AREAS OF THE KEEP ing is the sa m e as the st a ble (4.
, a b o ve) with resp e c t t o
1. MAIN GATE: Tw o t o w ers 30’ hig h with b a ttle m ents*,
flank a g atehouse 20’ high. All have holes for b o w a nd
crossb o w fire. A d e e p crevic e in front of the pla c e is
sp anne d by a dra w brid ge (usually up). There is a
p ort c ullis’ a t the entry a n d larg e g a tes a t the f ar en d of
the p assa g e. The p assa g e is a b out 10’ wid e and high,
the c eilin g a b ove pierc e d with murd er holes*, a nd
w alls t o either sid e slitt e d for arc h ery. It is o b vious th a t
the building is c onstru c te d of gre a t blo cks of the h ard-
est gra nite, und oub te dly c o m m on throughout the en-
tire f ortress. Two m en-at-arms (AC 3, F I, hp 5, #AT I,
D 1-6, ML 10) will a p pro a c h when the dra w brid g e is
lo w ere d a n d the p ort c ullis raise d. Ea c h is cla d in pla t e
m ail and c arries a p ole arm*. They re quire tha t p ersons
entering the KEEP put their w e a p ons a w ay, and then
will e s c ort t h e m t hr o u g h t h e sh ort t u n n el int o a re a 3..
2. FLANKING TOWERS: At o p e a c h to w er are four cross-
b o w m en with crossb o ws c o cke d a nd re a dy to fire.
Ea c h is cla d in chain m ail (AC 5), we aring a sw ord and
d a g g er, and has a shield (AC 4 when picke d up) ne ar-
by. (AC 5 or 4, F I, hp 4, # AT 1 or 1/2 with crossb o w, D 1-6,
ML 10.) Insi d e e a c h t o w er are 12 o th er m e n- a t- a r ms, f o ur
b eing “ on-duty” and arm ore d and arm e d as the men-
a t-arms on the to w er t o ps. The other eight in the t o w er
are restin g, a n d it will t ake one full turn for these m en to
re a dy the mselves for b a ttle. They are exa c tly like the
others, exc e p t inste a d of crossb o ws, they c arry long
b ows. (AC 5 or 4, F I, hp 4, #AT I, D 1-6, ML 10.) The three
flo ors of these t o w ers will c ont ain su p plies of b olts a n d
arro ws, sp e ars, ro cks, a n d several b arrels of oil (all for
hurling d o wn on a tt a ckers). There will also b e p allets*
for sle e ping, p e gs with clothing b elonging t o the
soldiers, an d so me sm all t a bles, sto ols, a n d b en c hes.
Ea ch m an-a t-arms will ha ve (d6) c o p p er pie c es and
( d 4) silv er p ie c es o n his p erso n.
3. ENTRY YARD: This narro w pla c e is p a ve d. All entrants,
sa ve those of the g arrison, will b e re quire d t o dism ount
a n d st a ble their a nim als (are a 4., b elow). The corporal
of the watch is here. He is dresse d in pla te m ail an d
c arries a shield, with sw ord a n d d a g g er a t his w aist.
(AC 2, F 2, hp 15, # AT I, D 2-7; his sw ord is a +1 m a gic
w e a p on, ML II .) The c orp oral is ra ther grou c hy, with a
lo w c harism a, but he a d mires outsp oken, brave
fig hters a n d is e asily t aken in by a pretty girl. Besid e
him is a m an in ro b es (a scrib e) who re c ords the na me
of e a ch p erson who enters or le a ves, a nd fla nking
e a c h m an is a nother m an-a t-arms in pla te with p ole
arms as note d in I., a b ove. (A C 3, F I, hp 5, # AT 1, D 1-6,
ML 10.) When dism ount e d, la ckeys* will c o m e fro m
are a 4. (the st a ble) to t ake the m ounts or mules. Any
g o o ds whic h are not c arrie d by the a d venturers will b e
st ore d in are a 5. (the w arehouse). Another la ckey will
t h e n sh o w tr a v el ers t o t h e Tr a v e le r ’ s In n.
4. COMMON STABLE: This long building is a b out 15’ high,
with a 3’ p ara p et* a to p its fla t ro of, so th a t it c a n b e
use d in d efense of the g ate. The gateside w all is
pierc e d for arc hery. There are alw ays 5-8 (d4 + 4)
la ckeys insid e tending to horses a nd g e ar. Ea ch is un-
arm ore d (A C 9) b ut c a n fight with v arious a vaila ble
w e a p ons (pit c h forks a nd the like - tre a t as p ole arms)
an d e a c h h as 1-4 hit p oints. There will b e various lig ht
h orses (A C 7, HD 2, h p 8 e a c h, # AT 2, D I-411-4, ML 7) and
d ra ft h orses (A C 7, HD 2 + 1, h p 9 e a c h, # AT 0) here, 2-8 of
e a c h, as w ell as 1-4 mules.
5. COMMON WAREHOUSE: Visiting m erc h a nts a n d other
tra velers w ho h a ve q u a ntities of g o o ds are re q uire d to
ke e p their m a terials here until they are either sold t o
the p ersons at the KEEP or t aken else where. The b uild-
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height, p ara p et, et c. Its d ouble d oors are c haine d a nd
p a dlo cke d, and the corporal of the watch must b e
c alle d to g ain entry, as he has the keys. Insid e are tw o
w a g ons, a c art, m any b oxes, b arrels, and b ales -
various fo o d it e ms, cloth, arro ws, b olts, salt, an d t w o
tuns’ of wine. (Avera g e v alue is 100 g old pie c es p er
w a g on-lo a d).
