TSR 9540 How the Mighty Are Fallen.pdf

How the Mighty are Fallen

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T ABLE OF C ONTENTS

T HE T IME HAS C OME ...................... 3

T HIS A DVENTURE .......................... 3

Abbreviations ........................ 3

Notes to the DM ........................ 3

Synopsis ............................... 3

A T HOUSAND F ISTS K NOCKING ......... 31

B REAKING AND E NTERING ............. 32

I N J AIL ................................. 32

T HE S EARCH ............................. 33

The Gold Dragon.................... 33

Entrance to the Lair .................. 34

The Tarrasque........................... 35

K ARSUS M ARKETPLACE .................... 36

Liberty on my Mind.................. 36

Nether Here Nor There ............... 37

Quelling the Serfs ..................... 37

Robin Banks .............................. 40

Scrying the Orcs Through ........... 40

T HE G RAND W ELCOME ..................5

Y EOMANS L OFT .......................... 9

A. Neth Gatehouse ....................10

B. Constable ..................... 10

C. Dock Hand Guild ................. 10

D. Taverns .......................... 10

E. Hostels .........................11

F. Grocer Cartel .................11

G. Supply Vendors ...............11

H. Bathhouses.................... 11

I. Courthouse/Jail.................. 12

J. Temple of Amaunator ........... 12

K. Temple of Mystryl ............... 12

L. Temple of Tyche.................. 12

M. Shipwrights .....................12

N. Oberons Laboratory ............. 12

O. Spacefarers Guild ................ 12

P. Warehouses ....................... 12

T HE L ICHLORD S C ASTLE ............... 43

E ND OF THE J OURNEY ...................... 43

Dead Denizens .......................... 43

Castle Approach ........................... 45

The Lichlords Castle ................. 46

Within the Castle ...................... 46

The Array Moves ......................51

The Conversion........................ 51

Wrath of Karsus ..................51

E PILOGUE ........................... 52

T REK T HROUGH THE E ASTERN F OREST . . . 13

T HE J OURNEY ............................13

Random Encounters.................. 13

Eastern Forest ............................ 13

Gods Legion Mountains .............. 18

P LANNED E NCOUNTERS ...................20

The Summons .......................... 20

Varied Tracks ........................ 21

Frozen Bounty ..................... 22

Sound of Glory .................... 22

Elven Proposal ..................... 22

T HE G RAVEYARD ......................... 22

On the Trail of the Dead................. 23

The Orc Retreat ....................... 25

The Elusive Illithid................... 26

S PELLS & M AGIC .....................56

N EW S PELL ............................56

Chevics Tracer ....................... 56

N EW E QUIPMENT ........................56

Consumption Armor ................. 56

Deflector............................... 57

Dr. Killdrums Wand of Fireballs ...... 57

Dying Womans Leather Ensemble.... 57

Edies Cloak .......................... 58

Floating Bubble......................58

Krystaufers Spell Book............. 58

Lichlords Spell Book............... 59

Neth Tattoo ....................... 59

Protector.......................... 60

Separator .......................... 60

Twinrazor ....................... 60

Warmthstone....................60

S IDE T REKS ............................. 27

T HIEF IN THE N IGHT ..................... 27

Central Courtyard .................. 27

R UMORS & H OOKS ................61

Table of Contents

T HE T IME HAS C OME

now ye the events before they shall come to pass. Let them lend thy

heart to gladness and ease for in them ye shall know future and

nigh thine heart to concern.

This Adventure

How the Mighty are Fallen allows player-characters

boxed set to alter the adventure to fit into his own

campaign. Encounters with tomb tappers and the

sharn are obvious elements that should be consid-

the opportunity to participate in the final days of

ered for inclusion into this adventure.

Netheril. Characters are given the opportunity to aid

The DM should be generous with common infor-

in the empires destruction or seek to prevent what

mation if players are running characters who are

must come to pass. The Netheril: Empire of Magic

native to Netheril. Time-traveling characters

boxed set is required to fully utilize the

who jump into Netheril at its Fall should

adventures within these pages.

be at a disadvantage in terms of

Abbreviations

common knowledge, available

contacts, and reputation.

Spelljamming is mentioned

Some of the abbreviations used

within this product might con-

fuse novice DMs during the

course of play. These include:

at several points in this

adventure (as well as in the

Empire of Magic boxed

set). Knowledge of the

spelljamming vessels, rules,

and equipment isnt neces-

sary to run the adventure;

its provided strictly as back-

ground for those Dungeon

Masters who are currently

using the S PELLJAMMER ®

Campaign Setting (#1049) and

Realmspace (#9312) supplements.

