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Spiders and
Sages
Encounter Difficulty
“Spiders and Sages” is balanced as a hard
difficulty encounter for adventurers of 3rd or
4th level.
It would be an easy difficulty for adventurers of
5th level or above.
It would be a deadly difficulty for adventurers of
2nd level or below.
Monsters/NPC’s
4 Giant Spiders; 9 Giant Wolf Spiders; Gilly
Graves;* Dorian Morkoth.
The sta s cs for a Giant Spider are on p. 328 of
the Monster Manual. The sta s cs for a Giant
Wolf Spider are on p. 330. The sta s cs for Gilly
Graves are in Appendix B. The sta s cs for
Dorian Morkoth are in Appendix B.
*For Gilly’s figure, print the Giant Spider file at
40% size.
Se ng the Stage
Dorian, an insane mage, recently began
conduc ng magical experiments in the small,
abandoned guard tower near Recluse’s Rest Inn,
a emp ng to create exceedingly powerful
polymorph spells. In his raving a empts to
create these wild spells the mage accidentally
transformed almost all the residents of the Inn
into giant spiders.
Nearly all those affected lost all memory of their
former lives, transforming body and mind into
giant spiders. (The adventurers can a empt to
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cure them of this afflic on if they discover their
plight, but the giant spiders are not currently
being affected by magic, so detect magic,
iden fy, and similar magic will detect nothing
amiss.) The mage has retreated into his tower
refuge, and has been hunkered down there for
several days conduc ng an arcane ritual that he
believes will grant him terrible shapeshi ing
abili es.
Notable Characters
Norith Groth
Chao c Neutral Male Giant Wolf Spider. The
sta s cs for Norith Groth are in Appendix B.
Norith was a notorious drunk who had one too
many the night all the residents of Recluse’s Rest
Inn were transformed into spiders. Norith’s mind
has not become that of a spider; he is sleeping in
his room unaware of what has happened to him.
Prior to this unfortunate transforma on Norith
worked on and off as the tavern singer, though he
had very li le musical talent.
Gilly Graves
Chao c Good Spider. The sta s cs for Gilly Graves
are in Appendix B.
Gilly was once the daughter of a local fisherman
and is one of few residing at the inn to retain her
human memories and disposi on. Gilly has a love
of adventure and a kind soul and will try to help
the adventurers if they treat her fairly. If the
adventurers find a way to transform Gilly back
into a human she will most likely offer to con nue
to adventure with them, as she has been
orphaned and has nowhere to go.
Dorian Morkoth
Chao c Neutral Male Human Wizard. The
sta s cs for Dorian Morkoth are in Appendix B.
Dorian always had a fondness for spiders and
transmuta on. Fascinated by strange and obscure
arcane rituals and texts, Dorian traveled the world
seeking out new spells and magical rites and
tradi ons. His eccentricity and the discovery of
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strange and some mes unspeakable new brother Belthos.

knowledge slowly drove the mage insane.
■ The adventurers come across the Inn on
If you’re running the Verdant Queen adventure: their way south to inves gate the
Dorian was recently given a book of magic by Southern Terror.
Revaniss the Watcher, promising him the book
contained magical knowledge the likes of which
he had never seen before. The book drove Dorian Some Ways to Resolve the
further into madness. Encounter
■ Kill the spiders.
Encounter Hooks
■ Subdue the spiders, perhaps hoping to
■ The insane mage is the brother of a nearby
seek a cure for them.
merchant, Belthos, who expected him to
arrive in town a few days ago. Fearing the
■ Find Dorian.
worst he sends the adventurers to
inves gate, promising a reward for news of
■ Find evidence, or spider egg casings.
Dorian.

■ A member of the local merchants' guild The Recluse’s Rest

has gone missing, and was last seen at the
Inn. The guild hires the adventurers to
discover what caused the disappearance,
promising a membership in their guild if
the adventurers should prove successful.
