d20 Huge Ogre Publishing Forgotten Honor.pdf

Forgotten

INTRODUCTION

This short adventure is designed for four characters

of 2nd level, or a solo character such as a ﬁ ghter, paladin,

or cleric of higher level. It was intentionally made generic

in setting content so that it could be inserted into any

campaign setting. Many years ago, when humans were still

new in the area, a noble family of warriors strove to protect

the countryside, bringing justice and safety to those who

had none. Far and wide their name was known. In time

however their name faded from memory. With that passing

eventually came the passing of the knowledge of the clan’s

burial chambers.

Now their long forgotten tomb lies undiscovered amidst

a small glade in the forest, its once honorable occupants

changed into horrible undead creatures by the power of a

passing evil artifact.

Honor

A short adventure for four 2nd-level

player characters

CREDITS

PREPARATION

This adventure is designed to stand alone, but you

may ﬁ nd a copy of each of the three core rulebooks to

be useful when running this adventure. Paragraphs of

text that are bold are player information. You may read it

aloud or alter it to better ﬁ t what your players are doing.

Everything else is important information for you, including

special information about how to run the adventure. Full

monster statistics are included with each encounter for your

convenience.

The DM only text is red and Italics. It generally contains

background information, secret information, or trap

statistics. It could be anything pertinant to describing the

area or running the encounter.

Author:

Eric Price

Editing:

Eric Price

Layout:

Jennifer Price

Cartography:

Eric Price / Jennifer Price

Artwork:

Jennifer Price and VShane

CHARACTER HOOKS

The DM is free to contrive any means necessary to

get the characters out to investigate this old crypt. Some

possible ideas include:

1.)A young scholarly man researching his family’s history

uncovers information about such a tomb and after some

additional research, actually determines its location. He

sends the PCs to investigate.

2.)It is near one of the PCs homeland, but was only recently

discovered by a group of wandering children. Now the

town folk want it investigated.

3.)The PCs stumble upon the cave entrance while trekking

overland, perhaps during a thunderstorm.

Open Game Content

The entire text of this adventure, including the title and

starting with “Introduction” is Open Game Content and

may be used pursuant to the Open Game License.

Product Identity

The name Huge Ogre Publishing, its logos and trade dress,

and the illustrations that appear herein are all product

identity.

THE UPPER LEVEL

SCALING THE ADVENTURE

“Forgotten Honor” is designed for 2nd-level PCs, but

it can be adapted for parties of different levels. We offer

these suggestions:

1st-level PCs: Run the adventure as written but make the

following changes:

Reduce the number of skeletons in area 1 and area 6 to

three to make an EL1 encounter.

Reduce the number of zombies in area 3 to two to make

an EL1 encounter.

Remove the shadow in area 4 entirely.

Fill the fountain in area 7 with water and give a clue to the

PCs about its magical powers.

Change the ghast in area 8 to a ghoul.

3rd to 4th-level PCs: Run the adventure as written but

with the following changes.

Change the skeletons in area 1 and area 6 to zombies to

raise the encounter to EL 3.

Raise the number of zombie in area 3 to 6 and equip them

with a heavy steel shield to make them harder to hit.

Change the glyph to discharge when the ﬁ rst non-lawful

good PC passes by (or something similar to challenge the

party).

Have the shadow take refuge in stone between attacks

when possible.

Change the pit trap to be 40 ft deep with spikes at the

bottom (EL 3).

Add a ghoul or some other lesser undead attendants to area

8 to increase the encounter level.

5th and higher level PCs : The adventure isn’t really

recommended for these levels, but some suggestions

include:

Use all of the suggestions for 3rd and 4th-level PCs

above.

Change the skeletons in area 1 to large zombies. Give one

of them a missile weapon. Equip them with banded mail.

Change the zombies to ghouls.

Increase the complexity and damage on the trap in the

hallway of the lower level.

Armor and equip the ghast in area 8 with magical arms and

armor. Add lesser undead to the encounter.

Remember that altering the Encounter Levels in this

adventure should change the amount of treasure

proportionally. Consult the DMG to determine an

appropriate amount of treasure for the changes.

=5 feet

1. common crypt

Your light burns away the darkness of a rough hewn

cavern and exposes a sight unseen by human eyes for

a long time. The ﬂ oor is smooth but unworked stone.

