The Drow War Book Two. The Dying Of - RoseRed

anged (1d8+6/19–20/x3 plus poison, +2 composite
longbow (+2 Str bonus)); Full Atk +22/+17/+12 melee
(1d6+6/15–20 plus poison, +2 rapier) or +22/+17/+12
ranged (1d8+6/19–20/x3 plus poison, +2 composite
longbow); SA poison, spell-like abilities; SQ darkvision
120 ft., drow traits, spell resistance 26; AL LE; SV Fort
+9, Ref +9, Will +5; Str 15, Dex 18, Con 11, Int 12, Wis
10, Cha 14.
Skills & Feats: Climb +11, Craft (bowmaking) +10,
Handle Animal +11, Intimidate +11, Jump +11,
Listen +2, Pilot (Ironclad) +7, Ride +7, Search
+3, Spot +2; Blind-Fight, Dodge, Exotic Weapon
Proficiency (Ironclad weapons), Improved Critical
(longbow), Improved Critical (rapier), Mobility, Point
Blank Shot, Shot on the Run, Spring Attack, Weapon
Finesse, Weapon Focus (longbow), Weapon Focus
(rapier), Weapon Specialisation (longbow), Weapon
Specialisation (rapier).
Equipment & Treasure: +2 composite longbow, +3
leather armour, +2 rapier, arrows (20), drow blade
venom (3 doses).
Senior Priestess, Female Drow Clr16: CR 17; Medium
humanoid (elf); HD 16d8+32; hp 104; Init +2; Spd 20
ft.; AC 21, touch 11, flat-footed 20; Base Atk +12;
Grp +13; Atk +14 melee (1d6+1/18–20, masterwork
rapier) or +14 ranged (1d4/19–20, hand crossbow) or
+15 ranged (entanglement, masterwork net); Full Atk
+14/+9/+4 melee (1d6+1/18–20, masterwork rapier) or
+14 ranged (1d4/19–20, hand crossbow) or +15 ranged
(entanglement, masterwork net); SA poison, rebuke
undead, spells, spell-like abilities; SQ drow traits, spell
resistance 27; AL LE; SV Fort +12, Ref +7, Will +14;
Str 12, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 18, Cha 10.
Skills & Feats: Concentration +19, Diplomacy +3, Heal
+9, Knowledge (arcana) +7, Knowledge (religion) +11,
Spellcraft +16; Craft Construct, Craft Magic Arms
and Armour, Craft Staff, Craft Wondrous Item, Scribe
Scroll, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Proficiency (net).
Domains: Evil (cast evil spells at +1 caster level), Magic
(can use spell trigger or spell activation items as an 8 th
level wizard).
Spells prepared (6/6+1/6+1/6+1/5+1/4+1/3+1/3+
1/2+1): 0 th – detect magic, guidance, mending, read
magic, resistance (2); 1 st – bane, bless, cause fear,
detect chaos, detect good, protection from good*, shield
of faith; 2 nd – bull’s strength, desecrate*, make whole,
resist energy, shatter (2), zone of truth; 3 rd – animate
dead, dispel magic, magic circle against good*, magic
vestment, prayer, protection from energy, stone shape;
4 th – divination, divine power, giant vermin, greater
magic weapon, sending, unholy blight*; 5 th – commune,
dispel good*, flame strike, righteous might, unhallow;
6 th – animate objects, create undead*, planar ally, word
of recall; 7 th – blasphemy*, destruction, repulsion, spell
turning; 8 th – antimagic field, fire storm, unholy aura*.
*Domain spell.
Equipment & Treasure: Crossbow bolts (10), drow
blade venom, full plate armour, hand crossbow, heavy
shield, masterwork net, masterwork rapier.
Structure of the Factory
The factory is divided into an industrial level and a
residential level, with a small observation deck above.
From outside, there is no clue as to the vastness of the
complex within. The Dolorous Peak has no open shafts
or windows. The only point of access from the surface
is the loading bay, where the iron ingots from Mencarth
and the other mines are delivered.
Sounding the Alarm
It is important for the Player Characters to be stealthy on
this adventure, at least until they reach their objective.
The Games Master should build tension where possible
with near misses (guards seeming to have heard
something, enemies who nearly reach the alarm) but
err on the side of generosity – if the whole factory is
roused against them, the Player Characters will face an
impossible fight.
However, if the inhabitants do detect the Player
Characters and recognise the threat they pose, they
sound the alarm. This factory is vital to the war effort
and has to be defended. The alarm system is a set of
hand-cranked klaxons mounted on the wall. When
one of these is sounded (requiring a standard action),
the whole base can be assumed to have heard it, even
workers with ear protection. Their response is to seal
off the area of the threat, call all remaining guards to
prepare to attack when the doors are opened, have the
priestesses and spellcasters use divination magic to find
out what is going on and then (and only then) assault
the Player Characters en masse.
Industrial Level
Cave Mouth
This opening into the mountain looks like an ugly
ragged tear in grey fabric. There is no sign that it is
inhabited. The area is quite silent. Even the wildlife
seem to shun it.
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