Death’s Enabler CR 6
XP 2,400 NE haunt (20 ft. by 10 ft. cliff’s peak) Caster Level 7th Notice Perception DC 23 (to hear the wails of tortured souls) hp 12; Trigger proximity; Reset 1 hour Effect When this haunt is triggered anyone within its area is compelled to hurl themselves off the cliff if they fail a DC 16 Will save, screeched at by a horde of phantasmal demons that sling the vilest of insults until they are obeyed. On a successful save the compulsion to leap off the cliff (80 feet down onto the water, taking 8d6 points of damage) is resisted, but the wicked brayings of the demons deal 3d6 points of damage. This is a mind-affecting fear effect.
Destruction No less than four true holy tomes must be thrown into a bonfire in the area of death’s enabler (unless these books are devoted to a god of evil or necromancy, this act begets no ill will for the owners.)
Adventure Hook The mad priest Cavraszen traveled across the land, spreading his insanity wherever he went. Droves of suicides followed his passing; for an entire decade he terrorized the coastline, appearing in different guises to succor the foolish to early, self-inflicted deaths. Eventually Cavraszen’s foul deeds came back to haunt him, and the children of a town he nearly destroyed banded together to ensure his demise. They flung his body from the peak after battering him senseless, killing the insane preacher on impact.
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Type magical; Perception DC 37; Disable Device DC 38 Trigger location; Reset automatic Effect spell effect (elemental magic missile; 1d4+1 acid, 1d4+1 cold, 1d4+1 electric, 1d4+1 fire, 1d4+1 force; 10% chance to become sickened [acid], fatigued [cold], confused [electric], lit on fire [fire], or deafened [force] for 1d6+2 rounds, DC 21 Fort negates); multiple targets (all targets within line of sight)
The 5 barrels of an automatic eviscerator drip an unknown, slimy orange substance. Originally designed to agitate alligotonium in engines, it quickly became known as the automatic eviscerator after tinkerers modified automatic agitators into weapons. The creator of the device added the additional effects to make it more entertaining when trespassers stumbled into the deadly trap and since then, both the Banlan Brotherhood and the Orders of Timeaus have been disabling these contraptions rather than destroying them. More often than not, an automatic eviscerator is re-purposed (likely at great physical cost) rather than built from scratch.
They are a common (and quite deadly) deterrent found in the sewers of Nyamo and the homes of the more powerful (and less friendly) mages there, but are ubiquitous in the Timeaus Production Yards. With the abundance of parts available there, any damaged automatic agitators are scrapped to be remade into accurate, dangerous automatic eviscerators.
DESCRIPTION This beautifully crafted lute has a stout, polished brass handle parallel to the bridge, and the metal continues around the entire frame of the instrument. Unique designs chase the front of the lacquered wooden drum, marking it unique among its peers.
Twice per day, the wielder of this weapon (which operates as a +1 club)may trigger the instrument’s enchantment (Will DC 16) as an immediate action after connecting with a successful attack roll. On a failed save, the victim suddenly forgets everything that happened to them in the past five minutes (the wielder of the lute of friendship cannot imbue or modify any memories, or remove any memories more than five minutes old.) Any time that a character wielding this instrument as a weapon rolls a natural 1 on their attack roll, they accidentally activate the enchantment (even if there were no previous charges) against themselves.
CONSTRUCTION Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, modify memory; Cost 9,000 gp (360 xp)
History With a successful Knowledge (local) check, bits of lore relating to the lute of friendship are revealed to the PCs; how much is determined by the following DCs: DC 10 The first appearance of this unique instrument was in the traveling comedic show, Bankwizzle and Zankizzle. One of the two would be continuously humiliated, smacked with the lute of friendship, humiliated again and then smacked with the weaponized lute a second time. DC 15 Whom exactly was going to be the humiliated clown every evening was a point of great contention, and the pair quickly developed a vicious rivalry. While they might have become popular much earlier, neither would part with the designs for the lute of friendship out of spite for the other. DC 20 The real argument wasn’t at all about the act – it was about Lucretia, a halfling of exquisite beauty and grace that charmed both comedians. Enraptured, they eventually parted ways over the notoriously gorgeous woman. DC 25 The real end of the Bankwizzle and Zankizzle stage act was the discovery that Lucretia was not as she appeared – one night both comedians realized that she was actually a (very ugly) goblin. Neither could deal with being the butt of the joke – they sold the designs to a bard college and “left for pastures less green”.
