Gilladian
Adventurer
I have an old ruined wizard's tower marked on a map, and there's a good chance that my PCs will be in the area soon, so I need to have an idea of what is there.
Setting: DnD 3.5e, party will be roughly 3-5th lvl. Bog-standard campaign, temperate wilderness.
Background: 50 years ago humans returned to this region of the world for the first time in hundreds of years. An adventurer wizard claimed this tower, rebuilt it from a shell into a defensible wilderness keep. He lived in it for about 10 years. Then something happened. The top floor (of 4) is blown off, and everyone in the tower at the time (wizard, 6-8 servants and apprentices, 10-12 men-at-arms) all died or vanished.
Since then: adventurers have explored the ruins many times; it is about 30 miles outside the boundaries of the current "settled" region, but in a not-too-dangerous area for young adventurers establishing themselves. Sometimes it is used as a lair by orc tribes, wild animals, owlbears, etc...
but rumor is that there's something strange about the tower; some people have vanished near it, and others report feelings of terror, cold spots and general creepiness.
What happened? What's going on? Is it just monsters? Something hidden? Give me some ideas! They've just finished exploring an undead tomb, so I'd prefer not to reuse that idea.
Setting: DnD 3.5e, party will be roughly 3-5th lvl. Bog-standard campaign, temperate wilderness.
Background: 50 years ago humans returned to this region of the world for the first time in hundreds of years. An adventurer wizard claimed this tower, rebuilt it from a shell into a defensible wilderness keep. He lived in it for about 10 years. Then something happened. The top floor (of 4) is blown off, and everyone in the tower at the time (wizard, 6-8 servants and apprentices, 10-12 men-at-arms) all died or vanished.
Since then: adventurers have explored the ruins many times; it is about 30 miles outside the boundaries of the current "settled" region, but in a not-too-dangerous area for young adventurers establishing themselves. Sometimes it is used as a lair by orc tribes, wild animals, owlbears, etc...
but rumor is that there's something strange about the tower; some people have vanished near it, and others report feelings of terror, cold spots and general creepiness.
What happened? What's going on? Is it just monsters? Something hidden? Give me some ideas! They've just finished exploring an undead tomb, so I'd prefer not to reuse that idea.