0One Games Advanced Master Adventures Deadly Ice.pdf

T he Fang

one square = 5ft.

GROUND FLOOR

1, Common Room

2, Kitchen

3, Larder and Warehouse

4, Toilets

5, Hallway

6,7,8, PC’s Room

9, Numidas’ Apartment

10, Gnep’s Apartment

11, Zenobia’s Room

12, Griska’s Room

13, Asper’s Room

14, Storeroom

15, Laundry

16, 17, 18, Empty Rooms

FIRST FLOOR

FRONT ELEVATION

SIDE ELEVATION

Master Adventures

Adventure Module for 4-5 Characters of Levels 4-5

Deadly Ice

By Mario Barbati

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

3, Snow Trolls Lairs

Adventure Background

4, The Crevice

Adventure Synopsis

5, Whitemonks’ Lair

Using This Module

6, Entrance Area

Note on Ability Checks

7, Way Room

Placing this Adventure in Your Own

Campaign

8, Guard Post

9, Lieutenants’ Chambers

Scaling the Adventure

10, King’s Chambers

Adventure Hooks

11, Guards’ Quarters

Too Many NPCs?

12, Armory

13, Clerics’ Rooms

Chapter I, The Fang

14, Common Room

Production: Øone Games

Supervision Mario Barbati

Graphic Design O’Bully

Cartography O’Bully

Artwork Stefano Guida. Alessandro Ciofi

Events

15, Temple of Urmaus

Locations

16, Sargun’s Room

The Fang, History and Overview

17, Corridor of Lore

1, Common Room

18, Halls of the Dead

2, Kitchen

19, Ice Warriors Crypt

3, Larder and Warehouse

20, King’s Crypt

4, Toilets

5, Hallway

Chapter III,Returning to the Fang

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6,7,8, PC’s Room

Events

9, Numidas’ Apartment

Event 1, The Blackmail

10, Gnep’s Apartment

Event 2, Toward Slaughter’s Rock

11, Zenobia’s Room

Event 3, The Execution

12, Griska’s Room

Locations

13, Asper’s Room

1, Slaughter’s Rock

14, Storeroom

Aftermath

15, Laundry

16, 17, 18, Empty Rooms

Non-Player Charactersand Foes

19, Harer and Darer’s Bedroom

20, Loft

New Magical Items

The Kuk Globe

Chapter II,The Deadly Ice Tomb

The Staff of Agamath

Background Information

Stones of Agamath

Events

Event 1, Griska’s Actions

New Monsters

Event 2, Pursuing Orcs

Snow Troll

Event 3, Griska’s Tactics

Whitemonk

Locations

Ice Key Guardian (dwarf)

1, The Crow’s Rock

Ice Warrior (Dwarf)

2, The Dark Trail

Icelord (Dwarf)

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Introduction

the white snow, praying to his god that his

was wrong and that he had nothing to fear.

As the horns sounded, he knew his fate-he

was hunted by the Frozen Scimitars orcs.

king and the fallen prince-the orcs say that

Griska murdered the king’s irstborn.

Deadly Ice is an adventure for four 4th-

to 5th-level characters. This adventure is

generic, and may be easily inserted in your

own campaign world. Referees have plenty

of room to customize the adventure as

many of the NPCs move around as a result

of player character actions.

Characters may attempt to gain some time

before Stolypin in Griska’s body is taken

back for to the orc king and killed, in order

to rescue Stolypin’s body.

For two days, Griska avoided being

spotted, stealing from cave to cave, and

moving only during the day when the pass

was brightest to keep him from the eyes of

the orcs. Another snowstorm hit the pass,

and Griska forced his way through the

snow, hoping that the cold would get him

before the orcs’ blades.

Performing some investigation at the inn,

the party carefully acquires information

about Griska, discovers his notebook and

other tracks left behind by the man. In the

end, they discover that a local guide has

taken him to the dwarven tomb nearby.

