racket and is still here napping. shaved and tattooed head is hurriedly stuffing items into a
haversack. As he sees you, he spits out a curse and shouts for
This room is littered with rubble and freshly turned earth.
his minions to attack.
Sitting next to a barrel next to an opening on the far side of the
wall, is a kobold dozing quietly in a small wooden chair.
The fight with the zombies in area 14a has given
Rorreth the time to prepare his escape via a
A sneaky adventurer can attack him while he is still
teleportation circle. Rorreth is accompanied by a Thayan
asleep, provided that they are not seen by the zombies.
knight (T) and a cultist (C), along with a zombie (Z),
Because he is unconscious, he loses his Dexterity
and two kobolds (K) (including the kobold from area
modifier to AC and attacks are made against him with
14a that ran here to warn them). If the adventurers
advantage, but the barrels grants him three-quarters
spend 4 rounds or more fighting the zombies in area
cover, which raises his AC to 15. The first missed attack
14a, the Thayan knight or the cultist is invisible when
wakes the kobold who immediately starts shouting,
the adventurers arrive (see Rorreth's Flight, below).
initiating combat.
Upon seeing the adventurers, the kobold wants
Rorreth's Flight
nothing more than to run into area 14b to warn the
Each round that the adventurers spend fighting the
cultist fanatic and Rorreth. If the kobold is alive when
zombies in area 14a, is a round that Rorreth has to pack
his turn arrives, read:
away incriminating documents and maps. The results of
The kobold grabs his sword and runs through the opening his efforts are based primarily on the amount of warning
yipping excitedly. he has to prepare. Beginning with the round that the
Beyond the opening, you can hear raised voices and the tell- kobold shouts his alarm or combat with the zombies
begins (whichever occurs first), Rorreth's performs
tale sound of swords being drawn from scabbards.
specific actions each round until they arrive and enter
initiative with the inhabitants of Area 14b:
If the kobold is slain without having the chance to raise
the alarm, the zombies attack as normal. If the kobold  Round 1. Rorreth issues brief instructions to his
raises the alarm, the Thayans and cultists in area 14b guard, moves to his desk, grabs his haversack, and
begin preparing immediately. Otherwise, they are casts mage armor on himself.
alarmed by the sounds of the adventurers combating the  Round 2. Rorreth packs his personal journal in his
zombies and begin their preparation on the following haversack and begins to sort through the remaining
round. documents on the desk.
 Round 3. He retrieves his orders from Rath Modar
Tactics and secures them in his haversack.
The kobold's only job is to make as much noise as  Round 4. He casts invisibility on the Thayan knight
possible when it sees someone that shouldn't be there. or the cultist.
As usual, the zombies simply mob the adventurers.  Round 5+. Rorreth continues to rummage through
the desk to ensure that no incriminating evidence
Adjusting the Encounter remains.
encounter. These are not cumulative. Foes & Tactics
 Very weak or weak party: remove two zombies At the beginning of combat, Rorreth is 20 feet away from
 Strong party: add two zombies
 Very strong party: add a ghoul teleportation circle set into the floor. On his turn, he
moves to the circle and teleports away as a bonus action.
He has no interest in fighting the adventurers—he has
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important work to do. Turn Undead
Rorreth is an accomplished mage and unless the As an action, Cassyt presents her holy symbol and speaks a
adventurers are able to kill or incapacitate him or prayer censuring the undead. Each undead that can see or hear
her within 30 feet of her must make a Wisdom saving throw. If
prevent him from speaking, he escapes. Even if the creature fails its saving throw, it is turned for 1 minute or
physically restrained, he uses misty step to reach to the until it takes any damage.
circle and teleport away. On his turn after the A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move as far
adventurers arrive in Area 14b, read: away from her as it can, and it can't willingly move to a space
within 30 feet of her. It also can't take reactions. For its action,
it can use only the Dash action or try to escape from an effect
The wizard steps into a circle of silver runes on the floor and
that prevents it from moving. If there's nowhere to move, the
after muttering a single word, is enveloped in a blinding flash creature can use the Dodge action.
of green light. When your eyes clear, the man is nowhere to be
seen. Developments
If characters are triumphant and explore the inner
The zombie and the Thayan knight engage the chambers of area 14a, they find a modest-sized room,
adventurers in melee while the kobolds use ranged appointed in the furnishings of living quarters—a few
attacks. The cultist engages the characters in melee. straw pallets, a couple chests (full of mundane personal
The Thayan knight carries a vial of poison. If she belongings), and a table with a few chairs—all in
begins a turn at 5 hit points or less, consumes it; killing complete disarray. Furniture has been turned over and
her instantly. upset, papers are strewn all about the room. Among
The kobolds each have a stinkpot available to use them, only a set of maps of the catacombs are of any
with their sling. These deal no damage, but any creature interest. The maps are labeled in Draconic. If the
struck by one must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution adventurers are unable to translate them, Doomguide
saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. The creature Glandon offers to do so, even going so far as to say that
can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its they are the most accurate set of maps of the catacombs
turns, ending the effect early on a success. that he has ever seen and asks to keep them.
Area 14a also has a narrow tunnel that exits this area
Cassyt toward the southeast. It proceeds for about 60 feet
Until this point, she has mostly been assisting the party before it appears ends in a wall of stone and rubble. This
as a guide and casting an occasional cantrip. However, tunnel appears on the maps found by the adventurers,
upon seeing the wizard who is responsible for creating labeled (in Draconic) with an arrow pointing further east
the undead, she becomes furious. and a single word—“Pool.”
In the first round of combat, she casts bless on the If the cultist is captured alive, he does not willingly
three characters that she feels have performed the best divulge any of their secrets. Any punishment that the
in the adventure so far. If there are any undead present Cult might mete out for his betrayal would be far worse
in the encounter, Cassyt has a single use of Turn than anything the adventurers are likely willing to do.
Undead in addition to her spells. She uses it in the Any question to that effect is met with an insult, a
second round of combat. In subsequent rounds, she mouthful of spittle, or—more likely—both. If compelled
casts sacred flame; saving her two remaining 1st-level to speak, by use of charm person or similar ability, he
spell slots to cast sanctuary as needed. She prefers to knows only that he was sent to Valhingen to assist
attack the wizard if he is present, and the undead if he is Rorreth in creating an army of undead. Once done, they
not. were to use the undead to dig towards Phlan and begin
the search for the Pool of Radiance.
"No longer will you profane this place with your presence!" While the adventurers were occupied in Area 14b,
--Cassyt Monforoth was busy packing his haversack with any
items that he felt might implicate the Red Wizards of
Thay. If he escapes, he takes his haversack with him. In
the unlikely event that he is killed or captured before
teleporting away, however, his pack contains a journal
