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Background ......................................... .2

The Crypt .......................................... .4

The Encounters ...................................... .8

Outer Chambers of the Crystal Sphere .................... .46

Special Trap ......................................... .48

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magic and treasure to lure the weak-minded and greedy into a snare where

he can use them as toys in some incomprehensible game.

Lyzandred is more than all of those things. Undead, yes. Evil, possibly.

Cunning, certainly. But the man who became the lich was a man with a

noble purpose and an incredible mind, and he altered the course of history

in the Flanaess.

intended to trap and kill the unwise and the unwary. He created a permanent

entrance and made it known through word of mouth and magic, tempting

greedy or ambitious adventurers to test his creation. He refmed and expanded the

maze many times to make it more dangerous and deadly, each time luring in

more victims to test it.

When the lich again turned his attention to Oe& he was surprised and

THE MAN

Lyzandred was born in a small town in the ancient Baklunish lands in the year

2066 BH (approximately -594 CY). Showing spellcasting potential, he

apprenticed with the local hedge wizard, Ieaming everytlung she could teach hun

With friends, he went in search of knowledge and treasure, periodically returning

home to share the bounty of his discoveries. But on one such visit he found his

town mysteriously empty: Every man, woman and duld had simply waked away.

Tradung them was relatively easy, and he found that the townspeople had been

taken without a smggle and sold as slaves to a Suel flesh trader. A man had used

a rod of be+g he’d found (or stolen) to acquire slaves cheaply. The

townspeople were trapped by the rod‘s effects and went along with his requests,

even putting on chains as part of his “game.” By the time Lyzandred discovered

this, his people had been sold to the temple of Pyremius and sacrificed.

From that day, Lyzandred swore to keep powerful magic items away from

fools who would abuse them. He slew the slaver and stole the rod hidmg it where

it would not be found % became a pattern for the wizard - locate a powerful

mag~c

angered by what he found. Not content with the twin cataclysms that had

desuoyed the Suloise and Baklunish Empires, a group of Suel wizards had

constructed five underground laboratories and were using the powerful leylines

there to build adacts of war intended to destroy their old Baduni foes.

Unwhg to witness another devastation, Lyzandred studied the activities in all

five of the laboratories. When the time was right, he used a potent spell to pull a

great meteor from the sky. Its fiery passage across the Oljatt Sea in 198 CY

caused alarm in the Great Kingdom, and the lich found it amusing that it was

interpreted as an omen meaning “wealth, strife and a living death.” The meteor

struck the eastern Abbor-Alz and shook the bedrock hard enough for an echo to

be felt in the demiplane. Lyzandred timed the impact to occur while two Suel

wizards tested spells simultaneously; the spells went out of control, overlapping

each other and other magics at the site. The laboratory vanished from Oerth,

taking with it one piece of an unassembled Suel war artifact, the Doomheart

The wizards at the other laboratories abandoned their research, intending to

return later when they had dealt with the swelling strife in their homeland -

strife that was in part created by the lich’s magic. Lyzandred sent a minion to

remove magical items from the abandoned locations and to mark each site with

clues to the location of his labytin& ifthe Suel wizarb returned, he hoped they

would come to his lair, where he could deal with them personally. The minion

only got into the two upper levels of each laboratory, but the lich was satisfied

One group of adventurers in his tomb caught his eye. In 305 CY, led by a

crafty young wizard of the Landgrafdom of Selintan, they navigated his riddles

and defeated many of his guardians. Intrigued by the group, Lyzandred was

delighted when they actually reached the outer chamber of his inner sanctum

The lich conversed with them through a projected image before dismissing all

save the wizard, whom he saw as having great potential. The mage was Zagig

Yrageme. Lyzandred told Zagig of his personal quest, the construction of the

labyrinth, and the wonders of the demiplane. The young mage stayed with the

lich for a short time and learned much, &ally asking to leave and practice what

he had been taught Over time, Lyzandred watched Zagig gather knowledge and

power, use that power to build a small town into a busthg city, and construct a

strange multidnnensional castle on a nearby hill. Unfortunately, the demiplane

had planted the seed of insanity in Zagig: his behavior became more and more

erratic. Fearing the damage his student could cause, Lyzandred contacted Zagig,

item, study its user, and take it away if he thought that pon was

dangerous. His discovery in 2106 BH (-555 CY) of a podto a demiplane

closely aligned with Oerth fadtatedhis personal quest, and he accumulated a

remarkable storehouse of mag~calobjects.

