The distressed mother ran about the house, shouting and searching for her kids. Addressing her host, the venerable lord Randolph she said: "Randolph! Randolph! Do you know where little Rupert is? I cannot find him anywhere!"

Randolph thought for a second and then replied: "Uhhhh.... Ohhh.... Rupert? That bra, err, cute kid? Eh, I think he went... upstairs".

Poor Rupert. The sleeping poison was too hard on his young body and he died from the overdose. After a dozen similar accidents, like the maid who broke her ankle as she fell asleep, or the young son of lord Mandragore who got bruised, Lord Randolph had to settle for a regular door and sold this one back to WotC industries who patented several similar ill conceived trap doors. Go to Comment

Ah, it was shanghaied from the forums. That explains quite a bit.

I like the new version better and have revised my vote. Go to Comment

I like the bit about going into tons of detail on the trap door - a nice touch. There are some rough spots in the rest of the post though. Go to Comment

Only voted Go to Comment

Agree with Manfred on this one. Go to Comment

What if someone already used it?
When the adventurers reach this point of the maze/dungeon/house, they find that someone has already half opened the door. It is moved from the vertical position and hangs at an odd angle, leaving narrow gaps at the bottom and top. The only problem with crawling under it is the gas - it has been expelled from the door and now covers the floor in a thick layer of brightly coloured fumes (maybe even concealing the lower gap). It is a matter of wits and acrobatics to pass the trap now, without dropping into the poisonous cloud. A nasty surprise may be the body of the one that opened the door, hidden in the gasses that swirl on the ground (something to trip over). Go to Comment

Like the part about the smoke belching from the nostrils & mouths of the various creatures -- it's a nice artistic touch that would appeal to the sensibilities of the one designing this thing. Go to Comment

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*Makes a marinade of Dead peppers for some Pheonix feed chicken quedsadillas*

Whoooo dats some good cookin' I gauron-Tee!

Of course if the hasted individual can be caught and forced to drink buttermilk, the effects end. Go to Comment

I'm on to you, now!
Dead peppers, the thing from Final Fantasy that make chocobos fly! HA! Go to Comment

...Yeah, I think I was watching the Final Fantasy Unlimited anime at the time I wrote this up. It has a very similar effect on Chobi....

On the other hand, I think I can probably give it a better fleshing-out now. Go to Comment

Updated: Updated, fleshed-out, and otherwise adjusted. Go to Comment

I like this. It is a nice piece of ecologic color.

It would be fun if the Dragons were one of the species that could eat them. It could be used as the folk explanation for why Dragons breath fire.

It could also be a component for a firebreathing potion used by performers and Dragon Monks. :) Go to Comment

Wow, nice :D Just make sure your character doesnt find these in the middle of a forest and try to cook and eat one.

" granting greatly reduced reaction times"

Is this supposed to be increased reaction times?

Otherwise, an interesting item.

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I like it. :) A PC could take a bite of one by mistake if he/she was not careful. Go to Comment

I like it. It is different and somewhat refreshing.

But why is it called Dead Peppers? Does it grow where there is an abundance of the dead? Only grows on the soil of a battlefield soaked in blood perhaps, hence its coloration?

I like Moons idea on the dragon folklore. Gives a perfect tie in with the natural world, or unnatural in a fantasy setting that is. Go to Comment

Very nice plant post. Go to Comment

The Folk (Fae,etc) would have fun with these as well.

Hmmm. What if you were to ferment these babies? Go to Comment

I think that I see a camp of fire-breathing Gypsies in the adventurers' future... Go to Comment

An unique ingredient,, sure to "spice up" an otherwise dull chili cook off.

Like Mourngrymn asked, what is the reason behind it's odd name? Does it perhaps partially fungal based, only growing in the chests of moldy cadavers, eventually replacing the heart?

A refined thick oil from this pepper could also be used by creative adventurers as a coating to make temporary flaming weapons or blanket a floor in fire.

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