hey orpheus- you create these yes? and the audio too?

even when I had skills I could never get jobs and there ain't no skills to be learned here...

all roads lead to rome but when I failed to get there in 2003 I got stuck here in the field of old baggage and got sick then 2004 I fantasized about the grail and 2005 sought redemption in renunciation whilst a broader matrix appeared then 2006 was perillos and that catharic new age zone of multilayered inventions and 2007 was santiago di compostela and lourdes and this year a brief look back in paris where I started from just to show me what I lost and how there is no way back and the mythic mesh seems to have become invisible again...

only 4 more years to 2012 and no quest is calling me back from the zombie zone...

my idea of the chapel goes with the image of the dead knight in 4 of swords in the waite tarot whereas a google seems to associate the chapel with the 8 of cups...

for me it seems to be a period of death in life and as such a withdrawal that might allow for purification but it seems like a terminal zone as there seems to be no way out...

a place where nothing is possible except to scan the confusing quests of centuries of other lost souls trying to invent an occult escape...

a bit like in/out matrix where the train man says "you don't get it - down here I am god" the zombies rule the world and they ain't sustaining...

will a saviour spaceship eventually come along...?

THE CHAPEL PERILOUS

The Chapel Perilous is a holy site formally dedicated to the great god Bor (or any other LG or LN god of your campaign). Years ago it was abandoned, but recently the degenerate cult following a hideous Abyssal lord known as the Unholy Feaster has taken up residence. To fit this into your campaign a quest can be set up by a local cleric for the players to retrieve something from the dungeon level, room 17. Or, perhaps a local noble wants the cultists removed from his land, or even have the players stumble on the chapel by accident.

Level 1 Room Key:

1 The Main Chapel: contains a hideous, blood-stained altar to the Unholy Feaster. Several steps behind the altar there is a secret door in the floor that leads to the dungeon level beneath. There are always 4 Orc Axe-fighters on guard here as well as at least one Acolyte, and there is a 25% chance that a ceremony is in progress, in which case the NPCs and creatures from rooms 2-8 will all be present in the chamber.

2 Guards’ Quarters: the 8 Orc Axe-fighters who guard the temple sleep here, 4 will be present at once. Each has a large sack with 4d12 cp, 4d12 sp, 4d8 gp, and a hunk of moldy cheese.

3 Store room: various items of food, wine, water and other mundane items fill this room.

4 Acolyte’s Chambers: the temple acolytes of the Feaster sleep and study here here, there are 4 of them, 1 of which will be in the main chapel.

5 High Priest’s Quarters: if there is no ceremony taking place, there is a 50% chance that the High Priest of the Feaster, Flumbor Mugax, is present here. Otherwise he will be away from the complex. He always keeps two ghouls by his side in the chamber and will use them to delay attackers so he can escape (he is a great coward and will not fight to the death).

a) Under his bed is a locked box with a poison needle in the lock, and 400 gp inside. Lock: DC 25,

Needle Trap: CR 2; +8 melee (1 point plus poison), DC: 22 (discover), DC 20 (disable), poison: DC 13 initial: 1 Con, secondary 1d2 CON.

b) One wall has a secret panel inside of which is 500 gp and 1 star ruby (1200 gp), The panel is trapped, however, with Mayless root paste contact poison (DC 16, initial 1 Dex, secondary 2d4 Dex) Detect DC 18 Alchemy), Disable (DC 15 Alchemy). Use Standard Cleric level 6 for the High Priest.

6 Zombie Room: 6 medium-sized Zombies are kept in here, they perform some actions in the temple ceremonies. Each is dressed in a black and red robe and carries a large fork.

7 Ghoul Room: 6 ghouls are kept in here, they are used by the High Priest for his own defense, and he calls them about him during any fight.

8 Cultists’ Chamber: 8 Feaster Cultists live in this room. Scattered among their possessions are: 300 gp, 1000 sp.

9 Unholy Store room: The foul accoutrements of the Feaster ceremonies are kept here, including a large jet-black fork, inlaid with small rubies (1000 gp) a large red-enameled chalice (200 gp), a wicked black knife (100 gp), plus seven large red and black linen flags (20 gp each), and a hideous copper statue of a toothy mouth (75 gp).