Unfortunately,through age, some side effect of the demiplane, one of his

liberated items, or a combination of these, Lyzandred went slightly mad His

quest became an obsession and crossed the line into monomania. During a lucid

moment he realized h, and locked himself away in the demiplane to avoid

becoming the very sort of person he sought to destroy. He was not a direct

threat to Oerth as long as he remained in the demiplane, so he pursued his quest

through agents and remote sorceries: and he thought about what would happen

to his plans after his death. He realized that the only way to ensure that his quest

lived on after h death was to supervise from beyond the grave: he took up the

study of how to become a lich.

THE LICH

The wizard‘s studies were successful - in 2126 BH (-535 CY) the last of his

natural life force was stripped away and he rose as a vessel powered by negative

Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad

Most people in the Flanaess have heard of Lyzandred the Mad - a

bogeyman, a never-seen threat, an undead wizard trapped in his own

dungeon while he was still alive. To many, he represents the risks of

becoming a lich: madness and eternal imprisonment in a cage of your own

makine. To others he is the embodiment of wizardlv evil. a man who uses

energy. No longer hmdered by a mortal lifespan, he scaled back his frantic work

on Oerth and devoted more attention to lus otherworldly home. If the worst

offenders were those who hungered for magic and power, why not use those

things as a lure and bring potentially dangerous people to him before they

became a threat?The demiulane was suitable for building a secret labminth

LYZANDRED

imploring hun to examine what he was doing and understand how he was a

threat to all that he created. As with Lyzandred so long before, Zagig’s

thoughts dar;fied and he saw what he was becoming. He chose to leave his city

and wander the planes, and that was the last day he was seen on Oerth as a

mortal man.

The mad lich continues to tinker with his maze, adding and removing

puzzles, traps and lairs. Content to weed out the greedy and dangerous

inhabitants of Oerrh, he no longer is interested in mentoring anyone,

remembering the damage that was nearly wrought by his intervention. He has

remained thus for almost 200 years.

the monster summoning spells) will only summon monsters native to the

demiplane (see “Natural Inhabitants,” below).

Invocation/Evocation spells that have visible effects have a green

coloration, regardless of what color they nodyhave.

Divination spells have double the normal range.

INHABITANTS

Should the adventurers escape from Lyzandred‘s labyrinth and explore the

demiplane, use the following encounter tables for monsters:

Plains (roll ld10):

1 Giant ants (ld10)

2 Fire beetles (ld6)

3-5 Crypt kobolds (5d4)

6 Giant rats (3d4)

7 Huge spiders (ld10)

8 Giant wasps (ld4)

9-10 Wolves (2d6)

THEDEMIPLANE

Lyzandred‘s demiplane is a flat realm that overlaps the Flanaess in many places.

It has a yellow sun and a blue sky during the day, with Oerthly constellations

at night -though they are not all where they should be. The demiplane is

about 100 miles on a side and is almost entirely land, with a large lake in its

center. A small chain of mountains funs near the lake, with the rest of the land

covered in plains and light forest It is populated by mundane ands,a few

types of monstrous creatures, and a single intelligent race - kobold-&e

creatures, with deep green skin, that have the natural ability of regeneration.

There are no true borders to the plane, as creatures traveling too far in any

direction find themselves at the realm’s opposite en4 it is in fact possible (with

some magical assistance) to stand at the peak of one of the demiplane’s six

mountains, look in one direction, and see yourself,standmg on a mountain and

facing away.

Certain Oerthly landmarks appear as mirage-like images in this place.

Perceptive people can identie the landmark and (with the proper magic) step

through to the correspondmg Oerth location. This has a base chance of

success equal to 30% + Int + the character‘s level if he or she uses a spell

involving planar motion such as relepon dunension door or bid; this

assumes that the spellcaster intends the dimensional shift If the caster doesn’t

intend a shift, the chance of its occurrence is only 15%.Of course, spells such

as plane shft reliport withour error (when used to travel between planes) and

magic items such as a cubicgare are 100% effective.

