The Tower in the Lake

A small low-level GM adventure suitable for Tunnels & Trolls,
By AR Holmes.

For the last three days it has rained. The ground is sodden and muddy, the sky dark and miserable. You travel along a well-traveled path towards the east, and your destination. The journey should be a pleasant one, as you pass through large areas of open grassland, hilly vales, rocky streams and woodlands of tall pines.

After a rest and a meal, you leave the shelter of the tall pines and continue along a stony pathway, which leads along the side of a large lake, which is at the moment shrouded by a thick mist. The rain still falls but has abated a little, and a cold wind blows off the lake. However, the sky does seem to be clearing a little in the distance, so perhaps better weather is to come.

Later, as the mist lifts from above the large lake, it reveals the remains of a small castle, the one remaining tower of which can be seen poking out of the surface of the water. As you all stop to look, it becomes clear that this is all that remains of a small fortification which once stood on the edge of the lake, but has long since fallen into the waters. The top of the solitary tower appears to have a large nest upon it, and you can see a window opening above the surface of the water. Perhaps this ruin may still hold treasure. After all, gold and silver coins are just as valuable wet as they are dry! 

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