■ An eccentric wizard believes he has
discovered a way to create slippers of
spider climbing. He has heard tell that
giant spiders have been spo ed near
Recluse’s Rest Inn. The wizard asks the
adventurers to retrieve three spider egg
casings which he believes must be in the
area. He promises to give the group of
adventurers a pair of slippers of spider
climbing he has been using in his research
regardless of whether his experiment is a
success or not.
Encounter Hook for
The Verdant Queen:
■ The adventurers seek out Dorian a er
hearing of his disappearance from his
Inn
You walk towards the sprawling Recluse’s Rest
Inn, following a muddy dirt path carved into
the earth by years of creaking wheels and
merchants plodding along to take shelter in
the tavern. The sky is an overcast gray and a
mis ng rain falls on the fog-shrouded Inn. The
building is strangely quiet, with none of the
usual hustle and bustle of a roadside tavern.
Scoping Out the Loca on
The adventurers can a empt Wisdom
(Percep on) checks to spot addi onal details
before they get too close to the dangers within.
The adventurers can enter through the door, or
through any of the windows shown on the map.
Any means of entry will tug on one of the many
spiderwebs coa ng the area and will alert all
spiders to the adventurers’ presence.

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Exploring the Inn

Suggested Skills: Wisdom (Percep on) Each of the rooms has a closed door as
DC 10 Wisdom (Percep on) check: Through the indicated on the encounter map. Only the door
fog and rain you can see strange gossamer to area 5 (Large Bedchamber) is locked.
filaments of webbing strung from the sides of the
inn and covering the windows and doors. You
The strange magic of the crazed mage has
realize the en rety of the Inn has been covered in
caused all fire within the inn to become
a sheet of s cky webbing.
frozen in me, and new fire cannot be
DC 15 Wisdom (Percep on) check: You spy
created within the inn, or affect the inn. Flint
something large crawling around the side of the
building, and hear a high, insec le chi ering. won't spark, fire bolt spells won't cast, and
Following the creature around the side of the the adventurers can't burn anything, even
building reveals nothing new, the creature having with the fire already present in the Inn.
crawled back inside.

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The first me each adventurer searches a room
that has a flame, have the adventurer make a
DC 10 Wisdom (Percep on) check to no ce
something is strange about the flame. If an
adventurer examines one of the flames, convey
the following: The flame burns in a strange,
almost repe ve way, as if caught in a
perpetual loop. It casts light, but no heat is
generated by the fire.
Allow the adventurers to make a DC 10
Intelligence (Arcana) check, and on a success
convey the following: The whole of the inn
appears to be affected by strange and erra c
magic; the flame within the inn appears to be
frozen in me.
1. Main Hall
The main hall is en rely filled with webbing:
the floor, ceiling and walls are encased in
gossamer thread that runs across the open
spaces of the room. On the far side of the hall
is a bar and near to it is what appears to be a
large chest, wrapped in webbing.
A pair of giant spiders lurk in the shadowed
alcoves of the main hall’s ceiling. When a
creature enters the room, the spiders a ack the
creature.
Poten al Ac ons/Skill Checks
Open the chest at the bar. The webbing must
be torn or cut from the chest to open it. This
requires a DC 12 Strength check to rip or saw
the threads open, followed by a DC 12
Dexterity check to avoid having hands or
weapons entangled.
If the adventurers open the chest or move it,
read the following aloud:
You touch the gossamer strands of the chest,
the webbing vibra ng subtly, rippling down
and out of the main hall into the adjoining
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rooms as the chest opens. Within, you find
what appear to be the belongings of families,
tradesmen, and shopkeeps.
Search the chest. See the Random Treasure
Table.
Enter the room without first searching for
enemies. If no creature has been declared to
be looking for enemies, the spiders make a
Dexterity (Stealth) check against the entering
creatures’ passive Percep ons. Each creature
whose passive Percep on is lower than the
result of the spiders’ check is surprised.
Unless the adventurers carry with them a
strong light source or destroy the majority of
the webbing in the inn these spiders have
advantage on their Dexterity (Stealth) check.
