47. Room Of The Pool

(large irregular room, 40'x50' with 20' wide hallways centered on the east and west end; each hallway contains a 30' run of steps up to a 10' landing with rickety open double doors centered on the end wall; main part of room contains a 5' deep pool, 20'x30', centered) Steps lead down before you into a very large room. Phosphorescent fungus on the walls and ceiling give the room a ghostly illumination. The room is dominated by a large pool in the center. Gigantic mushrooms line the corners of the room. 48 The doors at the ends of this room no longer latch properly, and swing freely on their hinges. The water in the pool is cold, clean, and safe. The four corners of the room are filled with a variety of giant fungi; each grouping contains one shrieker which begins to shriek when any character passes through the corner square. Normally shriekers are more sensitive than this, but these have become accustomed to many creatures coming to drink. Note that while they are shrieking, there is a 50% chance per round of a wandering monster being attracted, arriving in 2d6 rounds. In the bottom of the pool near the center is an open inlet for water; overflow drains are