6. BAILIFF’S TOWER: The sup erinten d ent (or b ailiff) of the
outer b ailey* of the fortress lives here. (AC 1, F 3, h p 22,
#AT I, D 2-7 d ue to sword +1, ML 12.) He is w e aring
m a gic plate mail +1 or wields a sword +1, an d is also
a ble to use a long b o w which is hanging on the w all. He
a n d the scrib e sh are offic es on the lo w er flo or. Their
qu arters are on the se c ond story. (Usual furnishings of
b e d, c hest, arm oire*, t a ble, ch airs, rug, et c.) (The b ailiff
has 3d6 g old pie c es with him alw ays, the scrib e h as
2d6 silver pie c es a n d d4 g old pie c es in his purse. There
are 50 g old pie c es hid d en in the b ailiff ’s old b o ots in
the arm oire*, an d h a ngin g on his w all is a q uiver with
20 arro ws, 3 of whic h are m a gic arrows +1. The scrib e
has a je w elle d ink p ot w orth 100 g old pie c es, b ut it is
dirty a n d ink c overe d, lo oks w orthless, a nd is on his
t a ble in plain sight.) The third flo or is a st ora g e are a,
a n d the fourth st ory q u art ers t w elve m en-a t-arms. Six
are arm ore d in le a ther a nd shield (AC 6) with p ole arm
a nd hand axe, the other six have chain m ail (AC 5),
crossb o w, a nd sw ord an d serve as the esc ort of the
b ailiff fro m tim e to tim e. (F I, h p 4, #AT I, D 1-6, ML IO.)
Ea c h c arries 2d6 c o p p er pie c es an d 1d6 silv er p ie c es.
Their ro o m c ont ains p allets, p e gs with clo aks an d other
clothing, t w o long t a bles with b en c hes, a su p ply of 180
b olts, an d several d ozen larg e ro cks. The whole t o w er is
40’ hig h, with a 5’ t all b a ttle m ent a t o p it. All w alls are
pierc e d for arc hery.
7. PRIVATE APARTMENTS: Sp e cial q u art ers are a vaila ble
for w ell-to-d o fa milies, ric h m erc h a nts, guild m asters,
a n d the like. The five sm all a p art m ents along the south
w all are o c c u pie d by fa milies of p ersons d w elling
within the Outer Bailey of the KEEP. The tw o larg e ones
(indic a te d by 7a. and 7b.) c urrently house a je w el
m erc ha nt an d a priest:
a. Jewel Merchant: This norm al m an and his wife are
gu ard e d by a p air of 2n d level
fig hters in c h ainm ail an d shield with
sword and d a g g er. (AC 4, F 2, hp 17,
12, #AT I, D l-6, ML 8.) The four are
lo d g e d in the e ast ern p ortion of the
building, the merc ha nt an d his wife
b eing on the up p er flo or m ost of the
tim e. Ea c h g u ard c o m m a n ds a
hu g e d o g traine d to kill. (AC 6, HD 3,
hp 12, II, # AT I, D 1-6, MV (60’) S a v e
F 2, ML 9.) The merchant has a
lo cke d iron b ox with 200 pla tinum
pie c es a n d 100 g old pie c es insid e.
Se cre t e d in his b elt are 10 g e ms of
100 g old pie c e value e a c h. He will
buy g e ms a t 60% to 90% (d4 x 10 +
50%) of v alue. He sells a t 110% t o
140% (d4 x 10 + 100%) of v alue. His
wife w e ars a je w ele d bra c elet,
ne ckla c e, a nd e arrings (600, 1,200,
a n d 300 g old pie c e value resp e c-
tively), also a v aila ble for sale as p er
g e ms. They are a w aiting a c aravan
b a ck t o m ore civilize d la n ds. All p er-
sons here h a ve 3d6 silver pie c es
e a ch up on their p erson. The apart-
 m ent is w ell-furnishe d, b ut th ere is
no thin g of p arti c ular interest or
v alue, exc e p t for the c oins, g e ms,
a n d je w elry note d.
b. Priest: Th e w est ern p ortion h ouses the jo vial priest who
is t akin g a d v a nt a g e of his st o p o ver at the KEEP
to disc uss th e olo gy with le arn e d folk a n d to
c o nv ert others. Everyone sp e aks w ell of him, al-
th ou g h the t w o acolytes with him are a void e d,
as they never sp e ak - the priest says they must
follo w v o ws o f sile n c e until th e y a tt ain priestly
st a n din g. His w ell-a p p ointe d c h a m b ers are
c o mfort a bly furnishe d a nd guests are alw ays
w elc o m e d with a c ozy fire a nd plenty of ale or
wine. The priest is a v ery fine c o m p anion a nd
a n exc ellent list ener. He d o es n ot press his
religious b eliefs u p on a ny unwillin g p erson. He
is o utsp oke n in his h a tre d of evil, a n d if a p-
pro a c he d by a p arty of a dv enturers se ekin g the
Caves of Chaos, he will c ert ainly a c c o m p any
the m. He h as plate mail +1 and a shield +1
(A C -1) a n d a mace +1, a n d h a s a D e xt erity o f 15
(thus the lo w AC). He also h as a m a gic cleric
s croll with a hold person and a silence, 15’
radius sp ell o n it. He a p p e ars very ro bust (18 hit
points), as d o his assist a nts. The la tter w e ar
c h ain m ail, c arry shields a n d h a ve m a c es. (A C
4, C I, hp 7 e a c h, #AT 1, D 1-6, ML 7.) (Note: All
are c ha otic a n d evil, b ein g in the KEEP to spy
a n d d efe a t those se eking to g ain exp erien c e
by c hallen gin g the m onsters in the Caves of
Chaos. On c e in th e c a ves the priest will use a
cause light wounds (d o es 2-7 p oints of d a m a g e
to the cre a ture t ou c he d, a n orm al “ t o hit ” roll
must b e m a d e t o t ou c h the vic tim) or a light
sp ell as ne e d e d to hin d er a n d harm a d ventur-
ers. Betra yal will alw ays o c c ur d urin g a cru cial
e n c o unter with m onsters.) Ea c h cleric c arries
4d6 silver pie c es, a n d e a c h w e ars a g old c h ain
w orth 100 g old pie c es (th e priest’s has a blo o d-
st o n e g e m w o rt h 500 g ol d p ie c es in a d d itio n ). ( A
sm all sa ck hid d en in the priest’s c h air c ont ains
30 e a c h of pla tinu m, g old, ele c tru m, silver, a n d
c o p p er pie c es, plus o ne je w ele d clasp w orth
300 g old pie c es. These are for brib es for su b.
v e rsi o n o r t o use t o g a in fre e d o m if n e c ess a ry.)
