Quest for the Snake Mother

Quest for the Snake Mother is a tournament module set in Malatra – Living Jungle using the Dungeons & Dragons 2^rd edition ruleset. It is part of the Living Jungle series of adventures published for the RPGA Network. It was intended for a group of 1^st–6^th level characters.

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A One-Round AD&D Game Living Jungle Adventure for Low/Mid Level Heroes.

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Summary[]

In the Year of Gathering Darkness, Bengoukee, the great witch doctor, sent the heroes of the Living Jungle to forge a truce between the Nubari tribes of Malatra and the dreaded Snake Mother of the yuan-ti. Bengoukee had a vision of the looming threat to the jungle and the spirits communicated to him that the threat would be revealed by the Snake Mother. The adventurers reached the Snake Country, bordering the Kuomi village and swiftly became captured by the Snake People. However, the Snake Mother received visions of the adventurers and she spared them from becoming a yuan-ti feast. To the dismay of there worshipers, the great Snake Mother agreed to the truce in exchange for recovering the ancient artifact – the Stone of Seeing that held the answers Bengoukee sought. Subsequently, the truce was reached, yuan-ti received rulership of the jungles beyond Kuomi and the heroes were granted a vision of the looming threat – the Tiger, another name for the extra-dimensional evil of the Tamara.

Index[]

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Characters: Bagoomba • Bayi • Bengoukee • Dinal • Snake Mother • Sssulki • Taronee • Tok • Trassst • Wai'ti

Creatures

ankheg • fire toad • heron • korobokuru • Nubari • shu • spiketail • stone golem • Tamara (Malatra) • yuan-ti • yuan-ti abomination • yuan-ti half-breed

Referenced only

aarakocra • butu • cobra • hawk • Nubari (ancient)

Locations: Ash Plains • Cave of Powern • Fire Mountain • Kuomi • Malatra • Rayana Savannah • River of Laughing Idols • Snake Country • Temple of the Snake Mother • Yaku Plains

Organizations

Simbara • Tribe of Big Chief Bagoomba • Wise Ones

Referenced only

Dokuba Swamp • Hebika River

Magic

Spells: cause blindness • cause fear • cause light wounds • cure light wounds • command • darkness • detect poison • detect lies • dispel magic • geas • hold animal • hold person • messenger • neutralize poison • poison (spell) • polymorph other • protection from lightning • quest • repulsion • silence • snake charm • sticks to snakes • suggestion • summon insects • withdraw • wyvern watch
Items: amulet of the heron • brew of healing • hanna pollen • neutralize poison ointment • potion of enhancement • Stone of Seeing
Other: Curse of the Snake Mother; Referenced only; Blue Heron

Miscellaneous

beer • date wine • emerald • ironwood • jade • Malatran Common • Yuan-ti language

Referenced only

Games of Fire Mountain • Great Hunt

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Notes[]

↑ The events of the Living City Ravens Bluff and the Living Jungle campaigns took place on a timeline that advanced together with the real world's time. Even though all Living City/Living Jungle adventures were dated with real-world dates and year names on the Malatran calendar, there were events that received a DR year. The Living City timeline can be derived from Myrkyssa Jelan's historic events of the late 14^th century DR. Myrkyssa Jelan attacked Ravens Bluff in 1370 DR, according to The City of Ravens Bluff and Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition; these events are chronicled in an in-and-out of universe issues of Ravens Bluff Trumpeter. This places the real world year 1997 as 1370 DR, and in 1998 (1371 DR). As the real world's months and the Calendar of Harptos are virtually identical, we can also date all events of the Living City Ravens Bluff as close as an in-universe month. Using that data, we can use the Legacy of the Headshrinker to date the Living Jungle adventures. The adventure features Malatran heroes traveling to the Vast and meeting several player character from the Living City campaign. Legacy of the Headshrinker takes place in 2000 – The Year of Great Change, which correlates with 1373 DR. This means other named years in the Living Jungle campaign can receive a DR conversion: The Year of Awakening (1995) – 1368 DR;The Year of Discovery (1996) – 1369 DR;The Year of New Peoples (1997) – 1370 DR;The Year of Gathering Darkness (1998) – 1371 DR; The Year of Sorrow and Hope (1999) – 1372 DR;The Year of Great Change (2000) – 1373 DR;The Year of Tigers Curse (2001) – 1374 DR;The Year of Despair (2002) – 1375 DR;The Year of Lion's Victory (2003) – 1376 DR.

References[]

[LJ-1] The events of the Living City Ravens Bluff and the Living Jungle campaigns took place on a timeline that advanced together with the real world's time. Even though all Living City/Living Jungle adventures were dated with real-world dates and year names on the Malatran calendar, there were events that received a DR year. The Living City timeline can be derived from Myrkyssa Jelan's historic events of the late 14^th century DR. Myrkyssa Jelan attacked Ravens Bluff in 1370 DR, according to The City of Ravens Bluff and Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition; these events are chronicled in an in-and-out of universe issues of Ravens Bluff Trumpeter. This places the real world year 1997 as 1370 DR, and in 1998 (1371 DR). As the real world's months and the Calendar of Harptos are virtually identical, we can also date all events of the Living City Ravens Bluff as close as an in-universe month. Using that data, we can use the Legacy of the Headshrinker to date the Living Jungle adventures. The adventure features Malatran heroes traveling to the Vast and meeting several player character from the Living City campaign. Legacy of the Headshrinker takes place in 2000 – The Year of Great Change, which correlates with 1373 DR. This means other named years in the Living Jungle campaign can receive a DR conversion: The Year of Awakening (1995) – 1368 DR;The Year of Discovery (1996) – 1369 DR;The Year of New Peoples (1997) – 1370 DR;The Year of Gathering Darkness (1998) – 1371 DR; The Year of Sorrow and Hope (1999) – 1372 DR;The Year of Great Change (2000) – 1373 DR;The Year of Tigers Curse (2001) – 1374 DR;The Year of Despair (2002) – 1375 DR;The Year of Lion's Victory (2003) – 1376 DR.

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