Does the sphinx tell multiple riddles or just the moon one. The recommended an adventure for character levels 510. The adventure must contain clever puzzlesbut not too difficult and at least one riddle, whereby the adventurers can show their brains as well as brawn. Riddles whose answer is the moon puzzling stack exchange. A classic adventure for characters from fifth through tenth level. With a little alteration, he thought, these would be perfect for his purposes.
The adventure is a dungeon crawl where the players characters are hired to retrieve three notorious magical weapons. White plume mountain itself was reprinted in 2005 for the 3. Befriended the sphinx and promised to get her shampoo and cosmetics next time they meet, and find her a nicer dungeon to riddle after they are done with this one. White plume mountain, the new revised adventure by andy collins, gwendolyn f. If white plume mountain feels like someone wrote down a list of every cool idea they had for different dungeons and then mashed them all together, its because that is exactly what it is. There is a running theme of other who can speak into the groups mind. White plume mountain is a classic adventure, and many players may have already experienced it.
Nov 06, 2010 the next door opened up into a vast natural caverneasily the largest chamber the party had yet encountered in white plume mountain, they found themselves on a manmade ledge built into the cavern wall. Oct 01, 1999 based on the dungeons and dragons module white plume mountain, i got to relive the adventure i played as a youth. I love white plume mountain, and if you take the game perhaps a little less seriously, you might too. White plume mountain is one of the first and most famous puzzle dungeons released by tsr. How to survive alone in the wilderness for 1 week eastern woodlands duration. This book is a great light fantasy that starts a fun trilogy. Round she is, yet flat as a board altar of the lupine lords jewel on black velvet, pearl in the sea. Plop the players into the world, give them some motivation to achieve some goal or better yet, have them come in with their own motivations, let them loose, and go with the flow. Aug 28, 20 flesh golems if the riddle was failed ctenmiir the vampire. Almost every room in white plume mountains titular dungeon is either a trap, a monster asking a riddle, or both. There they battle the traps and guardians set in place by the wizard keraptis. What am i just not seeing about white plume mountain. As far as the sphinxs connection to riddles, it was the gynosphinx called out for accepting payment for help in the form of riddles, poetry, prose, knowledge, or the location of an androsphinx. May 10, 2017 so im going to be running my friends through white plume mountain in the future and i decided to try and paint up everything that theyll be running into in the dungeon.
It is set in the world of greyhawk campaign setting and is a sequel to lawrence schicks 1979 module white plume mountain the 64page book was written by bruce r. Full text of white plume mountain reconciled internet archive. White plume mountain is notable for its extensive art by erol otus. The white plume that gives the mountain its name and fame is a continuous geyser that spouts from the very summit of the mountain another 300 feet into the air, trailing off to the east under the prevailing winds like a great white feather. A quiz on the classic advanced dungeons and dragons role playing adventure by lawrence schick. May 15, 2017 white plume mountain itself was reprinted in 2005 for the 3. I purchased the printable maps for white plume mountain available on drivethrurpg a steal at 50 cents. The justicar, with the help of a faerie named escalla and a teamster named polk, are commissioned to go to white plume mountain and rid the world of a possible reincarnation of the wizard keraptis, an evil sorcerer who died many. The next door opened up into a vast natural caverneasily the largest chamber the party had yet encountered in white plume mountain, they found themselves on a manmade ledge built into the cavern wall. Answer a riddle correctly and the gynosphinx will disable the walls, letting the party pass. White plume mountain the penandpaper adventure is a classic dungeon crawl, consisting of 3 separate paths filled with traps, obstacles, puzzles, and fairly powerful monsters, each leading to one of three different sentient weapons hidden at the end of each path.
The three riddles are given below, with the answers. Also is the pick the correct golem always the middle one. But, a deal was a deal and zeke had chatted with her a bit and included some nice flattery. For example, in the adventure white plume mountain. The riddle she posed was answered correctly without much need for deliberation by the party, which rather. Thirteen hundred years ago, the wizard keraptis was searching for a suitable haven where he could indulge his eccentricities without fear of interference. Unbeknownst to the party, the answer moon is also the password to disarm a nearby magical trap, so that the trap does not attack that character. White plume mountain walkthrough map print mock man press. He allows the characters to pass if they manage to solve the following riddle. So im going to be running my friends through white plume mountain in the future and i decided to try and paint up everything that theyll be running into in the dungeon. Almost every room in white plume mountains dungeon is either a trap, a monster asking a riddle, or both. Ddo 2018 reaper white plume mountain ungod monk youtube.
Sep 21, 2009 converting white plume mountain, part 2. Feel free to adjust traps and other thematic elements, such as changing the gynosphinxs riddle in the beginning to another riddle of your choosing. He visited white plume mountain, going closer than most dared to and discovered the system of old lavatubes that riddle the cone and the underlying strata. At one point in that adventure theres an encounter with a sphinx who asks each. Kidd introduces his characters and over the course if the novel takes them from 2d caricatures to real people you root for and who make you laugh. That is a very broad level range and number of characters to plan for in a. The thief seems to want people to come find the weapons, as he left instructions in the form of a riddle for where the weapons would be kept.
