Vaults of Madness
Vaults of Madness, an adventure by Greg A. Vaughan with support articles by Jesse Benner, Gareth Hanrahan, and Jason Nelson and fiction by Robin D. Laws, is the fourth in the Serpent's Skull adventure path and was released on December 29, 2010.
“This Way Lies MadnessThe PCs are now the masters of the lost city of Saventh-Yhi—or are they? For no sooner is the city won than the mighty Gorilla King and his simian followers come to take it for their own. At the same time, the PCs learn of a missing Pathfinder imprisoned in a subterranean city beneath their new holding. Before they can rescue him, however, the PCs must venture into seven ancient vaults to find the entrance to the hidden city. Can they survive the dangers of these strange constructions, or will they succumb to madness first?
This volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path includes:
- "Vaults of Madness," a Pathfinder RPG adventure for 10th-level characters, by Greg A. Vaughan.
- A dozen deadly new traps, by Gareth Hanrahan.
- An ecology of the terrifying ape-men known as the charau-ka, by Gareth Hanrahan.
- Demon birds and enraged apes in the Pathfinder's Journal, by Robin D. Laws.
- Five new monsters of the jungle, by Jesse Benner and Jason Nelson.
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Adventure synopsis
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A strange swashbuckler rescued in the City of Seven Spears reveals the secret beneath Saventh-Yhi—a forgotten serpentfolk city called Ilmurea, inspiration for the superstitious natives' fears of a terrible evil lurking just underfoot. The heroes must accompany their new ally to rescue her captured companions in the city below, braving the trap-laden, monster-infested Vaults of Madness that stand between Saventh-Yhi and Ilmurea. But just as they venture forth, a new inhabitant takes up residence in the City of Seven Spears—the legendary Gorilla King himself!
Recurring characters
The following characters can be found in this adventure, but also significantly appear in the publications listed below:
- Eando Kline (The Absalom Initiation, The Arclord Who Never Was, Arclord's Abode, Campaign Setting, Catastrophe's Spark, Character Guide, The Compass Stone, Flooded King's Court, A Lie Told to Strangers, Lord of Runes, Pathfinder Society Guide, Port Godless, The Price of Friendship, Sanctum of the Serpent God, The Thousand Fangs Below, To Seek the Heart of Calamity, Vaults of Madness, The Veteran's Vault, The Winter Queen's Dollhouse)
- Real-world articles
- Works by Greg A. Vaughan
- Works by Jason Nelson
- Works by Robert G. McCreary
- Works by Robin D. Laws
- Works by Gareth Hanrahan
- Works by Jesse Benner
- Artwork by Kerem Beyit
- Artwork by Tyler Walpole
- Artwork by Jared Blando
- Artwork by Jorge Maese
- Artwork by Jon Hodgson
- Artwork by Chuck Lukacs
- Artwork by Pavel Guzenko
- Artwork by Damien Mammoliti
- Artwork by F. Wesley Schneider
- Artwork by Claudio Casini
- Artwork by Jeff Himmelman
- 2010 adventures
- Adventures
- PFRPG adventures
- Pathfinder Adventure Path
- 10th level adventures
- Adventures in Saventh-Yhi
- Adventures in Ilmurea
- Adventures in Mwangi Expanse
- Serpent's Skull adventures