TSR 9378 - HWQ1 - The Milenian Scepter.pdf

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SCEPTER
An
Official
DUNGEONS
&
DRAGONS0
Game
Adventure
THE
MILE"
Table
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by
Anthony
Herring
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Introduction
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Design:
Anthony Herring
Editing:
Ion
Pickens
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illustMtions
have
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character's appropriate ability
(Strength.
Intelli-
gence, etc.).
If
the roll
is
equal to
or
icss
than
the ability score, the PC succeeds at the action.
Rolling greater than the ability score
means
failure.
players
as
much
fteedom
as
possible to
steer
thc
adventure
in
their
own
dimtion.
If
they
run
into
a
dead end,
usc
your creativity to devisc
new
dues
o
non-player
dsnrPctcrs
t
guide
t e
r
o
hm
back
on
updr.
Above
all,
have
fun!
A
Non-Player
Characters
Game
statistics
and background
information
A-v-nture Overview
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-
for the
m s
important non-player characters can
ot
be found
in
the "NPC Roster" at the end of
this
book.
Statistics for monsters and
NPCs
are given
throughout the t a t , when the
creature
or char-
acter
is
fmt
mentioned.
HOW
Read
This
Book
to
The plot of the adventure
is
presented in
a
series
of chapters, which are described briefly
in
the following Adventure
Summary.
Each
one
of
the chapters
is
broken down into the bllowing
sections.
Boxed
'Ihc
At
the
start
of each chapter
is
an
excerpt
f o
the
book
cded
Prophecies
of
PhpiS-
rm
tos.
The
book
is
written by
a
scribe
named Hes-
tios.
Phaistos
is
the
o d e
at the Shrine of Glory,
which
is
a
holy place
of
an
Immortal named
Hnlav.
This
boxed
t a t
is
written in italics, and is
meant
for the DM only.
Some chapters
Ilx,
indudc boxed
t a t
in nor-
mal
type.
This
t a t
usudy describes
a
location
or
event
f o
the
PCs'
point
of
view,
and
is
meant
rm
to
be
m d aloud by the DM.
How
They
Get
Here:
This
section details ways
the
PCS
will arrive at the
location
that
is
the
setting
of
the chapter.
Thc
h e :
A
physical description of the
chap-
ter's setting.
Rventx
Encounters and occurrences
that
might
take place while the PCs are here.
Where
N x ?
This
d o n
summarizes the
et:
chapter's dues and where they
lead.
Staging
Hintx
This
section contains sugges-
t o s
for staging the scene with regptd to
mood,
in
dramatic
e&cts.
and pacing.
Remember that
this
is
not
a
rigid
structure.
The events and encounters presented
in
a
given
chapter might occur in
a
different order. Even
the chapters themselves might happen
in
a
dif-
ferent sequence than described here. Give the
Rscci~dy,
to
the
events d d e d
in
the
due
Wnth
of
the
Immortals
boxed
s t
the sun of the
e,
Hollow World was extinguished for
one
full
sleep
(day) late
in
the
year
of AC
1,009.
Magic
throughout the world
llso
ceased
to
function
during this
time.
These
two
events
marlml
the
beginning
of
a
series
of
drastic changes in the
Milenian Empk.
During the Sleep of Darkness
(as
it
was
called),
chaos
reigned in the Empk. Having
lived
all
of
their lives in
a
world
of
eternal
sun-
light,
the
popolzcc
was
gripped with fear and
a
dread that doomsdny was upon them.
Mobs
roamed the streets, burning, killing, and pillag-
ing.
An
emcrgcncy session ofthe Senate
was
held.
On
his way to the Senate, Emperor
Adm-
nius
was
slain
by the mob.
A
Zvgosian sorcerer named cprncpnOmnos
(KA-m-kah-NOM-nos)
ap@
before the
Sen-
ate and brazenly proclaimed that he
and
the
Followers of h g o s had taken away the
sun.
(In
truth. they have
no
power
over
the
sun.)
Zargosians
arc
an
evil
order of clerics and
sob
ccrers who honor
Z v p .
Unknown
to them,
however, Zvgos is
&y
the
h o d
Nyx.
Her god
is
to place
cvlcanomnos
as
Emperor
and ultiznately bring about
the
total
destruction
of the
sun,
plunging the Hollow World into
eternal night.
