Nyambe Dire Spirits.pdf

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About the Author:

Chris Dolunt lives in Michigan with his wife Mary, their two loyal dogs Loki and Freya, and a baby on the way. When not gam-

ing he works as a database programmer for a market research company.

Dedicated to My Son:

I look forward to meeting you!

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Digital Edition Version 1.0

Teplit saw a flash of blue out of the corner of his eye,

and suddenly the king of the beasts was upon him. An

indigo-furred dire lion leaped down from the rocks above

and landed on him with its full weight. Ribs snapping,

organs rupturing, and spitting up blood, Teplit crumpled

under the beast’s tremendous bulk.

Teplit’s companions backed away as the lion let out an

impossibly loud roar, and kicked Teplit’s body away with

its hind legs.

“Grandfather!” Chizoba shouted to the sky, “When I asked

you to send us worthy prey, this was not what I meant!”

The beast rushed toward them, and the companions

scattered, attempting to surround it. Chizoba fumbled

with his greatbow, determined not to let the monster slay

another one of his age-mates.

Fear welling up within him, he finally managed to get a

grip on one of his arrows, and worked the cap off of the cal-

abash gourd hanging from his belt. The pungent smell of the

fungal poison within stung his nostrils, but he paid it no mind

and plunged the arrowhead into the frothy concoction. Now

surrounded, the dire lion hesitated for a moment, trying to

decide who posed the greatest threat. Chizoba took advan-

tage of the opportunity, nocked the arrow, and let it fly.

The arrow sliced through the air, and sank into the

monster’s right shoulder. The beast let out a snarl of dis-

pleasure, and leaped directly at Chizoba. Chizoba

backpedaled, attempting to scramble up the rocks behind

him. His foot slipped upon a loose stone, and before he

could make another move, the beast caught up with him.

With a single swipe of a mighty paw, the dire lion sent

Chizoba sprawling onto the ground. Chizoba marveled

that he was still alive, until he realized that the strength-

sapping poison had already taken hold of the creature.

As it moved in to finish the fallen warrior off, his broth-

er Chibouye hurled a javelin at the lion’s hindquarters. The

javelin, poisoned like Chizoba’s arrow, sank into the crea-

ture’s flank, and the beast howled in agony. Losing inter-

est in Chizoba, it turned to face this new attacker.

Chizoba drew another arrow from his quiver, and reflex-

ively sunk the tip into his calabash bottle, only to discover that

his fall had caused the poison to spill upon the ground around

him. He struggled to get up to his knees, and scraped the

arrowhead over the spilled poison, then drew his bow and

sent the arrow hurtling toward his attacker. The arrow, slight-

ly damaged, wobbled in the air, but still found its mark, strik-

ing the dire lion in the back of the head with a dull crack. A

lesser creature would have been slain instantly, but to a mon-

ster of such incredible power, it was but a minor annoyance.

At the same moment, Nala let loose an arrow of her own

from her shortbow. The arrow slid between two of the lion’s

ribs, and with a whimper, the poison finally taking complete

hold, the lion slumped to the ground, helpless but still alive.

NYAMBE

Chizoba looked down at his chest. The creature’s claw

had torn a series of huge, ragged lines across his chest.

He clamped his palms over his wounds, not realizing

until a moment later that his hands were still covered

with poison. Already he could feel his muscles starting to

burn. He sat down on a nearby rock, silently watching as

Chibouye and Nala openly wept over Teplit’s body.

In the rocks above, two tiny monkeys, far from their

forest homes and looking quite out of place, turned to

each other and smiled deviously.

“Master KanUk will be pleased,” said one of the mon-

keys, idly twirling a war dart in its paw. “Go inform him

we have found a vessel to hold his spirit!”

sourcebook Nyambe: African Adventures, published by Atlas

Games. It uses several classes, feats, monsters, and magic

items specific to that setting, for example. Having that book

will make the adventure easier to run, but all the informa-

tion you need to use the new material is included in this

book, as well. While helpful, you do not need to have the

African Adventures book to play this adventure; it can be

adapted for use in the tropical regions of other campaign set-

tings with minimal effort.

The continent of Nyambe-tanda(Neye-AHM-bay TAHN-

dah) is a fantasy version of medieval Africa. Nyambe-tanda,

sometimes just called Nyambe, is a large continent that can

be placed in the tropical region of any game world.

Though the format of this adventure is somewhat

straightforward, the world of African Adventures might

defy some of your expectations and assumptions about

fantasy settings. You should carefully read through the

entire adventure before attempting to run it.

OVERVIEW

1 D IRE S PIRITS IS A D20 S YSTEM ADVENTURE INTENDED

FOR FOUR 1 ST - LEVEL CHARACTERS ; SAMPLE CHARACTERS ARE

PROVIDED AT THE END OF THE BOOK . T HE ADVENTURE CAN BE

B ACKGROUND

The name Nyambe-tanda means “land of the

Overpower,” because at the beginning of time the great

creator god Nyambe, also known as the Overpower, lived

amongst the mortal races that it created.

But when the mortal races began fight-

ing, their violence so disgusted the

Overpower that it not only left the

physical world, but also refused to

answer the prayers of its worship-

pers. Without the Overpower to

answer their prayers, the people

of Nyambe-tanda were forced to

turn to a number of lesser spirits,

collectively known as the orisha

(oh-REE-shah).

While most of the mortal

races venerated the spirits of

their ancestors, or of animals, or

of plants, the race of orcs hon-

ored the fiendish creatures of the

lower planes. These evil spirits grant-

MODIFIED TO USE CHARACTERS OF HIGHER LEVELS OR MORE THAN

FOUR CHARACTERS , THOUGH , IF THE GM IS WILLING TO ADVANCE

THE HD OF THE OPPONENTS .

This adventure is specifically designed to

provide an introduction to the Nyambe

setting, developed in the campaign

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