Descent Into the Depths of the Earth

About the adventure

Originally written by Gary Gygax for tournament play at GenCon XI in 1978, converted to 5e by your DM, Ian. Come and play the module which introduced the Underdark to players for the first time! This is a high level adventure over multiple sessions which will take 4-5 heroes from 13th to 15th Level. As a player, you can use an existing character, or I will assist you at generating one of the appropriate level. After a final confrontation with the giant, King Snurre, and the entry of mighty adventurers into the caverns under his stronghold it has been discovered that Dark Elves, the Drow, have instigated the giant alliance and its warfare upon mankind and its allied races. Numbers of these evil elves fell before the onslaught of the party of adventurers, but many of the important Drow fled away to the northwest — the escape route a seemingly natural passage a full 30' wide extending endlessly. slowly descending ever deeper into the bowels of the earth. Pursuit of these creatures is necessary, for unless their location and strength are known, the Drow can continue to strike where and whenever they like without fear of counterattack or reprisal. Fortunately, the party discovered a map of the maze of tunnels under the earth — hundreds of miles of passages, areas shaded and marked with cryptic symbols, and what is most probably the course of an underground river! But such an expedition will certainly require the utmost thought and care in planning and preparation. For who knows who or what will be encountered in this gloomy underground world? How will the monstrous opponents sure to be met there be dealt with and defeated? For people who want to experience a high level adventure this one is for you!