8. SMITHY AND ARMORER: This b uildin g is a b out 20’ hig h,
with the usu al 5’ p ara p et a b o ve a n d w alls pierc e d for
d efense. The lo w er flo or is o c c u pie d by a forg e, b el-
lo ws, a n d other ite ms. Here horses an d mules are sho d,
w e a p ons m a d e, arm or re p aire d a n d similar w ork
d one. The smith is also a n arm orer, a n d h as tw o assist-
a nts. (Smith: AC 7 fro m le a ther arm or, F 1, hp 11, #AT 1, D
1-6; he uses his h a m mer as a w e a p on, ML 8. His tw o as-
sist a nts: AC 8, LVL 0, h p 5 e a c h, # AT 1, D 1-6; they will
pick up any w e a p ons handy if nee d b e, ML 8.) There
are 2 sw ords, 1 m a c e, a suit of m an-size d c h ain m ail,
a n d II finishe d sp e ars in the sho p. In the se c on d story
are ro o ms w here the smith, his fa mily, a n d his assist a nts
live. (The ro o ms h a ve norm al furnishings, b ut a jar
hid d en in the smith ’s b e dro o m holds 27 electrum
pie c es.) The smith c arries d4 g old pie c es, a n d e a c h as-
sist a n t h a s 2d6 sil v e r p i e c e s.
9. PROVISIONER: This lo w buildin g houses a sho p where
all of the e q uip m ent ne e d e d for d ung e on a d venturers
(as liste d in the rule b o ok) are sold. He d o es no t sell
w e a p ons other th a n sp e ars, d a g g ers, arro ws a n d b olts.
He h as a fe w (7) shields, b ut d o es no t sell arm or or
m ounts. He will dire c t a ny p ersons intereste d in su c h
ite ms to the tra d er next d o or. Pric es are as sho wn in the
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rules. He will b uy e q uip m ent fro m a d venturers a t 50% of
liste d pric e. The provision er is a norm al m a n: in tim e of
ne e d he has le a ther armor a n d shield (AC 6) a n d will
m a n the w alls or o therwise fig ht with a sp e ar. (In the
sho p he is AC 9, LVL 0, h p 3, #AT 1, D 1-6, ML 7.) His wife
a n d t w o c hildren live in a sm all a p art m ent in th e pla c e.
He c arries d6 g old pie c es. He h as a stro n g b ox with 100
g old pie c es, 16 electrum pie c es, an d 30 c o p p er
p ie c es.
10. TRADER: This pla c e d e als in all arm or, w e a p ons, a nd
larg e q u a ntities of g o o ds su c h as salt, spic es, clo th,
rare w o o ds, et c. Th e tra d er is very interest e d in o b t ain-
ing furs. (Pric es are as p er the rule b o ok, p urc h ases from
a d v enturers are a t 50% of list e d c ost, exc e p t for furs
whic h will b e b o u g ht b y him a t wh a t ever their st a te d
v a lu e is if the seller demands.) He is a norm al m a n (AC
9. LVL 0, h p 2, #AT 1, D 1-6, ML 7); his t w o sons are like wise
(A C 9, LVL 0, h p 3 e a c h, # AT 1, D l-6, ML 7). All h a v e
le a ther armor an d shields (AC 6) and p ole arms a n d
sw ords for use when ne c essary. [Hid d en und er the flo or-
b o ards of their sm all a p art m ent are 500 g old pie c es
a n d 1,110 silver pie c es. Ea c h c arries 2d6 g old pie c es in
his p urse.)
11. LOAN BANK: Here anyone c an chang e money or g e ms
for a 10% fe e. The b a nker will also ke e p a p erson ’s
w e alth st ore d sa fely a t no c h arg e if it is left for a t le ast
one m onth, o therwise there is a 10% fe e. Lo a ns a t a n
interest ra te of 10% p er m onth c an b e o b t aine d for u p
t o 5 g old pie c es with n o se c urity d e p osit; o ver 5 g old
p ie c e s r e q uir e s s o m e it e m o f a t le a st t w i c e t h e v a lu e o f
the lo a n. A sig n on the sho p st a t es cle arly th a t this
pla c e is un d er dire c t pro te c tion of the KEEP, a n d there
is alw a ys a m a n-a t-arms in c h ain m ail with lon g b o w
a n d sw ord w a t c hin g the pla c e fro m to w er 12.. (AC 5, F
I, hp 4, #AT 1, D l-6, ML 10.) (The b a nker is a re tire d 3rd
lev el fig hter (A C 9, F 3, h p 12, #AT 1, D 1-6, ML 9) with a
sw ord h andy, a n d pla te a nd shield (AC 2) store d in his
a p art m ent a b ove. He c arries 6 pla tinu m pie c es a n d 12
g old pie c es with him.) There is a scra wny old clerk in
the pla c e as w ell (2n d lev el m a gic-user, 5 hit points,
w i t h sle e p a n d ventriloquism s p e lls r e a d y ) w h o
typic ally ha n dles tra nsa c tions. A hire d m erc enary
fig hter (A C 3, F 1, h p 7, #AT 1 or 1/2 with crossb o w, D 1-6,
ML 8) in pla te m ail a n d arm e d with b a ttle axe an d
crossb o w is on g u ard insid e the d o or. Displaye d for
s a l e a r e t h e f o ll o w in g it e m s:
1 c a rv e d iv o ry t usk - p ri c e 50 g.p.
1 silv er c u p - 20 g.p.
1 cryst al d e c a nt er* - pric e 45 g.p. (a c tu al w orth 10
g.p.)
1 ja d e rin g - pric e 250 g.p. ( a c tu al w orth 400 g.p.)
1 d a g g er with je w ele d sc a b b ard - pri c e 600 g.p.