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Swirling pools of quicksand recede as whipping tentacles rise from the earth, dragging up a monstrous, terrifying sight. Easily twenty feet or longer, it’s chitinous, pocked hide gleans in the harsh sunlight as it surges out of the ground, huge legs carrying forward a gnashing maw with surprising nimbleness.
Ollphéist CR 7 XP 3,200
N Gargantuan animal Init +5; Senses scent, tremorsense 120 ft.; Perception +6
DEFENSE AC 18, touch 8, flat-footed 12 (+1 Dex, +1 dodge, +6 natural, -4 size) hp 128 (10d8+83) fast healing 2 Fort +13, Ref +8, Will +5 DR 5/—; Resist fire 15
OFFENSE Speed 50 ft., burrow 40 ft. Melee bite +11 (2d8+8 plus grab), three tentacles +9 (2d6+4 plus grab) Space 20 ft.; Reach 15 ft. (tentacles 30 ft.) Special Attacks sand funnel
TACTICS Before Combat The ollphéist uses sand funnel to entrap creatures in patches of quicksand, hiding beneath the earth using it’s freeze ability (DC 30 Perception check to notice the tentacles writhing about in the ottom of the quicksand). During Combat An ollphéist isn’t mindless, but it’s not overly intelligent. Once it has sprung upon some prey, it attempts to grab and kill as many creatures as it can, all at once. Morale Reluctant to leave a meal unfinished, an ollphéist doesn’t retreat until reduced to 10 hit points or less, at which point it disappears beneath the ground and tunnels away at top speed..
STATISTICS Str 26, Dex 13, Con 22, Int 5, Wis 14, Cha 5 Base Atk +7; CMB +19 (+23 grapple); CMD 30 (34 grapple, cannot be tripped) Feats Dodge, Improved Initiative, Multiattack, Skill Focus (Stealth), Toughness (2) Skills Climb +12, Perception +6, Stealth +0 (+10 submerged); Racial Modifiers +10 Stealth while submerged; Size Modifiers -12 Stealth SQ freeze (underground only), no breath
SPECIAL ABILITIES Sand Funnel (Ex) An ollphéist can spend a full-round action to transform an area of sand within reach of its tentacles into quicksand. Once it has started a patch of quicksand, the ollphéist can maintain it as a swift action.
As the PCs are exploring the swamp, they come across a strange looking tree. It is larger than all the rest and twisted, with much of the bark ravaged. The whole of it appears to ever so slightly slip in and out of focus.
Adventure Location: The Sunken Asylum Dangers: madness, mosaic, orderlies, teleport trap, fainting couch trap, coven of witches Lighting: none Environment: underground stone passageways and natural cave with flooded areas and extra-planar areas
One side of the tree opens up, creating an entrance large enough to ride a horse through one moment, and then small enough so that a Medium-sized humanoid would find it a tight squeeze the next.
A DC 20 Knowledge (planes) check reveals that this is likely the entrance to an extraplanar portal, while a DC 20 Knowledge (history) or Knowledge (local) check suggests that the PCs may have found an entrance to The Sunken Asylum.
Once inside the tree, a stone staircase leads down about 60 feet into the Atrium. The Atrium has dirt floors, with patches of stone floor that is broken and worn. The far wall is convex and covered with an aged mosaic depicting a Rod of Asclepius, a serpent-entwined rod. However, a large corner of the mosaic has been defaced and appears to be covered in an amber slime. The amber slime is residue from a karz slug. Touching it poisons the PC for 4 rounds. For the first 2 rounds, the slime causes Amnesia (Will DC 20) and for the last two rounds the slime causes Paranoia (Will DC 17).
For each hour spent in The Asylum or before each encounter, the GM rolls on the following table and apply the specific madness effect.
Each side of the Atrium has three passageways leading away. The first passageway on each side, closest to the stairs, spirals downwards. The western one leads down a long way, and eventually leads to the Plane of Madness. Characters that continue down that path must make a DC 20 Will Save each round or gain the confused condition for 1d6 rounds.
The eastern passageway spirals downwards for many miles, but it is flooded after about 100 yards.
The middle passageways both lead to The Cells, while the last passageways lead to The Examining Rooms.
The Cells were used as holding blocks for the insane inmates of the Asylum. Inmates would be locked in each individual cell, only to be taken out to visit the Examining Rooms for treatment. The already maddened inmates scribbled on the walls at times, channeling madness. In their pathological scrawls, they wrote down the key words to the ritual that opens up travel to a special place in the Plane of Madness where creatures from this plane could journey and be protected from most of the adverse effects.
