The Dark Vaults of Death 01

The Dark Vaults of Death
Level 1
General
Dungeon History
The dungeon was created by mind flayers as a mine. It was eventually

conquered by invaders, and has been attacked and abandoned many times
since then.
Dungeon Walls
Hewn Stone (DC 20 to climb)
Dungeon Floor
Flagstone
Dungeon Floor
Temperature
Illumination
Corridors
Room #1
Flagstone
Cool
Shadowy (phosphorescent fungus or candles every 20 ft.)
Sporadic knocking fills the corridor
Idol of Evil: DC 10 to find, DC 10 to disable; affects good creatures which

touch the idol, DC 13 save or take 2d10 damage
Teleporter Crystal: DC 15 to find, DC 10 to disable; affects each creature

which touches the crystal, DC 10 save or be teleported to another location
A chute falls into the corridor from above
Ice Dart Trap: DC 20 to find, DC 20 to disable; +7 to hit against one target,

2d10 cold damage
A toppled statue lies across the corridor
Arrow Trap: DC 15 to find, DC 15 to disable; +4 to hit against one target,

1d10 piercing damage
Net Trap: DC 10 to find, DC 10 to disable; affects all targets within a 10 ft.

square area, DC 11 save or become restrained
A group of demonic faces have been carved into the walls
Moaning fills the corridor
Numerous pillars line the corridor
Numerous pillars line the corridor
Net Trap: DC 10 to find, DC 15 to disable; affects all targets within a 10 ft.

square area, DC 10 save or become restrained
North Entry
Locked Iron Door (DC 25 to open, DC 30 to break; 60 hp) (slides down)
West Entry #1
Stuck Simple Wooden Door (DC 10 to break; 10 hp)
West Entry #2
Archway
East Entry
Trapped and Locked Iron Door (DC 15 to open, DC 30 to break; 60 hp)

Falling Block: DC 10 to find, DC 10 to disable; affects all targets
within a 10 ft. square area, DC 11 save or take 1d10 damage
South Entry
Locked Stone Door (DC 10 to open, DC 25 to break; 60 hp)

Leads to room #20
Empty
Room #2
West Entry
Trapped and Stuck Iron Door (DC 25 to break; 60 hp)

Teleporter Crystal: DC 15 to find, DC 20 to disable; affects each
creature which touches the crystal, DC 14 save or be teleported to
another location
Leads to room #17
East Entry #1
Trapped and Stuck Simple Wooden Door (DC 10 to break; 10 hp) (slides up)
Rune of Dread: DC 20 to find, DC 20 to disable; affects all targets
within 10 ft., DC 12 save or become frightened for 1d4 rounds
Leads to room #24
East Entry #2
South Entry
Unlocked Simple Wooden Door (10 hp)

Archway
Room Features
Room #3
North Entry
East Entry
A stone stair ascends towards the south wall, A foul odor fills the center of
the room
Stuck Strong Wooden Door (DC 15 to break; 20 hp)

Trapped and Unlocked Stone Door (60 hp)
another location
Leads to room #30
South Entry
Wooden Portcullis (lift DC 20, DC 15 to break; 30 hp)
Empty
Room #4
North Entry
Iron Portcullis (DC 20 to lift, DC 25 to break; 60 hp)

Leads to room #33
West Entry
East Entry
Locked Good Wooden Door (DC 20 to open, DC 15 to break; 15 hp)

Empty
Room #5
North Entry
Trapped and Unlocked Iron Door (60 hp)

Contact Poison: DC 10 to find, DC 10 to disable; affects each creature
which touches the trigger, DC 15 save or take 2d10 damage
Leads to room #21
West Entry #1
Stuck Good Wooden Door (DC 15 to break; 15 hp)
West Entry #2
West Entry #3
South Entry
Empty
Room #6
West Entry

Leads to room #25
East Entry
South Entry #1

Secret (DC 15 to find) Stuck Simple Wooden Door (DC 10 to break; 10 hp)
The door is located above a small stone dais and concealed behind a
tapestry of a god of plants
South Entry #2

Leads to room #18
Empty
Room #7
North Entry #1
North Entry #2
Stuck Stone Door (DC 20 to break; 60 hp)

Leads to room #32
South Entry
Archway
Empty
Room #8
North Entry #1
North Entry #2
Unlocked Strong Wooden Door (20 hp)
South Entry #1
Secret (DC 15 to find) Trapped and Unlocked Good Wooden Door (15 hp)
(magically reinforced, disadvantage to break)
The door is concealed within a mosaic of a legendary battle
another location
South Entry #2

