1 Body in a Bedroll: Mirthless Myrto a Missing Magic User, Spellbook intact 51 One Woman's Shoe of finely cut Crystal,

finely cut Crystal, it's mate nowhere in sight

2 Bricked up Doorway with spongy Mortar conceals a descending Staircase 52 Pack Rat Nests, maintained for Generations, contain three Keys, a score of coins

3 Carcass Crawler Carapace, possibly a molt, but a very large specimen indeed 53 Pair of Beautiful Medusa Statues, grimacing and pointing at each other

4 Cautious Giant Centipede: lapped up a Potion that granted her Speech/Sentience 54 Piles of Clot and Scab-speckled Guano: Stirge roost here on occasion

5 Charred walls, and a layer of fine Ash up to Ankle-height 55 Pitted and useless for their Primary Purpose: several Swords affixed as Spikes

6 Clipped by Purple Worm: A still slimy Passage to Parts Unknown 56 Pots, Pans, old Helmets strung on Twine: Punctuating Falls with glorious Racket

7 Colony of Bioluminescent Geckos, glow a soothing Teal if well fed, make great pets 57 Pulsating Cocoons/Chrysalides, about the size of a Halfling: Full of Snakes

8 Considerable "give" in the Floor, Flagstones flung without mortar 58 Rack after rack of Wine Bottles might break a fall...nosily. Most long emptied

9 Conveniently spaced Handholds, unfortunately homes to a Scorpion or two 59 Rainbow sheen and distinctive Smell: Surface of water is coated in Oil

10 Covered in a layer of Dust and disused for Decades: Bread Ovens or Kilns 60 Rations, Rope, Torches...conveniently Cached in a Niche only twelve feet up

11 Cowering in a Corner, a Kobold who ate the last Rat down here a week ago 61 Remains of a Mule, completely Skeletal, save for a Rope that detects as Magic

12 Crickets with an unusual defense mechanism: Chirp in Unison to Charm 62 Repurposed Cistern or possibly Baths? Benches along walls, clay Pipes

13 Curious clumps of Ovoid Eggs, Marigold in Color huddled together on the Walls 63 Rubbish/Garbage, festering with Miasma but hiding a Platinum Holy Symbol

14 Curly shavings of Wood, used to sop up Bloodstains somewhat successfully 64 Score of Skulls, each with a strange, X-shaped hole in the Forehead

15 Damp but Smoldering: A Torch made from Weird Wood that Burns for a full Year 65 Sea-water by the taste/smell of it, Clams, Crabs, and Coral are another Clue

16 Death, or at least an ersatz Impersonator: Animated Skeleton, berobed with Scythe 66 Several inquisitive Puddles: Water Weird Spawning Grounds

17 Dusty Canopic Jars, emblazoned with Creative Curses in Elf heaped haphazardly 67 Sharpened Wooden Stakes, covered in barbed, backward-facing Thorns

18 Efficient Garbage Disposal: Tame (if fed post-haste) Black Pudding 68 Shiny flecks of what might be Gold, festoon the Walls in Quartz Inclusions

19 Enormous and only slightly Mouse-nibbled: Wheel of Stinky Bonnacon Cheese 69 Sigils etched Six-feet high along Walls conceal the steps for a Teleportation Spell

20 Eons of Patience have furnished this Pit with Stalagmites to serve as Spikes 70 Six Sack's of corroded Copper Coins, guarded by the Ghost of a Pseudodragon

21 Expertly carved Quarterstaff, topped with a life-like whittled Winking Owl 71 Skeleton with a shattered Femur, Rusty Pitons and Hammerhead at their side

22 Faint Breeze. Fresh Air? Could that tight and cramped passage lead to an Exit? 72 Small Pools, a Timeless War between Blind Crayfish & Pale Minnows wages on

23 Find yourself in the Gullet of a very Patient, positively Massive Creature 73 Smelt before seen, a Sack of Rotting Potatoes sulks in a Corner

24 Flinging the odd Rock at Climbers, a chitinous Dire Dungeon Ant Lion 74 Someone or something has swept up Detritus into Five very Pyramidal Piles

25 Forest of Spears, pointing Skyward, some sized for Ogres and Giants 75 Sphinx Carving/Changing Riddle: Correct? Rises 10 feet, Incorrect? Drops 30 feet

