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Dungeon Crawl Classics #48

The Adventure Continues

A COMPILATION OF ADVENTURES

FOR CHARACTER LEVELS 4-6

Credits

Developers: Harley Stroh, Joseph Goodman

Writers: Eric Artis, B. Matthew Conklin III, Ken Hart, Phillip Larwood, Jeff LaSala, Brendan LaSalle, Jason Little, Mike

Ferguson, Stephen S. Greer, Greg Oppedisano, Artem V. Serebrennikov, Justin Sipla, Jessica Van Oort

Front Cover Artist: William McAusland Back Cover Artist: Eugene Jaworski

Interior Artists: Chris Arneson, Gary Dupuis, Jason Edwards, Friedrich Haas, Cory Hamel, Doug Kovacs, Cliff Kurowski, Gary

Dupuis, Brad McDevitt, Jesse Mohn, Mark Parsons, Chad Sergesketter

Cartographers: Rob Conley, Jeremy Simmons Line Editor: Harley Stroh

Editors: Aeryn “Blackdirge” Rudel, Ken Hart, Elizabeth R. A. Liddell, Liz Rich

Graphic Designers: Joseph Goodman, Greg Porter

Proofreaders: Mike Ferguson, Rick Maffei, Aeryn “Blackdirge” Rudel

Playtesters: Dave Bean, Andy DeSimone, Nanci Moy; Stanley Cramer, April Greer, Ben Williams; Ginni Bain, Lori King, Duane

Waldrop, Micki Waldrop; Bret Boyd, Scot Boyd, Chuck Cuthbert, Heather Cuthbert, Greg King, John Geoghegan, Brad Nieder;

Toni Easter, Matt Gossett, Haden Huffaker, Stephanie Huffaker, Dave Husted, Erin McSpadden, Jeff McSpadden; Kathryn

Sipla; John LaSala, Marisa LoPrete, Kate Baldwin, Richie Procopio; Ed Artis, Barry Buchanan, Bill Harris, Bob Vought, Mary

Jo Pupala, Daryl Corey, Jon Lillemoe, Paul Steele; Sara Hannon, Sarah Hagenmaier, Amanda Williams, Emily Gaines, and Kitt

Evans; Michael Aitchison, Glen Hogbin, Kevin Knight, Trevor Magrath, Adam Ryder, Lee Wise; Jay Albrecht, Clint Carrell, Chad

MacPhee, David Ticheler, Paula Ticheler

Table of Contents

Adventure Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page

Madness at the Mutilated Oak . . Ken Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Arneson . . . . . . .3

Ghosts of the Mastodon Clan . . . Brendan LaSalle . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Parsons . . . . . . .15

Heroes’ End. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen S. Greer . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Dupuis . . . . . . . .29

Tide of Evil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Artis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Kovacs . . . . . . .53

Mistfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chad Sergesketter . . .66

Yellow Jade Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeremy Simmons . . . . . . . . . . . Cory Hamel . . . . . . . . .82

Nightmare Closet. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff LaSala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friedrich Haas . . . . . .92

Dale of the Dead . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Lampi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Kovacs . . . . . . .108

Like Clockwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cliff Kurowski . . . . . . .118

The Crawling Tower. . . . . . . . . . . Phillip Larwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cliff Kurowski . . . . . . .131

Fortune’s Folly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Gentry & Lara Gose . . . . . . Brad McDevitt . . . . . . .145

Snare of the Shadow Sylphs. . . . Jessica Van Oort . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Edwards . . . . . .153

Scourge of the Wasp Lord . . . . . Justin Sipla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jesse Mohn . . . . . . . .165

The Ruby of Rak’shaz . . . . . . . . . Artem Serebrennikov . . . . . . . . Doug Kovacs . . . . . . .185

Vale of the Indus . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Conklin & Greg Oppedisano. . Chad Sergesketter . . .199

Appendix 1: New Monsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Bonus! Xcrawl: Dungeonbattle Brooklyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

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Dungeon Crawl Classics

Madness at the Mutilated Oak

By Ken Hart

AN ADVENTURE FOR CHARACTER LEVELS 4-6

Introduction

Adventure Summary

Answering a call for help, the heroes arrive in the small

town of Cillamar, where they learn that a bard of grow-

ing fame (and dubious talent) has disappeared, along

with several other men. In addition, an unearthly shriek

of agony has been heard coming from the region to the

east – an odd landscape of sharp stones, barren paths,

and twisted trees. A huge oak tree towers over that

area. An evil elven druid is inflicting great damage on

the tree and its protective dryad in her desire to possess

the “fey treasure” that she believes lies within the oak.

She possesses a fey-created staff that has enabled her

to manipulate the missing townspeople into serving her.

Remember the golden days of role playing, when

adventures were underground, NPCs were there to be

killed, and the finale of every dungeon was the dragon

on the 20th level? Well, those days are back. Dungeon

Crawl Classics feature bloody combat, intriguing dun-

geons, and no NPCs who aren’t meant to be killed.

Each adventure is 100% good, solid dungeon crawl,

with the monsters you know, the traps you fear, and the

secret doors you know must be there somewhere.

