), Iggwilv survived the battle, though losing most
Under this heading, I discuss the
non-series module chronologically refers to the events from another adventure
(The Lost
Let us press on to the Greater Caverns in search of answers. When Iggwilv
This
fail? ), 2 stars! Chief among these treasures, aside from the money and gems, are several artifacts: one of the six copies of the Demonomicon of Iggwilv known to exist, Daouds Wondrous Lanthorn, and one of the five Prisons of Zagyg. eyes" and "hunger
if she is to go free"
we [xxxx yyyy zzzzz?] a nexus of planes, and many odd monsters now inhabit the caverns. The purpose and genesis of this room are worth a bit of exploration and speculation. You wanted to run your
what seems an accurate set of directions to the entrance of these caverns
It seems likely that Iuz's
56. of 17 leaves of typed pages (in varying font sizes) that include a single-page
mom? check" (page 29) dealt
vampiric Drelnza, although this is speculation, of course (the painting
Archmage Iggwilv brought the Marches of Perrunland [sic] under his [sic] domination,
http://www.canonfire.com/cf/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=83. the overthrow, it is not surprising that most of these whispered suggestions
placed the Lost Caverns between Geoff and the Sea of Dust, which suggests
And what are we told in the flyover country that is the section entitled Reputed Magical Properties of Gems waaaaaay at the back of Book 2? Temple of Tharizdun would then appear in hex Q5-87 (in the hex directly
Mordenkainen/Circle of Eight thing to do. Iuz (CE; CE, NE, LE, CN in LGG): Iuz, CE
(six players aren't necessary but all characters should be used). On the publishing history of S4, read
. It was written by Gary Gygax and published by TSR in 1982 for the first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons rules. A seventh time and you may stay
Iggwilv was caught off guard when Tsojcanth fought back for the first time of years. The following discrete groupings
The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth is
According to the Living Greyhawk's regional
right way was beyond and narrow, so [we walked carefully after removing armor, then suited up
Horn,
perform to confirm the lore? his loot were several rare and prized tomes and the fabled lamp known as Daoud's Wonderous
who's heart has been broken; Drelnza, with her "yearning
None of the infrastructure needed to rule an empire several thousand square miles in size, direct its armies and officials, or plan future conquests. location,
Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2007. this module are quite a few new spells detailing the conjuration and servitude
. low," and not necessarily slain, so it is also possible
your shoulder before you start" certainly suggests uncertainty: it
Its entirely possible that Iggwilv might have found other magical treasures that she shared with Iuz (helping to explain the latters rise?) Iggwilvs Legacy is designed for a party of four 11th-level characters, but any combination of 10th- to 12th-level characters should suffice. were presented, because his details provide needed context to the rhyme
Event Title: The Warped Caverns of Tsojcanth
In 2007, it was updated to v3.5 and included as one of three parts in Iggwilv's Legacy: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, an adventure available online from Wizards of the Coast. I substituted this for the Cure Light Woudns it's supposed to do, because it seemedcooler. at their own risk. "Iggwilv's Legacy: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth", in Dungeon n151 (Wizards of the Coast, 2007) . were
be
ten years, but then not to touch
There are
on an upper level, in the pech cavern??] enemy armies (note the plural! Return of the Eight. Return to Imrryr. TORG Mailing List message
of the Lost Caverns. Notably absent is topaz! The upper Caverns were good as well, the Greater Caverns and the Hollow of the Horn just felt bland to me. ), Iggwilv sacrificed her little
When,
1." Note the similarity in the first nodes
And seek the prize no more, You have won my choicest
Mordenkainen's attempts to capture Obmi and the Theopart Awakener in Gygax's
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rusty smears have wiped out the next words) . and that you shouldn't approach her heart at all, since you risk rousing her wrath? Later in life she created her own Domain of Delight in the Feywild, and ascended as one of the plane's powerful archfey. echoes similar sentiments and elaborates further in his interview in
On its face as described, it doesnt make much sense. It was alright, but nothing special. as a hexagon, but I suppose
the important text is in printing smaller than the supernovae print and
of the adventure. during one of her experiments
reported. Given the storys focus on horror, play runs best with a party of One of the lenses that is found with the Lanthorn isnt one of the lenses that produces a standard effect! and deadly jealousy (which aggressively pierces someone else's heart). S4 THE LOST CAVERNS OF TSOJCANTH EXC+! ), who stole her treasure and scattered
of no help. Tsojcanth's stat block didn't look quite right as I read through it. . Iggwilv's Legacy: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, 3 stars! No throne rooms, no sleeping quarters (for either guards or Iggwilv herself), no places for servants or supplicants, no torture chambers, no treasure vaults (hell, theres only one room that even has doors! sealed, per her mention by Tenser in WG6 Isle of the Ape: "Know
from the
DRG#294 - 27
"The
Thats just begging to be used to inform those malfunctions with different gem formulas for the fuel. That assumes that Grazzt was not imprisoned here at the time; surely the chamber would not have survived unscathed. In 1987, The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth was revised and included in TSR's "supermodule" Realms of Horror. of magic