Very rarely (about once per year), the barriers between the worlds thm and

the mirages become tangible, developing a purple tinge. At these times, a

creature intent on crossing to Oerth can do so without magical aid. Natives to

this plane avoid the purple-tinted &ages.

This overlapping effect negatively affects visitors’ minds. Each day a non-

native spends in this realm has a 5% (non-cumulative) chance of driving him

insane (save vs. wands negates). The insanity is not readily apparent, for the

&ease progresses slowly and undramatically; the victim may become

depressed, obsessed, paranoid, schizophrenic, or something altogether different

Persons already insane (from this effect or another source) are not subject to

additional insanities, nor are undead or creatures without minds. A restoration,

heal, wish, or similar spell cures the insanity. All native creatures are immune.

Forest (roll ld10):

Giant ants (ld10)

Fire beetles (Id6)

3-4

Crypt kobolds (5d4)

Giant rats (3d4)

Large spiders (ld10)

Giant wasps (ld4)

Wolves (2d6)

Gorgon (1)

Owlbears (2d4)

Mountains (roll ld10):

1-5 Crypt kobolds (5d4)

G3 Giant rats (3d4)

Basilisk (1)

Rust monster (1)

Crypt kobolds: AC IO; MV 6; HD %; THACO 20; #AT 1; Dmg

1 d4 (hammer), 1 d6 (hand axe) or by weapon; SD regenerate 1

hp per round; SZ S (3’ tall); ML Elite (14); Int avg (%IO); AL LE;

XP 25.

Notes: Crypt kobolds exist nowhere but on the demiplane

Lyzandred has claimed for his crypt. They have grass-green, scaly

skins; their eyes glow purple and their small horns are pale

green. On Lyzandred’s demiplane, they are as likely to be awake

and doing things by day as by night (though they suffer a -1

penalty to attack rolls in bright light); if they are taken elsewhere,

they become nocturnal.They have 60-foot infravision.

Lyzandred‘s kobolds do not often start a fight unless

ordered to do so. If crypt kobolds do not outnumber their

opponents by at least 8-to-l , they send runners to summon

more kobolds. If crypt kobolds are reduced to a ratio of only 3-

to-2 in their favor, or if their commander is killed or

incapacitated, they must make a morale check.

The origin and original purpose of this demiplane are unknown, though it

is likely that it was created by some god now dead, forgotten or imprisoned.

Lyzandred discovered it by accident and found it almost exactly as it is now,

includmg the castle and the crystal sphere. He expanded the dungeons under

the castle and recruited Crypt kobolds and monsters, but otherwise has not

changed anydung.

Effects on Spells

Other than the ability to travel to Oerth, the demiplane has few

differences from Oerth as far as spellcasting goes: clerics of Oerthly gods

are close enough to their home plane that they suffer no level penalties and

have access to all spells and abilities they normally possess. The following

types of spells (whether from wizards, priests or magical items) are altered:

Conjuration/Summoning spells that draw forth real creatures (such as

Crypt kobolds on Lyzandred‘s demiplane have an unusual

advantage. The lich keeps a close eye on happenings in his

domain, and it more than 100 kobolds are killed by a sinqle

party of adventurers visiting the demiplane, he IS likely to-

intervene, sending larger, more dangerous creatures to deal

with the threat. In this case, the kobolds happily retreat from

the battle.

NATURAL

The crypt is located under a squat castle on one of the mountains. The castle

was built for man-sized creatures, and already had a dungeon when

Lyzandred discovered it. In that dungeon Lyzandred found the chamber of

the crystal sphere, which he adopted as his main residence. The outer castle is

inhabited by a force of 100 kobolds, several human and demhuman

liegemen, and several minor golem created by Lyzandred to serve the

inhabitants and keep the castle clean. It has a front gate of iron and its two

towers each have a large ballista. The minions sleep in the castle’s

bedchambers, while the kobolds live in tents in the castle courtyard

Lyzandred‘s liegemen and -women are adventurers who nearly died in the

crypt and bargained with the lich, exchanging service for their lives and

eventual release (see “Death in the Crypt,” below). They direct the kobolds,

oversee new dungeon construction, and act as Lyzandred‘s agents on Oerth.

