The Snowflake Dungeon Part 21

If you’ve missed the previous posts about a snowflake dungeon, you can find them here.

The Ghouls are in the belltower.

In my snowflake dungeon, that is. We’re tackling a small location today.

The ghouls are a small faction, but they raise some interesting questions. They an only live by eating the flesh of the dead and have been cursed by the gods. What happens when they ask for help?

I haven’t included a terrible amount of treasure in this adventure yet. Since this is going to be part of the main dungeon, it seemed like a good point to start. A large portion of the treasure is just going to be objects that can be traded for gold – candlesticks, paintings, etc. If anyone has any ideas of what kind of expensive things could be looted from a ruined temple, hit reply and let me know! Or just hit me up in the discord.

You can read the PDF of this area below. Again, absolutely rough and untouched. The phase I’m in right now is just about getting it all down. I can polish later.

TAGS: Game Theory, GM Tips, Dungeons, Snowflake Dungeon

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Digging in the Sand

Bones. So many bones. How many people have been buried here?

You find a rusty long sword and a small, golden vulture head worth 250 gp.

Red Sand

The sand here on the edge of the sacrificial ground is loose and looks recently churned.

What happens if I dig under it?

Vulture Priest

The Vulture Priests are the enemy of knowledge and enlightenment. They seek to bring the eternal silence, the end of all things. Decay and obedience is their only god.

Armor Class 6 [13]
Hit Dice 1 (4hp)
Attacks 1 × Beak (1d4 or by weapon)
THAC0 19 [0]
Movement 120’ (40’)
Saving Throws D12 W13 P14 B15 S16 (1)
Morale 8 (11 when at their temple)
Alignment Lawful
XP 10 
Number Appearing 2d4 (1d6 × 10)
Treasure Type D
Immune to the Divine: The spells and powers of clerics and paladins have no effect on them.
Weapons: They frequently use wickedly curved daggers, which they use for sacrificial purposes.
Soul Clouders: There is a 10% chance that any Vulture Priest can use the sleep spell once per day. The targets are still awake, but they are beset by such a deep depression that it has the same effect as sleep. They may only watch what unfurls around them.