Ac vely search for enemies before entering
the room. Each creature which has been
declared to be looking for enemies may make a
Wisdom (Percep on) check opposed by the
spiders’ Dexterity (Stealth) check. Each
creature whose result is lower than the result
of the spiders’ check is surprised.
Unless the adventurers carry with them a
strong light source or destroy the majority of
the webbing in the inn the spiders have
advantage on their Dexterity (Stealth) check.
Search for valuables. Aside from the items in
the chest at the bar, there is nothing of value in
this area.
Random Treasure Table (chest at the bar)
The chest holds three of the following items,
determined by rolling three d10’s.
1 2,000 cp, each piece stamped
with a spider insignia
2 1,100 sp covered in blood
3 100 gp coated in spider venom
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4 Bolt of black silk (25 gp)
5 Leather ribbon embossed with
spider webs (25 gp)
6 Painted glass ring depic ng a
dragon atop a mountain (25 gp)
7 Leather belt with brass buckle,
the buckle depic ng a fish
swallowing a lure (25 gp)
8 Iron signet ring. The ring depicts a
bat upon a tree, the insignia of
the minor noble house to which
Dorian belongs.
Anyone displaying this ring is
granted advantage on Charisma
(persuasion) checks when dealing
with nobles, but disadvantage on
Charisma (Persuasion) checks
when dealing with common folk.
This effect is not magical. (50 gp)
Pewter torc (25 gp)
9
Sword of Vengeance (longsword)
10
(uncommon)
2. Bearskin Rug Room
The room is dominated by a large bearskin
rug upon the floor. The rug, the bedding, and
all the other furniture is covered in webbing.
An oil lamp sits at the center of the room,
providing light. In one of the corners of the
room lie three discarded egg sacks of young
spiders, each egg sack roughly the size of a
football. Res ng atop these eggs is a spider
roughly the size of a human child. The
creature makes no move to harm you and
watches you curiously.
If the adventurers take no aggressive ac on
towards the spider: It slowly makes its way over
to one of the adventurers and taps them with
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gesture.
If the adventurers treat the spider fairly: It will
accompany them on their adventures.
The spider was a toddler by the name of Gilly
Graves; her mother died in childbirth and her
father is the spider that killed itself in area 7
(Fireplace Room), rendering Gilly an orphan.
Note: If Gilly accompanies the
adventurers and you find this unbalances
future encounters, look to the "Increasing
the Challenge" sec on to help balance
things out.
If adding Gilly nega vely impacts your game,
consider these poten al resolu ons:
■ Have Gilly fully transform into an
aggressive spider hos le to the
adventurers.
■ Have the adventurers encounter a cleric
who discerns Gilly’s afflic on and offers a
cure, taking her into the church’s care once
she is humanoid again.
Poten al Ac ons/Skill Checks
Search for valuables. See the loot table.
3. Clothes-Filled Hallway
The hall is filled with clothes, torn as though
something burst through them. Trailing away
from the clothes are droplets of black ichor
upon the floor. Their pa ern seems to indicate
some ski ering creature le these sickly drops
behind.
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Follow the trail of ichor. DC 15 Wisdom
(Survival) check: Follow the ichor trails to one
of the spiders hiding on the ceiling of area 4
(Fine Silk Rug Room).
Search for valuables. There is nothing of value
in this area.
4. Fine Silk Rug Room
The room is dominated by a fine silk rug
which extends across the floor and is covered
in fine spider silk. Dead insects and small
animals are wrapped all about the floor of the
room, and spiderwebs extend from wall to
wall. A smoldering fireplace and assorted
furniture adorn the room but the fire is low,
cas ng eerie shadows about the chamber.
Six giant wolf spiders wait upon the ceiling, the
floor is covered in webbing, and thick webs
extend across the room.
A creature a emp ng to enter the room must
succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or
become restrained by the webs. As an ac on,
the restrained creature can make a DC 12
Strength check, escaping from the webbing on a
success. The effect ends if the webbing is
destroyed. The webbing has AC 10, 5 hit points,
resistance to bludgeoning damage, and
immunity to poison and psychic damage.