Caracanomnos
claimed
that the
sun
wauld
only
be
returned
if
he
were
elected Emperor.
Out
of
few, and with Emperor Adronius dead,
the
Senate
agreed to the sorcerer's demand-
Cvlcanomnos was hastilp elected Emperor.
On
the following
sleep,
the
s n
returned, not
be-
u
c a w of
Caracan-'s
influence.
but
due to
events which unfolded during the
Wmth
of
the
Immortalscnmpaign. Unaware ofthe mth.
none questioned
the
~ o t c ~ n control
over
their
t's
world
. . .
at
-
1
not right
away
Emperor Adronius's
body
was
movered by
loyal
soldiers and given into
the
custody
of
Sena-
I
b
tor
Tibemos,
a
man
who
opposes
Emperor
Cam-
camomnos.
The
Senator
syrctly took
the
body
to
an
archmage named
Xanthipon
so
that
the
corpse might
be
magically
prcruved.
Senator
Tibemos has taken
such
care
of
the
body
because
cvergwbre.
NcwJ
aftbe
PCs
-
&
Em-
CPcrtfPwmnas,
6
SaodSan~
hi6
of
is
said
uf
bz.thc
mwtd&ghtc&o.fthe
Zafgos.
he knows of a legendary artifact that has the
power to restore the dead to life-the
Wenim
Scepter.
With Emperor Adronius dive, the
elcc-
tion of
Caractmomnos
becomes
void, But
first,
the fabled
Milenjm
Scepter
m s
be
fmnd.
ut
Adventure Summary
Corisa,
the
capital
city
of
the
Mil&
Fsopin.
The
following
chapter
summprics
are
present-
ed
in
the
order
In
which
they
-n
i
this
book.
Although
this
is
the
most
k l y
7~
the
adventure will unfold,
it
is
possible
to
play
them
in
a
different sequence.
Chspter
1.
Dprk
Times:
In
Gorisa,
the
Pcs
learn
how Emperor
Cnrncanomnos
came
to
power, and
sce
his
evil
influence
over
the
city.
They
enwmter
a
philosopher
speaking
publidy
against the
Emperor.
Fearing
ruttibwioa,
aogq
citizens name
the
philosopher
a
traitor
d
pro-
ceed to stone
him If
d,
dates
he
tion
about
the
Followers
of
Zargos.
They
also
ancounter
a
at
catcher
n q e d
Kleom, who
is
being
chased
by a
nmPaeing
monsrrasity
(an
experimental
E~CIUUIC)
which
Bas
escaped from
the
Academy
o
the
&cane.
The
f
PCS
learn
that
Kkom
is
Enmiliar
w t
tbedty's
ih
sewers.
Ti
idormation
will
be
wdid
Ipter,
hs
when the
PCs
must find
an
entrance
inw
the
crypt
beneath
the
Acropolis,
Word
of
the
PCs'
dnds
reaches
the
of
Senator Tibemos.
He
arranges
a
meGtigg
witb
them, which takes
place
in
thc
next
SIpPfcr.
Chapter
2,
A
seuct
McegiOg:
Thc
Senator
ih
meets
w t
the
PCs
secretly
and
cxplnins
&at
Emperor
Adranius's
body has
bcen
prtsemd,
%
the
FCs
can
recover
the
Milmian
Adro--
nius can
be
revived,
pad
the
Camcanomtw6can
be depsJed.
The
PCs mustgo
c
the
Swine
o
o
f
Glory and
speak
with
the
e a
to
-
r&
1
where
the
scepw
is
d h o w
it
functions.-
Chapter
3,
Dwgbter
of
& , :
Spier
&
beneath
the
+.
P e h p s l
lsmrwt
fwueeway
.
Chaptcr
5,
Tkc
G d h
Ed=:
On
the.*
back
to
Cob,
*he
PCs
e n m u m
a
g m p
d
Griffon Riders, who
r m i
loyal to the dead
ean
crypt
k t o W t h e A & i s ~ & e s s c p y r i s ~ a d
by
a
mcigifp1arrtiotc
'ElwpGs
m w t w
laorb
thehits
d
t
dclliroehim
and
o
~~-
Them*.
high atop the Tower
of
the
oracle

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