| The air in
this chamber reeks of death and decay despite
a
strong draft, which flows through the entrance and up a natural <wind speed = x> shaft as wide as a man’s outstretched arms. Immediately below the shaft lies a huge
mound of debris and
|
The ceiling is 20
feet high and domed. The opening in the ceiling
leads up 60 feet
to area 49 on the quarry’s lower level. The shaft
is fairly dry.
The rubbish is the
normal sort, but some of the fungi
growing on
the mound is not.
Among the fungi’s stems and caps lie several
puffball types, each
about as big as a man’s fist. Any rough contact
with a puffball makes
it burst, releasing a cloud in a 5-foot
radius. Living creatures
in the cloud must attempt a saving throw
vs.
paralysis. Failure renders the subject paralyzed for 3–18 turns.
After regaining mobility,
victims remain infected with the spores
and die in 2–8 weeks
unless they receive a cure. A cure disease
spell does the trick;
also, the <evil priests> in areas 44 and 65
have several
vials of an effective
herbal cure.
>>62.