The spiders immediately drop on a restrained
creature or one who wanders close to the space
beneath them.
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Destroy the webbing. The webbing has AC 10,
5 hit points, resistance to bludgeoning damage,
and immunity to poison and psychic damage.
Search for valuables. There is nothing of value
in this area.
5. Large Bedchamber
The door leading into this room is locked.
This chamber is dominated by a large bed.
Something or someone bulbous and
breathing in long shuddering breaths lies
beneath the dark red sheets.
Beneath the covers lies a rather confused giant
wolf spider. Norith Groth, a talentless singer
working at the inn had been transformed into a
giant wolf spider while sleeping off a long night
of drinking and has yet to awaken (he will even
sleep through the door being bashed open but
will awaken if the covers are torn away or it is
a acked).
Surprisingly, Norith has retained its memories
despite being transformed. Norith is more than
likely to be terrified upon realizing what it has
become and even more perturbed to find a
gang of armed adventurers rousing him from his
slumber.
Norith will likely a empt to flee but may
perform other ac ons in an a empt to placate
or communicate with the adventurers.
Poten al Ac ons/Skill Checks
Open the door. The door can be opened in a
number of ways. The key to the door can be
found in area 10 (Crate Closet). A DC 10
Dexterity check to pick the lock will also allow
the door to be opened. Failure on an a empt
to pick the lock breaks the lock, meaning the
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door can only be opened by brute force. A DC
15 Strength check bashes the door open. The
door has AC 15 and 18 hit points.
Determine the mo ves of the spider. DC 10
Wisdom (Insight) check: It is clear from the
creature’s ac ons that it means you no harm
and appears terrified.
A empt to communicate with the spider. DC
15 Wisdom (Percep on) check: Any me the
spider a empts to communicate an adventurer
must make a new check to a empt to
understand its meaning. The spider can only
communicate simple words or concepts such
as “don’t go,” “scared,” “me,” “bad,” “danger,”
etc.
Search for valuables. There is nothing of value
in this area.
6. Dusty Hall
The hall is coated in a fine layer of dust.
Dozens of ny spiders, some dog sized, others
far smaller, rush away into various holes
throughout the room as you approach. You
note a small leather cord around one of the
larger spiders, a brass tag hanging from the
cord which falls clanging from the creature as
it rushes away.
Poten al Ac ons/Skill Checks
Examine the tag. The tag reads: Hershall,
beloved dog. If found return to Recluse’s Rest
Inn.
Search for valuables. There is nothing of value
in this area.
7. Fireplace Room
A large fireplace smolders in a corner of this
room, and a mass of webbing covers a table
across the way. A dead spider lies near this
pile of webbing. Lying close by its mouth is a
pewter chalice with residue from a black
liquid that spilled across the floor.
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This poor soul drank a home-brewed poison
a er realizing he was slowly transforming into a
horrid monster.
Poten al Ac ons/Skill Checks
Iden fy the substance in the chalice. DC 15
Intelligence (Medicine or Nature) check: This
appears to be some form of home-brewed
poison.
Examine the spider’s corpse. The creature has
no external wounds.
Search for valuables. There is nothing of value
in this area.
8. Single Bedroom
A single bed lies within this chamber.
A lone giant spider hides beneath the bed of
the chamber. When anyone enters the room the
spider leaps from the shadows beneath the bed
to a ack.
Poten al Ac ons/Skill Checks
Enter the room without first searching for
enemies. If no creature has been declared to
be looking for enemies, the spider makes a
Dexterity (Stealth) check against the entering
creatures’ passive Percep ons. Each creature
whose passive Percep on is lower than the
result of the spider’s check is surprised.
While hiding under the bed this spider has
advantage on its Dexterity (Stealth) check.