1 fur-trim m e d c a p e - pri c e 75 g.p.
3 bla nk v ellum * b o oks - pric e 20 g.p. e a c h
1 g old &silv er b elt - pric e 90 g.p.
1 se t o f thie f ’s t o ols - pric e 100 g.p. (a c tu al w orth 35
g.p.)
1 ir o n b o x w it h s e c r e t l o c k - p ri c e 50 g.p.
Th e stron g ro o m of the pla c e is in th e c ellar. It is pro-
te c te d b y a lo c ke d iro n d o or whic h le a ds to a sm all
v a ult with 12 c o m p art m e nts e a c h prot e c t e d b y lo c ks
with hid d en p oison n e e dles (sa ve v ersus Poiso n at +1
o r d ie ). Th ese c o m p a rt m e n ts h ol d th e f o llo w in g it e ms:
#1, #4, #11 empty
#2 h as 277 g.p. a n d 1 g e m w orth 500 g.p.
#3 h a s a g ol d a lt a r s ervi c e se t f o rt h 6,000 g.p.
 #5 is trapped with a sle e ping g as - no sa ve, sle e p for
3 turns; c h ara c ters a b ove 4th level sa ve vs. Poison
t o a v o i d e f f e c t.
#6 has 1,000 e a c h platinum, g old, ele c trum, silver a nd
c o p p er pie c es.
#7 has four pit vip ers (AC 6, HD 1 , hp 5 e a ch, # AT 1, D
1-4 plus p oiso n, MV (30’) Sa ve F 1, M L 7).
#8 has 3 g e ms of 1,000 g.p. value, 4 of 5OO g.p., II of
100 g.p., 25 of 50g.p., and 18 of 10 g.p. value.
#9 has an arro w tra p whic h will alw ays hit anyone in
fro nt if its d o or - 4 arro ws e a c h d oing 1-6 p oints of
d a m a g e (Divid e arro ws a mongst p ersons in front).
# 10 has a n ala b aster an d g old st a tue w orth 3,000 g.p.
in a rare wood a nd silk c ase w orth 600 g.p.
# I2 has a sa ck with 58 platinum pie c es and 91 elec-
tru m p i e c es in it.
(Em pty c o m p art ments in dic ate fun ds out on lo an. Bold-
fa ced num b ers are those b elonging to the b anker.)
12. WATCH TOWER: This 45’ t all t o w er has all of the usual
d efensive d evic es. It houses six m en-a t-arms in c hain
m ail (A C 5) with b o ws an d sw ords, 6 others in le ather
and c arrying shields (AC 6) and p ole arms ( F I, h p 4
e a ch, # AT I, D 1-6, ML IO), and the captain of the watch
(AC 2, F 3, hp 20, #AT 1, D 2-7 with dagger +1, or 3-8 with
sword +2, ML II). The c a p t ain lives on the first floor
(with the usu al furnishin gs, b ut he has a silver fla g on
a nd t ankard w orth 750 g.p.). He is kno wn to c arry quite
a bit of m oney with him (20 pla tinum pie c es, II g old
pie c es, 8 silver pie c es), althoug h the soldiers h a ve only
sm all c oins (2d6 silver pie c es e a c h). The se c ond and
third flo ors are b arra cks for the men-a t-arms. The up p er
story holds a sup ply of 200 arro ws, m a ny ro cks, 2 b arrels
of oil, an d 24 sp e ars.
13. FOUNTAIN SQUARE: There is a larg e, gushing fount ain
in the c enter of the squ are. On holid ays, lo c al f arm ers
a n d tra d esm en set up sm all b o oths t o sell their g o o ds in
this pla c e.
14. TRAVELERS INN: This long, lo w stru c ture h as five sm all
private ro o ms an d a larg e c o m m on sle e pin g ro o m for
a full d ozen. (Serva nts a n d the like alw ays sle e p in the
st a bles, 4., of c ourse.) Priv a t e ro o ms c ost 1 g.p. p er
night, but sle e ping in the c o m m on ro o m is only 1 silver
pie c e p er night. The innke e p er an d his f a mily live in a
sm all loft a b ove the inn. They are o b viously norm al
p ersons of no fig htin g a bility. This building is so me 18’
high.
15. TAVERN: This pla c e is the f a vorit e of visit ors a n d inh a bi-
t a nts of the KEEP alike. The fo o d is exc ellent, the drinks
g enerous a nd g o o d. The pla c e is alw ays a c tive, with
4-16 (4d4) p atrons a t a ny tim e of d ay or night. The bill of
f are re a ds:
ALE 1 e.p. SOUP 1 s.p.
SMALL BEER 1 s.p. STE W 1 e.p.
WIN E 1 e.p. RO AST FOWL 1 g.p.
HONEY MEAD 1 g.p. ROAST JOINT 2 g . p .
BARK TEA 1 s.p. 1 e.p.
BREAD 1 c.p./slice C HEESE 1 s.p./ wedge
PUDDING 1 s.p./ b owl FRUIT 1 s.p.
The b arkee p, if t alking with a g o o d c usto mer and drink-
ing t o his he alth, will so metim es t alk a b out the la nds
around the kee p (1 drink p er story, half of which m ay b e
true). He is kno wn to h a te sm all b e er an d love honey
m e a d. There is a 50% c han c e tha t 2-5 (d4 + I) of the
p a trons will b e merc enary m en-at-arms lo oking for
w ork. (AC 6, F 1, hp 5 e a ch, # AT I, D 1-6, ML 7.) Ea ch will
h a ve le a ther arm or & shield, and sw ord and d a g g er;
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all other d esire d e quip m ent must b e purc hase d by the
em ployer, in cluding missile w e a p ons, and dung eon
g e ar. Wa g es for duty in clud e all g e ar purc hase d, ro o m
and b oard, and 1 s.p. p er d ay of servic e. If no g e ar is
p urc h ase d, the c ost rises t o 1 g.p. p er d ay. (Note th a t a
m ere sp e ar or minor e quip ment is c onsid ere d as no
ge ar.) It is alw ays ne c essary to buy m erc en aries a drink
b efore disc ussing terms of e m ploym ent. There is a 10%
c h a n c e tha t e a c h of the follo win g p ersons will b e in the
t a v ern a t a ny giv e n ti m e:
CORPORAL OF THE WATCH
CAPTAIN OF THE WATCH
BAILIFF (s e e 6., a b ove)
PRIEST (se e 7b., a b o ve)
2-4 WATCHMEN (se e 12., a b o ve)
SERGEANT OF THE GUARD (se e 18., b e l o w )
WANDERER (a 2nd or 3rd level fighter, d w arf, elf, or
h alfling as the DM d e cid es, with c o m plete e quip ment
for a d venturing; su c h a w an d erer is 75% likely t o join
an exp e dition if offere d 25% of the tre asure g aine d, but
1 in 6 will b e o f c h a o ti c a li g n m e n t).
