[Campaign] [1060] The Ruins of Undermountain.pdf

U NDER M OUNTAIN

Campaign Guide

to Undermountain

Dedication

This ones for Chris Anthony and Leo Sandberg, in friendship and thanks, and to

Mikael, the titan of Titan, too!

Thanks

Thanks to Andrew Dewar, Rob Findlayson, David Mattinson, David Mocek, Tim

Turner, Ken Woods, and especially Victor Selbyfor exploring Undermountain and in

spurring the imagination of its creator in the early days.

THE RUINS OF

U NDER M OUNTAIN

THE RUINS OF

Campaign Guide

to Undermmountain

by Ed Greenwood

Table of Contents

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Known History of Undermountain . . . . . . . . . . .

The City Above . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Yawning Portal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ways In and Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gates of Undermountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rumors of Undermountain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General Notes On Undermountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Depths of Undermountain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Undermountain: Level One

Core Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Areas of Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Undermountain: Level Two

Core Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Areas of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Undermountain: Level Three

Core Rooms ............................................................. 89

NPCs of Undermountain ................................................ 105

Relevant NPCs of Waterdeep. ............................................. 109

Magic Items of Undermountain. .......................................... 112

Spells In Undermountain. ................................................. 121

How to Expand Undermountain .......................................... 126

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1060

Undermountain? Ah, yes. A great place to

have fun, the most famous battlefield in

which to earn a reputation as a veteran

adventurerand the largest known mass

grave in Faerun today.

Elminster of Shadowdale

three levels of Undermountain. There are

also eight Monstrous Compendium sheets

highlighting new monsters in Under-

mountain and eight heavy-stock cards, a

DMs hand of tricks. Of course, there are

also Undermountains two books, filled

with mystery, adventure, and enough

excitement to keep your paladins busy for

ages.

Youre reading the big all the stuff you

need to know book now: The Campaign

Guide to Undermountain. It contains the

detailed information on Undermountains

maps, the keys to the dungeon. The

Campaign Guide presents what youll find

in Undermountain, who youll meet

within the dungeons or in the city above,

as well as relevant spells and magical

items to be found. The book finally con-

tains expansion guidelines for creating fu-

ture adventures and deeper parts of

Undermountain, so your adventures

dont stop until you do.

The smaller book features Under-

mountain Adventures. The adventures

are designed to be used in The Deepest

Dungeon Of Them All, but they can be

dropped into any campaigns.

There are sheets of New Monsters-but

you know what to do with those. If the

text mentions a Monstrous Compendium

beast that you dont have, consult the

Monster Guide in Undermountain Ad-

ventures for a handy summary. If its not

there, you can always substitute another

beast.

Oh yes, the cards. Theyre a DMs handy

adventure aids, detailing traps, encoun-

ters, and other sundries that can be

dropped into the midst of any adventures

to make things more vivid and exciting.

Separated from the books for easy access,

they can be placed at ones elbow, or

leaned up beside the usual charts and ta-

bles, so they can be seen (and used!) at all

times.

overwhelmed by all they see in the box

and this section is really for them. Dont

faint dead away at the sight of all this

stuffyou wont need it all at once. Just

look at everything, decide which parts of

the dungeon you want to use at first, and

forget about all the rest for now. The

chapter on Rumors in this book is ideal

for getting PCs interested in Under-

mountain. The Starters adventures are

ideal for getting PCs who are already in

Waterdeep into the dungeon. Even

though the dungeon was built within the

Realms and is tied directly with Water-

deep, ambitious DMs can tie this dungeon

into their own campaign settings and spe-

cific campaign cities.

Got an area or adventure chosen? Good:

read it by yourself thoroughly, long be-

fore playing time. Keep the Monstrous

Compendium pages you need at hand

this saves reference time and also en-

suress all your information is accessible.

Check things you arent sure about

against the rules, and note things that are

tricky or that you have trouble

rememberinglike: Throwing torches,

see page 63, DMG: theyre the 2nd suc-

cessful attack roll needed for flaming oil

ignited oil does 2d6 damage first round,

then ld6, then out. Plenty of chances to

wing it will pop up, so dont invite a lot

of extra guesswork by plunging into

Undermountain without becoming famil-

iar with it first.

Scan the Known History section, and

the level youll be playing in. If you see

empty rooms, dont worry. Read the Ex-

panding Undermountain chapter

and jot down ideas for changing things.

The Ruins of Undermountain boxed set is

designed to be dangerous, but its also de-

signed for DMs to make the place their

own and to set up later adventures.

If being a DM is still new to you, you

might find the AD&D 2nd Edition Rules

Supplement DMGR 1: Campaign

Sourcebook/Catacomb Guide very useful.

Try its suggestions for making adventures

interestinglike using funny voices for

NPCs, and pacing your speech for more

excitement.

Reread the adventure and area youve

chosen over again, just before play be-

gins. Make sure you have all the maps,

books, dice, blank paper, and pencils

youll need. If youre nervous, a glass of

water helps to keep your throat clear (put

where you wont spill it all over the

notes!). Ready? Have fun!

And with those cheery words of the Old

Mage, well met. Welcome to one of the

oldest dungeons of them allthe vast,

dark, waiting halls of Undermountain. It

is a dungeon complex of nine known

levels and over fourteen sub-levels of

dungeons, an entire realm beneath

Waterdeep, the greatest city of the

Realms. Since its beginnings in 1975,

Undermountain has challenged, enter-

tained and, at times horrified players of

the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® and

ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®

games. It was the first dungeon of the

fledgling FORGOTTEN REALMS® cam-

paign, and remains an active and danger-

ous place today.

Nine levels? Fourteen sub-levels? How

does one squeeze that into one box? We

asked Elminster for a little dimensional

help, and he merely said, Well (ahem),

one doesnt. So The Ruins of Undermoun-

tain boxed set provides an introduction to

Undermountains best-known, upper-

most levels, keeping largely to areas ex-

plored thus far. Even so, what fit into this

set is enough of Undermountain to keep

avid dungeon explorers busy for years!

Weve left room for each DM to make

Undermountain his or her own unique

setting, many areas left uncharted by us

but made hazardous by DMs creating

new horrors and dangers. Puzzles must

certainly match the flavor, secrets, and

character of each individual campaign.

Weve also left out some secrets at Elmin-

sters command. He told us sternly that

far too many adventurers were learning

to read these days. It would do little for

the memory of certain friends, fallen in

Undermountain long ago, if every wet-

eared warrior just waltzed down into the

depths and came back up staggering un-

der the weight of captured gold, simply

because they could read all about it here.

It is highly advisable to follow the stern

commands of archmages, so leave some

shadows undisturbed. Trust us.

How To Use

Undermountain

Experienced DMs will pull all of the box

contents out, read them, and merrily

change this or that to fit their campaigns

and run PCs right into their favorite cor-

ners of the dungeon without delay. Thats

what a dungeon of this size is for-your

own private playground for ongoing,

thrilling dungeon-crawl AD&D® game

adventures.

Less experienced DMs may be a little

Where Everything Is

So whats here, and where? In the box

are some striking poster maps of the first

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