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Fourthwatch Keep

Builtbeforetherending,thiscastleservedasahavenfortravellersheadingtoGreenestfromMandolo.
Somesaythekeepwasbuiltasatempletoaforgottengod.Certainly.thecatacombsbeneaththekeep
supportthisthesis.
Whenwelostcontactwiththedwarves,thefortfellintodisrepair.
TheNortheastbuildingservedasmeetinghall,abbey,keep,anddininghallasneedandtimewentby.

FourthwatchKeepis220'wide,and150'long.

FourthwatchKeepisnowhometoawarbandofgoblinswhoaretryingtobargainwithademonprincefor
powertowagewaronthehobgoblinwarbandtheyescapedfrom.Theyhavemadesomerudimentary
reinforcementstothewallswithlogscutfromthesurroundingforest.

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1TheMainGate.TheSouthwalldivotsinwards,likeahorseshoe,atitscenteryouseetheremainsofa
greatarch.Themaingate.However,theironofitsportcullishasrustedaway,andacrudelyconstructed
woodenbarricadestandsinitsplace.Onalldaysexcepttheweddingday,themaingateisguardedby1d4
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goblinswithshortbowsandspears.Thereisasinglegoblinontopofthetowerinsection8,whocanrolla
rockoffthetopofthetower.DC15Dex,4d10crushing.Otherwise,hehasalongbowanddeals+51d8+3
damage.
Theguardsareeasilybored,andwilltypicallybeplayingdiceoreating.Theyhavedisadvantageon
perceptionchecks.Thetowerarcherwillonlyactifalertedbyagateguard.
Ifthegateguardssurvivelongenoughtoraisethealarm,1d4owlbearswillchargefromsection2intwo
rounds.Theywillrunbreakdownthegate,andattackanyonewithinreachuntiltheirhandlersshowupa
roundlater.
2OwlbearCourtyard.Thiscourtyardisthehometosixowlbears.Theyarechainedtopostsaroundthe
yard,andwillaggressivelyattackanyentrantstotheyardoutofhungerunlesstheyhaveawhip,sincethey
feartheirtrainers.Theowlbearsarevisiblystarvedtheirribsareshowingthroughtheirskinandcanbe
placatedwithoneday'srations,orasmallamountofhoney.Faintanimalnoisescanbeheardoutsidethe
keepifaplayerisveryclosetoawall.aDC12Naturecheckrevealstheanimalsareowlbears.This
becomesDC16ifthesoundsarerelayed.
3OwlbearTrainer'sQuarters.Theseroomsareemptyduringtheday.Atnight,thereisa75%chancethat
1d4goblinsaresleepingintheroom.Thereare4owlbeartrainersintotal.TheNorthwallispaintedwith
imagesofowlbearsandgoblinsplayingtogether.Thereisastrawbedandthreesimplebedrollsintheroom.
Theflooriscoveredinathinlayerofdirt,feathers,andfur.
Beneaththestrawbedistwobottlesofwine.Theyhavedifferentsymbolsingoblinscriptonthem.Onelooks
likeapaw,andtheotherlookslikeaY.IftheonewiththeYistouched,itexplodesandagasfillsthe
room(DC13Cons,2d4+5,poisoned,unabletobehealeduntilunpoisoned).Alsounderthestrawbedis
3d10gpand2d4cp.
Theroomalsocontainsatablewith8coppercoinsand12silvercoinsarrangedinsomesortofgameboard,
2whips,afineduelingdaggerwithasilverinlayhilt.
4StoreroomAntechamber.ThisroomisemptyunlessTheWarlockfearsanattack,thenthereare4
guardsbehindpoorlybuiltbarricades.Theyhavelongspearsandshortswords.
5Storeroom.Theentrytothestoreroomisawellbuiltstonedoor.Itislocked(DC18Lockpicking).The
WarlockandLieutenanthavekeys.Thereisanalarmglyphetchedintothebottomoftheinsideofthedoor.
Thereisatripwirepassedthedoor(DC20lowlight,DC15regularlight)whichslamsthedoorshut,and
popsabagofsporestiedtotheceiling.Foreveryminutetheplayersspendintheroomafteritislocked,they
mustmakeaDC10Conssave,orbepoisoned.TheDCincreasesby2foreachminuteafterthefirst.The
Southwallofthestoreroomhasasmallgapwhichcanbesqueezedthroughbyanudecharacter,orasmall
character.
TheStoreroomholds60daysworthoffoodforthegoblinsintheformofsmokedmeat,hardtack,anddried
vegetablesandherbs.Italsocontains5largecasksofale.TheEastwallisentirelycoveredincratesand
barrelsoffood.HiddenbehindtheNorthendofthecratewallisapassagetunneledthroughthewallwhich
leadstothechambertothewestofSection12.Thetunnelcanbetravelledwhilecrouchingbyasmall
character,orcrawlingforamediumcharacter.Ifacharacteriswearingplatearmor,thereisa50%chance
theybecomestuckinthetunnel.ADC12AthleticsCheckwillfreethem.Nocheckisneededifplayerson
bothsidesofthetunnelhelp.Thetunnelisabouttenfeetlong.