Ac vely search for enemies before entering
the room. Each creature which has been
declared to be looking for enemies may make a
Wisdom (Percep on) check opposed by the
spider’s Dexterity (Stealth) check. Each
creature whose result is lower than the result
of the spider’s check is surprised.
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While hiding under the bed this spider has
advantage on its Dexterity (Stealth) check.
Search for valuables. There is nothing of value
in this area.
9. Web-Covered Bedroom
This room is filled almost en rely with
webbing, the simple traveler’s bed in the
room coated in the s cky substance. There is
a small desk set into the corner of the room,
likely serving as space-saving storage for
simple travelers not wan ng to spend the
coin for a larger room.
Poten al Ac ons/Skill Checks
Search for valuables. There is nothing of value
in this area.
10. Crate Closet
This closet is filled with crates, and a ring with
keys hangs just inside the doorway.
Poten al Ac ons/Skill Checks
Open the crates. The crates are filled with
ro ed food. Each me a crate is opened, each
creature within 30 feet must succeed on a DC
12 Cons tu on saving throw or be poisoned
for 1 hour.
Search for valuables. Single key, on a key ring.
It opens the door to area 5 (Large
Bedchamber).
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11. Bedroom with Desk
A lonely wri ng desk sits in an alcove of the
room and a web-covered bed sits across from
it, the sheets ruffled as if someone got out of
the bed in a hurry.
Poten al Ac ons/Skill Checks
Search the desk. Near a knocked-over inkpot
lies a single scrap of paper. It reads: “The mage
is mad, not much me, already my limbs are
spli ng…. I will soon be one of them….we
placed our heirlooms in the main hall in the
hopes that someone... Oh gods…. Everyone in
the inn… all of us… becoming…..” A er this the
text becomes an illegible scrawl.
12. Crate-Filled Closet
The closet is filled with stacked crates covered
in webbing. The crates appear to be fastened
with simple rope and easily opened.
Poten al Ac ons/Skill Checks
Open the crates. The crates appear to be filled
with common trade goods. See the loot table.
Search for valuables. DC 15 Intelligence
(Inves ga on) check: A silver ring emblazoned
with a stylized boar is wedged within one of
the crates, and the same insignia can be seen
on a small indent in the room wall. It seems as
though the ring would fit within.
■ Press the ring to the wall indenta on. A
secret hatch opens. See the loot table.
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Mage’s Ruined Tower
Approaching the tower, you can see strange
flashes of light coming from within, blas ng
up into the dark sky.
Behind the inn lies a crumbling watchtower now
the residence of the mad mage Dorian. His
insane spells s ll emanate power from within,
cas ng light into the dark sky. Dorian is
entangled within webs of his own crea on,
conduc ng an arcane ritual that will bestow
upon him arachnid-like powers. When the
adventurers near the tower he has almost
completed the transforma on.
When the adventurers enter the tower, read the
following aloud:
When you enter you behold a chamber of
sca ered tomes and alchemical ingredients.
Strange flashes of magical light and runes
dance through the air in the chamber, a
maddening swirl of arcane power weaving in
insane pa erns. A squirming mass which
appears to be a humanoid wrapped in spider
silk is suspended by webs in the center of the
room. Hanging above it is a trio of massive,
grotesque spiders, chi ering madly as they
descend upon silver strands towards the
squirming body.
The three spiders (one a giant spider and the
other two giant wolf spiders) are allied to
Dorian. The spiders are applying addi onal silk
to Dorian to aid in his strange transforma on.
NOTE: The spiders do not a ack unless they or
Dorian are the targets of an a ack or threat.
If the spiders are killed before they can use their
ac ons to apply addi onal webbing Dorian does
not emerge un l 1d2 rounds later. If the
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at ini a ve count 20 (losing ini a ve es).
Poten al Ac ons/Skill
Checks
Create a distrac on. This may enable the
group to sneak around, or out of, the area. The
Game Master may determine if crea ng the
distrac on requires a skill check. A distrac on
may divert the spiders from adding webbing to
Dorian.
