ephemeralstability's Hall of Honour Submissions - ( 33 )

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The Piecewise Librarian By: ephemeralstability

A disembodied hand enthralled by an evil wizard to fetch books for him.

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110xp
9 replies
10455 views
1 HoH
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Trivulo's Compendium By: ephemeralstability

A dangerous book of maps...

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235xp
12 replies
11174 views
3 HoHs
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De Librorum By: ephemeralstability

I don't know if I posted about it before, but I have always wanted to run an adventure set in a library. The following is a sketch of an unusual premise and a possible plot-hook.

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355xp
17 replies
7733 views
2 HoHs
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Carmo By: ephemeralstability

Carmo keeps a shop in the backstreets of Erezi. It's not often visited, Carmo makes people feel...uneasy. Even the veterans of the Erezi underworld are uncomfortable being alone with Carmo. But they need to buy their traps from somewhere...

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160xp
10 replies
10844 views
1 HoH
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Lazhkmazhon By: ephemeralstability

An impressive citadel in the Askharnn mountains. Their prohibitive laws on travel during the Winter months can be a problem for pilgrims and wanderers.

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265xp
11 replies
10239 views
2 HoHs
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Inventing Languages By: ephemeralstability

Language is an essential part of any culture. Culture wouldn't exist without some form of communication, and humans communicate by speaking. But the connection is deeper even than that. The language helps to define the culture which uses it, and is in turn affected by that culture. This dynamic process is what keeps a language 'alive': Latin is a dead language because the culture to which it belonged no longer exists.

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290xp
23 replies
20494 views
4 HoHs
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Mad Magic By: ephemeralstability

When wizards go mad, what curious ruins do they leave behind?

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270xp
13 replies
8088 views
4 HoHs
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Queen Ari the Reluctant By: ephemeralstability

She has everything: stunningly good looks, sharp brains and oodles of power: she's going to be a Queen. The only drawback is that she doesn't want to be a Queen.

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125xp
9 replies
8466 views
1 HoH
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Rukuk-nurudni By: ephemeralstability

The grisly anthropomorphisation of a rockfall...

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210xp
10 replies
10084 views
1 HoH
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Eris's Pool By: ephemeralstability

An icky sideline plot to a forest adventure.

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160xp
16 replies
11956 views
2 HoHs
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Music during a game By: ephemeralstability

Although it can be a distraction, it can also add atmosphere to an adventure to have music playing in the background. Here are some pieces I'd recommend for different situations.

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350xp
59 replies
31247 views
6 HoHs
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The Great Gate of Calast By: ephemeralstability

The Great Gate of Calast is not like other gates. It's got a mind of its own...

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515xp
26 replies
19719 views
6 HoHs
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Muzzled Mouse By: ephemeralstability

Sometimes locks need that extra sharp fingernail to twist the catch. Sometimes a thief might find himself locked in a prison with a wooden door. The Muzzled Mouse is a hideous little tool which helps one in such situations...

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390xp
33 replies
18749 views
4 HoHs
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Ars Dracopodemiae By: ephemeralstability

A transcription, beyng the seminal introduction by Mr S J Ponsuler to the theory and praxis of Dracapodemy, the studie of Dragons' migration patterns. This tome ys to be founde in the librarie of Anserne University, alonge with many years of copies of the Dracapodemyst's Almanac not to mention verious othere tomes on the subjecte.

(Another submission I'm transferring over to the main site from the fora).

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765xp
25 replies
16464 views
15 HoHs
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Egg Cup of Summoning By: ephemeralstability

This looks like an elaborately fashioned wooden egg-cup, but it is a powerful magical tool, used mainly by witches to conjure up spirits and familiars.

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205xp
17 replies
14874 views
2 HoHs
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Cups and Rings By: ephemeralstability

Archaeologists have long wondered about the origins of 'cup and ring-marked stones', the mysterious rocks found on deserted tracts of moorland bearing markings resembling small shallow pits with concentric rings and dating to the Bronze-age.

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90xp
15 replies
10998 views
1 HoH
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Lyrian Necklace By: ephemeralstability

The silver necklaces whose inset gems display the status of the wearer.

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155xp
13 replies
9688 views
2 HoHs
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Character Hooks By: ephemeralstability

I'm trying to think of alternatives for game-openings, to replace the standard 'meet up in a tavern' or 'adventuring group applying for a job' techniques. I know these can be easy ways to get people playing, but I'm certain there are more interesting ways...

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300xp
43 replies
21490 views
5 HoHs
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The Daedalus Factor By: ephemeralstability

The Despotic Queen of Shiant has decreed that a competition will take place in the month of Oconerry. She will have built a labyrinth through which the contenders must pass in order to win the ultimate prize: her hand in marriage.

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285xp
13 replies
10181 views
3 HoHs
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Fire ants By: ephemeralstability

The mystery of fyre is one which has much occupyed my studies and the studies of men before me. ... I have concluded that fyre is the product of Fyre Antes.

Professor J Klewlise, "On the nature and origin of fyre" (1542)

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185xp
7 replies
7761 views
1 HoH