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The Sewers of Tamalir ~ Quest I

Free Brandy!

By Curtis Lyon

The Sewers of Tamalir is designed to be a series of quests that allow the heroes to explore the seamy underbelly of

the great city. The first quest begins, of course, in a tavern...

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Chests

Copper 1 2 Conquest Tokens,

1 Curse,

1 Copper Treasure

Copper 2 1 Conquest Token,

100 Coins,

1 Copper Treasure

Copper 3 2 Curses,

2 Copper Treasures

Silver 1 3 Conquest Tokens,

1 Curse,

1 Silver Treasure

Silver 2 2 Conquest Tokens,

200 Coins,

1 Silver Treasure

Silver 3 1 Conquest Token,

2 Curses,

2 Silver Treasures

Treachery

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Introduction

Quest Goals

The only problem with the Salty Dog is its popularity.

Every adventurer drinks there, which means that the

service can be a slow – especially on busy nights like

tonight. You're sitting and waiting for a much-needed

pint of your preferred beverage, when the normal din

of the common room is muted by sounds of screaming

and scuffling coming from the back. Before anyone

can act, Wort the Barkeep comes staggering into the

room looking disheveled and dazed. He has blood

oozing from a handful of scratches, and a number of

bruises are welling up on his exposed flesh.

“Bunch o' little buggers broke into the cellar an' made

off with Brandy!” he blurts in obvious pain.

There might have been more of a ruckus, but most

folk realize that he is talking about the barmaid and

not the booze. But it presents a problem for you, since

Brandy is the tavern's only barmaid tonight. You're

thirsty, the place is packed, and you may never get

your drink if she's gone missing. Looking around, you

see that most of the other patrons seem undisturbed by

the news... probably because most of them seem to

already have their drinks, and are well into their cups.

You join a tiny group of drinkless customers that is

accosting Wort and trying to find out what actually

happened.

Still panting, and occasionally wincing as he applies

some of the Salty Dog's stock to his wounds, Wort

gives you the story:

“We was in the cellar, grabbin' another tun of ale,

when a bunch o' these little rat-faced buggers come

scramblin' outta this hole in the back. Probably dug up

from the sewer, I'm bettin'. Anyways... The suckers

jumped me, grabbed Brandy, an' then retreated back

down their hole. Er... With Brandy.” The bartender

finishes his tale with a helpless shrug.

That settles it. You can't have monsters running amok,

bursting into taverns and running off with wenches.

That's supposed to be your job. Wort gives you his

blessing, along with a convenient map of the

surrounding sewers, and you gear up, heading into the

wine cellar. You quickly find the hole that Wort spoke

of, and lighting torches, you head down into the

darkness of the sewers below...

Descending into Tamalir's sewers, your goal is

simple: Free Brandy! Of course, if you want to kill

monsters and score some loot, that's all for the good,

as well – after all, no more monsters means no more

tavern raids, and extra loot means more drinks. And

heck... If you free Brandy, you might even get some

free brandy! You start with 5 conquest tokens, and

succeed if you get out of the sewers with both Brandy

and at least one conquest token left. If you ever run

out of conquest tokens, however, Brandy remains in

captivity (or worse), and you'll likely have to find

another tavern to frequent.

Water channels cut across the sewer at several points in

the heroes' path.

The first time the heroes come to a water channel,

and the water flow has not been turned off (or has

been turned back on):

A sewage canal cuts across your path, flowing with

water and effluvium. Your way is blocked, unless you

can find another way around or a means to cut off the

flow.

If the water flow has been turned off:

A muddy channel of damp effluvium cuts across your

path. You can cross it, although it will be a slow and

unpleasant. Not to mention smelly. Now you know

why they normally keep the water running.

Area Descriptions

These descriptions should be read as the appropriate

areas are revealed by the heroes.

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Accompanied by the deep screech and rumble of

grinding metal and stone, the water flow is quickly

reduced to a mere trickle.

Descending a narrow flight of crudely-hewn steps,

you arrive at a portion of Tamalir's sewer system. It is

dank – every surface glistens with a wet sheen – and

water (at least you hope it's water) drips steadily from

the stonework above you. The place stinks, and has

not been well maintained. Portions of the tunnel have

collapsed to form small pits and piles of rubble, and in

the darkness beyond your torchlight, you can hear the

gurgle of flowing water, as well as a more ominous

rustling and chittering.

Replace all water obstacles in play that are larger than

one space with mud.

As these are still considered to be deep channels, mud

in this quest is treated as a combination of both mud

and pit obstacles for purposes of movement and line of

sight.

If anyone completes turning on the water:

The deep screech and rumble of grinding metal and

stone is accompanied by the roar of rushing water as

the channels are quickly filled with flowing sewage.