Most liegemen are of level 4-8, although he is served by one 12th-level

wizard and a 1Ith-level cleric of Lendor.

desire to avoid forcing extraneous boxed text on the DM, the bare essentials

of the encounters have been detaded, but by no means are these the only

observable details. Some of the props are worn or abused as if by countless

experimental adventurers in centuries past The scenery likewise can be

marred, with piton holes in the floor or walls, scratches or chips on statues,

bum marks on items, and similar evidence that people have been here before.

Everything that isn’t a replica of a modem location gives a sense of great age:

the costumes and architecture are often drawn from Lyzandred‘s recollections

of ancient times. This adds to the place’s atmosphere and can help &tract

players from the labyrinth’s true threats.

Certain clues can be used as recurrent themes in the labyrinth -

puzzles with solutions that can be depicted visually (such as encounters

ES, E10-El3, and E1S) might be scratched on a wall, door or other

surface in another encounter, etched by a previous explorer trying to help

any who follow.

The crystal sphere acts as a globe ofinvulnerability for any spells cast

outside it (spells within it operate normally): its inside surface acts as a minor

ofmentalprowess (unlnnited usage for scrying within the demiplane, but

only 3 hours per day when viewing other planes). The sphere is intangible

and translucent when empty, but an occupant may command its outer surface

to become opaque and solid In such a state, it saves vs. all spells with a 4, is

AC 2, and has 100 ht points (spells and items cannot be cast or pass

through the sphere when it is solid).

~DoMlZAllON

The Crypt of Lyzandred is always changing, and this module has been

designed to allow for that. There are a total of 100 encounters listed for the

crypt and SO rooms to put them in. Encounters can be puzzles, traps, or

generally weird. They can be placed in any order in any of the rooms, thus

creating an incredible number of variations. Read through the encounters and

decide which ones are appropriate for your campaign, taking into account

power level, difficulty and flavor. There are enough encounters to allow you

to replay this adventure twice without creating new material.

The dungeons (and some of the rooms in the dungeons) also suffer from

the demiplane’s “looping” effect - going off the map in one direction

brings you back in on the opposite side. That, along with the unusual

nature of room-to-room travel within the crypt, makes it difficult to

accurately map the place.

Most adventurers entering the crypt of Lyzandred come through the one

stable portal in the Flanaess, located in an otherwise unremarkable cave in the

central Abbor-Alz mountains. Those entering the cave fmd themselves in an

encounter in one of the crypt’s rooms, with no idea of how they got there.

They are unaware of the castle or the demiplane, just the seemingly endless

rooms of puzzles, traps and monsters.

There are three “levels” of the dungeon. The first is the level in which

most adventurers arrive: &s level has 40 linked rooms. When all 40 rooms

room

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this third

‘lane: and

The puzzles are classified by type so that you may tailor the dungeon to

your tastes. Encounters 1, 2, 7-13,23,27,28, 31-34, 37, 38, and 47 are

math puzzles: encounters 14, 16, 29, 39,40,41,43,45,46, and 50 are

riddles: encounters 3-6, 10-13, 15, 17-22, 24-26, 30, 35, 36, 42, 44,

48, and 49 are logic puzzles. There is some overlap between logic and

math puzzles.

THEROOMS

Lyzandred has taken advantage of the demiplane’s nature to create encounter-

rooms that mirror actual locations in the Flanaess; a customized spell he

created allows him to tune certain rooms to their Oerthly equivalents and

“anchor” them there. Thus, if some adventurers enter a room that looks like

the throne room of the Great Kingdom, that is because they are in a replica

only a hair’s breadth away (dimensionally speaking) from the true throne

room. Because the demiplane perfectly overlays the Oerth location, there are

none of the mirages occasionally manifested by places in the demiplane

outside the crypt However, there is still a small chance that a dimension-

using spell such as dimension door transports the user to the equivalent

location (and time) on Oerth. To her companions in the Crypt, a mage who

uses such a spell simply vanishes and does not reappear: she fmds herself

alone in the new location and time.

adjusting

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