Decipher the runes swirling in the air. The
runes are pure lunacy; it is surprising the mad
mage did not destroy the Inn or transform
those inside into something much more twisted
than spiders. But there is something beau ful
about them.
DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check: On a
success, the creature making the check
recognizes the runes as the sprawling wri ngs
of a madman.
On a failure, the creature becomes entranced
with the runes and gains the charmed
condi on when dealing with Dorian. The
creature can make a DC 15 Intelligence saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success.
Reason with Dorian, convincing him to remain
docile a er being freed. Dorian is completely
mad and not easily reasoned with. Adventurers
may lie to him and a empt to gain his trust
and obedience; in midate him into
submission; or a empt to cajole the mage into
behaving passively un l they can discover a
cure for his madness. [Recommended DC 20
Charisma (Decep on, In mida on, or
Persuasion) check; this could vary based on
adventurer interac on.]
Search the tower. See the loot table.
■ DC 10 Intelligence (Inves ga on) check:
You discover a stone in the wall which,
when pressed, opens a small chamber
filled with the prized possession of the
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mad mage Dorian: a wand, carved in the
shape of a spider spinning a web, with the
spider as the handle.
If you’re running the Verdant Queen
adventure: see “The Verdant Queen Tie-in” for
addi onal loot items.
A ermath
Roleplaying Dorian
A er emerging from the webbing, Dorian
a empts to explain his situa on to the
adventurers, but exposure to his own magic has
driven him completely mad and it is likely he
will a empt to a ack them.
Poten al Dialogue
■ I’ve done it! All eight legs! Eight! The
magic number! Mwhahahahha!
■ It’s done then…. All of them… all
those people turned monster… what
have I done?
■ More experimentation is required. My
form is not yet complete… soon I, too,
shall be as beautiful as the arachnids!
Eight eyes to see, eight legs to scurry
about, pincers of poison, and webs!.....
oh, beautiful webs…
■ Tell me… have you ever been the
subject of a polymorph experiment?
If Dorian is killed, the adventurers discover a
journal on his person with the following entry:
I’ve done it! All eight legs! EIGHT! The magic
number! All of them are now arachnids,
everyone in the inn! I can’t believe it...it
wasn’t the result I was hoping for and further
study is needed...Perhaps more legs next
me...Perhaps another creature...But s ll I
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must con nue with my … work! Yes … it has
been difficult the past few days, but I have
faith my experiments will yield fruit! And I
shall be hailed as the great transmuter of our
me!
■ If the adventurers return to Dorian’s
brother with good news: Belthos is
overjoyed to hear of his brother’s safety,
and gives the group of adventurers the
promised pair of gloves of swimming and
climbing.
Mee ng Belthos again may be difficult if
the adventurers encountered him in
Chivesse and are considered criminals
there due to using force to free Sibil (see
the encounter “The Fate of Sibil
Broadcloak”).
■ If the adventurers return to Dorian’s
brother with bad news: Belthos is
heartbroken to hear of his brother’s fate,
but s ll gives the group of adventurers
the promised pair of gloves of swimming
and climbing.
Mee ng Belthos again may be difficult if
the adventurers encountered him in
Chivesse and are considered criminals
there due to using force to free Sibil (see
the encounter “The Fate of Sibil
Broadcloak”).
■ If the adventurers were tasked by the
merchants’ guild with finding a missing
member: The merchants are NOT pleased
with the adventurers’ failure to bring back
the missing merchant.
■ If the adventurers were sent to retrieve
spider egg casings: The wizard will give
the adventurers the promised slippers of
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Within the No check required:
the egg casings.
Hidden Wand of Spider Form
Chamber Wand, uncommon (requires
a unement by a spellcaster)
Loot
This wand has 3 charges.
Area 1 No check required: While holding it, you can use
(Within the 3 Randomized items (see the an ac on to expend 1 of its
Chest) chest table in area 1.) charges to cast the
polymorph spell (save DC
Area 2 3x Spider egg casings 15) from it. However, the
new form is always a giant
Areas 3-9 N/A
spider.
