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CHAINS in the Dark

Adventure Module 1

A d20 dungeon adventure by Steve Dean

for 4 to 8 characters of levels 5 to 8 Challenge Rating 5/6

Written by Steve Dean, Illustrated by David Sharrock

Maps and icons by Wyn F Dawkins

Opus Cartography by David Sharrock

Based on an original idea by Suzanna Hope

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Introduction

Contents

Opus Operandi is a fantasy campaign setting for the

d20™ sysem, but and expored enrey hrough

adventure modules. The setting has been designed in

this piece-meal fashion in order to avoid the usual

overload of information placed upon GMs and players

when introducing a game group to a new fantasy

world. An explanation of the world in brief is provided

at the end of each adventure, for the GM to print and

keep handy behind his/her GM screen. This single

page reference sheet is all the GM needs in order to run

an Opus Operandi game. Everything else the GM

needs can be ound n he d20™ sysem reerence

document.

Introduction

Author's Foreword

Pantheon Series

Player Introduction

Adventure Overview

The Sect of Jetava

The Secret of the Mine

Jetavite Weapons

The Farmlands of Paravelly

Settlements

Map of Paravelly

Some Notable Farms

Rumours Abound

There are no limits or set order in which to play the

Opus Operandi adventure modules, however some

adventures will be more suited to certain experience

levels than others. Where applicable, challenge ratings

are supplied.

Author's Foreword

Using Rumours

Rumours in Brief

Player Printout

Map of North Opus

The North Opus Grasslands

Adventure in Greenrush

Map of Greenrush

Beyond the Secret Door

Traps

Random Traps Table

Trap Descriptions

Key Features & Map

The Abandoned Village

Welcome to Chains in the Dark , to be used either as a

standalone adventure or as part of the on-going Opus

Operandi campaign setting. Everything needed to run

this adventure is included within. Some of the details

may conflict or not fit in with your own campaign if

you are playing in an alternative setting. Named places

and histories have been kept to a minimum and are

easily changed.

Key Features & Map

The Mines - Main Cavern

Key Features & Map

The Mines - Lower Cave

Key Features & Map

The Mines - Barracks/Workshop

Key Features & Map

The Mines - Priests' Quarters

Key Features & Map

NPC Details

Yanoona

Steve Dean

Pantheon Series

Thadissmarl

Wollos

Cadael

Tay

Hilap

Soldiers

Miners

Each Opus adventure highlights and introduces a

different aspect of the Opus world. Chains in the Dark

is the first adventure of the Pantheon series,

introducing one of the Opus gods into your game, in

this case Jetava, goddess of the air, the wind and the

light.

Edec

Tekresa

Bestiary

Continuing From Here

Printable Version

Map of Opus

Printable Map of Opus

The Realm of Opus

OGL License

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Player Introduction

several throwing daggers and a heavy wooden club.

The priests are wearing layered green robes that equate

to leather armour. Apart from the weapons on view,

the priests have a pair of concealed throwing daggers

with normal steel blades and iron banded clubs at their

belts.

As the party travel along a narrow valley, they hear

muffled screams and dull thuds in the near distance.

They are able to get close enough to observe the scene

being played out in the wide clearing. An older man

and two young men, all farmers by the look of them,

have been fastened to large archery butts by their wrists

and ankles. The older man and one of the others

already have several arrows and quarrels protruding

from their arms, and the younger of the two men has a

spear through his thigh.

Both priests and all eight guards will fight to the death

whout hesaon, and wont aempt o escape,

surrender or parley. If knocked unconscious or

captured, both the priests and the soldiers will attempt

to kill themselves at the first available opportunity,

either by drinking the poison from the vial hidden in

their holy symbols, or attacking one of the fighters, or

in the case of the priests, by an inflict moderate wounds

spell cast on themselves.

Two soldier priests (see NPC Descriptions), one male

and one female, are standing about thirty yards from

their victims, taking aim with large crossbows at the

uninjured man. It is he who is screaming, a muffled cry

for help through the dirty rag tied over his mouth.

Once the fighting is over, the three farmers can be

released and tended to. The old man is in a bad way

and will die if not given immediate magical healing.

The priest and priestess are twenty yards from the

parys vanage pon, behnd he nearest press et

shoulder. If theparyarequetheywontbenoced.

The man with a spear in his leg has lost a lot of blood

but is a lot stronger, only dying if the party take too

long over the fight. The third man is in severe pain but

in little danger.

At this point the priests shoot at the man, each hitting

an arm. The victim cries out, his face a rictus of agony.

The players may notice that the quarrels have

penetrated up to the fletchings, pinning the man to the

straw target.

When the PCs are ready to take stock of what has

happened, they may discover the following:

 The three men are farmers from the next valley, they were

looking for missing sheep when they were ambushed by the

priests and guards. They are father and son Tash and Geb

Bantakol and TahsyoungetbroherInda.

Casually, the robed priests prepare to shoot again,

talking in low voices and gesturing at the selection of

ranged weapons arrayed in front of them. Each of them

leans down and selects a bolt, loads and takes aim.

 Each of the dead men is wearing a stylised holy symbol, (a

at dk wh a mng ace and our ghy S’ haped

rays, two above two below, reminiscent of a sun) which

hang around their necks on a finely wrought silver chain.

A hollow in the back holds a vial of fast acting poison,

killing anyone drinking it in seconds. The six guards are

also carrying water skins and some dry rations.

If the party do nothing the priests will continue to

shoot at the farmers, occasionally inspecting the results.

Their aim is to test the various types of missile on living

flesh, so they are keeping the men alive for as long as

possbe. If aowed, he press’ nal act wl be to

hrow spears hrough he vcms hears, rereve he

weapons then head off home.

 All of the quarrel, arrow and spear heads have penetrated

far more than would normally be expected. When

examned, hey dont ook any derent n degn o

normal equivalents, but are made of a hard and shiny

metal. The heads are slightly lighter than usual and the

edges incredibly sharp.

If the party intercede, the priests will turn the weapons

on them with the same studied patience they have

previously shown. The players will soon realise the

bolts are more accurate and more penetrative than

ordinary ones, punching through all but the thickest

armour. (see Special Weapons).

 A large wagon and two oxen are tethered beyond the trees.

The same holy symbol is burned into the wood on the side.

The wagon is empty aside from a large open chest and

some stalks of straw.

If he PCs havent scoued hey wl come under

crossbow fire from the tree line opposite their position.

Eight soldiers, (see NPC Descriptions) with normal

weapons and quarrels, open fire immediately. They are

lightly armoured but are treated as being Concealed.

Each has a heavy crossbow and plenty of quarrels,

Those weapons that have come into contact with blood

have crumbled to sharp granules. The rest will do so

over the next few days. Luckily for the farmers, all of

the missiles that hit them went straight through and

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