containing rather shocking information about the
Thayan wizards's plans to assist the Cult of the Dragon
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in freeing Tiamat from her imprisonment and his especially pleased with Cassyt's recounting of the events
reluctance in joining the cause of the exile Rath Modar. that transpired. As recognition of her efforts in the
Additionally, there are a set of documents from Rath defeat of the Red Wizard, Doomguide Glandon inducts
Modar that charge Rorreth with creating a host of Cassyt into the Most Solemn Order of the Silent
undead in the catacombs beneath Valhingen Cemetery Shroud; the formal clergy of Kelemvor.
and to use them to dig their way south and east beneath
Phlan in an attempt to locate the Pool of Radiance. Rewards
There are extensive maps and calculations done that
Make sure note their rewards on their adventure
estimate the general direction, depth and distance that
logsheets. Give your name and DCI number (if
he must dig to end up beneath Valjevo Keep (where the
applicable) so players can record who ran the session.
Pool is last believed to be).
At this point, however, the adventurers have identified Experience
the source of the undead. With a little more work, and
some assistance from the adventurers, the Kelemvorites Total up all combat experience earned for defeated
are able to destroy the undead that remain. foes, and divide by the number of characters present in
the combat. For non-combat experience, the rewards
are listed per character. Give all characters in the party
Adjusting the Encounter
Here are recommendations for adjusting this combat non-combat experience awards unless otherwise noted.
encounter. These are not cumulative.
 Very weak party: remove the Thayan knight and the zombie Combat Awards
 Weak party: remove the Thayan knight and add two Name of Foe XP per Foe
zombies
Knight 700
 Strong party: add three kobolds in the back room
Rorreth (Red Wizard) 450
 Very strong party: add three zombies, add three kobolds in
the back room Ghoul 200
Spy 200
Treasure Thug 100
In the back room, Rorreth kept a lockbox containing 100 Skeleton 50
gp in various types of coins. Additionally, he left behind a Zombie 50
fine writing set in the desk worth 75 gp. The Thayan Bandit 25
knight has a pouch with 45 gp in it and the cult fanatic Cultist 25
has a pouch containing 25 gp. The kobolds between Kobold 25
them have 5 gp in coins along with a few worthless
Non-Combat Awards
pieces of junk and a dead mouse.
Task or Accomplishment XP per Character
Successfully disable the throne trap 75
Conclusion Convinced Cassyt not to tell 50
With the adventurers successful in discovering the Helped the Welcomers escape 50
source of the undead within the catacombs, their work is Welcomers left their loot behind 50
done. While Doomguide Glandon insinuates that their Avoiding the Bone Pit 25
assistance would be helpful in clearing out the Safely navigated stairs 25
Necropolis of undead. The minimum total award for each character
He is dismayed at the mention of a wizard in the participating in this adventure is 450 experience
catacombs, and even more so at the map's mention of a points.
"pool". He goes so far to reveal that the arrow likely The maximum total award for each character
points in the direction of Valjevo Keep, but stops before participating in this adventure is 600 experience
guessing as to what the caption actually refers to. points.
Their task done, he thanks the adventurers for their
work and begs the character's leave--saying he has much Treasure
to discuss with his fellow clergy, the Lord Regent, and
The characters receive the following treasure, divided
the Lord Sage.
up amongst the party. Characters should attempt to
Cassyt is Still Alive. Doomguide Glandon is also
divide treasure evenly whenever possible. Gold piece
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values listed for sellable gear are calculated at their Renown
selling price, not their purchase price.
Consumable magic items should be divided up All faction members earn one renown point for
however the group sees fit. If more than one character is participating in this adventure.
interested in a specific consumable magic item, the DM
can determine who gets it randomly should the group be Downtime
unable to decide.
Each character receives ten downtime days at the
Permanent magic items are divided according to a
conclusion of this adventure.
system. See the sidebar if the adventure awards
permanent magic items. Favors and Enmity
Treasure Awards The characters have the opportunity to earn the
Item Name GP Value following enmity during the course of play.
Payment from Doomguide Glandon 100 Enmity of Doomguide Yovir Glandon. Despite his
Jewelry from area 3 40 requests, you were caught stealing from the resting dead
Clothing from area 3 60 or allowed others to do so. Because of this, all members
Trinkets from crematoria 130 of Kelemvor's clergy in Phlan are highly distrustful of
Welcomer pouches 20 you. So long as you have this enmity, all future Charisma
Sedrair's crown 250
(Deception, Intimidation, or Persuasion) checks made
Sedrair's crown (ruined) 50
against members of Kelemvor's faithful in Phlan are
Sedrair's weights and balance 80
made with disadvantage. Additionally, the cost for any
Sedrair's gold dagger 12
spellcasting services provided by the clergy is increased
Stones from Sedrair's throne 8
by 10%.
Rorreth's lockbox 100
Writing set 75 Enmity of the Welcomers. You slew one or more
Thayan's pouch 45 members of the Welcomers for little more than petty
Cultist's pouch 25 theft. So long as you have this enmity, all future
Kobolds' pouches 5 Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, or Persuasion)
checks made against members of the Welcomers
Goggles of Night faithful are made with disadvantage.
Wondrous item, uncommon Favor of the Welcomers. You helped a small group of
These brass-framed goggles feel cool to the touch when Welcomers escape from the Catacombs without
worn. While wearing them, you have darkvision out to a informing Doomguide Glandon. So long as you have this
range of 60 feet. If you already have darkvision, these favor, all future Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, or
goggles extend that range by 60 feet. A full description Persuasion) checks made against members of the
of this item can be found in the basic rules or the Welcomers faithful are made with advantage.
Dungeon Master’s Guide.
DM Rewards
Permanent Magic Item Distribution You receive 200 XP and ten downtime days for running
D&D Adventurers League has a system in place to determine this session.
who is awarded permanent magic items at the end of a session.
Each character’s logsheet contains a column to record
permanent magic items for ease of reference.
 If all the players at the table agree on one character taking
possession of a permanent magic item, that character gets
the item.
 In the event that one or more characters indicate an
interest in possessing a permanent magic item, the
character that possesses the fewest permanent magic
items gets the item. If there is a tie in the total number of
permanent magic items owned by contesting characters,
the item’s owner is determined randomly by the DM.
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Appen
A ndix: Monst
M ter/NP
PC Sta
atistiics
STR DEX C
CON INT WIS C
CHA
B
Banditt 11 (+0)) 12 (+1) 100 (+0) 10 (+0)) 11 (+0) 100 (+0)
M
Medium humanoid
d (any race), any noon-lawful alignmen
nt Skills Deeception +2, Reli gion +2
Senses ppassive Perceptioon 10
A
Armor Class 12 (lleather armor) Languagges any one language (usually Co
ommon)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
H Challengge 1/8 (25 XP)
S
Speed 30 ft.
Dark Deevotion. The cultiist has advantagee on saving throw
ws
STR DEXX CON INT WIS CHA against being charmed o or frightened.
11 (+0) 12 (+
+1) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 10 (+0
0) 10 (+0)
SSenses passive Peerception 10