Leads to room #31
Trap
Room #9
West Entry
Electrified Floortile: DC 15 to find, DC 10 to disable; affects all targets

within a 10 ft. square area, DC 17 save or take 4d10 lightning damage

Leads to room #21
East Entry
South Entry
Hidden Treasure

Stuck Iron Door (DC 25 to break; 60 hp)
Hidden (DC 15 to find) Locked Strong Wooden Chest (DC 15 to unlock, DC
25 to break; 20 hp)
2300 cp, 1000 sp, 80 gp, Small Silver Mirror (25 gp), Feathered Ribbon (25
gp), Silk Vest threaded with Fine Steel (25 gp)
Room #10
West Entry #1
Archway
West Entry #2
Trapped and Locked Simple Wooden Door (DC 10 to open, DC 15 to break;

10 hp)
Magic Missle Trap: DC 20 to find, DC 20 to disable; one target, 1d10
force damage
East Entry
Trapped and Unlocked Iron Door (60 hp) (magically reinforced,

disadvantage to break)
Guillotine Blade: DC 10 to find, DC 10 to disable; +4 to hit against one
target, 1d10 slashing damage
Empty
Room #11
West Entry
Trapped and Unlocked Good Wooden Door (15 hp)

Leads to room #28
South Entry #1
South Entry #2
Stuck Iron Door (DC 25 to break; 60 hp)
Room Features
A balcony hangs from the south wall, The south and east walls are covered
with goblin graffiti
Room #12
West Entry
East Entry #1

Trapped and Locked Simple Wooden Door (DC 20 to open, DC 15 to break;
10 hp) (slides up)
East Entry #2
East Entry #3
Archway
South Entry
Room Features
Room #13
North Entry
Locked Good Wooden Door (DC 10 to open, DC 15 to break; 15 hp)

A magical mirror on the south wall answers questions with insults, Someone
has scrawled "This paladin is dead" on the east wall

Leads to room #26
West Entry
East Entry

Locked Simple Wooden Door (DC 10 to open, DC 15 to break; 10 hp)
Leads to room #16
Trap
Room #14
North Entry
East Entry
South Entry
Room Features
Room #15
West Entry
Poison Gas Trap: DC 10 to find, DC 15 to disable; affects all targets within

a 10 ft. square area, DC 14 save or take 2d10 poison damage
Archway
A shallow pit lies in the east side of the room, Someone has scrawled "No,
I said it had eleven eyes" in dwarvish runes on the east wall
Trapped and Locked Stone Door (DC 25 to open, DC 25 to break; 60 hp)

East Entry
South Entry
Hidden Treasure
Archway
Hidden (DC 15 to find) Locked Simple Wooden Chest (DC 15 to unlock, DC
15 to break; 10 hp)
2500 cp, 900 sp, 100 gp, Azurite (10 gp), Banded agate (10 gp), Blue quartz
(10 gp), Eye agate (10 gp), 2 x Hematite (10 gp), Lapis lazuli (10 gp),
Malachite (10 gp), Obsidian (10 gp), Turquoise (10 gp), Spell Scroll
(Dancing Lights), Potion of Healing
Room #16
North Entry
Trapped and Locked Good Wooden Door (DC 20 to open, DC 15 to break;

15 hp)
Earthmaw Trap: DC 20 to find, DC 10 to disable; +8 to hit against one
target, 2d10 piercing damage
Leads to room #27
West Entry
West Entry

Leads to room #13
Empty
Room #17
West Entry #1
West Entry #2
East Entry
Trapped and Stuck Iron Door (DC 25 to break; 60 hp)

another location
Leads to room #2
Empty
Room #18
North Entry #1
North Entry #2

Leads to room #6
East Entry #1
Secret (DC 25 to find) Stuck Good Wooden Door (DC 15 to break; 15 hp)
(slides to one side)
A bookcase and concealed door pivots smoothly
East Entry #2
Room #19
Room Features
Spirals of green stones cover the floor, Burning torches in iron sconces line
the south and west walls
North Entry #1
North Entry #2
West Entry
South Entry
Room Features
Room #20
Archway
North Entry
The room has a high domed ceiling, A group of draconic faces have been
carved into the east wall

Leads to room #1
East Entry
Room Features
Room #21
Locked Iron Door (DC 20 to open, DC 30 to break; 60 hp)

