AD&D 1.0 I5 Level 7-9 Adventure - Lost Tomb of Martek

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Lost Tomb of Martek

by Tracy Raye Hickman

This module can be played by itse

AN ADVENTURE FOR CHARACT


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notes to the Dungeon master

This is the third and final module in

either with or without the other mo

adventure in the other Desert of De

PALM.


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ABBREVIATIONS USED IN MONS

AC=Armor Class

MV=Movement

HD=Hit Dice

hp=hit points


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Trap/Trick: Traps, such as pit-falls

Lore: This catch-all contains point

These details will help you to make

to read from runes (verses written


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Players begin their adventure in SE

section i: Desert wilderness

DESERT PROLOGUE


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gp weight) or at 15" when carrying

attack by biting and spitting. There

them. If a camel spits, there is a 25

tempered and refuse to rise for trav

they have risen, however, they will

place without moving for one hour,


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unless they stop all movement. Pa

and then move in that direction for

dust storm is at 1/2 the normal rat

7. Acid Rain Black clouds start to

close overhead and an acid rain w

flesh. Cloth and other coverings sh


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Efreeti or the Djinni (see the note o

the ground a few hundred yards aw

Djinni's arms are crossed over his

fireball flies from his hands at the D

blasting a huge hole in the ground.

at the Efreeti. A black cloud appea


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Roll 1d10 for each PC. Give the ru

keep their rumors secret or tell the

1. (T)Martek was the greatest mag

devices was greater than his while

the desert west of the White Palm


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Time, Fear, Death, Oblivion, Divisio

9. 'T) The tales of Martek's greatne

and wondrous items of antiquity va

untold wealth can still be found the

10. For this rumor, tell the most ou


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seem to drop off into sky. There a

above you. At dawn, the entire sky

and orange sky, one above the ho

move closer and closer to each oth

disappearing into the night.

>>Before you, the ground seems t


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the sea of glass and attack. The w

their ship. Because the glass here

change. The hole is like another sh

Characters will take 1 point of dam

2. 1-10 Skittercrabs (AC 3; MV 4"/

surface in their hard shells in searc


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find it motionless upon the glass.

beams, ropes and davits. It will ch

can be exorcised or destroyed by

was made to travel in the heat of t

interesting and believable.


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The base absorbs the heat from th

force between the runners. This lift

diamonds on its edge to cut into th

into movement. Anyone riding in a

but will not take any damage so lo


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NOTE! Read this boxed descriptio

>>As the ringing tone of the crysta

you. Suddenly, overhead, the sky

revealing one of the largest structu


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Play: There are secret doors at the

disk in the altar starts the Trap/Tri

Trap/Trick: When the disk is press

start to lower over the archway ex

inches, a wall of lightning from floo

The lightning will move north, throu


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All over the garden, there are bush

will heal 1-6 points once each day

have no powers and their bushes w

Through the centuries after Martek


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AND MEN for details.

3. 1-8 Giant Tarantulas (AC 6; MV

4. 1-4 Giant Scorpions (AC 3; MV poison stinger)

5. 1-4 Grenade Palms (AC 10; MV

fruit that look like pineapples. Thes


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CREATURES, AND MEN for deta

4. Villagemaster Bandik, Guilder T

with N tendencies; thief abilities). S5. Percivlis, human paladin (AC 4;

CREATURES, AND MEN for deta

6. Roll again on this table.


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of you that rises to the domed ceil

stairs.

Play: The gong will only sound wh

after the PCs appear, 20 guilders w

he does, the guilder villagers will b


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The falling water splashes into poo

polished blue-gray stone in front of

of the doors. The altar has strange

Play: See Trap/Trick for the doors

These doors will be open with the


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Monster: 20-52 Maddogs (AC 8; M

CREATURES, AND MEN for more

AL LG), is a maddog leader.

I9. Obelisk of the Ancients

>>Buried under tall grasses and b


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and when the PCs meet Trifakas,

are still alive, the DM must keep ca

CRYSTAL PRISM ENCOUNTERS

Use the CRYSTAL PRISM MAP 1


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southern doors are real; all of the o

small disk in the middle of the cen

Monster: An Iron Phoenix (AC 3; Mlords over the area. The creature c

(2d20) points of damage to all crea

Spells for half damage. The Iron P


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below). The only way out of this ar

SECTION VII (see Trap/Trick below

MARTEK' very far ahead of the PCTrap/Trick: A crystal miniature of t

what the PCs saw in area H in SE

instead of six. There are only hole


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woman is absolutely motionless.

J5a - J5f. Exit to Other Worlds>>This room is 180 feet across. Th

is raised 2 feet off the floor.


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Much of the adventure in the Black

Sardok or Pawnis) as they all raceif any, is in this area while the PCs

RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: Check


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BLACK ABYSS ENCOUNTERS

Use the BLACK ABYSS MAP.

K1a. South Wall

>>You appear at the back of a hug

a fantastic height. The walls, stretc


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More jagged-edged rocks block the

K2. Land End>>The trees and bushes end here

the ground suddenly ends in a cliff

see to the bottom of these drop-of


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New hex = old hex/4

3. Everything is 2 times clos

New hex = old hex / 24. No change.

No change.

