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Crypt · Large · Level 3 · Medium

Ratfall Crypt

Blue light trembles over the broken lintel, and rat bones shift in the cold draft.
Rooms
17
Foes
31, CR 1/8 to 3
Traps
5
Treasure
591 gp
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The party is in

1. The Broken Lintel

Seen

Something wanders by

At a glance

The threat

At the crypt's heart, the deathless Warden Keth has awakened and now draws power from the sealed royal tomb.

Wandering monsters (1d3)

  1. 1

    1d4× Goblin ScavengersCR 1/4

    When: They investigate loud combat or an alarm bell in the upper rooms.A knot of goblin scavengers whispering about the goblin champion's temper.
  2. 2

    1d3× Crypt RatCR 1/4

    When: It follows the smell of food or blood through the damp corridors.A giant rat with wet, pale fur and a strip of funeral cloth caught around its neck.
  3. 3

    1d2× Restless DeadCR 1/4

    When: They emerge when a sealed grave is opened or a loud noise echoes near rooms-9 to -13.Two skeletons in cracked burial masks, walking with a scraping gait.

Rooms

17
1

The Broken Lintel

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What they see

Read aloud

A broad stone entry opens beneath a cracked lintel carved with unfamiliar waves. Rat bones crunch underfoot, and a cold draft issues from the lower doors.

Features

  • Three doorways descend into the complex; the western arch is the widest.
  • A toppled stone bier offers half cover.

What the GM knows

Monsters

2× Goblin LookoutsCR 1/8

Goblin lookouts with patched leather and scavenged lanterns.Tactics. They shoot from behind the bier, then retreat through if pressed.

Treasure

Founder Token5 gp

A stamped brass burial token tucked beneath the bier.
Room secrets · GM only

Notes

The goblins have not yet barricaded the entrance. Their alarm will carry to .

4 doors: E (normal), N (secret), N (secret), S (normal)

The place

What it is

Ratfall Crypt is a sprawling burial complex built beneath a low hill, its old family vaults now split by goblin camps and restless dead.

Atmosphere

Cold, damp air carries the smell of wet limestone, old candle grease, and animal musk.

The threat

At the crypt's heart, the deathless Warden Keth has awakened and now draws power from the sealed royal tomb.

History

Ratfall Crypt was raised generations ago by settlers from a sun-scorched coast who brought their burial customs inland.

Rumors

1d4
Roll a rumor

  1. 1The goblins camp among the old tombs, but they will not pass the blue flame.
  2. 2A crown glows red beneath the hill, and the dead follow its light.
  3. 3A family vault hidden behind the prison wall still holds a sword worth more than a farm.
  4. 4Water runs uphill below the crypt, and the rats know a way around the trapped passage.

Plot hooks

3
RecoveryThe Missing SignetA local grave-keeper asks the party to recover a family signet stolen by goblins; the trail leads into the barracks and toward the locked inner vaults.From: Tarek, a grave-keeper with a bandaged handReward: A purse of 35 gp and a family heirloom worth another 50 gp
InvestigationGraves Opened InwardA string of fresh graves has been opened from below. The party is hired to discover whether the dead are escaping or someone is feeding them to the crypt.From: Borsha, a watch sergeantReward: A 60 gp bounty and a healer's kit
ExplorationNames Beneath the HillA scholar wants a rubbing of the oldest inscriptions, especially the royal burial record, but the route passes through the goblin-held chambers.From: Miklos, a traveling scribeReward: A rare scroll of protection from evil and good

Corridors

3

  • Between and

    A line of shallow bootprints ends abruptly at a blank wall; the stone there is warm and faintly humming.

  • Approach to

    Rusty iron bells hang from a ceiling seam. Disturbing them alerts nearby undead and goblins.

  • Between and

    Thin, dark water runs along a groove in the floor, flowing uphill toward the deepest rooms.

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