6WestWatchtower.ThistowerisnotmannedunlessTheWarlockisconcernedaboutanincomingattack.
Ifheis,itismannedby2goblinswithlongbowsatalltimes.TheycanfireintoSection2.
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Thestairstothetowerareancient,andfallingapart.ADC13DexSaveisneededtoavoidbreakingsome
andfalling.Ifthischeckisfailed,theplayertakes2d6bludgeoningdamageandmakesaloudnoise.Thereis
ahawk'snestontopofthetower.
7TheGrandTower.ThistowerwasexcludedfromthecomplexwhentheGoblinsrebuiltthefortbecause
itsoutwardswallshadcollapsed,ashadthestairsleadingtothesecondlevel.Anathleticscheckisneededto
scalethewalls.Thepreviousinhabitantofthetopofthetowerisinhabitedbyanecromancerwhoisunaware
ofthegoblinsaroundthefort.Themiddleofthetowerwaspreviouslyinhabitedbyawizard.Thereisascroll
offireball,and2healingpotionstobefoundiftheplayersspendtenminutessearchingtherottenwoodand
collapsedstonearoundtheroom.
8CenterSouthWatchtower.Thistowerlooksoverthemaingatetothestronghold.Thebaseofthetower
hasbeenconvertedintoakitchenforaculinarymindedgoblinchef.Thewarlockmagickedalargerockto
thetopofthewatchtower,asmentionedinSection1.Themostskilledarchersofthegoblinstakeshifts
manningthetower.thereisa10%chanceatanygiventimethatthereisatenminuteshiftchangewherethe
topofthetowerisnotmanned.
TheYard.Thisyardhasbecometheprincipallivingareaforthegoblins.Atanygiventime,thereare
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3d4+40goblinsmillingabout,eating,cooking,sleeping,etcetera.Thereisalargespitinthecenterofthe
courtyard.Thereis2d4rations'worthofmeatonthespit.
10WeddingSuite.Somewhatcliche,thegoblinshaveconvertedthetopfloorofthistowerintoa
bedroom/cellforLordAshton'sdaughter.Thereisalargerockdanglingoverthedoorway.
Floor1
Thefirstfloorofthetowerhasbeenreflooredwithcrudewoodenplanks.Thefirstmediumorlargercreature
tostepontothefirstplankwillbreakthroughit,andtheirfootwilllandinabeartrap,theywillreceive3d6
piercingdamageandtheirspeedwillbereducedby10'untiltheyaremagicallyhealed,orcompletetwolong
rests.DC15DexSaveforhalfdamage,andnomovementpenalty.Towardsthebackoftheroom,3goblins
inaresupposedtobestationedbehindpaliseshieldswithheavycrossbowsandjavelins.However,theyare
easilybored,andtwoofthethreeareeating,drinking,andplayingagamewithcoinswhentheplayersenter.
Assoonasthejawsofthebeartrapsnapshut,theguardstillbehindthepaviseshieldwillcutaropewhich
willdroptherockhangingabovethetower,anddeployaswinginglog.Thelogwillkilloneofthegoblins
playingcardsoutright.PlayersinthetowermustrollaDC10DexSave,ortake4d6bludgeoningdamage
andgetknockedtothebackofthetowerandprone.ThoseoutsidethetowermustmakeaDC13Dex
Saveortake5d10bludgeoningdamage.Thosethatpassthesavemustdecidewhethertojumpintothe
toweroroutsidewhentherockfalls.Asuccessfulcharactermaygiveadvantagetoacharacterwhofailsby
pullingtheminthesamedirectiontheydecidedtotravel.
Therearestairsinthenorthwallofthetower
Floor2
Thesecondfloorofthetoweriscoveredincaltrops.Agoblininthebackcorneroftheroomwillpourflaming
oildownthestairwellifsheisalerted.AnyoneonthestairsmustmakeaDC12DexSave,ortake2d6fire
damage.Afterpouringtheoilfromherlantern,thegoblinreadiesanactionfireherheavycrossbowat
anyonewhocomesupthestairs.Sheisflungbackwardsbytherecoil,andknocksherselfout.Perception
15tonoticethecaltrops,otherwisetake1d4piercingdamageandmovementisslowedby5'.Aladderinthe
SouthWalloffloortwoleadstoatrapdoor.