White plume mountain avoids the pitfalls that occur when people try to translate a game into a story, either a book or movie. So yesterday i ran white plume mountain for the first time for a group of 3 10thlevel characters. As originally written, white plume mountain was intended for four to ten characters between levels 5 and 10. I printed out the maps for the rooms above, plus a few other areas that might be hard to visualize, like the mud geyser room.
White plume mountain encounters works in progress reaper. You can almost run the adventure with the map although you should really pick up the hardcover reprint edition of s1 in dungeons of dread, seriously. The pcs must figure out which of five numbers 5, 7, 9, 11 and didnt belong with the others 9, which isnt a prime number or be attacked by flesh golems. Ok the white plume mountain is the play thing of an extremely powerful mage who wants the power of the others my cthulhu worshipping elves who are all evil and mostly insane. White plume tpk for dms and maybe players who havent runplayed white plume mountain from tales from the yawning portal, this post may contain spoilers. Tonight i decided to start on it, by working on one of the first encounters that theyll run into 5 flesh golems in a riddle room. Im running white plume mountain tonight from tales from the yawning portal. Return to white plume mountain pdf return to white plume mountain is an adventure module for the advanced dungeons dragons roleplaying game released in 1999 by wizards of the coast. Puzzle update to number puzzle in white plume moutain. You enter a tunnel with some water and up ahead of you there is a filthy looking gynosphinx, which is like a sphinx but with boobs hanging out. If you answer her riddle correctly, you she will let you pass.
Going only by the riddle left on the thiefs note, part ransom part guide, you stand before white plume mountain, stronghold of the supposedly long dead wizard. Holy i am tired of white plume mountain i circumvent the issue of writing adventures by not using the adventure model at all. Jan 31, 2018 white plume mountain is one of the first and most famous puzzle dungeons released by tsr. The 16page adventure bears the code s2 s for special. White plume mountain is as good if not better than mor. The focus was on interesting, brutal, and often ridiculous dungeon crawling.
I purchased the printable maps for white plume mountain available. You go down some stairs inside the cave and its all hot and nasty smelling. Upon returning to the dungeons below white plume mountain, the party was surprised to see the efreets again. At one point in that adventure theres an encounter with a sphinx who asks each character a riddle. There is a puzzle in room 5 numbered golems where the players have to work out. It is set in the world of greyhawk campaign setting and is a sequel to lawrence schick s 1979 module white plume mountain. S2 was voted the 9th best of all time by dungeon magazine. Prepare to experience the adventure module voted the 9th best of all time by dungeon magazine. A sequel, return to white plume mountain, was published in 1999, and an updated version conforming to v3. And in fact, it was a gynosphinx guarding the intersection within white plume mountain, posing the riddle which appears in todays excerpt. White plume mountain session report merrics musings. To win these treasures they must set out in expedition to white plume mountain and there descend into the treacherous dungeon below. Their choice determines which riddle she gives them. The party must answer a riddle asked by an actual sphinx to get past a wall of force.
Mar 11, 2020 in white plume mountain a mad wizard has stolen a series of artifacts from the lords of the land and hidden them in an equally mad gauntlet, complete with a taunting poem riddle to guide the players through. Examining the branches as i said in part 1, white plume mountain has three branches, each ending with a room containing one of the three major artifacts of the dungeon wave, whelm and blackrazor. A look back at s2 white plume mountain ddo players. The riddle she posed was answered correctly without much need for deliberation by the party, which rather miffed the powerful creature. Im running white plume mountain and one of the pcs has challenged the sphinx at the entrance to a riddle match in order to extract information from her. The dungeon setting must be interesting and full of possibilitiesperhaps a volcano with a geyser shooting out the top, named white plume mountain. What i learned from white plume mountain the learning dm. Gollums riddles for the hobbit and lord of the rings lotr. The adventure is a dungeon crawl where the players characters are hired to retrieve three notorious magical weapons, each possessing its own intelligence.
More cunning riddles for white plume mountain morrus. Flesh golems if the riddle was failed ctenmiir the vampire. Basically, if she cant answer the pcs riddle, shell have to give him info on the inhabitants of the mountain. And in fact, it was a gynosphinx guarding the intersection within white plume mountain, posing the. Fifty feet above them glistened a rough and natural cave roof, semishrouded in darknessfifty feet below them was a lake of boiling mud. We didnt really receive any requests for this one and im not too familiar with it. White plume mountain quiz 10 questions fun trivia quizzes. Based on the dungeons and dragons module white plume mountain, i got to relive the adventure i played as a youth. In white plume mountain a mad wizard has stolen a series of artifacts from the lords of the land and hidden them in an equally mad gauntlet, complete with a taunting poem riddle to guide the players through. So if youve been looking for a classic adventure that you can use with the newest rules, download this web enhancement now. Dec 12, 2016 this feature is not available right now. He visited white plume mountain, going closer than most dared to, and discovered the system of old lavatubes that riddle the cone and the underlying strata. Riddle, answer, yada yada yada ill let you through if you get it, otherwise the adventure ends here. The players are set with a riddle that references wave, whelm and blackrazor.
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