Ziggurat of the Sun Princess

A Dungeon World Adventure

By Josh Mannon
 Introduction
Three factions are fighting over the
ziggurat and the Sun Stones it
contains. What are Sun Stones and
what do they do? That is really up to
each GM but to be sure they store and
release energy like a battery. If you
think it is interesting that they do
more, go for it. They are very rare and
the fact that there are five in this one
building makes it a magnet for trouble.
Trouble comes in two forms, Zorphis
the Floramancer and the D'rals, Taris
who slavishly serves his wife and Anita
an exiled Fey queen. Both factions
already have one Sun Stone and both
need six stones to pull off their master
plan. Princess Xevis has her own plan
to exact vengeance on the locals for
allowing her rest to be disturbed.
Your patron is very powerful and far
seeing, why did she choose to rely on
you?
There are all kinds of myths about the
powers of the Sun Stones, what myth do
you hope is not real?
Ask these questions to one player each.
Anita D'ral is not what she appears to
be, what do you think she is?
Zorphis the Floramancer has been a
laughing stock for years, what was one
time he tried to be kind and you saw
him mocked?
There are legends about Xevis, the Sun
Princess, what is your favorite?

Enter the player characters, they are

there to keep anyone from controlling
enough of the Sun Stones to be a real
danger. How will they do that? Play to
find out.

Questions
Ask these questions to each of the
players before you begin. Take notes
about the answers and make sure to
integrate the answers as much as you
can. Feel free to move or change as
much about the adventure as you need
to.
 Fronts The D'ral Expedition

Zorphis Impending Doom

Anita will use the Sun Stones to pull
all of the surrounding region into the
Impending Doom Fey where she was banished.
I will use the Sun Stones to grow an Stakes
army of plant warriors, the fools in What are Taris and Anita doing with the
Karackis will rue the day they threw Sun Stone they have?
me out! For what price is Gambin willing to
Stakes betray the D'rals?
How much control does Zorphis have What will Anita do with Taris when she
over his plant men? no longer needs him?
What is Zorphis doing with the Sun Cast
Stone he has? Taris D'ral
Cast Anita D'ral
Zorphis the Floramancer Gambin
Grim Portents Grim Portents
Zorphis begins to send his plant men The goblins storm the ziggurat
into the ziggurat after the Sun Stones. looking for Sun Stones.
Zorphis uses two Sun Stones to raise a Taris uses two Sun Stones to restore
plant giant. Anita to her full fey glory.
Zorphis uses four Sun Stones to turn Anita will use four Sun Stones to open
the forest around the ziggurat into a a gate into the Fey and call forth those
plant dragon. loyal to her.
Dangers Dangers
The plant men Gambin's goblin helpers
Zorphis' Gauntlet of Kryos Anita's Mask of Hopeful Glamor
Plant Giant Frost Pixies
Plant Dragon
 Princess Xevis

