This area is the central meeting-place, mess
hall, and lounge for the rank-and-file troops
of the Great Temple — 12 ogres &&
18 bugbears.
The current inhabitants of the room
are found by checking the time of day, as
follows.
Ogres (12) AC 5, MV 9", HD 4 +1, hp 21
each,
#AT 1, D 1-6+6 (spear)
AL CE, SZ L (9'+), XP 195 each
THACO 12
Bugbears (14): AC 5, MV 9", HD 3 +1,
hp 16 each,
#AT 1, D 2-8+1 (morning star),
SA surprise on 1-3; AL CE, SZ L
(7' + ), XP 199
THACO 15
Meals are at 1-3 PM, 6-8 PM, and 1-3
AM. During these periods, the AREA is busy
with 6-9 of each troop type. They take turns
eating and then replacing others at their
assigned tasks (wherever that may be), so
ogres && bugbears
are strolling in and out
almost continuously. The place is loud and
messy. Those in the process of eating are
usually also talking, arguing, engaging in
minor food fights, and so forth.
The ogre shaman
(who lairs in area 407)
refuses to risk himself in guard duty, and so
functions as the cook. He is assisted by 4
bugbears at all times. Between noon
and 4
AM, the shaman/cook is 50% likely to be
here, or 40% likely to be in his nearby
room, though he may (10%) be wandering
in the nearby halls carrying a ladle of
chunky fluid, looking for someone to taste
his latest creation (which has a 30% chance
of causing nausea for 1-4 turns). Though
busy at mealtimes, he is otherwise 20%
likely to be found dozing.
During a one-hour period after each
mealtime, 1 black pudding may
(25%
chance) be present, eating scraps for the
cook (a friend it recognizes) and generally
consuming everything else it is permitted.
At other times a group of 2-5 bugbears,
1-
4 ogres, or both may be here secretly,
trying
to talk the cook into making a snack but,
through experience with the stubborn shaman, expecting scraps at best.
Roll 1d12;
1 = bugbears, 2 = ogres, 3 = both, 4-12 = no visitors.
The bedpiles of 4 bugbears are in the
southeast corner of the room. This group is
composed of the most recent losers in the various gambling
games played by the troops, and
have lost their bunk privileges to those in AREA
408 (a-b-c-d-e-f).
They are thus also drafted as assistants for the cook, and as tasters as
well. <alt>
They have no treasure; they constantly pilfer whatever they can,
but their belongings are regularly stripped by the others, or eaten
by the
wandering pudding.
Bugbears (4): AC 5, MV 9", HD 3 +1,
hp 20,
15,13,12, #AT 1 or 2, D 2-8 (morning
star)
or 1-6/1-6 (longbow), SA missile
fire, surprise on 1-3; AL CE, SZ
L (7' + ), XP 240,
220, 212, 208 (160 + 4/hp)
THACO 16