For The Cells, each hallway contains 22 individual cells, each closed off by a locked (DC 25 Disable Device check) stout wooden door. (DC 25 Break, Hardness 5, 20 HP). Whenever a door is opened, there is a 10% chance that an orderly materializes right outside the cell and attacks the party.
Orderly CR 5
Orderly CR 5 XP 1,600
LE Medium undead (incorporeal) Init +7; Senses darkvision 60 ft., lifesense; Perception +10 Aura unnatural aura (30 ft.)
DEFENSE AC 18, touch 18, flat-footed 14 (+5 deflection, +3 Dex) hp 47 (5d8+25) Fort +6, Ref +4, Will +6 Defensive Abilities channel resistance +2, incorporeal; Immune undead traits Weaknesses sunlight powerlessness
OFFENSE Speed fly 60 ft. (good) Melee incorporeal touch +6 (1d6 negative energy plus 1d6 Con drain) Special Attack create spawn
TACTICS During Combat The orderly attacks the biggest and most powerful looking enemy. Morale The ghost attacks until the enemy dies or it is destroyed; it does not think in terms of survivability.
STATISTICS Str —, Dex 16, Con —, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 21 Base Atk +3; CMB +6; CMD 21 Feats Blind-Fight, Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative Skills Diplomacy +10, Fly +7, Intimidate +13, Knowledge (planes) +7, Perception +10, Sense Motive +10, Stealth +11 Languages Common, Infernal
SPECIAL ABILITIES Create Spawn (Su) A humanoid slain by a wraith becomes a wraith in 1d4 rounds. These spawn are less powerful than typical wraiths, and suffer a –2 penalty on all d20 rolls and checks, receive –2 hp per HD, and only drain 1d2 points of Constitution on a touch. Spawn are under the command of the wraith that created them until its death, at which point they lose their spawn penalties and become free-willed wraiths. They do not possess any of the abilities they had in life.
Constitution Drain (Su) Creatures hit by a wraith’s touch attack must succeed on a DC 17 Fortitude save or take 1d6 points of Constitution drain. On each successful attack, the wraith gains 5 temporary hit points. The save DC is Charisma-based.
Lifesense (Su) A wraith notices and locates living creatures within 60 feet, just as if it possessed the blindsight ability.
Sunlight Powerlessness (Ex) A wraith caught in sunlight cannot attack and is staggered.
Unnatural Aura (Su) Animals, whether wild or domesticated, can sense the unnatural presence of the wraith at a distance of 30 feet. They do not willingly approach nearer than that and panic if forced to do so unless a master succeeds at a DC 25 Handle Animal, Ride, or wild empathy check. A panicked animal remains so as long as it is within 30 feet of the wraith.
The walls of each cell are covered in writings. Some are painted and some are etched into the stone itself. The writings are in the native language of the Plane of Madness, and are unintelligible even with spells. If they are inspected for more than 2 rounds, a random result from the Madness Effect table materializes.
However, if a DC 22 Perception check is made the PCs find that a single phrase has been hidden in the scrawl, scribbled in Draconic—a DC 30 Spellcraft check shows these to be pieces of a spell. Each phrase is different.
There are twelve examining rooms labeled A through L. Each contains a small desk, a chair and a fainting couch. The fainting couch is trapped and the small desk contains a journal in one of the drawers.
Fainting Couch Trap CR 7 Type magical; Perception DC 31; Disable Device 31 Trigger touch; Reset none Effect Anyone that touches the couch is compelled to lay down on it (DC 24 Will Save to resist). Once the PC is resting, they must make a DC 24 Fortitude save or take a -4 penalty on saves for 11 hours.
Journals of Madness CR 10
There are twelve journals. Once all twelve are acquired, a DC 25 Spellcraft check reveals that there are 4 spells contained within the books, and that the words in The Cells are needed to activate them.
Each spell has a code by it that corresponds to a room in The Cells. Starting from the bottom (south) and working up, each room is numbered, 1-22. The west rooms are labeled “L” while the east rooms are labeled “R”. The words on the walls of the cells listed must be collected with the journals. As they are collected, they write themselves in the back of the journal from Examination Room A.
