The Gibbering Tower

Introduction The Dungeon

This adventure is provided as a special Gen Con 2011 complementary 8. The stairs descend 50’ into this damp chamber.
scenario to get you started playing Labyrinth Lord. This adventure can be 9. This room contains piles of twisted and deformed skeletons that may have
played in a few hours, perfect for a convention game or an evening of play been human at one time.
with little preparation. 10. This room is unremarkable except for the three cells at the north side,
each locked with an iron gate.
Background a. Empty
An ominous tower lies in a valley among dark woods. Moans and unintelligible b. A pool of infectious goo is in the center of this cell. Creatures touching
voices from the tower occasionally rattle the valley and reach a small it or treading on it must save vs. poison or lose 1d4 hp for 1d4 rounds.
frightened farming village. Rumors say that long ago a demon-worshiping c. Empty
sorcerer once lived in the tower, but no one 11. This room was a torture chamber. It
dares investigate. Can a brave party of contains a wooden table and a shelf with
adventurers explore the tower and bring an several torture instruments, including
end to its demonic utterings? chains, iron hooks, and rusty knives. An
Iron Maiden is against the east wall. If
The Tower opened, a ghoul leaps out. Ghoul (1) AL
1. Reception Area: The door to this room is C, MV 90’ (30’), AC 6, HD 2 (turn as 3
locked. Rotting chairs, couches, and HD), #AT 3, DG 1d3/1d3/1d3 +
rugs adorn the room. A fireplace is at paralysis, SV F2, ML 9, THC]
the west all. A spiral staircase at the 12. This room contains many iron vats
north wall leads up, and a staircase at and cauldrons. A ghoul lies in one, and
the south wall leads down. On the jumps out to attack. If the Iron Maiden is
fireplace mantle is a terrarium filled with opened in area 11 it will join combat
a silvery fungus. The fungus produces there after 1 round. Ghoul (1) AL C, MV
lamp oil. 90’ (30’), AC 6, HD 2 (turn as 3 HD),
2. Sitting Room: This room is adorned with #AT 3, DG 1d3/1d3/1d3 + paralysis, SV
dusty old furniture. F2, ML 9] There is a sack containing 120
3. Sorcerer’s Bedroom: Underneath the bed gp inside one of the smaller cauldrons.
is a secret door in the floor. Underneath 13. One round after entering this area
is a locked iron box containing 400 sp, stones fall from the ceiling. PCs within
40 gp, and a scroll of warding against must save vs. breath attacks or suffer 2d4
lycanthropes. The box has a poison hp damage.
needle trap, save versus poison or die. 14. This room is empty except for a
4. Library: This room contains many rotten length of rope and an empty
crumbling and moth-eaten books. waterskin.
However, the library’s guardian still 15. Two dead adventurers. Between
resides here and attacks immediately. them they have 30 sp.
Statue, Animate Crystal (1)[AL L, MV 16. This room contains an earthy smell
90’ (30’), AC 4, HD 3, #AT 2 (fists), DG of rot, and two zombies. Zombies (2)[AL
1d6/1d6, SV F3, ML 11, THC None] C, MV 120’ (40’), AC 8, HD 2, #AT 1,
5. Chart Room: This room contained many DG 1d8 or weapon, SV F1, ML 12]
astrological charts (now decayed and 17. The hall leading to this room
useless) and instruments for looking at contains a 10’ deep pit trap. This room
the stars. The ceiling is inlaid with brass contains rotten food provisions.
in various patterns of obscure 18. This room contains hundreds of
astrological significance. It becomes a window to far off alien places if bottles of exotic wines from many far off places and worlds. Most are
stared at for 3 consecutive rounds. If the window is activated PCs must spoiled, but there are 3d6 intact bottles worth 2d4 x 10 gp each.
save versus spells or run away in fear for 2d6 rounds. 19. This secret room is locked. Anyone attempting to pick the lock or break
6. Laboratory: This room contains many broken glass vials and equipment. the door down must save vs. spell-like devices or have one arm or leg as
On a wooden shelf at the south wall there are 4 intact canisters, one each applicable withered as a staff of withering. This room contains many
containing small animal bones, dried eyes, dried locusts, and animal (?) shelves with the following items: a magic-user scroll with charm person,
fat. shield, and ESP; ring of water walking; sword +1 with light 30’ radius;
7. Conjuring Room: The ceiling to this room is partially torn away. Symbols of chime of opening.
demonic summoning are etched in the floor at the center of the room. A 20. This room contains a 10’ diameter glass sphere, on a metal stand. Anyone
stone eye of terror inexplicably hovers here. If touched, it begins to spin touching the sphere, even if using objects or other means to distance
in the air, its mouth emitting a deafeningly loud voice of gibbering oneself, must save versus death or be drawn inside. Once drawn inside a
nonsense. PCs are struck by small bursts of lightning from the creatures PC is trapped and ages 10 years each round. He dies of starvation after
eye stalks. Save versus wands for half damage, otherwise PCs receive 1d6 2d4 rounds and then rots away into dust before his companions’ eyes.
hp damage. The creatures spins this way for 2d4 rounds, dealing small The sphere can be knocked off its stand with a successful open doors
lightning bolts each round before settling into stillness again. check, and there is a 30% chance the glass cracks releasing its occupants.
Anyone attempting an open doors roll is drawn inside as well.

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