The walls are rough hewn. Small mounds of debris lay

in small niches in the walls and on the ﬂ oor throughout

the room.

First Things First (EL 2)

The debris is the skeletal remains of warriors originally

buried in the crypt. Only a few were animated by the passing

artifact. After any of the PCs have entered the cavern

proper (20 feet from the southern edge) the skeletal debris

from the ﬂ oor rises up to meet them.

Human Warrior Skeleton (5): CR 1/3; Medium Undead (5

ft. 7 in. tall); HD 1d12; hp 6; Init +5; Spd 30 ft. (6 squares);

AC 15 (+1 Dex, +2 Natural, +2 heavy steel shield), touch

11, ﬂ atfooted 14; Atk: shortsword +1 melee (1d6+1/19-20)

or claw +1 melee (1d4+1); Full Atk: shortsword +1 melee

(1d6+1/19-20) or 2 claws +1 melee (1d4+1); SQ DR 5/

bludgeon, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to cold, undead traits;

AL NE; SV Fort +0, Ref +1, Will +2

Str 13 Dex 13 Con - Int - Wis 10 Cha 1.

Feats: Improved Initiative

Undead Traits: Immune to mind-inﬂ uencing effects,

poison, sleep, paralysis, stunning, and disease. Not subject

to critical hits, subdual damage, ability damage, energy

drain, or death from massive damage.

What Else?

A stone sarcophagus rests in an alcove decorated with

murals. The cofﬁ n has ornate runes carved on it and seems

to depict the rise and fall of some family. It is empty. There

is an inscription written in an ancient dialect of the common

on the lid of the sarcophagi. A successful Decipher Script

check (DC 10) reveals the message:

“When I move to greet the morning sun my greatest secret shall

be revealed.”

There are murals on the three walls of the small alcove

where the sarcophagus is located.

An Intelligence check (DC 10) reveals they seems to depict

an entire day, starting at sunrise (east wall), detailing the

middle of the day (north wall), and ﬁ nally the end of the

day (west wall). The east and west walls are identical.

glyph is designed to discharge a searing light spell on the ﬁ rst

evil being to pass through the doorway. Read Magic combined

with a Spellcraft check (DC 13) reveals the glyph’s purpose.

Glyph of warding: searing light (3d8 points of damage

(normal) or 6d6 points of damage (undead)); No save; Search

(DC 28); Disable Device (DC 28).

The globe of magical light ceases to function if removed from

the chain it hangs on.

3. desecrated tombs

The light from the other room quickly fades away as

you move through the archway and in to this narrow

hall. The hallway continues away from you another

30 feet. Three small arched alcoves open up off the

hallway on either side. The stench of death is heavy

here.

DM Only

Moving the sarcophagus requires a Strength check (DC

20). No more than two other people may assist. Moving the

sarcophagi west sets off a trap.

First Things First (EL 2)

The remains of the forgotten heroes have been animated

into zombies. They move to attack the PCs as soon as they

move through the archway from area 2 and pursue the PCs

until they are slain.

Zombies (4): CR 1/2; Medium Undead (6 ft. tall); HD

2d12+3; hp 16; Init -1 (Dex); Spd 30 ft. (6 squares; cant

run); AC 11 (-1 Dex, +2 Natural) touch 9, ﬂ at footed 11;

Atk: Slam +2 melee (1d6+1); SQ DR 5/slashing, darkvision

60 ft., single actions only, undead traits; AL NE; SV Fort

+0, Ref +1, Will +3

Str 12 Dex 8 Con - Int - Wis 10 Cha 1.

Feats: Toughness

Single Actions Only (Ex): Zombies have poor reﬂ exes

and can perform only a single move action or attack action

each round. A zombie can move up to its speed and attack

in the same round, but only if it attempts a charge.

Undead Traits: Immune to mind-inﬂ uencing effects,

poison, sleep, paralysis, stunning, and disease. Not subject

to critical hits, subdual damage, ability damage, energy

drain, or death from massive damage

What Else?

A Search check (DC 15) of the alcoves reveals the treasure

the zombies left behind

The gas billows out to cover all within 10 feet of the alcove.

Those inside must make a Fortitude save (DC 13) or fall

asleep for 1d20+10 minutes.