Collecting a word requires a DC 25 Spellcraft check. If it fails, it is still written and appears to have succeeded. Once the words are collected, the spell may be cast without any check. However, there is a chance that instead of the spell intended, one of the other spells is cast at random (depending on how many successful entries are written for that spell):
0 entries A random spell is cast 1 entry 10% chance the correct spell is cast 2 entries 40% chance the correct spell is cast 3 entries 60% chance the correct spell is cast 4 entries 80% chance the correct spell is cast 5 entries The correct spell is cast
The spells are as follows:
Activate Teleporter to Plane of Madness: (18L, 4R, 13R, 21R, 22L) This spell is required to activate the teleporter to the Plane of Madness. Doing so exposes the teleporter. In game terms, when this spell is cast, the secret doors on either side of the teleporter open up. There is no way to otherwise open or even find these doors.
Touch of the Eldritch: (1R, 8R, 4L, 11L, 19L) Target PC (or random if not targeted) gains the Eldritch Template. However, each day, they lose 1 point of Wisdom. When their Wisdom score reaches zero, they give up their soul and travel to the Plane of Madness. A restoration spell of any strength removes this condition.
Madness Link: (2L, 6L, 13L, 5R, 17R) Target PC (or random if not targeted) must make a DC 18 Will save or gain one of the Touching of Minds conditions. The telepathic link is with a random creature from the Plane of Madness.
Comatose: (3R, 16R, 7L, 15L, 22L) Target PC (or random if not targeted) must make a DC 18 Fortitude save or fall comatose for 1d6 days. A restoration spell is required to wake the PC any earlier than that.
Once the proper spell is cast from the journals of madness, secret doors to the teleporter open up and the teleporter is active. Stepping into the teleporter activates the teleport trap.
Teleport Trap CR 5 Type magical; Perception DC 29; Disable Device DC 29 Trigger touch; Reset auto Effect The teleport into the Witch’s Coven travels through an energy tunnel that splits through the Plane of Madness. It is not an instantaneous trip (it takes 1d4 rounds to complete), and the sights and sounds are enough to drive one mad. Unless a DC 20 Will Save is made, each PC becomes confused (as the condition) for 1d2+1 rounds. Note that actions can be taken to prepare while teleporting, and it may be that confused adventurers are no longer confused on arrival.
The Witch’s Coven is a small, protected area on the Plane of Madness. PCs in this area are protected somewhat from the madness effects that would normally assault them. There are no rolls for madness effects while in the Witch’s Coven.
On the far side, the PCs arrive in the Witch’s Coven. Arranged along the north wall near the eastern light source are 5 very strange looking drow.
Five female drow, wearing flowing robes covered in what seems to be moving embroidery, stand near the wall as if each of their locations is set. The light from three glowing wall sconces cast dark shadows, hiding their faces.
The witch in the middle is Nogth Ma’klurl’uth in drow form, flanked by 4 other drow witches. Nogth initially casts black tentacles on the party as they exit the teleporter (as a readied action). Once combat begins, one or more of the witches tries to use the misfortune hex on a spellcaster, and if one of the hexes succeeds, Nogth casts hold person. After that tactic, the witches concentrate their abilities to disable or kill the rest of the party, saving the hold person victim to feed the madness. The quasits run interference and also attempt to disrupt spellcasting.
Should the PC who is held be left alone (either by party death or retreat) and Nogth survives, they gain the eldritch template and fall under the control of the madness slug. Every day, the PC must make a DC 25 Will Save or lose 1 point of Wisdom. If their Wisdom score reaches zero, the PC dies and their soul feeds Nogth’s madness.
If Nogth is killed in the battle, the remaining witches attempt to kill the held character.