A stone dais and throne sits in the north-west corner of the room, A rotting
odor fills the south-east corner of the room
West Entry #1
West Entry #2

Leads to room #27
East Entry

Leads to room #9
South Entry
Trapped and Unlocked Iron Door (60 hp)


Leads to room #5
Room Features
Room #22
West Entry
East Entry
A group of draconic faces have been carved into the east wall, Lit candles
are scattered across the floor

Empty
Room #23
West Entry
East Entry #1

Trapped and Locked Stone Door (DC 20 to open, DC 25 to break; 60 hp)
East Entry #2
Empty
Room #24
West Entry
Trapped and Stuck Simple Wooden Door (DC 10 to break; 10 hp) (slides up)
Rune of Dread: DC 20 to find, DC 20 to disable; affects all targets
within 10 ft., DC 12 save or become frightened for 1d4 rounds
Leads to room #2
Room Features
Room #25
East Entry
Someone has scrawled "five, five, seven, two" on the west wall, A pile of
rotten rope lies in the south side of the room

Leads to room #6
South Entry

15 hp)
Room Features
Room #26
West Entry
A tile mosaic of a legendary battle covers the floor, The south and east
walls are covered with claw marks
Trapped and Stuck Stone Door (DC 20 to break; 60 hp)

East Entry
Trapped Wooden Portcullis (lift DC 20, DC 15 to break; 30 hp)

another location
South Entry #1

Leads to room #13
South Entry #2

Leads to room #27
Hidden Treasure
Hidden (DC 25 to find) Unlocked Simple Wooden Chest (10 hp)

1600 cp, 1300 sp, 60 gp, 3 x Azurite (10 gp), Blue quartz (10 gp), Hematite
(10 gp), Malachite (10 gp), 3 x Rhodochrosite (10 gp), Tiger eye (10 gp),
Spell Scroll (Grease), Spell Scroll (Enthrall), Potion of Climbing, 3 x Potion
of Healing
Room #27
North Entry

Leads to room #26
East Entry

Leads to room #21
South Entry #1
Secret (DC 20 to find) Stuck Simple Wooden Door (DC 10 to break; 10 hp)
The door is located above a small stone dais and concealed behind a
pile of broken stone
South Entry #2
Locked Strong Wooden Door (DC 15 to open, DC 20 to break; 20 hp)
South Entry #3

15 hp)
Earthmaw Trap: DC 20 to find, DC 10 to disable; +8 to hit against one
target, 2d10 piercing damage
Leads to room #16
Room Features
Room #28
A chute descends from the room into the next dungeon level down,
Someone has scrawled "jade, emerald, sapphire, ruby, emerald" in goblin
runes on the north wall
West Entry #1
West Entry #2
East Entry #1
Trapped and Unlocked Good Wooden Door (15 hp)

Leads to room #11
East Entry #2
South Entry
Stuck Iron Door (DC 25 to break; 60 hp) (slides down)

Trapped and Stuck Strong Wooden Door (DC 15 to break; 20 hp)
Room Features
Room #29
North Entry
West Entry
Room Features
Room #30
West Entry
The floor is covered in perfect hexagonal tiles, A grinding noise fills the
room
Unlocked Good Wooden Door (15 hp)

Stuck Simple Wooden Door (DC 10 to break; 10 hp) (slides up)
Someone has scrawled "Explosive runes" on the east wall, A splashing
noise can be heard in the center of the room

another location
another location
Leads to room #3
South Entry
Empty
Room #31
North Entry

Leads to room #8
West Entry
South Entry

Secret (DC 25 to find) Unlocked Good Wooden Door (15 hp)
The door is located near the ceiling and concealed behind an area of
fungus
Empty
Room #32
North Entry
South Entry #1

Leads to room #7
South Entry #2
Trapped and Stuck Strong Wooden Door (DC 15 to break; 20 hp)

One-way Door: DC 10 to find, DC 15 to disable
Room #33
South Entry #3
Room Features
A narrow pit covered by iron bars lies in the north-east corner of the room,
An iron chandelier hangs from the ceiling in the center of the room
West Entry

15 hp)
East Entry
South Entry

Leads to room #4
Empty
Room #34
East Entry

South Entry #1
South Entry #2
Archway
Room Features
Someone has scrawled "The thief will betray you" in orcish runes on the
west wall, Several pieces of rotten bread are scattered throughout the room
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The dungeon was created by mind flayers as a mine. It was eventually

Hewn Stone (DC 20 to climb)

Sporadic knocking fills the corridor

Idol of Evil: DC 10 to find, DC 10 to disable; affects good creatures which

Teleporter Crystal: DC 15 to find, DC 10 to disable; affects each creature

A chute falls into the corridor from above

Ice Dart Trap: DC 20 to find, DC 20 to disable; +7 to hit against one target,

A toppled statue lies across the corridor

Arrow Trap: DC 15 to find, DC 15 to disable; +4 to hit against one target,

Net Trap: DC 10 to find, DC 10 to disable; affects all targets within a 10 ft.

