Cynosure.X International: Cyno's Role-Play: Scenarios: Mystical Dungeon: Host Lair

Cyno's Role-Play: Scenarios: Mystical Dungeon

Host Lair

The host lair is the final room of the adventure, but it is not the end of the game. The playing characters still have to get out of the dungeon alive. When the players enter this room, read the following to them.

When you enter this room, you realized that you've made a break through. This room is brightly lit all around, unlike the rest of the dungeon. You can see quite clearly. This room is quite grand and well declorated. It is the size of a large dining hall, about one hundred feet by one hundred feet. There are red drapes all around. A strip of red carpet goes from the entry way to the center of the room. In the center of the room is a skeleton sitting on the throne. The skeleton is dressed in high quality blue velvet. Although the soul and the flesh of the skeleton has long passed on, the blue velvet clothing still looks brand new.

At this point, ask the players what they want to do. When the players gets closer to examine the skeleton, read the following passage to them.

As you get closer to the skeleton, you see that it is holding a goblet in its left hand. The goblet is as big as two of your hands. And it is filled with fresh Halloween candy that is currently popular in your town. A sign next to the goblet says, "Welcome adventurers, you've earned the treat. One candy per person is the key. Play no tricks or be beat." There is a long sword leaning next to the throne. It is beautiful with gleaming diamonds. What do you do?

The candy is the key to getting out of the dungeon. Each player must take at least one piece of the candy. Or when the players leave the room, they will be back in the random dungeon room, looking for the host lair. Same thing occurs if any one loses the piece of candy. It is ok to eat the candy. In that case, it is not possible to loose it.

If the players decide to take more than one candy per person, then on the way out, the dungeon will become a lot harder. When generating random wandering monsters, the monsters' level is the same as the highest level character in the party. If all of the playing characters are at the same level, then the armor-able monster are fully armored.

If the players decide to play some tricks--such as knocking over the skeleton, stealing the beautiful long sword, etc--then the skeleton will come alive as a mage and summon other skeletons. Please see the next section for details regarding the undead skeleton mage.