21C
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND. The thick green shag of grass on this island
reaches above the ankles on a man. It is infested with normal ticks.
The island is shaped like a hill, reaching fifteen feet above the
water level at its highest point. A covered well is clearly visible
near the summit.
Small
white flowers in the grass exude a hallucinatory perfume. Each
character must save versus poison. Those who fail will think they
see footsteps moving in the grass, as if an invisible person was
walking along. These will tend to guide people towards the holes
numbered 1 to 4 on the map. These holes are each about three feet
wide but the thick grass conceals them to a great degree. A person
in the vicinity of one of these holes will fall through on a 1-2 in
6. If they are being led by phantom footprints the risk goes up to
1-5 in 6. The distance of each fall is covered in the appropriate
section in each room below.
Any
person who has unprotected skin that is exposed to the grass has a
chance of contracting a disease due to the ticks, see page 13 of the
Dungeon Master's Guide. If the tick is found and removed
within 12 hours, the roll can be ignored.
The
covered well is about five feet square. There is a bucket and winch.
A person may climb down the well in order to reach the underground
complex beneath the island. Under the island there is a complex of
rooms, its floor about ten feet below water level.
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