Sunday, August 16, 2020

Old Greyhawk Castle - Side Levels

Underground Sea

As for the underground sea think of it more as what would be encountered from further explorations in the D# module, part of the great Underdark. The Black Reservoir level is tiny compred to the former body of water, and the reservoir is filled with large supporting pillars too...although the sea monster dwelling in its waters doesn't mind the obstructions #4690

The PCs didn't submerge much on the water level of the castle's dungeons. there was a pool with nixies in it, a transporter to an underwater adventure, and various outdoor adventures where most of this sort of thing took place. The encounters were the typical mix of critters, including one where I had a dragon turtle. Sahauagin weren't included, IIRR. #4655

Likely much deeper down due to the underdark connection. This is not the Black Reservoir, which was published in 1975 and part of the Expanded Castle, as the map for it is included in Rob Kuntz's El Raja Key Archive [27]. It is not the hex map level, as that was a repeat pattern of rooms drawn by a classmate of Ernie Gygax. 

Orc and Gnoll Warrens

They orcs in the dungeon were of two separate tribes, but I have forgotten the names I gave them. As near as I can recollect, one was the Grinning Skull and the other was the Bloody Axe. they were all cut down or made into vassals by Robilar and Terik, with a good deal of assistance from Tenser. #1871

Museum of the Gods / From Another World

Gygax Games (now defunct) has published the map to this side level.


The level supposedly contained "artifacts" from other worlds and times (i.e. contemporary).

[References: see Greyhawk References]

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