Note: This information was taken from TSR's original AD&D adventure, the Temple of Elemental Evil.
For the players: This place is filled with cabinets, lined
with shelves, and even the walls have
many alcoves and niches. All bear sculptures
of ceramic, bone, stone, shell, and
other material. These figures depict
mushrooms of all sorts -- toadstool, fungus,
blight, etc. -- in all colors, sizes, and
shapes. Some dozen or so larger sculptures
are made of ivory, inlaid with
translucent materials, and stand on the
floor, apparently for use as stools by
those who wish to rest while viewing the
gallery's offerings.
For the DM: The thirteen stools are shriekers,
enchanted to appear inanimate. If touched,
a stool changes to its actual form and wails
loudly; this brings Zuggtmoy if she is able to
enter the room, or else alerts her as to the
intruders' location.
Shriekers (13 stools): AC 7, MV 1", HD 3,
hp 20 each, #AT 0, SD noise; XP 95 each (x13)
If 10 man-turns are spent examining the
various sculptures, eight valuable ones are
found (worth 200-800 gp each). Four others
radiate magic but have no other apparent
worth; if thrown down, each changes (permanently)
into a normal shrieker.
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