5. No change.


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Play: From this point on in the Aby

changes as explained in area K3 aDISTORTION TABLE below to find

monster must roll separately at the

modifiers. Remember that distance


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because he moves so fast. If a ma

him so long to cast his spells.

NOTE! After the PCs have their fir

PCs.


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magic distortion, the spells may be

randomly on the spell list, in the P

2. Find the list of spells under the randomly on that list, in the Player

3. The spell that is really cast is th

the character tried to cast.


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storm from here or area K6 will be

turn. Read the following boxed des

>>As you pull the crystal minaret f

Putting the crystal back in its base

island starts to pulse and turn red.


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room L4a will have the unique plea

northwest wall of L4a. These lucky

The only way the characters can g

L4a.


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L1b. Apartment of the Firstwife

>>A large oval bed strewn with pill

woman dressed in royal robes sits

dagger blade. An open ornate doo

archway in the east wall. Behind th


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L1f. Cloak Room

>>The walls of this 20-foot square

The tall figure of a man in rich whit

doorway in the west wall. An arche

west are pulled open and tied bac


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Play: There is a 1-inch open space

L1l. Bottleroom

>>This 10-foot wide room is 20 fee

glittering bottle on the floor rocks b


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attacks) stands proudly in the hall

Treasure: A Staff of Teleportation r

teleport single items of less than 2

staff's user must picture in his min

staff to the object. Remember that

through the Trap/Trick #2 in room L


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door in the center of the west wall.

room. Two other guards are frozen

figures stand with swords drawn to

Play: The three strange figures are

The iron door is open '/s of an inch


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torches, too, are not time-trapped.

L3e. Audience

>>This ancient throne room is lit b

walls. Thick pillars support the roo

far side of the hall, 50 feet away.


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section VI : crypt of al-alisk

CRYPT OF AL-ALISK PROLOGUE

BACKGROUND: This is a wilderne


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>>Suddenly you find yourselves s

feet tall. There are runes on its sid

There is a stillness in the air here,

Play: If the characters return to th

minaret from area M5m, they will b


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face disappears into the night sky

Monster: The Lancers of Death are

#AT 1; Dmg 1-8; AL NG) that appe

M5 for 3 hours at 500 feet above th

through the night. They can be eas


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M5b. Catacombs

>>There is a musty smell in this ar

that rise 30 feet to a flat ceiling. Th

foot square vaults on each side of


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ENTER LEAVE

LEAVE

Me Mk

Me

Mg Mi


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M5n. False Mourning

>>You enter a 30-foot square room

In the center of the room, there is a

and those of a human in chain ma


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This citadel was Martek's strongho

subspace bubble on an unknown,

The PCs' teleport spells cannot tak

normally inside the citadel. The on


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5. 2-16(2d8) Giant Tarantulas (AC

paralysed)

6. 2-12(2d6) Giant Scorpions (AC

poison else die)

7. 3-18(3d6) Mummies (AC 3; MV

save vs. spell else fear)


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Monster: 4 Cryptknights (AC 0; MV

continuous fear) and 10 Spectral M

#AT 1; Dmg 0; AL N) guard the an

Trap/Trick: Each of the statues sta

high turban and holding a giant sci

the names of the three Star Gems


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5. 201. a sea odyssey

6. farewell to limbs, a pictorial vorp

7. moby dragon

8. better caves and dungeons cook

9. snow dwarf and the seven wight

10. humantales for young fairies


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Roll 1d6 and give the PCs the scro

1. Scroll of polymorph

2. Scroll of 7 spells

3. Scroll of protection from undead

4. Scroll of protection from petrifac

5. Scroll of four spells


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monsters, creatures, and men

cryptknights

FREQUENCY: Very Rare

NUMBER APPEARING: 1-10


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SPECIAL DEFENSES: +1 or bette

MAGIC RESISTANCE: 20%

INTELLIGENCE: Standard

ALIGNMENT: Variable

SIZE: M

PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil


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PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil

Attack/Defense Modes: Nil

Dustdiggers inhabit arid areas tha

dustdigger typically digs a hole, co

hole. This leaves the ground above


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great deal of confusion, knock ove

non-player characters

GUILDERS


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GUILDER: A member of the guilde

This word came from "thieves guild

MADDOG: A member of the madd

one of the fighter class. Guilders c

MASTERGUILDER: The god of the


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"palan-teen."

This is the maddogs' version of the

about their history, they will be told

guilders' words (see above).

"When evil was brought into Mar-ti

into the world above. The guilders'


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Pawnis believes (incorrectly) that t

the Lawgivers as well as the three

the Lawgivers is a place of death a

Pawnis believes that Trifakas is ho

know what it is. Pawnis will not sh


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MEDALLION OF TIME

This medallion works in a power fie

Mobius Tower. This medallion has

however, this medallion gives the p

anything within the tower to his ow

can release anything that is time-tr


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A brilliant flash surrounds you as y

color. You are inside a bubble of s

your party, in their own bubbles, a

voice speaks into your mind: "Beho

determination!"


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is gone. You have arrived in the pl

CREDITS

DESIGN: Tracy Raye Hickman ED


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AD&D 1.0 I5 Level 7-9 Adventure - Lost Tomb of Martek