49. Escape Route

As shown on the map, a pit trap with stakes (2d6 damage) is some 10' or 20' from the entranceway: it is covered by a pretty good false floor, although a careful search should have a high chance of finding it. The outside exit is in the middle of the woods and has been covered by living brush and debris such that it is hard to find. Scuttling in the brush just outside the entrance are seven giant centipedes, attacking anyone who comes near: 7 Giant Centipedes: AC 11, HD ½ (1d4 HP), #At 1 bite, Dam poison, Mv 40', Sv NM, ML 7, XP 10 ea. HP H. LIZARD MAN LAIR The lizard man lair is located in a swampy area formed where a stream slows down, spreads out, and pools in this area. The tunnels of the lair are wet and muddy, with water dripping down from the ceiling to form small pools. Gnarled tree roots grow through the ceiling and walls. The inner chambers are 10' tall and the connecting passages are low (6' or so). DECORATION: Each of the lizard men wears a 25 gp gem on a leather thong around its neck as a tribal identifier, and is painted in garish red colors. STREAM: The stream is cool and clean, running northwest to southeast. It has pools up to ten feet deep, shallow places less than a foot deep, and is easily crossed by finding a shallow place. In some places it is overgrown with reeds. The bank can rise to a height of 10' or 20' and is occasionally flat. Normal inhabitants include crayfish, fish, frogs, beavers, ducks, and other animals coming to drink.