Moving the sarcophagus east activates the secret door leading

to area 2. The secret door can be detected (DC 20) without

moving the sarcophagus, but cannot be opened.

2. inner sanctum

The room beyond the secret door is lit with a single

ball of magical light, suspended from the ceiling in

the center of the chamber. The walls, covered in ivy

in some places, are decorated with murals depicting

warriors battling against monsters in the wilderness.

A stout iron banded door sits in the west wall. An

archway leads away to the east. Two large couches

squat in the room, dry-rotted and ruined by the hands

of time. There is nothing else apparent in the room.

What Else?

The door in the west wall is locked.

Iron-bound wooden door: hardness 5; 20 hp; Break DC

There is nothing of interest or value in the couches.

Treasure

4 large steel shields, worth 10 gp each. The shields are

adorned with a symbol.

A Knowledge – History (DC 15) reveals the symbol belongs

to a noble family long since dead. The family was known

for its many acts of heroism and justice.

DM Only

The west door has a glyph of warding set around its edge. The

LOWER LEVEL

4. eternal guardian

The [remains of the] door swing inward to reveal a

hallway leading away into the darkness. The light

from behind you glints off metal ahead of you in the

darkness, casting an eerie shadow throughout the

hall.

First Things First (EL 3)

A shadow has sensed the life forces of the PCs who

have entered the tomb. He now waits patiently within

the conﬁ nes of the statue and metal armor, waiting for

someone to approach. Once they do, the shadow attacks

relentlessly.

Shadow: CR 3; Medium Incorporeal Undead; HD 3d12;

hp 19; Init +2; Spd Fly (good) 40 ft. (8 squares); AC 13

(+2 Dex, +1 Deﬂ ection), touch 13, ﬂ at footed 11; Atk:

incorporeal touch +3 melee (1d6 Strength); SA create

spawn, strength damage; SQ darkvision 60 ft., incorporeal

traits, +2 turn resistance, undead traits; AL CE; SV Fort +1,

Ref +3, Will +4

Str - Dex 14 Con - Int 6 Wis 12 Cha 13.

Skills: Hide +8*, Listen +7, Search +4, Spot +7 ; Feats:

Alertness, Dodge

Create Spawn (Su): Any humanoid reduced to Strength

0 by a shadow becomes a shadow under the control of its

killer within 1d4 rounds.

Incorporeal Trait: Can be harmed only by other incorporeal

creatures, +1 or better magic weapons, or magic, with a

50% chance to ignore any damage from a corporeal source.

Can pass through solid objects at will, and own attacks pass

through armor. Always moves silently.

Strength Damage (Su): The touch of a shadow deals

1d6 points of Strength damage to a living foe. A creature

reduced to Strength 0 by a shadow dies. This is a negative

energy effect.

Undead Trait: Immune to mind-inﬂ uencing effects, poison,

sleep, paralysis, stunning, and disease. Not subject to critical

hits, subdual damage, ability damage, energy drain, or death

from massive damage

= 5 feet

5. trapped hallway

You have descended the stairs deeper into the earth.

Your light now casts a long light down the hallway

to the south before dissipating beyond your range

of vision. Perhaps 15 feet ahead the hall comes to an

intersection.

DM Only

Five feet past the intersection is a trapped section of ﬂ oor.

Walking on it causes the ﬂ oor to drop open, dumping the PCs

into a 20 ft deep pit. Pressing a special stone near the stairs

causes the ﬂ oor to lock in place for 3 rounds.

DM Only

The shadow does not know of the glyph, and pursues the PCs

through the door if they ﬂ ee. Doing so activates the glyph of

warding set there (assuming the PCs haven’t already) and

likely kills the creature.

Treasure

One suit of masterwork breastplate armor, ﬁ tted on a stone

statue, worth 175 gp.

Pit Trap (20 ft. deep): CR 1; no attack roll necessary

(2d6); Reﬂ ex save (DC 20) avoids; Search (DC 20) detects;

Disable Device (DC 20).

6. lower crypts

First Things First (EL 2)

Each of the lower crypts section (east and west) has the

same undead lurking in it. The artifact instructed them to

attack any who enter their tomb. The undead attack any

PCs who pass through the archways to their crypts and

pursue until destroyed.