Area 1

While it is just as damp and dank in here as out in the

main passage, it appears to be in better repair. Deep in

the bowels of this large chamber, you can hear the

flow and gurgle of one of the city's sewage canals. If

you couldn't have heard it, you still would have been

perfectly able to smell it. But of more immediate

concern are the hairy and misshapen men that appear

to have taken more than a passing interest in your

presence. You're pretty sure that these aren't Wort's

“rat-faced buggers”.

Replace all mud obstacles in play with water.

Anyone unfortunate enough to be in a sewage canal

when the water is turned on is automatically – and

rather unpleasantly – killed. Immediately apply all of

the appropriate effects.

Area 2

Beyond another sewage canal, two pillars from an

archway that lets into a small, foul-smelling chamber.

Here and there, water has pooled into some of the

deep potholes in the floor. You can make out more

passageway beyond the room, as well as a number of

small, chattering, humanoid critters. Ah... These

would be the “rat-faced buggers” that Wort was going

on about.

If a hero ends his movement on the encounter marker:

Inset in the wall is a large metal wheel with a crank

handle attached to it. This looks like it is the water

shutoff valve for this part of the sewers. Although it

appears pretty rusty, it still seems to be functional.

A hero may perform a prolonged Melee (5) action on

the encounter marker to turn the water flow off or on.

This action cannot be normally disrupted. However, a

monster that is on the encounter marker, if it is

unattended, may spend a combat action to remove one

progress token from this action.

If turning the water flow either off or on is completed, a

monster may still spend combat actions (a total of five)

in order to reverse the process at a later time.

If a hero comes within 3 spaces of the encounter

marker:

In the far corner of the room, you can make out the

bloody, desecrated remains of some poor soul. You

sure hope it isn't Brandy. Aside from being a total

waste of pulchritude, you'd have to curse the Overlord

for making your quest an automatic failure.

If a hero ends his movement on the encounter marker:

If anyone completes turning off the water:

You examine the body. Yuck! Nope... this sure isn't

Brandy – it looks more like one of those beastmen.

Hmmm... You wonder if it's got any loot.

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A hero may perform a prolonged Ranged (3) action on

the encounter marker to search the body. This action

may be disrupted. This must be a continuous action,

and each hero must perform this action separately –

they cannot combine progress tokens.

A hero who is adjacent to Brandy may perform a

prolonged Melee (6) or Ranged (6) action in order to

free her from her chains. This action may be disrupted.

This must be a continuous action, and each hero must

perform this action separately – they cannot combine

progress tokens.

If a hero completes searching the body:

If a hero completes freeing Brandy:

Darn... No money. On the bright side, you do find a

rune.

Brandy looks frightfully embarrassed throughout most

of the process, but you finally free her from the

chains. “Thanks,” she says with a pretty smile.

The party receives the red runekey. Replace the

encounter marker with a bone heap. There is no further

effect for searching the bone heap.

Brandy may now move freely. She has the standard

statistics for a villager: 6 wounds, 1 armor, and 4

movement.

If the glyph in the room has been activated, she may

leave that way. Otherwise, she must either wait, or try

to take the long way out. Note that if a monster kills

Brandy, the heroes lose.

Area 3

This large chamber is split by a number of walls and

arches. In front of the first archway is another sewage

canal, while a pit lays beneath the far archway,

creating a natural barrier to a dark alcove.

From the dark bowels of the room comes a deep,

rumbling voice. “Who dares intrude on Otho?” The

hulking form of an ogre rises from a sturdy throne

situated in the far left of the room. “Otho want to eat

juicy wench in peace!”

You aren't sure in what sense he meant that, but you

are sure that it doesn't bode anything pleasant for

Brandy in any case.

If Otho is killed (and stays dead):

“Aw, crap,” says the ogre, and expires.

If the heroes fail in their quest:

Oops. Looks like you'll be needing to find a new

watering hole. And it also sucks that all the other

adventurers know about this little incident.

If the heroes succeed in rescuing Brandy:

The master ogre here is Otho. He has the same statistics

as an ordinary master ogre, except that his armor is +1

and he has 2 extra wounds. Be sure to place a throne

beneath Otho after reading the description.

Good job! All the other adventurers cheer as you

return with Brandy in tow, and Wort actually does

give you drinks on the house for the rest of the night.

And they come quickly since Brandy is back – she's

such a fine girl. Heh... And one lucky hero just may

be able to reap the fruits of a very grateful wench...

When a hero crosses past the mud:

Back in the far alcove, you can make out the form of a

woman chained to the wall. It's Brandy! And the

monsters haven't been very kind to her clothing;

they've torn her skirt and ripped her bodice to reveal...

uh... You'd probably better concentrate on Otho and

his minions.

The heroes gain 4 conquest tokens for freeing Brandy.

They have finished their quest.

Replace the encounter token with a villager to represent

Brandy. She cannot be attacked by any monsters unless

she has been freed.

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