Map-A-Month : Temple Grotto

I is for Idol

An idol is not just the image of god but the body of the false god. Given power over time by countless prayers and offerings. There are two types of Idols ones being Beneficent and the others being Maleficent. The Beneficent Idols have received positive prayers and kindly offerings While the Maleficent Idols have gotten maledictions and dark offerings. Each has its own powers and are revered in their own way. When an Idol does speak it is in Old Common and is usually short and only a few words. If angered the Idol will put an end to the offender by direct or indirect means. Each Idol has a number of powers expressed as beneficent or maleficent. Idols delight in converting normal priests and clerics into idolatry. They my impart one of their powers to the new convert exchange for defiling their former gods temples, shrines and holy symbols.

• Random Idol Generation

• Material Form Roll 1d4

1. Metal


2. Stone


3. Wood


4. Ceramic

• Graven Image Roll 1d6

1. Animal


2. Humanoid


3. Hybrid animal and humanoid


4. Monster


5. Plant


6. Hybrid plant and humanoid

• State of Idol Roll 1d6

1. Eroded badly


2. Cracked


3. Painted


4. Melted/Burnt


5. Polished


6. Marred

• Offering receptacle Roll 1d6

1. Bowel


2. Brasier


3. Pool


4. Pit


5. AlterCenser


6. Offering Types

• Beneficent idol Roll 1d6

1. Incense


2. Spices


3. Flowers


4. Honey


5. Milk


6. Grain

• Number of Powers 1d4

1. Two


2. Three


3. Four


4. Five

• Maleficent idol Roll 1d6

1. Gold


2. Blood


3. Entrails


4. Animal sacrifice


5. Humanoid sacrifice

• Maleficent Idol Powers Roll 1d12

1. Curses - Victim has a -1 to all actions for a week.


2. Cause disease


3. Insect plague


4. Infertility


5. Foolishness - Victim looses 1 point of wisdom for a week.


6. Cause deafness


7. Cause blindness


8. Cause wounds


9. Control weather (bad)


10. Answers questions falsely


11. Famine - reduces the available food by half


12. Drought

• Beneficent Idol Powers


• Roll 1d12

1. Blessings - Victim has a +1 to all actions for a week.


2. Cure disease


3. Halt insect plague


4. Fertility


5. Wisdom - Victim gains 1 point of wisdom for a week.


6. Cure deafness


7. Cure blindness


8. Heal wounds


9. Control weather (good)


10. Answers questions truthfully


11. Bounty - doubles the available food in the areaRain

• Idol


• No. Enc. 1


• Alignment: (Neutral) Good or (Neutral) Evil


• Movement: 30’ (10’)


• Armor Class: 2


• Hit Dice: 6 Attacks: 2 (fists)


• Damage: 1d8/1d8


• Save: F6


• Morale: 11 Treasure: Incidental

An Idol attacks with its arms and is slow moving. They always attack cleric or priest first.

G is for Gods

• Menrope


• Goddess of Beekeeping


• Title: Queen Comb, Mead Mother Honey


• Home plane: Material Plane


• Power Level: Demigod


• Alignment: Neutral (Good)


• Portfolio: Bee keeping, mead, apiaries, healing


• Domain: Animal, Plant, Healing


• Superior: none


• Description Menrope wears a long dress and a diadem, from which falls a veil. Her left gloved hand holds bee hive and in her right gloved hand is a goblet which she is offering to a badger. She is the nature and agriculture goddess of beekeeping.


• Dogma Menrope’s order of cleric teaches that beekeeping and the production of honey is a duty. That all must share in the benefits of honey and derivatives in order to remain healthy and happy. She is also said to walk among beekeepers and mead makers I disguise teaching them the proper way to do things. The badger associated with her symbolized the greediness and that the cup symbolizes that the greedy must only take their share.


• Worshipers


• Commoners She is venerated whenever mead is drunk with a pantomimed toast to her. Paying a small tithe when visiting a temple or being visited by a Cleric.


• Clergy A scattered small clusters of clerics make up the bulk of the clergy of Menrope. There are a few small temples and shrines but no central authority. It is common for worshipers to anoint their lips with honey or bees wax when entering the temple. The clergy whisper the reason Menrope’s face is veiled is because she herself is honey.


• Paladin Paladins of Queen Menrope are almost unheard of, but a few are rumored to exist.


• Temple The few temples to Menrope have colonnaded porches with a bee hive shaped conical domes. They serve both as infirmary and mead brewing. It rumored that the strength of the mean is increased due to the venom of bees added to it. The clergy and brewers dismiss the claim.


• Holy Days High Honey Day - It is held during the harvesting of honey in Late Spring. Must mead is drunk and honey drizzled loaves of bread eaten.