Impending Doom
The fools shall pay for blocking out
my sun, starting with the city of
Karackis!
Stakes
What do the Sun Stones do once they
are brought together?
What is Xevis doing with the Sun Stone
she has in her throne room?
Can Xevis awaken enough protectors in
time?
Cast
Princess Xevis
Grim Portents
Xevis awakens the Mummies
protecting the remaining two Sun
Stones.
Xevis uses two Sun Stones and
awakens the Naga Twins, Spite and
Petty.
Xevis uses four Sun Stones and
awakens the Royal Guard Mummies.
Dangers
The Sun Leopards
Xexis' sword Long Ray
Guardian Mummies
Spite and Petty
Royal Guard Mummies
 Locations Servants (5)
Environment
The D'rals are traveling in style, a large
The D'ral white tent with a somewhat smaller
Encampment tent for their servants. Gambin's tent is
much smaller and very rugged. The
goblins tend to build new hovels as
Foes their old ones break down and new
Depending on when the party arrives and wrecked mounds can be seen all
at the D'ral encampment any of these over
may be there. Loot
Taris D'ral - 15(1d12+3) Damage, 30 The D'ral's tent is full of finery, about
HP, 1 Armor 100 Gold and 15 Load worth of it.
Bond with blood Gambin's tent contains 10 Load worth
Cover with blood of Adventurer's Gear. The golblins
Light his blood on fire have nothing of value.
Goal: to protect Anita
Magic
Anita D'ral - 9(1d10) Damage, 20 HP, 0 Anita D'ral's mask allows the wearer to
Armor stop any creature from attacking her so
Fascinate those around her long as they can see the mask covering
Command those who love her her face. The wearer also has this
Attack all others move: when you wear the mask and
Goal: to get back into Fey command someone who can see the
mask and understand you Roll+ CHA.
Gambin - 9(1d10) Damage, 20 HP, 1
Armor
On a hit they willingly do what you
Call on the Goblins ask so long as you promise to reward
Command a Goblin attack them with your company. On a 10+
Strike with a pick they become devoted to you, any time
Goal: to get paid they do as you ask they mark
experience. On a miss they become
Goblins (20) - 5(1d6) Damage, 20 HP, 1 obsessed with you, take -1 forward on
Armor any interaction where they are
Surround an enemy involved.
Tie up an enemy
Attack an enemy with knives
Goal: to do what Gambin says
 The Courtyard

Foes
Zorphis - 7(1d6+1) Damage, 10 HP, 4
Armor
Cast a spell
Raise a plant man
Attack with a staff
Goal: to grow and expand his plant
army.

Plant Men - 5(1d6) Damage,

18 HP, 1 Armor
Restrain with vines
Constrict
Envelop
Goal: to protect Zorphis
and each other

Environment
Zorphis has set up camp just outside
the entrance to the ziggurat and is
spending his time building more and
more plant men.
Loot
Much of Zorphis' equipment is
valuable but heavy. Zorphis himself
wears a gauntlet that allows him to
manipulate the technology

Magic
Gauntlet of Kryos: this device gives
the wearer +2 to any roll dealing with
Artifacts.
 Xevis' Ziggurat's The Ants' Labyrinth
Entrance
Foes
Big Ant Swarms 8(1d8) Damage, 12 HP,
Foes 4 Armor
Sun Leopards (5) - 5(1d6) Damage, 13 Cover an opponent
HP, 1 Armor
Immobilize an opponent
Trip
Drag an opponent away
Drag away Goal: to feed the colony
Maul
Goal: to guard the entrance
Environment
A maze of strangely wandering tunnels
Environment work their way through the sand.
A highly embellished arch leads off the
Thousands of tiny ants constantly
courtyard and into the ziggurat. The
wander around but it is the occasional
passageway leads all the way back to
rat sized ant that is troubling.
the other side of the ziggurat and at
that end starts a stairwell to the left. Loot
The scoured corpses of fallen
Loot adventurers lay around these hallways.
Each of the Sun Leopards are worth a
If the characters enter looking for any
high price on the black market id they
item, including the Sun Stone, they
can be captured.
find it after fighting one swarm.

