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These tiny mites are "normal" insects for a fantasy world. They absorb ambient magical energies, creating a small glow- like a lightning bug. They only do this for the last seven days of their 21 day lives. Ambient energy is created by any enchanted object, any magically charged place, or for a short time, anywhere a magical non clerical spell is cast. The more energy they absorb, the brighter they glow. The brighter they glow, the more mates they attract. Soon after mating, they lay tiny eggs, smaller than grains of sand. 7 days later the hatch.
These little buggers are the bane and blessing of adventurers. If you find a location with lots of ogone’s, you know there is magic and magical treasure about. However, since the average adventurer has more magic items than the normal area, the flies will hang around the adventurer and their items.
Note: magic items that can be turned on and off, and can not be noted by detect magic spells, do not attract Ogone flies, except when they are on.
Also remember that magic swords glow when pulled.
November 14, 2005, 16:21
November 16, 2005, 23:01
Do the flies follow wizards also, or just items?
November 16, 2005, 23:06
The jar concept only works if you have fewer magic items than the surrounding area. So if you have no items, the jar would work. If you have more, then it does not work.
The only way to be sure, is to put said item and the visable jar, the walk a good distance away. Then wait for the bugs to reach the "current level of magic", anywhere from 10 to 60 minutes. Then repeat for each item.
November 16, 2005, 23:28
January 1, 2006, 14:33
It also is a great way to lead people to a search,
"Hey, look, I found some dead ogone flies. They were blown in here from upwind. "
"That means there is magic upwind, could it be that we are looking for "insert magic item of the quest" in the wrong place?"
Ranger and Lore people would have another "clue" to find when looking about with these critter.
January 2, 2006, 17:42
September 30, 2006, 23:29
...Corvus the Mage batted the tiny insects away from his face again as one of his druidic allies tried to find an herb that would repel the little pests...
September 7, 2008, 2:17
September 7, 2008, 9:35
September 8, 2008, 14:22
However, if you have ever been pestered by a cloud of gnats, you know that insects don't have to bite to be a bother.
And these glow. So it makes "stealthy sneaking around" in the dungeon or trying not to appear as an "uberpowerful magic wielding person" a non option.
November 6, 2008, 12:43