The t a verner is a norm al m a n (AC 9, LVL 0, hp 6, # AT 1, D
1-6, ML 7), as are his son a nd the p ot b oy’ (AC 9, LVL 0,
hp 5, 2, # AT 1, D 1-6, ML 7), b ut in tim e of ne e d they will
d on le ather arm or, c arry shields (AC 6), and b ear arms
a g ainst a tt a ckers. The pla c e is also serve d b y his wife,
d aughter, a serving w en c h, and a scullion*. (The o wner
and his son e a ch have 2d6 g old pie c es in their p urses,
the wif e d6, all o thers h a ve 2d6 c o p p ers.) The c ellar is
where drink and fo o d are store d and pre p are d, and
where the serva nts sle e p. The f a mily sle e ps in the sm all
loft. (Hid d en in an old cro ck un d er e m pty flour b a gs in
the b a ck ro o m are 82 c o p p er pie c es, 29 silver pie c es,
40 electrum pie c es, and 17 g old pie c es.)
16. GUILD HOUSE: When m e m b ers of any guild (m erc h ants,
cra ft, artisa ns, et c.) tra vel t o this are a, they are offere d
the hospit ality of this t w o-st ory b uilding. This is a fe e c ol-
le c tion a nd a d ministra give p ost, an d the st aff is c areful
t o o bserve wha t traffic p asses through the KEEP. Any
tra d er who p asses through must p ay guild dues of 5% of
the value of his m erc han dise, but he then g ains the
prot e c tion of the Guild House, assumin g he is not a
re gular m e m b er. Craftsm en and artisa ns must g ain
Guild p ermission t o enter or le a ve the la nd, p aying a
fe e of 2d6 g old pie c es either w ay (d e p ending on the
v alue of their tra d e). The lo w er flo or c ont ains the Guild
M ast er’s an d his t w o clerks’ q uart ers an d an offic e (all
sp arsely furnishe d, b ut the M aster has a g old ring w orth
50 g.p., and 2d6 g.p. in his purse; e a ch clerk has d4
e a c h of g old, silver, a nd c o p p er pie c es. A strong b ox
und er the M aster’s b e d holds 712 g old pie c es.) They
are norm al m en (AC 9, LVL 0, hp 4 e a ch, #AT 1, D 1-6, ML
7),with c hain m ail (AC 5), crossb o ws, a n d sw ords ke p t in
a closet for quick use. There are t w o serv a nts who will
not fight a nd who have qu arters in the c ellar. The up p er
flo or is divid e d into t w o priv a te ro o ms a n d a d ormit ory
for guests. The M aster is very influential, an d his f a vor or
dislike will b e refle c t e d in the tre a t m ent of p ersons by
fortress p ersonnel. Four m en-a t-arms with le a ther arm or
and shields and arm e d with sp e ar and sw ord are on
duty at all times, two on the first floor, two above (AC 6, F
1, hp 6 e a ch, # AT I, D 1-6, ML 8). They are fanatic al
Guildsm en who will o b ey any ord er fro m the M aster.
Guests of the Guild e at here. Drinking is fro wne d up on.
17. CHAPEL: The spiritual c ent er of the Ke e p is o p p osite the
Guild House. This b uilding has a p e ake d ro of tw o st ories
t all; the int erior is one larg e ro o m. The alt ar is lo c a t e d
a t the e ast ern en d, with a c olore d glass win d o w (w orth
350 g.p. int a c t) a b ove it; the win d o w is 20’ t all a n d 8’
wid e. An offering b ox is f astene d se c urely a t o p a he avy
p e d est al in the southe ast c orner; it c ont ains l-100 c.p.
 and 1-100 s.p. a t any tim e of th e d a y. It is e m p tie d e a c h
ev enin g b y the Curate (5th le v el c leri c ), w h o d e p osits
th e c oins with the Ba nker (11., a b ove). A sm all st airw a y
in the northw est c orner, b ehin d the b are w o o d en p e ws,
le a ds t o the c ellar, where the Cura t e a n d his thre e as-
sist a n ts h a v e t h e ir q u a rt e rs.
The Curate is the m ost influential p erson in the Ke e p ex-
c e p t for th e Castellan (26., b elo w). He h as a + 1 ‘to hit ’,
d ue to his hig h lev el; (AC 0 d ue t o plate mail $1,
norm al shield, and a ring of protection +1, C 5, h p 24,
# AT I, D se e b elo w, ML 10). He will wield either a mace
+ 1 (D2-7) or a snake staff. The snake staff a d d s + 1 t o
“ t o hit ” rolls a n d d o es 2-7 (1d6+1) p oints of d a m a g e.
On c o m m an d the st aff turns into a sn ake a n d c oils
aro un d the p erson hit. The vic tim is held helpless until
The Cura t e re c alls the st aff (or for 1d4 turns m aximum).
The sn ake st aff cra wls b a c k t o the cleric on c o m m a n d.
He rarely w e ars his arm or (unless the Ke e p is thre a te n-
e d ), b ut is ne ver without his rin g a n d St aff. His thre e
Acolytes (AC 9 or 2, C I, hp 6, 5, 5, #AT I, D 1-6, ML 7)
h a ve pla te m ail an d shield (AC 2) and m a c e. They are
n orm ally clo the d in ro b es (AC 9) b ut will arm for b a ttle
o n c o m m a n d of the Cura t e.