Area 10 Key that opens the door to
Area 5 The wand regains 1d2
expended charges daily at
Area 11 N/A dawn. If you expend the
wand’s last charge, roll a
Area 12 No check required: d20. On a 1, the wand
1 sq. yard of canvas (1 sp) crumbles into ashes and is
1 lb. of cloves (3 gp) destroyed.
1 lb. of saffron (15 gp)
1 lb. of salt (5 cp) Dorian No check required:
Po on of Web Slinging
Area 12 Cont. DC 15 Intelligence Po on, uncommon
(Inves ga on) check:
Silver ring with a stylized A er drinking this po on,
boar (25 gp) you can use an ac on to cast
the web slinger* spell. The
Within the No check required: effect ends a er you have
Hidden Spell Scroll (Grease) cast the spell once, or when
Compartment (common) 1 hour has passed.
2x Po on of Greater Healing
(uncommon) This po on’s bo le is
covered in interlocked metal
Wizard’s No check required: strands made to represent a
Ruined Tower Coins: 1900 cp, 1600 sp web. A metal spider with
Azurite (10 gp) gleaming amethyst eyes
4x Banded agate (10 gp serves as the stopper for the
each) bo le.
Hema te (10 gp)
Lapis lazuli (10 gp) *See Appendix C.
Malachite (10 gp)
Obsidian (10 gp)
Tiger eye (10 gp)
Turquoise (10 gp)

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Increasing the Challenge
If the encounter would be too easy for the
adventurers consider increasing the difficulty in
the following ways:
■ The rooms are filled with various
permanent or med darkness spells
which obscure the vision of the
adventurers and give the spiders the
upper hand with their Web Sense ability.
■ The insane magic that transformed the
people staying at the inn also renders
some of the spiders permanently invisible
(un l killed), making them even more
deadly foes.
■ The magic that transformed the people of
Recluse’s Rest transformed them into
phase spiders instead of giant spiders or
giant wolf spiders.
Encounter Tie-Ins
A er the adventurers have resolved the
encounter, consider using one or more of the
following e-ins to build off this encounter:
■ The adventurers hear of a sorceress well
known for her dark rituals, able to
transform those who have been cursed
back to their original form. They must
seek her out to save the people of
Recluse’s Rest Inn.
■ The adventurers learn of an evil
necromancer who has discovered the
insane research of the mad mage and is
a emp ng to recreate his experiments
and create a chao c horde of giant
spiders. The adventurers must find this
research and destroy it.
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■ A trade route has gained traffic since the
spiders have been cleared from Recluse’s
Rest Inn, and the adventurers are tasked
with clearing out the goblinoid tribes in
the nearby woods, ensuring safe passage
to and from the Inn.
■ A local mage has been using silk from the
Inn for material components in his spells.
Saddened by the declining number of
spiders in the region he asks the
adventurers to take an egg he has found
to an eccentric druid associate nearby so
that he may help in incuba ng the egg.
The Verdant Queen Tie-In:
Along with the possessions noted in the loot
table the adventurers find a journal filled with
insane scribbling. Few words are recognizable
but some phrases stand out as lucid. One
passage reads:
The Verdant Queen is not evil, as many
suppose! No, no!
Another reads:
The acidic empress lives beyond the pass,
and she is clever to make her lair there. No
army could defeat her, for she would have
no trouble no cing a large force and would
have me to for fy and block the pass.
Sandwiched between two pages of the
journal is a note wri en in a very different
hand. It reads:
“When you finish learning the spells in this
book, come visit me at my home and I’ll
give you more. Remember the password I
told you to get past Ugrohkgrolund.
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The rest of the page is taken up by a map

showing a pass through the mountains which
leads into the wooded realm of the Mistmarc
beyond. There is no men on of a password in
any of the rest of the wri ngs, and no
spellbook anywhere in the tower or the inn.

A numbered room guide of The Recluse’s Rest Inn

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