ephemeralstability's Hall of Honour Submissions - ( 33 )

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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
14919 views
2 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
7803 views
1 HoH
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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
18799 views
4 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
20555 views
4 HoHs
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Rukuk-nurudni By: ephemeralstability

The grisly anthropomorphisation of a rockfall...

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210xp
10 replies
10111 views
1 HoH
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Local History By: ephemeralstability

The addition of “irrelevant” details adds local colour to a campaign world, giving the impression that the DM has thought very deeply about the history of even the smallest architectural feature.

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175xp
25 replies
10145 views
1 HoH
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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
7752 views
2 HoHs
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Trollisquarry By: ephemeralstability

A mysterious quarry. Feel free to suggest explanations - it's just an eerie thought that struck me that I intend to play with.

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190xp
17 replies
7849 views
1 HoH
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Trivulo's Compendium By: ephemeralstability

A dangerous book of maps...

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235xp
12 replies
11221 views
3 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
8523 views
1 HoH
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The End of the World By: ephemeralstability

Following a discussion we had on the site, I thought we could start up a thread to post the pre- and post-apocalyptic effects of a comet/minor planetary impact on a campaign world.

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275xp
24 replies
12268 views
3 HoHs
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Insects (and Spiders and other creepy crawlies) By: ephemeralstability

Creepy, Crawley, Buzzing, Digging, Biting, Building, Sticking, Jumping, Clicking, and all the other things these small things do.

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155xp
37 replies
86790 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
11057 views
1 HoH
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Draconian parasites By: ephemeralstability

Dragons, being huge and meaty, are the ideal habitat for countless unpleasant parasites.

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210xp
8 replies
9936 views
1 HoH
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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
10497 views
1 HoH
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Masque of Confusion By: ephemeralstability

Unknown to anyone, a glamorous ball for the Duke of Erezi will turn into a confusing and chaotic bloodbath.

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320xp
19 replies
14047 views
5 HoHs
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Eris's Pool By: ephemeralstability

An icky sideline plot to a forest adventure.

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160xp
16 replies
11975 views
2 HoHs
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The Blue Books: Part I By: ephemeralstability

The characters are stranded on an island, where a wizard, corrupted by the powers of the first Blue Book, has been killed by his own magical experiments. They will discover the awful truth that lurks in his subterranean workshop, and a seed of evil will be sown...

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145xp
12 replies
10462 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
10295 views
2 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
8139 views
4 HoHs