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===== Water Temple =====
=== Level 3 Exploration Scenario ===
Ancient underwater ruins and their mystical tricks have guarded their secrets for centuries. If the PCs wish to be the first in an age to witness those mysteries, they will need to overcome the temple's still-functioning traps and puzzles.

This scenario could be part of a side quest where the players seek treasures rumored to hide within the temple ruins, or you could use it as part of a primary campaign where the PCs must venture underwater in search of plot-centric information or items hidden away here.

In order to unlock the temple's secrets, the PCs must find and insert 3 Keyrods into the Keyslots. The Keyrods function on a timer; they must all be inserted in the same round, or the slots eject the rods at the end of the round. Keyrods may be inserted in any slot. In addition, a pair of switches control the rise or fall of the water levels, making some traversals easier while adding new threats to other regions. Whenever the water level rises or falls, PCs may go up or down with it without spending a Move.

All regions are lit by glowstones firmly embedded in the walls (next to impossible to remove without damaging the stones).

==== Map ====
^ Setting  | Dungeon  |
^ Type  | Normal  |
^ Lighting  | Lit  |
<file>
(start)
    A                E
  /                    \
B       C        F       G
      /            \
    D                H
  (1F)             (2F)
</file>
==== Regions ====
^ (Region A) Temple Entrance  ^^^
| //You have finally reached the site of the lost temple. The ancient stone is in pristine condition even after all this time. A passageway at the bottom provides entrance; after a short swim forward, you then break the surface and find breathable air. Water remains waist-deep in this area of the temple; you see a dry upper level much higher up, but there are no stairs or other access points that you can see. There are strange mechanical devices around that leak strange gases; you see a large switch among them.//  |||
^ Notes  |||
| As a Strategy or Action, a PC can activate a switch to change the water level.  |||
| This region is submerged at high water level, requiring swimming and dealing 1d4 damage at the end of the round to occupying PCs and Creatures without the Aquatic keyword.  |||
^ Exit  ^  To  ^ Obstacle  |
| Southwest  |  B  | [[analects_book_4_part_2_chapter_3#murky_pool|Murky Pool]] at high water level, none at low  |
| Up  |  E  | [[analects_book_4_part_2_chapter_4#slimy_wall|Slimy Wall]] (Height 4) at low water level, none at high  |
^ Hazards  |||
| [[analects_book_4_part_2_chapter_3#steam_vents|Steam Vents]] at low water level, none at high  |||

^ (Region B) Shrine of the Lantern Fish  ^^^
| //A huge stone statue of a bizarre-looking fish functions as an idol within this otherwise small shrine. A curious opening is carved into the idol's fanged maw.//  |||
^ Notes  |||
| There is a Keyslot here.  |||
| This region is submerged at high water level, requiring swimming and dealing 1d4 damage at the end of the round to occupying PCs and Creatures without the Aquatic keyword.  |||
^ Exit  ^  To  ^ Obstacle  |
| Northeast  |  A  | [[analects_book_4_part_2_chapter_3#murky_pool|Murky Pool]] at high water level, none at low  |
| Up  |  F  | [[analects_book_4_part_2_chapter_4#slimy_wall|Slimy Wall]] (Height 4) at low water level, none at high  |
^ Hazards  |||
| [[analects_book_4_part_2_chapter_3#carnivorous_fish|Carnivorous Fish]]  | Respawn: 2  | Will not go Up  |
^ Secrets  |||
| [[Analects Book 5 Chapter 1|Fortune]]   | Hidden: 1d8  ||

^ (Region C) Coral Colony  ^^^
| //Beautiful corals add a rainbow of color to these ancient stone passages.//  |||
^ Note  |||
| This region is submerged at high water level, requiring swimming and dealing 1d4 damage at the end of the round to occupying PCs and Creatures without the Aquatic keyword.  |||
^ Exit  ^  To  ^ Obstacle  |
| Southwest  |  D  | [[analects_book_4_part_2_chapter_3#murky_pool|Murky Pool]] at high water level, none at low   |
| Up  |  G  | [[analects_book_4_part_2_chapter_4#slimy_wall|Slimy Wall]] (Height 4) at low water level, none at high  |
^ Hazards  |||
| [[analects_book_4_part_2_chapter_3#carnivorous_fish|Carnivorous Fish]]  | Respawn: 2  | Will not go Up  |
^ Secrets  |||
| Keyrod  | Hidden: 1d6  ||

^ (Region D) Shrine of the Eel  ^^^
| //A small shrine exists on a small balcony above the temple passages. Unlike the upper levels, this balcony is trivially reached through a ramp. Within the shrine, an odd carving of a sea snake hisses silently at interlopers, with an opening in its maw.//  |||
^ Notes  |||
| There is a Keyslot here.  |||
| This region is submerged at high water level, requiring swimming and dealing 1d4 damage at the end of the round to occupying PCs and Creatures without the Aquatic keyword.  |||
^ Exit  ^  To  ^ Obstacle  |
| Northeast  |  C  | [[analects_book_4_part_2_chapter_3#murky_pool|Murky Pool]] at high water level, none at low   |
| Up  |  H  | [[analects_book_4_part_2_chapter_4#slimy_wall|Slimy Wall]] (Height 4) at low water level, none at high  |
^ Secrets  |||
| [[Analects Book 5 Chapter 1|Fortune]]   | Hidden: 1d8  ||

^ (Region E) Shrine of the Sea Turtle  ^^^
| //The giant sea turtle carving at the center of this shrine looks somehow benevolent. There is a slot of some sort within its shell.//  |||
^ Note  |||
| There is a Keyslot here.  |||
^ Exit  ^  To  ^ Obstacle  |
| Southeast  |  G  | [[analects_book_4_part_2_chapter_3#reinforced_locked_door|Reinforced Locked Door]]  |
| Down  |  F  | [[analects_book_4_part_2_chapter_3#leap_of_faith|Leap of Faith]] (Height 4) at low water level, none at high  |
^ Secrets  |||
| [[Analects Book 5 Chapter 1|Fortune]]   | Hidden: 1d8  ||

==== Tweaks ====


[[dm_s_toolbox_book_2_chapter_3|More level 3 exploration scenarios]]
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