“A dynamic lair is a small dungeon or lair, created in advance like a point of interest, which includes 1-3 encounters.” ACKS page 236.

Last week was the shapeshifting doppelganger; today, a mighty dragon!

The Mountain Lair of the Great Dragons

This network of caverns is the lair of a pair of mated dragons:

Dragon (2): AC 7, Move 90′ (30′) or fly 240′ (80′), HD 10, hps 51, 50, #ATs 3 (2 claws, bite), Dmg 2d3/2d3/2d10, SV F10, ML +1, AL N, XP 2,950 each; ACKS page 163-165; breath weapon 3/day, 100′ long & 5′ wide lightning bolt (10d6); 40% of being found asleep; 1 special ability each:

1. male “Cryx”: decapitating bite (on a natural roll of 19-20 kill opponent unless a save versus death is made, even then, take 8d10 damage);
2. female “Hevex”: poisonous blood (if wounded, attacker must save versus poison or be splashed by the blood and die).

The huge bed of treasure consists of the following loose coins, miscellaneous items, and piles of gems as well as various magical items:

• 2,000 Silver
• 1,000 electrum
• 3,000 gold
• 3 crates of terra-cotta pottery, worth 100gp each (5 stone each)
• 15 bottles of fine wine, worth 5gp each (1 stone per 5 bottles)
• 1 jars of dyes and pigments, worth 50gp each (5 stone each)
• 2 bags of loose tea, worth 75gp each (5 stone each)
• 2 sets of engraved teeth (1 stone per 100 sets), each worth 110gp
• 1 rich fur coat (1 stone each), worth 1,000gp
• 32 bottles of fine wine, worth 5gp each (1 stone per 5 bottles)
• 6 jars of lamp oil, worth 20gp each (6 stone per jar)
• 2 barrels of fine spirits or liquor, worth 200gp each (16 stone each)
• 3 vials of rare perfume (1 stone per 100 vials), each worth 75gp
• 1 sets of engraved teeth (1 stone per 100 sets), worth 50gp
• 1 sets of engraved teeth (1 stone per 100 sets), worth 70gp
• 20 pieces of ivory (1 stone per 100gp value), each worth 84gp
• 4 crates of fine porcelain, worth 500gp each (2 stone each)
• 3 8HD monster carcasses (1 stone per HD), each worth 80gp per HD
• 4 opal cameo portraits and intaglio erotic tableaux,each worth 800gp
• 250 monster feathers (1 stone per 25 feathers), each worth 6gp
• 2 bundles of rare fur pelts (such as ermine, mink, or sable), worth 500gp each (5 stone each)
• 1 rolls of silk, worth 400gp each (4 stone each)
• 2 jars of spices, worth 800gp each (1 stone each)
• 3 statuettes (1 stone per 1d3 statuettes), each worth 800gp
• 4 crates of fine porcelain, worth 500gp each (2 stone each)
• 1 pearl (250 gp)
• 1 chalcedony (75 gp)
• 1 alexandrite (500 gp)
• 1 tourmaline (100 gp)
• 1 silver studded with turquoise jewelry (1,000 gp)
• 1 moonstone (50 gp)
• 1 porcelain jewelry (500 gp)
• 1 shells jewelry (130 gp)
• 1 Facet cut imperial topaz (4,000 gp)
• 1 alexandrite (500 gp)
• 1 Fine wood jewelry (400 gp)
• 1 Alabaster jewelry (1,200 gp)
• 1 opal jewelry (3,000 gp)
• Scroll of Ward against Undead
• Scroll of Ward against Lycanthropes
• Scroll of Ward against Magic
• Scroll of Ward against Undead
• Cursed Scroll (Inflicting: One random ability score suffers a -4 penalty)
• Potion of Oil of Sharpness
• Potion of Polymorph
• Potion of Undead Control
• Potion of Philter of Love
• Potion of Diminution
• Potion of Flying
• Ring of Weakness
• Sword +1, +3 versus summoned creatures
• Shield -2 (cursed)
• 2 x Treasure Map (to 1 magic item)
• Treasure Map (to 1d4x1000gp)

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