Fourth Tier of the Great Pyramid
Lost City of Khemsa, Forgotten Kingdom of Verulia, Great Eastern Desert, the World of Hyboria
Day Three. Nightfall. 15th day of the month of Yuluk, 1279th year of the Age of Aquilonia
The crypt raiders, comprised of outlanders and renegade Verulians, search for fabled artifacts of sorcerous power said to be entombed with the great Pharaoh Xuthalhotep, that they might wield that power to overthrow Zargoth, self-styled demon god of the lost city of Khemsa.
Wounded but successful in their first foray into the ageless tombs of the Great Pyramid, the explorers rest and recover their strength in a secluded passageway.
Four hours and two watch shifts pass uneventful.
And then all hell breaks loose.
BOOM!
Just to the south of the adventurers' camp, the floor suddenly explodes upward in a violent upheaval of ancient stone blocks!
The earth-shattering explosion wakes the entire party who are partially healed by the incredible Mists of Osorus.
Before the dust can settle, from out of the jagged maw in the floor bursts Zargoth the Destroyer, demon god of the Great Pyramid!
The atrocious elder horror is even more terrifying than he appeared in their nightmares.
His gigantic, thickly muscled frame fills the corridor. In the place of limbs writhe countless tentacles, each ending in a wicked hook. His teeth are like knives. His horn, a longspear. And his single malevolent eye sees all, piercing shadow, flesh, dreams, and the minds of Men.
He knows their plan. He knows everything that transpires in the lost city!
With merry hatred, the horrifying demon roars in a voice like an erupting volcano that seems to shake the pyramid itself! "MISERABLE, CONNIVING, PLOTTING LITTLE SHITS! YOU DARE OPPOSE ME?! DID YOU THINK I WOULD JUST WAIT FOR YOU?! COME ON, YOU CRAVEN, COWARDLY WEAKLINGS! HERE I AM!! NOW'S YOUR CHANCE! TRY AND KILL ME!
I'LL EAT YOUR HEADS AND SHIT YOUR SKULLS!!"
Actions?!
Map:
Z = Zargoth. Lighter areas are visible. All else is from memory.
Map Detail:
PC Status:
- Amethu: Verulian Grand Magus Cleric/Magic-User 2/1: Move: 9", AC: 4, HP: 6/10, Spells: 3/6 1st lvl
Arthfael Griogarach: Cimmerian Northman Druid 3: Move: 12", AC: 6, HP: 14/17, Spells: 5/5 1st lvl, 3/4 2nd lvl and 1/2 3rd lvl, Lantern
Garrin Locke: Argosian Atlantean Paladin 2: Move: 12", AC: 4(2), HP: 13/18, Laying Hands: 0/1
Kiri Khutan: Kambujan Easterner Fighter/Magic-User 1/1: Move: 9", AC: 4, HP: 7/7, Spells: 0/2 1st lvl
Loche: Pict Savage Thief 3: Move: 9", AC: 5, HP: 18/18
Mako: Khitan Easterner Illusionist 2: Move: 12", AC: 7(5), HP: 2/6, Spells: 1/2 1st lvl
Soruk: Verulian Osoran Cleric/Fighter 1/1: Move: 12", AC: 6(5), HP: 9/9, Spells: 3/3 1st lvl
Xorzen: Verulian Osoran Monk 2: Move: 16", AC: 8, HP: 12/12
Zahra: Verulian Amazon Fighter 2: Move: 12", AC: 3, HP: 16/16
- Protection from Evil (Garrin): -2 to AC and +2 to saving throws against evil, in a 10 foot radius around Garrin.
Healing Mists of Osorus (All except Amethu and Zahra): All lost HP recovered with 8 hours of sleep. Wakeful rest, or sleeping less than 8 hours, enables recovery of 1 HP per hour. Duration: "months."