NPC short-form descrip-

tions, such as Karsus (CN

hm A41): The first two letters

in parentheses refer to align-

ment (chaotic neutral), the middle

two refer to race and sex (human

male), and the final letter and number

refer to class and level (41st-level arcan-

ist). An extensive list of these are included in the

F ORGOTTEN R EALMS ® Campaign Setting.

A#: Arcanists are the wizards of Netheril.

Complete information on them can be found in the

Netheril: Empire of Magic boxed set.

P#: Priests are likewise detailed in the boxed set.

Clerics do not exist in Netheril except as specialty

priests.

Synopsis

The adventure begins as characters enter the spell-

jamming city of Yeomans Loft, the heart of Netherils

Realmspace activities. Here they meet Nopheus, a

jeweler whos looking for some adventurers to

retrieve the body of his wife from her resting place

in the Gods Legion Mountains. Characters can

choose to explore the city, get involved in the

thieves guild, or simply investigating the bargains to

be found in the citys many shops.

Notes to the DM

This adventure is not extraordinarily linear in nature;

players can choose to follow a variety of paths that lead

to the Fall of Netheril. As such, the DM should read the

entire adventure and understand the directions that the

heroes can take before game play begins.

Additional magical items and spells are included

The heroes can also take a trip to the floating city of

Karsus for an opportunity to do some Neth-style shop-

ping in the side trek Karsus Marketplace. They can

choose to join the constabulary in Quelling the Serfs

as they attempt to rid the city of rebellious people.

at the end of the adventure. The DM is encouraged to

Once all of the enclave business has been taken

add additional elements from the Empire of Magic

care of, the party most likely sets out to locate the

The Time has Come

body of Nopheuss wife, Amanda. Again, though, forces

conspire to deter them, this time in the form of a sum-

mons by the great Archwizard himselfTarsus. It seems

he needs a few spell components, and he thinks that the

heroes are just the ones who should undertake The

Search.

Of course, talking a gold dragon out of its gizzard and

asking the Tarrasque for its pituitary gland are not easy

tasks. Itll take more than a strong sword arm before the

characters can get back on task to locate Amanda.

When the characters enter The Graveyard they

encounter some elves whore disturbed by the complete

loss of dead bodiestheyve all been dug up and carried off.

According to the map that Nopheus gave them, Amandas

grave was here somewhere. Hopefully, with little prompting

from the elves and the DM, the characters are soon On the

Trail of the Dead, the real meat of the adventure.

They encounter their first undead in Faerûns past and

are probably be surprised to find that the zombie is intelli-

gent and can carry on a conversationand probably a

tune if asked. If they assist the zombie and help mend his

fractured leg, they make themselves an ally that might just

save their life later on in the adventure.

While following the trail of the undead, the heroes run

into a berserk ranger whos grieving over the loss of his

family and friends. If the characters resist the urge to

swing their swords, they make another friend. As their

friend departs on a mission of his own, the sounds of The

Orc Retreat greet their ears. The furor is just an army of

orcs running from something terrifying. A captured orc

gives the characters their first report of an opponent

known as the Lichlord.

If the characters are carrying any magical items, they

attract the attention of the phaerimm, who have extreme

prejudice against humans (especially Netherese) and their

gluttonous use of magic. The phaerimm gate into the scene

to attack the owners, hoping to steal the magic as well as

a few of the humans carrying them. If they manage to cap-

ture one or more of the characters, the phaerimm carry

them down into the Underdark to their mind flayer com-

rades, There, The Elusive Illithid delves into their minds

to excavate any information. Escape is not impossible

though fate may prove kinder to them should they stay.

The Deads Denizens, in the form of three evil and cruel

arcanists sent by the Lichlord himself ambush the charac-

ters. This can be used as a major clue that the characters

are getting too close in the eyes of the Lichlord.

As they near the end of the adventure, they come across

an eerie castleone constructed of the bodies of skeletons

and zombies. This is the home of The Lichlord himself.

Thousands of corpses form the walls, floor, and roof, and

hundreds more participate every hour as undead flock to the

area. The characters, however, are not alone in this adven-

ture. Karsus himself has been preparing for this ever since he

first heard of the Lichlord and speculated on his actions.

What better but to have the Archwizard himself as your per-

sonal ally (even if he is hundreds of miles away) preparing

the greatest magical concoction in human history!

The Epilogue tells the happenings immediately after

the Fall of Netheril.

4 The Time has Come

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