Human Warrior Skeleton (5): CR 1/3; Medium Undead (5

ft. 7 in. tall); HD 1d12; hp 6; Init +5; Spd 30 ft. (6 squares);

AC 14 (+1 Dex, +2 Natural, +1 light steel shield), touch

11, ﬂ atfooted 13; Atk: shortsword +1 melee (1d6+1/19-20)

or claw +1 melee (1d4+1); Full Atk: shortsword +1 melee

(1d6+1/19-20) or 2 claws +1 melee (1d4+1); SQ DR 5/

bludgeon, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to cold, undead traits;

AL NE; SV Fort +0, Ref +1, Will +2

Str 13 Dex 13 Con - Int - Wis 10 Cha 1.

Feats: Improved Initiative

Undead Traits: Immune to mind-inﬂ uencing effects,

poison, sleep, paralysis, stunning, and disease. Not subject

to critical hits, subdual damage, ability damage, energy

drain, or death from massive damage

DM Only

The key in the fountain unlocks the door.

The font is long dry, but its magical effects are still present. If

sufﬁ cient water is placed in the font (such as with create water)

the font begins to work again. Anyone who drinks from the

font gains the effects of an aid spell. The spell acts as if cast

by a 5th-level cleric.

8. desecrated chapel

DM Only

IF there are no demihumans in the party you should adjust the

box text below.

The room beyond the iron bound door is much larger

than the domed room you just came from. The

darkness prevents many of you from seeing to the far

side of the room. Several rotten and rent tapestries line

the walls and at the far end lays a small table or altar.

Two large sarcophagi squat on either side of the altar.

Otherwise, the room appears vacant.

Alcoves ﬂ ank either side of the narrow passage here.

Each is ﬁ lled with several niches containing the bones

of those long dead. Mostly tattered burial shrouds

hang from the niches, but in a few spots the glint of

metal suggests something potentially more valuable.

First Things First (EL 4)

Here lies the greatest of the warriors. Cursed in death by

an ancient artifact of evil, he lives out his eternal existence

as a ghast. The locked door has prevented him from leaving

these many long years. He has heard the PCs as they

ﬁ ddled with the door and is currently crouched behind a

sarcophagus.

What Else?

A Search check (DC 20) reveals some small piece of jewelry.

There are six such pieces in each set of alcoves.

Treasure

6 small pieces of jewelry, worth 20 gp each and 5 light steel

shields, worth 5 gp each.

DM Only

Roll a hide check for the ghast, giving it a +4 circumstance

bonus because it is crouched behind the cofﬁ n. Compare it to

spot checks made by PCs as they enter the room. The ghast

attacks whoever comes close to the sarcophagi ﬁ rst. Once he has

paralyzed a foe he moves to attack another.

7. dry font

The hallway opens up here into a circular chamber. The

ceiling above is domed, and frescoes similar to those

in the lit room above decorate both it and the walls. A

small fountain of a comely looking man pouring water

out of an Urn around a group of eager children stands

dry and silent, dominating the center of the room. A

single iron door on the far side of the room is the only

other visible exit.

Ghast: CR 3 ; Medium Undead (6 ft. tall); HD 4d12+3;

hp 29; Init +3; Spd 30 ft. (6 squares); AC 17 (+3 Dex,

+4 Natural), touch 12, ﬂ at footed 14; Atk: bite +5 melee

(1d8+3 plus paralysis); Full atk: bite +5 melee (1d8+3 plus

paralysis) and 2 claws +3 melee (1d4+1 plus paralysis); SA

goul fever, stench, paralysis; SQ darkvision 60 ft., undead

traits, +2 turn resistance; AL CE; SV Fort +1, Ref +4, Will

Str 17 Dex 17 Con - Int 13 Wis 14 Cha 16.

Skills: balance +7, climb +9, hide +8, jump +9, move

silently +8, spot +8; Feats: multiattack, toughness.

Ghoul Fever (Su): Disease – bite, Fortitude DC 15,

incubation period one day, damage 1d3 Con and 1d3 Dex.

What Else?

The iron door in the south wall is locked.

A Spot check (DC 15) or a Search check (DC 10) reveals a

key in the dry fountain.

Ancient writing circles the lip of the fountain. A Decipher

Script (DC 10) reveals the phrase.

“From the glorious lord of the Sun did we all receive aid. So

shall you too, if you but drink as we did.”

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