Nogth Ma’klurl’uth (drow witch 7); CR 11 (XP 12,800) HP 80 (12d6+36); AC 23 (+4 Dex, +1 dodge, +8 natural) Init +8; Speed 30 ft.; Atk dagger +7 (1d4+1)Base Atk +6; CMB +7; CMD 21; SA hexes (cackle, coven, evil eye, misfortune); SQ cantrips, darkvision 120 ft., DR 15/magic; Immune acid, cold, mind affecting effects, paralysis, sleep; SR 18; AL Chaotic Evil; SV Fort +7, Ref +10, Will +11; Str 12, Dex 18, Con 16, Int 18, Wis 12, Cha 18 Skills Knowledge (arcana) +19, Knowledge (planes) +19, Perception +16, Sense Motive +16, Spellcraft +19, Stealth +19, Swim +16; Feats Combat Casting, Dodge, Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes Spell-Like Abilities (CL 12th, concentration +16)
at will—glibness Witch Spells Prepared (CL 7th; concentration +11)
4th—black tentacles, fear
3rd—deep slumber, dispel magic, seek thoughts
2nd—blindness/deafness, detect thoughts, hold person, touch of idiocy
1st—burning hands, chill touch, command, mage armor, ray of enfeeblement,
0th—bleed, detect magic, spark, touch of fatigue
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(4) Eldritch Drow Witch CR 7
ELDRITCH DROW WITCHCR7 XP 3,200
Female or Male drow witch 7 (eldritch template)
CE Medium humanoid (drow, elf) Init +3; Senses darkvision 120 ft.; Perception +8
DEFENSE AC 18, touch 14, flat-footed 15 (+4 armor, +1 deflection, +3 Dex) hp 38 (7d6+14) Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +4; +2 vs enchantment spells DR 5/magic; Immune magic sleep effects; Resist acid 10, cold 10; SR 13 Weaknesses light blindness
OFFENSE Speed 30 ft. Melee mwk shortsword +4 (1d6, Crit 19-20/x2) Ranged mwk hand crossbow +7 (1d4 plus quasit poison, Crit 19-20/x2, Range 30 ft.) Special Attacks hex (standard action, DC 16 Will save; see special abilities) Spell-Like Abilities (CL 7th; concentration +9)
at will—feather fall
1/day—dancing lights, darkness, faerie fire Witch Spells Prepared (CL 7th; concentration +10)
4th—black tentacles
3rd—bestow curse, cup of dust, silent blindness/deafness; distracting cacophony
2nd—blindness/deafness, cure moderate wounds, silent charm person, touch of idiocy; hideous laughter, levitate
1st—burning hands, command x2, mage armor (already cast), ray of enfeeblement; memory lapse
0th—bleed, detect magic, detect poison, touch of fatigue Patron insanity
STATISTICS Str 10, Dex 16, Con 11, Int 16, Wis 8, Cha 14 Base Atk +3; CMB +3; CMD 16 Feats Combat Casting, Improved Familiar (quasit), Silent Spell, Toughness Skills Bluff +7, Fly +8, Knowledge (planes) +8, Perception +8, Sense Motive +2, Spellcraft +10, Stealth +10, Survival +2, Swim +4, Use Magic Device +7; Racial Modifiers +2 Perception, +4 Swim Languages Aklo, Elven, Undercommon SQ Cantrips, ferocity, horrific death, keen senses, poison use, weapon familiarity (hand crossbow, rapier, shortsword), witch’s familiar, voidborn Gear masterwork hand crossbow (8 poisoned bolts), masterwork shortsword, ring of protection +1, potions of cure moderate wounds (2), potions of invisibility (2)
SPECIAL ABILITIES Cackle Hex (Su) An eldritch drow witch can cackle madly as a move action. Any creature that is within 30 feet that is under the effects of an agony hex, charm hex, evil eye hex, fortune hex, or misfortune hex caused by the witch has the duration of that hex extended by 1 round.
Evil Eye Hex (Su) The eldritch drow witch can cause doubt to creep into the mind of a foe within 30 feet that she can see. The target takes a –2 penalty on one of the following (witch’s choice): AC, ability checks, attack rolls, saving throws, or skill checks. This hex lasts for 6 rounds. A DC 16 Will save reduces this to just 1 round. This is a mind-affecting effect.
Flight Hex (Su) The eldritch drow witch gains a +4 racial bonus on Swim checks. She can fly, as per the spell, for 7 minutes per day. These minutes do not need to be consecutive, but they must be spent in 1-minute increments. This hex only affects the witch.
Misfortune Hex (Su) The eldritch drow witch can cause a creature within 30 feet to suffer grave misfortune for 1 round. Anytime the creature makes an ability check, attack roll, saving throw, or skill check, it must roll twice and take the worse result. A DC 16 Will save negates this hex. This hex affects all rolls the target must make while it lasts. Whether or not the save is successful, a creature cannot be the target of this hex again for 1 day.
Horrific Death (Ex) When an eldritch drow witch is first reduced to negative hit points, creatures within its reach take 1d6+7 acid damage. While at negative hit points, the eldritch drow witch gains a +2 insight bonus on attack rolls and adds a +7 insight bonus to all damage. When it finally dies, the eldritch creature dissolves into a pool of unidentifiable goo.