Level 2 Room Key

1 Entrance Room: 2 Orc axe fighters are on guard here. There is an old broken sofa and an empty whiskey flask lying around.

2 Main Hall: 3 tyrantfog zombies lurk here, attacking anyone without an unholy fork.

3 Main Cult Treasury: contains 5 locked iron trunks (the high priest has the keys). The locks are all DC 25 to pick. IN one corner is a broken-down iron oven connected to a narrow chimney tube.

Trunk 1:200 gp, 4 bottles of alchemist’s fire, 1 suit of full plate armor. If this chest is bashed open, the alchemist’s fire will break, and ignite, causing anyone within 5 feet to suffer 1d4 splash damage, the plate armor will be ruined as well.

Trunk 2: 3500 sp: trap: Falling Block Trap: Cr 5, detect (DC 20), Disable (DC 25), +15 melee attack on the chest and anyone working in front of it. 6d6 damage.

Trunk 3: 200 gp, potion of detect thoughts. If trunk broken up, potion is ruined.

Trunk 4: 29,000 sp: trap: hail of needles fills the room. CR 1, +20 ranged (2d4 damage), Search (DC 22), Disable (DC 22). Trap 2: contact poison on treasure bags: Sassone leaf residue: Fort Save: DC 16, initial 2d12 damage, secondary 1d6 Con, detect (18 alchemy or traps), remove (Dc 18 alchemy)

Trunk 5: 100 gp. Strange evil hiss when chest is opened (hah, hah).

4 Lower Hall Tyrantfog Zombies x2 lurk here and will come into 2 at any signs of a struggle, they attack anyone who does not bear an unholy fork.

5 Guardroom: 4 cultists, 2 acolytes and 2 ghouls wait here on guard. There is a basin mounted on the wall, but it is wrapped around with 3-4 strands of twine.

6 Captive Pen 1: 10 frightened commoners are chained to the wall, but there is also a ghoul who lurks disguised as a captive. One of the other captives is also a Cultist spy with a shortsword. There is a small overhang on one side of the room (DC 16 to search, +2 for dwarves). Over the lip is an old drum (small) it has been enchanted as a Wand and contains 6 charges of Bull’s Strength.

7 Captive Pen 2: ten more innocent commoner captives. There are some bits of fur lying about.

8 Blackened Hall: when anyone enters this hall a darkness spell is activated (magic trap as a wand with 50 charges, as 8th level caster). 1 Shadow will then attack. The whole hall smells of elderberries.

9 Sealed Room: 5 lemure devils have been sealed up here. There is an old iron maiden in the room too, and if the devils catch anyone they will attempt to force him into it.

10 Sealed Room 2: room is very dusty, about a foot of dust covers the floor. If a torch or other fire is dropped in the dust, it will explode filling this room and area #8 with flame, causing 3d12 points of damage, save vs Reflex DC 16 for half. If someone enters room, will see a slight dust devil effect in the middle, but it is totally natural. Anyone entering the room suffers an infestation of Dust Weevils (roll Fortitude DC 20 or -1 to all attacks, saves and checks, -1 to natural healing rate, cured by Heal check DC 23, and burning any clothes or leather armor).

11 Back Hall: empty, search reveals a broken war hammer and a slashed water skin.

12 Upper Hall: 3 Tyrantfog Zombies shuffle through the corridor, attacking anyone who comes in who does not present an Unholy Fork.

13 Alcove: 6 dretch demons are on guard here. There is an old, unlocked chest pushed into a corner, inside is a pair of smith’s tongs.

14 Locked door: a Gibbering mouther is kept in this room to be used in aspects of Feaster ritual.

15 Back Hall: empty

16 Magic Summoning Trap: entering this room activates a Summon Monster V spell which summons 1d3 fiendish dire apes to the attack. They will fight for 12 rounds.

17 Secret Room of Holiness: this secret locked door (pick locks DC 24) contains various items from the original Bor priests who built the chapel. Continual Flame Spells circle the room, and there are 3 stone boxes in the center.