Floor3
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Ifafterthewedding,TheWarlockisintheroomwiththedaughter.Ifaware,hewillcastdarknessonthe
floor,hexthenearestplayer,andattempttoshovethemdownthetrapdoor.Then,hewillattempttofeedon
aplayer.TheymustmakeaDC15WisSaveorbecomecharmedbyTheWarlock.Theytake1d4piercing
damageregardlessofsuccess.AcharmedplayerwillfeelcompelledtoprotectTheWarlock.TheWarlockwill
thenpunchthroughtheboardsacrosstheformerwindowandescapewiththedaughterunlesstheplayers
havesecuredhersomehow.Otherwise,hewillattempttokilltheplayers.Hewillfleeifhegetsbelow15HP
regardlessofthedaughter'scondition.
Whilefeeding,TheWarlockentersatrancelikestateandwillnotnoticesmallnoisessuchasacrossbow
firingoralockpickinthedoor.Theplayersgetsurpriseautomaticallyiftheysneakintothethirdfloor.After
thesurpriseround,TheWarlockactsasexplainedpreviously.
Ifbeforethewedding,theplayersfindthedaughterboundtothebed,withstrangerunespaintedonher
stomach,limbsandforehead,sheisunconscious,cold,andbarelybreathing.Analarmglyphispaintedon
thedoor.Theplayershavetwominutesaftertheactivationoftheglyphbeforegoblinsstormthetower.
Playersnoticethattheboardedupwindowfacestheforest,nottheinteriorofthecompound.Thedroptothe
groundis~30',however.
11AbbeyEntrance.Theentranceisgivenatenfootclearanceatalltimesbythepatronsoftheyard
(Section9)Therearerunesoffireballwhichareactivatedwhenalivingcreaturestepsuponthemcovering
theedgeoftheyardandthedoor.Therunescanbeseenbyacharacterwithtrueseeingorsimilar,orbya
characterwhocandetectmagicalenergy.Thefireballhasaradiusof10',anddeals4d6firedamageona
failedDC8DexSave,orhalfdamageonasuccessfulsave.Insteadofusingthisdoortoaccesstheabbey,
thegoblinswalkthroughthecarefullyreconstructedruinsoftheSWtowerinSection13.
12AbbeyHall.Thisgrandhallisfilledwithhastilyconstructedpewswhichlookliketheywouldsitasmany
as90goblins.Thesymbolbelowispaintedcrudelyaboutfifteenfeetabovethesouthwall.ADC18Religion
CheckrevealsthesymboltobetheruneofMaglubiyet,agoblindeitywhoisknownforhavinghisplacesof
worshipbeunderground.ThePlayerwhomakesthecheckrealizesthereshouldbeanundergroundarea
nearby.AnyplayerwithPassivePerception>13realizesthatahammerandwheelofPeloroncehung
wheretheruneisnowdrawnduetoafaintlysmalleramountofsunbleachingintheshape.Itappearsthe
goblinshaveconstructedanewwallonthewestedgeoftheinterior,sincethewesttowervisiblefromthe
outsideisnotaccessible.ThereisasmalldoorintheNorthwestcorner,whichleadstoastoreroomfilledwith
ancientprayerbooksandcloth.Thestoreroomistheexitpointtothehiddentunneltothestoreroom
(Section5).Fiveminutesofinvestigationofthewallrevealaflushpanelwhichcanbepushedtoallow
accesstothesouthwesttower(Section14).
13SoutheastTower.Thistowerservesasthemainentrancetotheabbey.Playersnottakingespecial
cautionuponwalkingintothetowermustmakeaDC8ConSave,ortake1d4piercingdamagefromrusty
caltropsplacedbythegoblins.Thisdecreasestheplayer'smovementspeedby5'untiltheirnextshortrest.
14SouthwestTower.TheSouthwestTowercontainsanalarmglyphthatisactivatedunlessthefalsepanel
isusedtoaccessit.IFthatisnotthecase,allthegoblinsinthecryptswillbealert.Theplayershearafaint
scurryingfrombeneaththetrapdoorinthebaseofthetoweriftheydonotusethefalsepanel.Iftheydo,
theyhearthesoundsofangryyellsingoblinish(onegoblinhascheatedanotheratthecointablegame),
Thereisaclockwisestaircaseinthebackofthetowerwhichleadstothetop.THetopofthetowercontainsa
rustybell,andprovidesanexcellentviewoftheentirekeep,andeventuallythesurroundingareaifthewoods
arecleared.Thereisacomparativelynewlookingtrapdoorinthebaseofthetower.itislocked,butnot
boltedontheothersideforwhateverreason.ADC15AthleticsCheckisrequiredtobreakthedoorwith
bruteforce,oraDC15LockpickingChecktoopenthetrapdoor.Ifaplayerfailsthelockpickingcheck,they
makealoudnoiseasapicksnaps,puttingthegoblinsonalert,andtheytakeatotaloffiveminutestoopen
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