Eldritch Quasit Familiar CR —
ELDRITCH QUASIT FAMILIAR CR —
CE Tiny outsider (chaotic, demon, evil, extraplanar) Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +7
DEFENSE AC 20, touch 14, flat-footed 18 (+2 Dex, +6 natural, +2 size) hp 17 (7 HD); fast healing 2 Fort +1, Ref +5, Will +9 DR 5/magic cold iron or good; Immune electricity, poison; Resist acid 10, cold 10, fire 10; SR 12
OFFENSE Speed 20 ft., fly 50 ft. (perfect) Melee 2 claws +7 (1d3–1 plus poison), bite +7 (1d4–1) Space 2-1/2 ft.; Reach 0 ft. Spell-Like Abilities (CL 6th)
At will—detect good, detect magic, invisibility (self only)
1/day—cause fear (30-foot radius, DC 11)
1/week—commune (six questions)
STATISTICS Str 8, Dex 14, Con 11, Int 11, Wis 12, Cha 11 Base Atk +3; CMB +0; CMD 12 Feats Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse Skills Bluff +8, Fly +20, Intimidate +6, Knowledge (planes) +6, Perception +7, Sense Motive +4, Stealth +16 Languages Abyssal, Common; telepathy (touch) SQ Alertness, change shape (bat, Small centipede; polymorph), deliver touch spells, empathic link, ferocity, horrific death, improved evasion, voidborn
SPECIAL ABILITIES Horrific Death (Ex) When an eldritch drow witch’s familiar is first reduced to negative hit points, creatures within 5 feet take 1d6+7 acid damage. While at negative hit points, the eldritch drow witch’s familiar gains a +2 insight bonus on attack rolls and adds a +7 insight bonus to all damage. When it finally dies, the eldritch creature dissolves into a pool of unidentifiable goo.
Poison (Ex) Claw—injury; save Fortitude DC 15; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d2 Dexterity; cure 2 consecutive saves. The DC includes a +2 racial bonus.
SCALING THE ENCOUNTER
To modify this encounter, apply the following changes: CR 12 (19,200) Remove two witches. CR 11 (12,800) Remove all witches. CR 10 (9,600) Remove Norgth and two witches. Designate one of the witches as Nogth. If Nogth is not killed, any unconscious PC are given the eldritch template as above.
If Nogth is defeated, the teleporter in the Witch’s Coven begins to flicker—the PCs have 1d10+4 rounds to leave or be trapped in the Plane of Madness! Once they are back to their own plane, the madness effects and encounters in the Atrium, The Cells, and the Examining Rooms are no longer active and the routes that connect to the Plane of Madness no longer exist. 1d4 rounds after the party exits the tree, the entrance to the Sunken Asylum closes up for good.
If Nogth is not defeated, the entrance still closes as above but it reappears in 1d6 days. All madness effects and encounters still take place as the PCs exit the Sunken Asylum.
The AaWBlog’s appetite knows no bounds, and the adventure path continues well past the Disputed Territories and Pradja.
Taking a valuable shipment of alligotonium down to Timeaus, the PCs are suddenly and inexplicably transported into an ambush beneath the authoritarian city of Nyamo! Throughout the month they fight off thieves, deceive guards, and either infiltrate or protect the airship production yards of the High Mages there. Whether the adventurers side with the (unjust) rulers or the beleaguered resistance movement, they ultimately leave the conflict on an airship!
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Naturally, the PCs don’t get very far in their airborne vessel—a magical mishap sends them tumbling through dimensions to the strange demiplane of Uklonjen in Uralicans Uncut. Here the AaWBlog Adventure Path brings PSIONICS into the mix, as well as space jamming and all kinds of good stuff: portals to HEL, gateways to the Plane of Ooze, and all the cosmic adventure you can shake a stick at!
The 5 barrels of an automatic eviscerator drip an unknown, slimy orange substance. Originally designed to agitate 
Swirling pools of quicksand recede as whipping tentacles rise from the earth, dragging up a monstrous, terrifying sight. Easily twenty feet or longer, it’s chitinous, pocked hide gleans in the harsh sunlight as it surges out of the ground, huge legs carrying forward a gnashing maw with surprising nimbleness.
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For The Cells, each hallway contains 22 individual cells, each closed off by a locked (DC 25 Disable Device check) stout wooden door. (DC 25 Break, Hardness 5, 20 HP). Whenever a door is opened, there is a 10% chance that an orderly materializes right outside the cell and attacks the party.
The witch in the middle is 