The party may learn more about this Tomb

of Deadly Ice than Griska did before they

start following him.

Adventurers leave from Areneis and

continue through the Frozen Orc mountain

pass, where they adventure in the cold

climate. The adventure features a mix of

half investigation, half dungeon crawl;

furthermore, ive new monsters and three

new magical items are included.

As his vision blurred from blinding snow

and the cold stole his strength, a phantom

of hope appeared: the Fang was barely

visible ahead of him; the Fang is known for

its remote location and its survival amongst

the savage orcs of the pass. With no choice,

Griska knocked at the inn’s doors

Featured in this adventure is the Fang, an

exotic inn where the crux of the adventure

takes place. This inn, and its’ characters,

could also be separated into their own

stand-alone scenario and be used in other

adventures.

Even as the party pursues Griska into the

tomb, the orc elite may follow them should

the party behave poorly to them. The tomb

keeps an ancient evil, and the nervous

Griska may involuntarily awake it.

Adventure Synopsis

The Tomb of Deadly Ice contains ancient

mysteries, and careful characters may

discern its secrets and its legends, granting

chances that might otherwise slip away

while the party tries to catch Griska and

reverse the Kuk Globe exchange. Should

the party take too much time, they might

have to see to a “last minute rescue,” as

Stolypin is taken by the orcs to be executed.

Deadly Ice is best faced by a well-

balanced, neutral or good aligned party

of adventurers. Though not necessary,

a dwarf or a person who understands

dwarven in the party may prove useful.

The adventurers begin in Areneis, just

south of Frozen Orc Pass. An old dwarf

approaches to hire them for a mission; the

adventurers are asked to escort a single

man through Frozen Orc Pass to the

dwarven citadel of Kurum-Dam.

Adventure Background

The dwarf tried to accomplish this himself

but his party of dwarves was pushed back

by continuous conlicts with orcs in the

pass; it’s his belief that a group with little

or no dwarven members may not raise

the suspicions of the orcs and get the man

through. Stolypin is to be escorted and he

is very key to the dwarves of Kurum-Dam,

as he’s a “noser.”

Griska has led from the mountain city of

Halgabok, where he stole the Kuk Globe

from a minor wizard. With strong ties

to the city guard, the wizards made life

impossible for the rakish Griska-forcing

him into Frozen Orc Pass.

Using This Module

Deadly Ice is an adventure that features

a balance of roleplaying, puzzle solving

and combat. A well-balanced, neutral or

good aligned party of characters work

best, but not strictly necessary-as the party

may have other motivations to act (such as

strictly gaining wealth).

In the midst of the pass, Griska was hit by

a sudden snowstorm, and the man took

shelter in a small cave. Unfortunately, a

patrol of Frozen Scimitar orcs took shelter

in the cave as well. Griska, without access

to his magic, sunk into the shadows at

the rear of the cave, hoping for the right

moment to escape.

If the party accepts the job, they are free

to gather some information from rumors

loating about in the city before leaving.

Once in the pass, characters spot orcs

several times, though the orcs seem to take

no interest in the party. After several days

into the pass, a sudden snowstorm forces

the characters to take refuge at the Fang.

Sections to be read aloud are featured

in boxed text, and may be paraphrased

or omitted. You should adapt the text to

match the style of adventuring that your

players are comfortable with.

At dawn, Griska peeked from his hiding

spot; seeing a single orc near the cave

mouth, he cautiously moved past the

guard, trying to pass undetected. In the

moment as Griska stole past the orc, the

orc took notice of Griska and make move

to alert the rest of the sleeping orcs. With

a lucky strike, Griska slashed the throat of

the orc before it could make a sound. As

Griska quickly inished killing the guard,

he noticed the markings on the orc’s armor-

the orc was clearly a high-ranking member

of the Frozen Scimitars.

Griska has arrived mere hours at the Fang

before the characters, and in the night, the

thief exchanges his mind with Stolypin’s

by use of the Kuk Globe, hoping to save his

life from the hunting party of orcs. After

the exchange, Griska takes his new body to

a nearby dwarven tomb, hiding out for a

while before leeing.