A group of demonic faces have been carved into the walls

Moaning fills the corridor

Numerous pillars line the corridor

Numerous pillars line the corridor

Net Trap: DC 10 to find, DC 15 to disable; affects all targets within a 10 ft.

Locked Iron Door (DC 25 to open, DC 30 to break; 60 hp) (slides down)

Stuck Simple Wooden Door (DC 10 to break; 10 hp)

Trapped and Locked Iron Door (DC 15 to open, DC 30 to break; 60 hp)

Locked Stone Door (DC 10 to open, DC 25 to break; 60 hp)

Trapped and Stuck Iron Door (DC 25 to break; 60 hp)

Unlocked Simple Wooden Door (10 hp)

Stuck Strong Wooden Door (DC 15 to break; 20 hp)

Wooden Portcullis (lift DC 20, DC 15 to break; 30 hp)

Iron Portcullis (DC 20 to lift, DC 25 to break; 60 hp)

Locked Good Wooden Door (DC 20 to open, DC 15 to break; 15 hp)

Trapped and Unlocked Iron Door (60 hp)

Stuck Good Wooden Door (DC 15 to break; 15 hp)

Stuck Strong Wooden Door (DC 15 to break; 20 hp)

Wooden Portcullis (lift DC 20, DC 15 to break; 30 hp)

Stuck Good Wooden Door (DC 15 to break; 15 hp)

Wooden Portcullis (lift DC 20, DC 15 to break; 30 hp)

Stuck Good Wooden Door (DC 15 to break; 15 hp)

Wooden Portcullis (lift DC 20, DC 15 to break; 30 hp)

Unlocked Simple Wooden Door (10 hp)

Stuck Stone Door (DC 20 to break; 60 hp)

Stuck Strong Wooden Door (DC 15 to break; 20 hp)

Unlocked Strong Wooden Door (20 hp)

Stuck Simple Wooden Door (DC 10 to break; 10 hp)

Electrified Floortile: DC 15 to find, DC 10 to disable; affects all targets

Stuck Simple Wooden Door (DC 10 to break; 10 hp)

Stuck Strong Wooden Door (DC 15 to break; 20 hp)

Trapped and Locked Simple Wooden Door (DC 10 to open, DC 15 to break;

Trapped and Unlocked Iron Door (60 hp) (magically reinforced,

Trapped and Unlocked Good Wooden Door (15 hp)

Stuck Stone Door (DC 20 to break; 60 hp)

Stuck Iron Door (DC 25 to break; 60 hp)

Wooden Portcullis (lift DC 20, DC 15 to break; 30 hp)

Stuck Stone Door (DC 20 to break; 60 hp)

Locked Good Wooden Door (DC 10 to open, DC 15 to break; 15 hp)

Unlocked Simple Wooden Door (10 hp)

Stuck Simple Wooden Door (DC 10 to break; 10 hp)

Poison Gas Trap: DC 10 to find, DC 15 to disable; affects all targets within

Trapped and Locked Stone Door (DC 25 to open, DC 25 to break; 60 hp)

Trapped and Locked Good Wooden Door (DC 20 to open, DC 15 to break;

Locked Simple Wooden Door (DC 10 to open, DC 15 to break; 10 hp)

Locked Simple Wooden Door (DC 10 to open, DC 15 to break; 10 hp)

Wooden Portcullis (lift DC 20, DC 15 to break; 30 hp)

Stuck Strong Wooden Door (DC 15 to break; 20 hp)

Trapped and Stuck Iron Door (DC 25 to break; 60 hp)

Wooden Portcullis (lift DC 20, DC 15 to break; 30 hp)

Wooden Portcullis (lift DC 20, DC 15 to break; 30 hp)

Wooden Portcullis (lift DC 20, DC 15 to break; 30 hp)

Locked Simple Wooden Door (DC 25 to open, DC 15 to break; 10 hp)