Advanced Adventures 09: The Lost Pyramid of Imhotep
The Lost Pyramid of Imhoptep is An OSRIC(tm) module designed for 4-6 adventurers of levels 4-7. Several months back¸ a small boy from the village of Ab-Amon happened upon a buried column while playing out in the surrounding desert. He reported to the village elders that the column bore strange and frightening symbols that he¸ in his youthful exuberance¸ insisted were curses. Being as the boy was known to have a photographic memory¸ he was able to accurately draw the queer symbols for the village elders when asked. The elders¸ being somewhat familiar with the ancient history of their region¸ quickly came to the realization that the symbols must be associated in some way with a pharaoh¸ for they were enclosed by a lozenge-shaped border. Even though they lacked the ability to directly translate the ancient hieroglyphics¸ they did realize that such a design¸ a cartouche¸ was used to spell out the name of the pharaoh along with all of his royal titles. Perhaps¸ just perhaps¸ the local wizard reasoned¸ the pillar could be linked to the tomb of the master architect Imhotep¸ whose final resting place has never been found. If you enjoy this adventure¸ look for future releases in the Advanced Adventures line from Expeditious Retreat Press.