This adventure module is divided into

events and locations. Events are triggered

by time or by situations that arise (such

as a character that asks a speciic question

or that heads to a location, even meeting

a certain NPC). Events are numbered, but

they may not occur in order, as one event

with a higher number may happen before

one with a lower number. Locations are

numbered as well, but these are features

or places the characters may visit over the

course of the adventure (for example: a

dungeon room).

Player characters awake and are confronted

by the mystery of Griska’s body with

Stolypin’s mind, just as this discovery

sets in-the elite guard of the orc king

Kdank arrive to take possession of the

thief Griska’s body for the honor of their

In a predicament, Griska led headlong into

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Advanced Master Adventures

Note on Ability Checks

The 6th- to 7th-level party may want

a stronger challenge in this adventure.

Increase the number of key guardians

and increase the hit points of the other

monsters, including the icelord. Griska

may remain at the same level, but you

may equip him with curative potions and

other wondrous items or wands, such as

a brooch of shielding or a wand of magic

missiles. Increasing the orcs hit points

should be enough, if not, increase the elite

hit dice by one (while leaving Kashen and

Zandkros as they are).

over the adventure text to see the possible

pitfalls might lie is a must. Just leveling

up the monsters may not be enough, even

though doing so is certainly easy to do.

For example, you may increase the Magic

Resistance to the icelord and add to the ice

warriors, as ire-based magic might destroy

them easily. A good idea is raise the Type

level of the undeads (the icelord should

be of type VIII for example). Griska might

have stolen some other magical items along

with the Kuk Globe; so increasing his rogue

levels might be an explanation.

At certain times in the adventure,

characters may have to make an Ability

Check.

The player rolls a d20. If the result is equal

to or less than the PC’s ability score in the

area called for in the

check (Strength, Wisdom, Dexterity, etc.),

the check succeeds. A check may have a

modiier (-1, -2 etc), the modiier is applied

to the ability score before the check is

made.

Placing this Adventure in

Your Own Campaign

Scaling the adventure for levels higher than

7th is possible, but you should consider

the basic structure of the adventure before

attempting it. Time for this adventure is

crucial, and should the party devise or

possess quicker traveling methods, such as

a carpet of lying, the adventure collapses.

At higher levels, planning and reading

Adventure Hooks

The adventure’s main hook is described

in Event 0 of Chapter One. The alternate

hooks described here may better suit your

party and easily allow a transition into the

adventure.

The adventure is set up using a mountain

pass that is patrolled by orcs, in a cold

clime, with a dwarven citadel just beyond

the pass.

In extreme cases, you can substitute these

features with an equivalent environment.

For example, a jungle dominated by a tribe

of lizardfolk could work well. The Fang can

be placed in the midst of this jungle and

the party might have to take shelter from

a sudden torrent of rainfall. The dwarves

could be easily replaced by another race as

long as their reasoning for hiring the party

is sound.

Griska

The dwarven deity Urmaus may be

replaced with another, even simply

changing the name makes adaptation easy.

Though if you choose to do so, you should

change the backstory of the adventure’s

locations to match.

Scaling the Adventure

This adventure is designed to challenge

four characters of around 4th- to 5th-level.

The adventure may be adapted easily to

better suit slightly lower, or slightly higher,

level parties.

A 2nd- to 3rd-level party should face a

slightly less challenging dungeon. By

reducing the number of monsters in the

tomb, the adventure can still entice the

party without overwhelming them. Two

of the ice warriors should be removed,

and the stones hidden elsewhere in the

dungeon; Griska only awakens one of the

ice warriors. To facilitate a decent challenge

you may reduce his rogue levels with little

to no effect on adventure play. Orcs of the

White Wolves would be reduced in number

while Zandkros would still bear a staff of

lightning bolts to assault the inn.

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