ephemeralstability's Hall of Honour Submissions - ( 33 )
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Rukuk-nurudni By: ephemeralstability
The grisly anthropomorphisation of a rockfall... |
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The World of the Iron Heart By: ephemeralstability
"When our barbarian ancestors first arrived on the plains of our homeland, they found them covered in dust inches thick. They named them Muranvan, the Dusty Plains and armed with spades they cleared the dust heaving it off the edge of the world. For they had been chasing the Prey for long aeons up the face of the cliffs at the edge of the world, and in the chase had tired of their nomadic ways. They wanted a stable home. So they founded Takvanak, the City on the Plains. In the long silence after they had cleared the dust from Muranvan, rang out the deep and unforgettable tones of the Iron Heart, Saekeri, and the barbarians knelt and felt resounding reverence." - The Saekeran, book 1 verse 1. |
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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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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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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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Trivulo's Compendium By: ephemeralstability
A dangerous book of maps... |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tunguska Dreaming By: ephemeralstability
A (fairly sketchy) outline of a one-off adventure I ran based around the (time-honoured/hackneyed) Tunguska Event of 1908. As such it is quite specific (hopefully not hackneyed) and will probably best serve as a specimen for dissection to get those parts you can use in your own adventures. But then this is an Ideas Guild after all... |
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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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The Disappearance By: ephemeralstability
Two sly-looking men turn up in town accompanied by a third man who says very little and who they don't allow to be seen much. |
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Eris's Pool By: ephemeralstability
An icky sideline plot to a forest adventure. |
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