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he effect on the first character to pull it 4 to random stat 3 to random stat 2 to random stat 1 to random stat 1 to random stat 2 to random stat 3 to random stat 4 to random stat this lever disappears after the first time it is pulled never to be seen again if you think up a good idea for a lever put it here with a 1 6 chance to appear each time the party enters the room the second lever is set with an arrow pointing down if it is pulled the entire room drops down to the second level pushing the lever up brings the room back up to the first level the room only has enough energy for 1d4 level shifts before it must recharge for 2d4 turns the third lever is engraved with a skull if it is pulled a stone construct pulls itself out of the flagstone floor for each character pc and npc in the room they immediately attack they will pursue the party throughout the dungeon but will not leave the dungeon if they are not all defeated the constructs re set and this lever only appears on subsequent visits to the room with a 1 6 chance if the constructs are all defeated this lever disappears never to be seen again it can also be replaced with a lever and effect of your choice which appears with a 1 6 chance each construct leaves a hole containing a treasure chest each chest contains enough coin to bring the pc furthest from leveling up to the next level and then halfway to the next level the fourth lever is set with an emblem of a salamander if pulled a key eater box clatters to the floor it is lock 2 if successfully opened wait until then to keep yourself in suspense too roll 1d6 to determine the contents a hairball if burned a flaming salamander emerges from the flames to attack a threat to the flame setter if a threat is present and obvious the salamander attacks that otherwise it scuttles out of site and the party will discover its work in 2d4 encounters the aftermath generally involves fire ashes and melted or burned things the salamander is successful in dealing with the threat 4 6 of the time the hairball radiates strong magic but a sage will only be able to identify its function with a 1 4 chance otherwise having no idea what it does or is make a morale check to see if the sage makes something up or admits ignorance three of the teeth of dahlver nar a full map of the fourth level including secret doors no room contents listed and nothing to indicate that this map is of the fourth level or even a map of part of the dungeon a full deck of many things the big one a cursed broach of the salamander exquisite and worth 1d4 thousand gold any character wearing the broach who receives damage bursts into magical unquenchable flame which does 1d12 damage per round for 3d4 rounds after which the curse is spent sages misidentify this as a broach which encourages enemies to attack others rather than the character wearing it 4 6 of the time per normal cursed items rules the broach and any clothes it is pinned to cannot be removed without remove curse or similar once it is worn ten small pellets each with the effect of a random potion easily identified by a sage except one which will be identified incorrectly random encounter kill kittens for those unfamiliar with these devious arduin monsters they look exactly like kittens one will seem to be alone and injured when picked up it injects poison through its claws and the rest of the pack comes out to feast posted by christopher at saturday january 07 2023 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday january 6 2023 dungeon23 6 365 dripping and centipedes room 6 this room is empty there is a dripping sound but it is impossible to locate random encounter 2d4 giant centipedes posted by christopher at friday january 06 2023 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday january 5 2023 dungeon23 5 365 mushrooms room 5 a family of harmless mushroom people live in a corner sheltered by some large fungi three of these large fungi are shriekers who ignore the mushroom people but will not ignore anyone else who approaches the corner if attacked the mushroom people will try to run but will not otherwise defend themselves if a mushroom person dies it will release a cloud of spores all who breath them save or die most denizens of the dungeon know this and leave the mushroom people alone if treated kindly these mushroom people will offer a stew which will heal one hp for all who consume it the mushroom people survive by scavenging corpses throughout the dungeon and bringing them back for their fungi to consume they feed on their fungi as well as the corpses themselves the mushroom people do not use names random encounter 1d8 small fungi no one in your party has ever encountered before a sage or herbalist will be able to identify them but there is as 1 6 chance that they will have lost their potency by then roll 1d6 for the effect of these fungi roll again each time this encounter is rolled eyes melt away 1d6 dmg and now blind true sight see invisible objects through illusions etc 2d4 days automatically notice secret doors for 1d4 days all attacks melee ranged magical etc do max damage for the rest of the day normal rest now heals twice as many hit points for this character forever forget all prepared spells these fungi are green white purple red blue black with green white purple red blue black spots posted by christopher at thursday january 05 2023 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday january 4 2023 dungeon23 4 365 empty room and scorpions room 4 this room is empty i have to remind myself that a good number of them are supposed to be in a classic dungeon random encounter 2d4 giant scorpions i m not sure i ve ever run those before posted by christopher at wednesday january 04 2023 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday january 3 2023 dungeon23 3 365 a pool twin dragons room 3 against a wall is a semi circular pool there are other pools like it throughout the dungeon if a character pours water from one pool into a second pool that character may teleport freely from either pool to the other from then on this is pool 1 random encounter the twin dragons mardulopennum and vergilotolabathar they are fire breathing dragons of the youngest age category barely a year old they are keenly aware of their vulnerability and willing to have conversation with pcs both are able to speak mardulopennum can cast the spell sleep once per day she is inclined to arrange the death of pcs whether through direct attack trickery or timely betrayal if she suspects they will be a threat to her or her brother vergilotolabathar can cast the spell charm person once per day he is most interested in building the twins horde he may suggest teaming up with the party against a stronger monster he believes has prime treasure and he is correct in choosing treasure rich targets 90 of the time he may also betray the party if they have particularly choice treasure on their person powerful magic items or lots of loot on their way out of the dungeon for example he will become very loyal for 3d4 months if the party gives him valuable treasure a choice magic item or over 1000 gp and resist any attempts by his sister to kill the party neither dragon is stupid or evil for the sake of evil if they betray or attack the party it will be when they have maximal advantage unless they are defending themselves in desperation posted by christopher at tuesday january 03 2023 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday january 2 2023 dungeon23 2 365 spiders room 2 this room s floor walls and ceiling are covered in a mosaic depicting a solar system none of the planets or constellations match those familiar to the party this room is home to a giant trapdoor spider who if not discovered by the party will wait until the party is leaving the room before emerging from a cutout in the floor and silently attacking the last member of the party to leave the room attempting to do so without the rest of the party noticing at least until the party member has been dragged back into the spider s tunnel and the cutout is safely replaced use dexterity and wisdom checks grappling rules saving throws called shots or whatever your system uses to adjudicate the spider s success other than that stat as a standard giant spider the corpses of previous prey are buried in the silken walls of the tunnel pcs who search them can find assorted coinage totaling 5d100 gp but will need to deal with 2d4 lesser giant frogs that serve as pest control for the spider random encounter giant net casting spider stat as a normal giant spider hangs out on the ceilings and drops a sticky web net down on a character net does no damage but net attack hits at 4 anyone caught in the net should have a really hard time getting out of it the character caught in the net is pulled up to the ceiling so only ranged attacks will do anything and they have a 1 2 chance to hit the character rather than the spider posted by christopher at monday january 02 2023 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom words of wisdom from the osr when we encountered a trap or a puzzle we had to work them out for ourselves we couldn t just make a spot check at dc 15 to find what we needed the longer i am involved in old school gaming the more convinced i am that that is the crux of the difference between older games and newer ones r olling dice should never be a substitute for individual cleverness and creative thinking james malezewski od d is not and never has been about who is most powerful it is about teamwork and having fun by overcoming obstacles together david bowman the point isn t to make role playing some sort of masochistic experience where it s all suffering and death and pain and failure the point is if 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