The Cura te norm ally c arries the follo win g sp ells: cure
light wounds, detect magic, bless, hold person. He
will o nly use th e cure on a m em b er of his c ongre g a-
tion, su c h as a n offic er of the Gu ard or a sho pke e p er.
All of the clerics’ arm or a n d w e a p ons are store d in the
Cura te ’s lo cke d ro o m in the Ch a p el c ellar, whic h h as
norm al b ut sp arse furnishings. The Cha p el also o wns
m any m a gic p otions (3 of healing, 1 or ESP, 1 of gase-
ous form) a n d a m a gic scroll with one cure disease ( a
hig her lev el sp ell whic h will c ure a ny one norm al
dise ase), one hold person, a nd thre e cure light
wounds sp ells o n it. All of these m a gic it e ms are hid d e n
in a se cret c o m p artm ent un d erne a th the offerin g b ox
p e d est al. The d o or of the c o m p artm ent c a nno t b e
foun d unless the p e d est al is m ove d. The d o or h as t w o
lo cks in it; the Cura te an d the C astella n h a ve the only
sets of keys.
If q uestio ne d closely b y a frien d, the Cura t e mig ht (50%
o f th e tim e ) re v e al his d istrust o f th e Priest (7b., a b ov e)
w h o visits the Ke e p re g ularly. Th e A c olytes, ho w e ver,
think v ery hig hly of the Priest, a n d will sa y so t o any w ho
ask a b out him.
18. INNER GATEHOUSE: This st o n e stru c ture is itself like a
sm all fort. The southern p ortio n is only a b out 15’ hig h,
plus b a ttle m e nt; th e re ar p art is so m e 30’ t all, plus b a t-
tle m ent. There are arro w slits in the so uth ern se c tion of
c ourse, a n d alon g the w alls of the 20’ wid e, 10’ hig h
p assa g e throu g h to the north. This p assa g e slo p es u p-
w ards to w ards the inner c ourty ard. The he a vy g a tes
are d ou ble b oun d with iron an d spike d. There are six
g u a r d s o n d u t y a t a ll t i m e s ( t w o in si d e t h e g a t e w a y, t w o
o n t h e lo w er b a t tle m e n t, t w o o n t h e u p p e r), p lus o n e o f-
fic er on c all (se e b elo w). No visit or is allo w e d b eyon d
this p oint exc e p t b y invit a tio n or unless he or she h as
sp e c ial p ermits.
The first flo or of the pla c e is the m ain arm ory. There are
d ozens of shields a n d of e a c h sort of we a p on. T w o
sm all ro o ms are q u art ers for th e Sergeant and Captain
of the Guard (furnishin gs are sp arse). The se c on d story
o n th e n orth h o uses th e G u ar d sm e n st a tio n e d h ere.
Captain of the Guard: (AC 0, d ue to plate mail + I and
shield +1, F 3, h p 24, # AT I, D 1-6 plus m a gic al b onus,
ML II). He has a sword +2 and a spear +1. This m a n is
very kin d, frien dly a n d a n exc ellent le a d er. (He will
so m etim es m ove a b o ut in the Outer Bailey disg uise d as
a m erc enary.) He h as 15 g old pie c es an d a 150 g.p.
II
g e m in the p o m m el* of his d a g g er.
Sergeant of the Guard: (AC 2, d ue to c h ain m ail with a
shield +1, and a ring of protection +1, F 2, h p 16, #AT
1, D 3-8 d ue to Streng th plus m a gic w e a p on b onus, ML
11.) This v ery stron g fello w (stre n gth 17) is a h ard fig ht er
a n d lov es to drink a n d bra wl He wields a sword +1
and a dagger +1. He c arries d6 e a c h of g old, elec-
tru m, a n d silver pie c es. (Th ere is a p otio n of healing in
a c hest in his ro o m un d er a sp are c a p e.)
Guardsmen: There are 24 quartere d here. Ea c h h as
c hain m ail and shield, sw ord, d a g g er, an d ha nd axe.
Eig ht are crossb o w m en, eight are lon g b o w men, an d
eig ht ha ve p ole arms. (A C 4 or 5 when no t usin g shield,
F I, hp 5 e a c h, #AT 1 or 1/2 for crossb o ws, D 1-6, ML 10.)
Tw o fro m e a c h grou p are on d uty at any given time; the
rest t ak e a full turn t o ar m or a n d a r m a n d turn o ut. (E a c h
has 2d6 silver pie c es.)
19. SMALL TOWER: This typic al to w er h ouses eig ht g u ards-
m en who are all arm ore d in c hain m ail (AC 5) an d c ar-
ry crossb o ws a n d sw ords. Shields are store d b elo w, so
in h an d-to-h a nd c o m b at they are AC 4. (AC 5 or 4, F I,
h p 5 e a c h, # AT 1 or 1/2 for crossb o ws, D I-6, ML IO.) Tw o
a r e o n d u t y a t o p t h e t o w e r a t a ll ti m e s. Th e o t h e r six a re
in the c h a m b er b elo w. The b ase of the t o w er is solid ex-
c e p t f o r t h e s m a ll st a ir u p .
20. GUARD TOWER: This 50’ hig h stru c ture houses 24
gu ardsmen (as in 18., a b ove). Their c o m m an d er is the
corporal of the guard (AC 0, F I, hp 9, #AT I, D 1-6 plus
m a gic b onus, ML II.) He is arm e d with a sw ord a n d a
dagger +1. There are sup plies of foo d, w e a p ons, a n d
oil on the u p p er flo or. Th e rest of the b uildin g is b ar-
ra cks a n d a ro o m for the le a d er.
21. INNER BAILEY: This entire are a is grass-c overe d. The
tro o ps drill here, a n d there are pra c tic e a n d jo ustin g
are as. Durin g the d aylig ht hours they will alw a ys b e a
d ozen or m ore soldiers en g a g e d in w e a p ons pra c tic e.