Actio
ons
LLanguages any onne language (usu
ually Common) Scimitarr. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
CChallenge 1/8 (25
5 XP) creaturee. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1)) slashing damagge.
A
Actions
S
Scimitar. Melee Weapon
W Attack: +3
3 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
f one target.
Gho
oul
H
Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) slashing damage. Medium undead, chaotic evvil
LLight Crossbow. Ranged

R Weapon Attack:
A +3 to hit, range 80 Armor CClass 12
ft
ft./320 ft., one tarrget. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing dammage. Hit Poin
nts 22 (5d8)
Speed 300 ft.
C
Cassyt (Acolyyte) STR DEX C
CON INT WIS C
CHA
M
Medium humanoid
d (human), neutrall good 13 (+1)) 15 (+2) 100 (+0) 7 (−2) 10 (+0) 6 (−2)
A
Armor Class 10 Damagee Immunities poiison
H
Hit Points 9 (2d8) Conditioon Immunities ch harmed, exhaustion, poisoned
S
Speed 30 ft. Senses ddarkvision 60 ft., passive Percepttion 10
Languagges Common
STR DEXX CON INT WIS CHA Challengge 1 (200 XP)
10 (+0) 10 (+
+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 14 (+2
2) 11 (+0)
SSkills Medicine +4
4, Religion +2 Actio
ons
SSenses passive Peerception 10 Bite. Meelee Weapon Atta ck: +2 to hit, reacch 5 ft., one creature.
LLanguages any on ne language (usu
ually Common) Hit: 9 (22d6 + 2) piercing damage.
CChallenge 1/4 (500 XP)
Claws. M Melee Weapon Atttack: +4 to hit, reeach 5 ft., one tarrget.
Hit: 7 (22d4 + 2) slashingg damage. If the ttarget is a creature
SSpellcasting. Casssyt is a 1st-level spellcaster.
s Her spellcasting
s other th an an elf or undeead, it must succceed on a DC 10
aability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12, 1 +4 to hit with spell Constituution saving throow or be paralyzeed for 1 minute. T The
aattacks). Cassyt has
h the following cleric spells prep pared: target caan repeat the savving throw at the end of each of itts
C
Cantrips (at will): light, sacred flam
me, thaumaturgy turns, ennding the effect oon itself on a succcess.
1st level (3 slots): bless, cure wounnds, sanctuary
A
Actions
C
Club. Melee Weap pon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
o target.
H
Hit: 2 (1d4) bludg
geoning damage.
C
Cultistt
M
Medium humanoid
d (any race), any noon-good alignmentt
A
Armor Class 12 (lleather armor)
Hit Points 9 (2d8)
H
S
Speed 30 ft.
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Knight Kobold
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Small humanoid (kobold), lawful evil
Armor Class 18 (plate) Armor Class 12

Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16) Hit Points 5 (2d6 − 2)
Speed 30 ft. Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 11 (+0) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 11 (+0) 15 (+2) 7 (−2) 15 (+2) 9 (−1) 8 (−1) 7 (−2) 8 (−1)
Saving Throws Con +4, Wis +2 Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8
Senses passive Perception 10 Languages Common, Draconic
Languages any one language (usually Common) Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the kobold has
Brave. The knight has advantage on saving throws against disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom
being frightened. (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Pack Tactics. The kobold has advantage on an attack roll
Actions against a creature if at least one of the kobold’s allies is within 5
Multiattack. The knight makes two melee attacks. feet of the creature and the ally isn’t incapacitated.
Greatsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage. Actions
Dagger. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, range
Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.
100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d10) piercing damage.
Sling. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one
Leadership (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). For 1 minute,
target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
the knight can utter a special command or warning whenever a
nonhostile creature that it can see within 30 feet of it makes an
attack roll or a saving throw. The creature can add a d4 to its Rorreth (Red Wizard)
roll provided it can hear and understand the knight. A creature Medium humanoid (human), neutral evil
can benefit from only one Leadership die at a time. This effect
ends if the knight is incapacitated. Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor)
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Reactions Speed 30 ft.
Parry. The knight adds 2 to its AC against one melee attack that
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
would hit it. To do so, the knight must see the attacker and be
9 (−1) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 17 (+3) 12 (+1) 11 (+0)
wielding a melee weapon.
Saving Throws Int +5, Wis +3
Skills Arcana +5, History +5
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Common, Draconic, Dwarvish, Elvish
Spellcasting. The red wizard is a 4th-level spellcaster. Its

spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit
with spell attacks). The mage has the following wizard spells
prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light, fireblast, shocking grasp
1st level (4 slots): shield, mage armor, magic missile
2nd level (3 slots): invisibility, misty step
Actions
Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 3 (1d8 – 1) bludgeoning damage.
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Spy Thug
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment
Armor Class 12 Armor Class 11 (leather armor)

Hit Points 27 (6d8) Hit Points 32 (5d8 + 10)
Speed 30 ft. Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 16 (+3) 15 (+2) 11 (+0) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 11 (+0)
Skills Deception +5, Insight +4, Investigation +5, Perception +6, Skills Intimidation +2
Persuasion +5, Sleight of Hand +4, Stealth +4 Senses passive Perception 10
Senses passive Perception 16 Languages any one language (usually Common)
Languages any two languages Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Pack Tactics. The thug has advantage on an attack roll against a
Cunning Action. On each of its turns, the spy can use a bonus creature if at least one of the thug’s allies is within 5 feet of the
action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action. creature and the ally isn’t incapacitated.
Sneak Attack (1/Turn). The spy deals an extra 7 (2d6) damage

when it hits a target with a weapon attack and has advantage
Actions
on the attack roll, or when the target is within 5 feet of an ally of Multiattack. The thug makes two melee attacks.
the spy that isn’t incapacitated and the spy doesn’t have
Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature.
disadvantage on the attack roll.
Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
Actions Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, range

100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d10) piercing damage.
Multiattack. The spy makes two melee attacks.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Hand Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 30/120
Zombie
ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 8
Skeleton Hit Points 22 (3d8 + 9)
Medium undead, lawful evil Speed 20 ft.
Armor Class 13 (armor scraps) STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Hit Points 13 (2d8 + 4) 13 (+1) 6 (−2) 16 (+3) 3 (−4) 6 (−2) 5 (−3)
Speed 30 ft.
Saving Throws Wis +0
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Damage Immunities poison
10 (+0) 14 (+2) 15 (+2) 6 (−2) 8 (−1) 5 (−3) Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8
Damage Vulnerabilities bludgeoning Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t
Damage Immunities poison speak
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages understands all languages it knew in life but can’t Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the zombie to 0 hit
speak points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) + the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or from a
critical hit. On a success, the zombie drops to 1 hit point
instead.
Actions
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
Actions
target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage.
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Appendix: Map of
o thee Cata
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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

 He can payy the characterss 100 gp and a set of gog-

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)

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SSenses passive Peerception 10

LLight Crossbow. Ranged

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Armor Class 18 (plate) Armor Class 12

Spellcasting. The red wizard is a 4th-level spellcaster. Its

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Armor Class 12 Armor Class 11 (leather armor)

Sneak Attack (1/Turn). The spy deals an extra 7 (2d6) damage

Actions Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, range

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Damiano Lunardon (Order #23709472)