Madness at the Mutilated Oak is designed for four to six

characters of 6th level. While the characters can be of

any class, a druid or ranger may be especially useful.

Some characters may suffer ability damage in this

adventure, so access to a lesser restoration spell or

potion would be handy. See the “Scaling Information”

section for ways to tailor this adventure to your group’s

size and unique style of play.

The PCs must get past her bugbear minions, defeat a

satyr ranger and his dire weasel “pets,” and avoid the

stings of giant wasps to reach the great oak. Once

there, they must deal with the powerful druid herself and

her charmed protectors. The challenge for the heroes is

to defeat the druid without killing the four innocent

townspeople, who have few qualms about using deadly

force against the adventurers.

Should the valiant heroes succeed, they earn the grati-

tude of the badly injured dryad, who rewards them and

gives them information about the region and the secret

of the great oak.

Game Master’s Section

nently. If the party has a fey ally, then have that fey

plead for aid in the dream. Upon waking, the PC real-

izes that something bad is happening near Cillamar.

The nature of the threat isn’t clear, but the need for help

is urgent.

Encounter Table

To help the GM prepare, we have included a quick ref-

erence table showing all encounters at a glance. Loc –

the location number keyed to the map for the encounter.

Pg – the module page number that the encounter can

be found on. Type – this indicates if the encounter is a

trap (T), puzzle (P), or combat (C). Encounter – the key

monsters, traps, or NPCs that can be found in the

encounter. Names in italics are classed NPCs. EL – the

encounter level.

Phinneas Muddey and Arvik Duerlagg are well traveled

in the Kingdom of Morrain, so it’s possible they encoun-

tered one of the adventurers during a previous exploit.

That hero could desire to make a quick stop in Cillamar

to visit a good friend or settle an old score (depending

on the nature of the earlier encounter).

The eerie shrieking is apparently causing many animals

and monsters to flee the odd region – and enter the

town! The heroes, while traveling nearby, hear that

Patriarch Ranz Mentzer of Cillamar is seeking adven-

turers to deal with the source of the disturbance.

Loc

Type

Encounter

1-1

T/C

Rolling rock trap

Groth Greenstab,

bugbear Drd1

2 bugbears Fgt1

Background Story

Several hundred years ago, a band of evil fey – mem-

bers of the “Unseelie Court” – entered the Known

Realms through a shadowy gateway at the bottom of a

well. This portal led to a dark dimension where crea-

tures such as themselves thrived. Once they arrived

here, they attacked and manipulated innocents, espe-

cially children, driving them to commit tragic acts.

Powerful druids banded together to defeat this threat.

The angry fey retreated, but they swore they would

return and cursed the land around them. The druids’ vic-

tory was thus tainted, as the natural landscape was

transformed by the fey oath into a bizarre mix of forest,

dust, and volcanic rock. The druids sealed the well with

the creation of a magical oak above it. As long as the

oak lives, the gateway to the dark domain cannot be

reopened.

1-2

Kalan, satyr Rgr2

4 dire weasels

1-3

3 giant wasps

1-4

Lucia Saralonde, Drd7

Phinneas Muddey, Brd4

Kelvin and Ambrose

Wickworth, Com1/War1

Arvik Duerlagg, War2

Scaling Information

Madness at the Mutilated Oak is designed for four to six

characters of 6th level, but can be modified for parties

of different sizes or levels. Consider adapting the

adventure using any of the following suggestions:

Weaker parties (3 or fewer characters, or lower than

6th level): Remove the class levels from the bugbears

in area 1-1 and have the rolling rock trap affect only one

square. Remove one of the dire weasels in area 1-2. In

area 1-4, reduce Lucia to 6th level.

Unable to “heal” the landscape, the band of druids grew

despondent. Trusting to good-aligned fey to watch over the

great oak, they soon retreated from memory. The decades

passed, and much of this history was lost, although some

tales of the fey’s influence in this region remain.

Stronger parties (7 or more characters, or higher

than 6th level): Increase the class levels of the bug-

bears and Kalan by +1. Add one more giant wasp to the

encounter in area 1-3 or increase their hit dice by +2.

Increase Lucia’s level by +1.

Lucia Saralonde, an evil druid, believes that she is a

direct descendant of fey and is obsessed with gathering

fey knowledge and power. She recently discovered a

magical staff, the switch of the unseelie, and she has

traced its origins to this region. She believes that a

hoard of druidic or fey treasure lies within the great oak.

With her allies – a satyr ranger named Kalan and a trio

of bugbears she has anointed “the Greenstab Tribe” –

Lucia arrived at the great oak, captured Tangle, the

dryad assigned as its protector, and has since been tor-

turing the dryad in a futile attempt to uncover the source

and nature of the treasure. To further torment Tangle,

Lucia has inflicted great damage on the oak itself. In a

rage, she cast blight , which would have killed the tree if

Getting the Players Involved

The following hooks can be used to get the players

involved in the adventure:

If there is a druid or ranger in the party, or if any mem-

ber has established friendly relations with non-evil fey,

that character can be haunted by disturbing nightmares,

full of violence and pain. The great oak appears promi-

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