22. CAVALRY STABLES: There are 30 w ar horses (A C 7, HD 3,
hp II e a c h, #AT 2, D I-611-6, ML 8) a n d 1-4 riding horses
(A C 7, HD 2, h p 8 e a c h, # AT 2, D I-411-4, ML 7) k e p t w it hin.
They are ten d e d by t w o la ckeys’ (A C 9, LVL 0, h p 2
e a c h, #AT 1, D I-6, ML 7) and gu ard e d by tw o men-at-
arms (AC 4, F 1, hp 4, # AT I, D 1-6, ML 8).
23. GREAT TOWER: This 60’ high stru c ture houses 24 gu ards-
m en, one-third with crossb o ws, one-third with b o ws,
one-third with p ole arms, a n d a no ther corporal as p er
20., a b o v e. (Se e 18. f o r t o w e r d e t a ils a n d s o o n.)
24. THE KEEP FORTRESS: This pla c e has m a ny tiers a n d is
solidly b uilt t o withst a n d a tt a ck. Th e lo w est le vel c o n-
sists of a 15’ hig h front se c tion. The roun d fla nkin g
t o w ers are 60’ hig h, while the m ain b uildin g is 30’ high.
All se c tio ns h a ve b a ttle m ents. Th e d o or is solid iro n, In-
sid e are a gre a t h all, a n arm ory for the c a v alry, a n d
sev eral sid e c h a m b ers for sm all dinners or m e etin gs.
Th e c ellars b elo w h a v e v ast st ores o f pro visio ns,
q u arters for a sc ore of serv a nts, a cistern*, a n d a d un-
g e o n a r e a w it h f o ur st o u t c e lls.
The Castellan’ lives in are a 27. (se e b elo w), b ut he a n d
his assist a nts will b e in th e lo w er p art of th e b uildin g
durin g the d ay, ten din g to b usiness an d holding au di-
en c e. There will alw ays b e eight g uardsm en in pla te
(AC 3) with crossb o ws a n d sw ords on d uty on the w all,
a nd the sa m e num b er with pla te & shield (AC 2) a nd
sw ords st a tione d insid e. (A C 2, F 1, h p 5 e a c h, # AT 1 or 1/2
with crossb o ws, D I-6, ML 8.) The whole pla c e is w ell
d e c ora te d, a n d the furniture is he a vy a n d u p holstere d.
Second Floor: There are ro o ms here for u p to 36
c a v alrym en, plus t w o c h a m b ers for sp e cial g uests.
There are 12 he a vy c a v alrym en with pla te &shield an d
 sw ord and d a g g er (AC 2, F I, hp 8 e a c h, # AT 1, D I-6,
ML 10). There are also 18 m e dium c a valrym en in
c hain, e a c h with crossb o w a nd axe, quartere d here.
(AC 5, F I, hp 6 e a ch, # AT I or 1/2 for crossb o ws, D 1-6,
ML 10.) Their ro o ms are sp arsely furnishe d with only
a c ot, c h air, a nd arm oire* for e a c h. Tw o c ouriers,
m en-a t-arms with le a ther arm or an d sw ords, are
c urrently qu artere d in one sid e c ha m b er. (AC 7, F I,
hp 3, #AT 1, D 1-6, ML 8.)
25. TOWER: Ea c h is 40’ hig h, with b a ttle m ents, an d pierc e d
with arro w slits t o pro t e c t th e e ast a n d w est c orners of
the building. The fortress m en-a t-arms are house d in
t h es e stru c t ures a n d in t h e t o w ers in d i c a t e d b y 26.
26. CENTRAL TOWERS: These stru c tures rise 20’ a b ove the
ro of of the fortress, with a 5’ b a ttle m ent o n their ro of.
Their t w o u p p er st ories house 12 m en-a t-arms e a c h; 6 in
pla te (AC 3) with crossb o w an d sw ord, 6 in pla te an d
shield (AC 2) with sw ord (AC 3 or 2, F I, hp 5, #AT 1 or 1/2
for crossb o ws, D 1-6, ML IO) who are off-duty. It will t ake
one turn for the m t o g et re a dy for b a ttle. In the tw o
lower floors are the Castellan’s assistants.
S cri b e: This in divid u al is a 2n d lev el cleric, arm ore d in
pla te & shield, with a m a c e. (AC 2, C 2, hp II,
# AT I, D I-6. ML 8.) He has a hold person sp ell
on a scroll he c arries; his o wn sp ell is light
whic h he m ay c ast on a n o p p onent ’s eyes to
blin d him. The scrib e ’s c h a m b er is a ustere,
a n d there is nothin g of v alue within exc e p t a
g old holy sym b ol w orth 150 g old pie c es. He
has 48 g old pie c es in his p urse.
Advisor: This in divid u al is a third le v el elf (A C 0 d ue t o
Dext erity 16 a n d plate mail +1, E 3, hp 18, # AT
1, D 1-6, ML 12). He w e ars a ring of fire resist-
ance a nd c arries a short b o w (whic h he uses
a t + 2 “ t o hit ” d u e t o hi g h D e xt erity) a n d 10 ar-
rows +1. His sp ells are charm person, read
magic, and web. Ta p estries a n d c arp ets are
all a b out the ro o m (one t a p estry is w orth 500
g.p.); he h as v ery nic e furniture. He w e ars a
je w ele d p en d a nt w orth 1,000 g.p. an d c arries
6 pla tinum an d 10 g old pie c es in his p urse.
27. CASTELLAN’S CHAMBER: This p ortion of the fortress is
10’ a b ove the m ain ro of a n d h as b a ttle m ents. Insid e is
th e priv a t e ro o m of th e c o m m a n d er of th e w h ole Ke e p ,
It is l a vis hly f urnis h e d , w i t h a silv e r m irr o r ( w o rt h 300 g.p.)
on the w all, a m ala c hit e b o wl (w orth 750 g.p.) o n a
t a ble, an d a fox ro b e (w orth 1,200 g.p.) in his arm oire*.