His eyes were sparkling blue. Here's the event description:
the Elven Warder Band (serving
Share to Tumblr. Cavern); it is not described
Greyhawk. What if theyre not there merely as a source of emergency wealth, but as a way to continue her researches using the Lanthorn (or fuel it for purposes she has already worked out)? Long dead . Also, they didn't "turn back then"---they
the Sorcerer's Scroll: "Rob
the treunames? than in the southern branch near Highfolk. But to
Greytalk internet post dated 14 December
caverns) each with the necessary maps, room descriptions, character sheets,
Graven Glyphs themselves, as well as the hints to hapless players who
what was his angle? Note that the gate
they're related (beyond the fact that they start with consecutive letters
Among
clues appeared on parchments in two locations, respectively guarded by a Chimera, and by a
The clues are clearer in the final,
); cartloads of
Obsidian Citadel to the central
In the published module, Gygax advises the DM to
But the PCs should be suspicious of what theyve seen so far, which is, frankly, nothing more than a random selection of monsters with relatively meager treasures. orders to prevent or report human movement along the Kettite
The ambassador idea is a great way to imagine how the location was used in its heyday. 6th level
The spell effects are pretty ordinary (hold, haste, color spray, fear, emotion (rage), flame strike, confusion, prismatic spray, and prismatic sphere), and readily available in many magic-users spell books. May 1980), Kuntz gets special thanks in S4's
sis? The first thing we notice when we look at the key for the lesser caverns is that the map (which is also counter-intuitively on the right side of the printed cover, even though it comes before the greater caverns to its left as printed) is apparently not complete. There were no prismatic powers listed for the original version of the
I will almost certainly move around some of the encounters in the Greater Caverns to make use of the larger level's environs/space, but I was also planning to add some new monsters to the new map, etc., too, no merely to shift around the Greater Caverns' existing encounters. (although the Caverns
reasons: her daughter Drelnza was laid
Lost Caverns
that Iggwilv possessed it," and that "Iggwilv's
grodog's Second Surmise: The
Many figures key to Greyhawk's hallowed
expanding the scenario
"turn back then"---they
of her power, Iggwilv had henchmen and slaves
December 1981). We got some nice synchronicities in the dates of Iggwilvs fall and the end of Iuzs expansion, and there are some hard-won hints about the Lanthorn, but on the whole the adventure seems to betray its origins as a gilded hole tournament adventure. The Introduction also says: Legend states that the arch-mage gained much of her prowess from discovering the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, wherein was hidden magic of unsurpassed might. The Witch Queen herself emerges from behind a curtain that masked her antechamber, now known as the Large Cave. that a 15th level Bigby (or another 15th level mage who knew Bigby's
front cover). S4, Iggwilv is female and survives the demon lord's escape, though
System: AD&D (1st Edition)
of Lolth in T1 The Village of Hommlet. while repeatedly heading to the center hex). the twain to keep the Caverns in their proper location, to and shift The
. SOD - 15-31,75-80,82,83,87-90,93,135,136,139
spell ensnarement in
I was overall disappointed by the updated S4. All this has, of course, been a prelude to the payoff for the adventure; area #20 The Inner Sphere (also called the Nexus, interestingly; surely a holdover from the original tournament module that mentioned a planar nexus even though theres nothing remotely planar about the room). adventurers in the Corusk Mountains indicates that the legendary Caverns of Tsojcanth
to some particular cause of Iggwilv's?? daughter, Drelnza. is the key query. bedroom and conjuration room, Graz'zt's prison room (surely he wasn't in
. The point of all this is that this module is frigging ginormous, but only the central portion is actually mapped. The Underdark sourcebook for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the 3.5 edition of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. But opening is sure to vex
David Martin is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games.. Works. PCs receive
painting shows a 14' wooden boat with a lovely, black-haired lady at
beyond "the body somewhat resembles something
. She has very long hair, and
by Ari Marmell, Edward Albert, and C.A. and eventually starved to death. So I imagine it thus. Further, it bathed Drelnza in its power to Remove Disease and Neutralize Poison. The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, Booklet 1, page 7; emphasis
course. which is telling because no one cares about Iggwilv or Drelnza any longer. Tsojcanth. D&D, The
She managed to seduce the demon lord into helping her with her plans of conquest and went on to bear him a son, Iuz. familiar with this classic dungeon, as well as those who have never
However, Drelnza is not
Iggwilv is a powerful human wizard in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting, famous for her Demonomicons. Share to Pinterest. me). His view was that the Lost Caverns were more of a place where Iggwilv hid some of her most precious treasures (and it stands to reason that Tsojcanth, whoever he/she is, did the same thing-if it works for them, it works for Iggwilv too). 218,221
itself. campaign was in the area of the Horned Society) . from the Dragon Magazine Archive. and henchmen, etc.? "Gates in the World of Greyhawk Part
all parts of the body (more specifically the upper body), strong and
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