The Central Passage

Environment
A stairway, leading off from the
entrance, slowly winds itself around
and up. In each of the four cardinal
directions and at ascending levels,
there are four chambers leading off this
stairway. At the top the stairs end at
the throne room.
 The Spider's Web The Lair of the Naga
Sisters
Foes
Hhalashlith - 10(1d10) Damage, 33 HP, 4
Armor Foes
Poison Spite & Petty - 13(1d12+1) Damage, 35
HP, 1 Armor
Trap with web
Hypnotize an opponent
Drink blood
Goal: to kill those who disturb his web Command a hypnotized opponent
Drag an opponent below
Environment Goal: to feed
At the heart of the Ant's Labyrinth is a
large, web covered hole. Light glows
Environment
The wall outside this room bares the
out of it making the shadow of the
image of a divine looking woman.
giant spider inside the hole shine out
Inside this room are five pillars spaced
ominously.
unevenly around this
Loot
There is a Sun Stone within the web
Magic
Each time a character takes damage
from Hhalashlith give them two
Loot
poison counters. If they ever have
There is a Sun Stone on the far wall of
more poison counters than remaining
this room.
HP they drop unconscious
immediately.
Magic
The Naga sisters in this room are likely
asleep when the party enters but if you
are allowed to make a hard move here,
feel free to wake them up.
 The Treasure Trove
Environment
On the wall outside this room is the
pictograph of a skeleton picking up
treasure from a pile. This room is filled
with pile upon pile of treasure in every
sort of description. At the far side, not
visible from the door, is a Sun Stone.
Loot
Once the Sunstone is removed from
this room there is 800 Loads of
treasure in this room. Each 1 Load is
worth between 500 and 5000 Gold
once appraised.
Magic
While the Sun Stone remains in this
room any one who touches the
treasure immediately looses all of their
HP and can only make their las breath
move if they are taken outside the
room.
The Mummies' Stone
Foes
Guardian Mummies (2) - 11(1d12)
Damage, 23 HP, 2 Armor
Slam
Bite
Throw
Goal: to protect the Sun Stone
Environment
A round room with a pit in the
middle. At the sides of the pit are two
mummies with their arms raised above
their heads, over the pit. In their
hands, held between them is a Sun
Stone. They watch whom ever enters
with malice.
Loot
The Sun Stone is the only thing of
value in this room.
Magic
Anyone who is damaged by the
mummies must Roll+CON after the
battle. On a 10+ they are fine, on a 7-
9 they take -1 permanently to CON,
on a miss they gain they must make a
Last Breath move.
 Xevis' Throne Room

Foes
Xevis the Sun Princess 22(1d20+2)
Damage, 17 HP, 2 Armor
Cast a spell
Command undead
Heal herself by drinking blood
Goal: to remove intruders from her
ziggurat

Sun Leopards (3) - 5(1d6) Damage, 13

HP, 1 Armor
Trip
Drag away
Maul
Goal: to guard the Xevis
Environment
At the top of the stairs is a
short passage which opens into
a golden room. At the far end, under a
large, golden sun, sits the throne of
Xevis.
Loot
Xevis wears a golden crown worth the
price of a mansion to any jeweler and
the price of a castle to an antiquities
collector who has it verified. She also
carries a magical sword called Long
Ray.
Magic
Long Ray allows it's bearer access to
the Turn Undead move or, if they
already have that move, allows them
to mark experience when they destroy
an undead.
 Creature
Compendium
Frost Pixies - 5(1d6) Damage, 14 HP, 2
Armor
Attack with spears
Cast a net
Cast a spell
Goal: to serve Anita D'ral

Plant Dragon - 24(1d20+4) Damage, 60

HP, 4 Armor
Grab and fly
Breath fire
Frighten into non-action
Goal: to end all creatures of flesh

Plant Giant

Swipe away with a club

Freeze foes with a yell
Smash
Goal: to serve Zorphis

Concluding the
Adventure
The adventure is over when none of
the three factions can possibly get their
hands on six Sun Stones or one faction
manages to collect the six they need.
How that happens and what happens
after is totally up to you as the GM.
 Credits
Design: Josh Mannon

Art: Storn Cook

This adventure is presented under a
Creative Commons, Attribution,
Non-Comercial, 3.0 US License

All art in this adventure is presented

under a Creative Commons,
Attribution, Non-Commercial, 3,0
US License

This adventure is designed to be used

with the Dungeon World Roleplaying
Game by Adam Koebel and Sage
LaTorra

Special thanks to Marshall Miller and

Phil Garrad
 A sorcerer, humiliated.
A queen in exile, plotting her return.
A daughter of the sun itself.

Who would have guessed that five chunks of rock could draw such a
crowd?

The Ziggurat of the Sun Princess is an adventure for the Dungeon World
roleplaying game. In this adventure, you'll uncover the secrets within the
Ziggurat of the Sun and the factions that squabble over it.

Can the players keep the three factions at bay?

What powers will the Sun Stones reveal?
Play to find out!

[This is not a stand alone game. This adventure requires the Dungeon
World rules to play.]