26 Fourteen Nail-filled Planks scattered across the floor, stained Orange with Rust 76 Stowed among Cedar Chips for safekeeping: A Chest of Quilts and Dresses

27 Frigid and Rime-Coated, a broken Wand fitfully sputters out flurries of Snow 77 Strange Alchemical Glue holds fast those who Fall here: Potion Solvent

28 Fuzzy carpets of Verdant Moss, Blood-colored and pungent on every surface 78 Sturdy Basket, large enough for a Person, sadly frayed and far too short Rope

29 Giant cloudy Salt-Crystals cling to every surface, seeming to drink all moisture 79 Sulphur-scented Mud surrounds an angry Puddle: Geyser goes off in a few Turns

30 Glossy and Slick: Eyes embedded in the Walls Glare, occasionally Blink: Harmless 80 Sumptuous Cushions/Pillows, smell of Mildew but are brocaded in Gold thread

31 Gnarled Roots have worked there way through any slight seam here, pale Shrooms 81 Sweltering Heat, Air all a-shimmer: Combustible Items char and smolder

32 Graveyard's worth of Bones and the glint of an expensive looking Ceremonial Dagger 82 Taking Advantage of Prime Real Estate: Webs may slow. A Giant Spider's Larder

33 Half-dozen Wooden Chairs, most missing a leg or seat, all Termite-nibbled 83 Tangle of Amputated Statuary: Arms, Legs, occasional Head all very fine quality

34 Helpful Iron Rungs embedded in the Walls, only a third are Greased 84 Taxidermized Swan under Glass: If removed, it animates and is very ornery/loud

35 Huge Bubbles of cloudy Blue Mucus, heaving as they Inflate, Popping if disturbed 85 Teeming with ravenous Beetles who can gnaw through Leather in minutes

36 Hundreds of crunching Snail Shells, some tapered, others quite large: Fist-sized 86 The God of Stuck Doors, withered to powerlessness from Constant Maledictions

37 Jars of Jellied Eels, a Local Delicacy, still palatable if a bit off-putting to some 87 Thirty slender Spikes, honed to fine points and coated with a powerful Soporific

38 Kaletor the Porter, left to his Fate by a Rival Adventuring Party and seeking revenge 88 Thorny Pebbles, like petrified Burrs, scattered all over the floor like Caltrops

39 Large Sack containing a King's Ransom in Garlic Bulbs 89 Thoughtfully placed Oil-soaked Net, staked to Walls and sagging over a Void

40 Lashed together half-heartedly, the start of some sort of Scaffolding for Escape 90 Thousands of Toadlets, pinky-nail sized, the floor of the Pit undulates with them

41 Lichen, that when chewed for a few Minutes grants uncontrolled Levitation 91 Three mismatched Wagon Wheels, shod in Cold Iron with Torch-sized Spokes

42 Lids of Crates, each stamped with the Coat-of-Arms of a Local Lord 92 Torso-sized Amphorae, mostly shattered, one is intact and contains Holy Water

43 Loud Bangs and Snarls from a Wooden Trap Door on the floor: Laced shut with Chains 93 Unfortunate Fall-breaker: Gelatinous Cylinder

44 Macabre reminders of prior use: Four fettered Mummified Bodies hang from Walls 94 Unhelpful and cheeky chalked Arrow Pointing "Up"

45 Mere moments pass: Noses itch, begin to Bleed, any Dwarf knows this Bad Air 95 Water-logged Ladder, each of 13 Rungs has a 3-in-6 chance of crumbling

46 Moaning unintelligibly, withered Hands grasp upwards from a Floor Grate 96 Weird Magical Field that shrinks every non-Gold thing within to Mouse height

47 Moderately musical Dripping, as Water falls and splashes on a dented Shield 97 Well-oiled and Yawning wide: Toothy Bear Trap jaws are hungry for Ankles

48 Mushrooms that Glow in response to Body Heat at least provide Illumination 98 With a Numbing/Pins-and-Needles Touch: These Rats obviously ate a Ghoul

49 Nested Lower Jaws of Large Beasts, Teeth filed to be even sharper than in life 99 Wooden Coffin, antiquated in style, containing a layer of fragrant Soil

50 Narrow tower of Tiles that someone stacked dangerously high 100 You've been falling for a few hours now. Please let me know when you get there.

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