He h as a sm all silver c ase (w orth 450 g.p.) whic h c on-
t ains 40 pla tinum pie c es a n d 12 g e ms w orth 100 g.p.
e a c h. There is a spear +1 on the w all by the d o or.
Castellan: 6th le vel fig ht er (+ 1 t o hit d ue to his hig h
l e v e l), ( A C -3 d u e t o D e xt e rit y 16, plate mail
+ 1, shield + 1, and ring of protection + 1,
hp 48, # AT I, D I-6 plus m a gic al b onus, ML
12) with sword +2, dagger +1, and an
elven cloak and boots. (He also c arries a
p otion of levitation and a p otion of heal-
ing with him a t all tim es.) His c h ain of offic e
is sil v e r w i t h g e m s ( w o rt h 1,800 g.p.), and he
c arries 10 e a c h of platinum, g old, and
electrum pie c es, plus a g e m w orth 500 g.p.
He is a v ery c lever fello w, b ut a t tim es h e
c a n b e to o h asty in his d e cisions. His
bra very a nd honesty are a bsolute. If a
guest asks him a ny q uestion, he will d o his
b est t o a nsw er, providin g th a t it d o es no t
c o m pro mise t h e se c urity o f th e KEEP.
12
ADVENTURES OUTSIDE THE KEEP
After the grou p est a blishes itself a n d o b t ains e q uip m ent,
they will either follo w clues g aine d in c onversa tion with res-
i d e n ts o f t h e KEEP o r se t o u t ex p l orin g o n t h eir o w n ( or b o t h ).
Na turally, they will b e tryin g to fin d the Caves of Chaos, but
this will t ake so m e tra v ellin g, a n d in the m e a ntim e they
might w ell run into m ore tha n they c an han dle. Thus there
are t w o m a ps - an AREA MAP for use when the p arty
se arc hes for the c aves, a nd the CAVES OF CHA OS MAP
whic h is a d ung e on level m a p. First, t ake a lo ok a t the AREA
MAP.
The “Re alm ” is to the w est, off the m a p. The ro a d bran c hes,
one p a th to the KEEP ON THE BORDERLANDS, the other le a d-
in g off int o the forsaken wild erness b eyond the ken of La w.
Note tha t m ost fe a tures are unna m e d, so you c an n a m e
the m as suits your c a m p aign. Insp e c tion of the m a p will
also sho w th a t there are fiv e sp e cial are as. Num b ers 1-4
in dic a te outsid e en c ounters an d are d et aile d b elo w. The
Caves of the Unknown are a is left for you to use as a pla c e
t o d evise your o wn c avern c o m plex or dung eon m aze. You
m ay also wish to exp a nd on the other en c ounter are as, d e-
sig nin g c a m ps, lairs or lost ruins t o p ermit m ore a d ventur-
in g. If you d o not wish to un d ert ake this a t first, sim ply DO
NOT ALLOW YOUR PLAYERS TO LOCATE IT EVEN IF THEY THOR-
OUGHLY SEARCH THE VERY SPACE IT IS IN. (It w as hid d en by a
m a gic al illusion so as to b e un d ete c t a ble . . . )
The norm al m ove m ent ra te is 1 sq uare p er hour se arc hing,
3 w alkin g. Walkin g in the fens is a t the ra te of 1 sq u are p er
hour. Walking is d one in the forest a t 2 sq u ares p er hour.
(Wild erness a d ventures are m ore c o m plet ely explaine d in
the D&D EXPERT SET rule b o ok.)
Camping Outdoors Overnight: Nothin g will b other the
p arty when c a m p e d out d o ors, unless they are within six
squares of a num b ere d en c ounter are a. For e a c h square
they are within the six squ are ra n g e there is a 1 in 6 c h a n c e
t h a t t h e m o nst e rs t h ere w ill s e e k t h e m; s o a t 6 s q u a r es t h ere
is a 1 in 6 chance, at 5 there is a 2 in 6, at 4 there is a 3 in 6, at
3 there is a 4 in 6, a t 2 there is a 5 in 6 a n d a t I squ are a 6 in 6
- aut o m a tic en c ounter. Tre a t otherwise as a norm al en-
c o un t er.
Org a nize d p arties should p ost a t le ast one g uard in shifts
throug hout the nig ht. Ho w ever, if the p arty p osts no gu ards,
the m onsters will surprise a uto m a tic ally as the p arty w as
sle e ping a nd un a w are. If the p arty has a fire lit, the m on-
st ers will never b e surprise d, ev en thou g h the p arty m ay b e.
Als o t a k e n o t e o f w h a t p r o visi o ns a re b r o u g h t w it h t h e p a rt y.
They are a dventuring, not hunting, and so they should not
exp e c t to find fo o d. They should bring enough fo o d and
water with them. If not, when the party eats all the food, they
will either h a v e to try their lu ck a t huntin g (1 c h a n c e in 6 t o
c a t c h fo o d for one d ay for d6 m en), or re turn t o the Ke e p t o
rest o c k their su p plies. Stress t o the m in so m e m a nner th a t
t h e y w ill p ro b a b ly p re f e r t o r e t urn t o t h e K e e p , kn o w in g t h a t
they will f are b ett er there, a n d not risk en c ounterin g m on-
sters while huntin g.
If the p arty a tte m p ts t o m ove off the m a p, h a ve a sig n, a
w an d ering stra ng er, a frien dly t alking m a g pie, or so m e
other “ help er” t ell the m th a t they are m oving in the wrong
d ire c tio n.
Area Map Encounter Areas:
1. MOUND OF THE LIZARD MEN: The stre a ms a nd p o ols of
the fe ns* are the ho m e of a trib e of exc e p tion ally evil
lizard m en. Bein g no c turn al, this group is unkno wn to
the resid ents of the KEEP, a nd they will not b other
in divid uals m ovin g a b out in d a ylig ht unless they set
foot on the mound, und er whic h the mud dy burro ws
a nd d ens of the trib e are found. One by one, m ales will