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<blockquote data-quote="Harzel" data-source="post: 6920309" data-attributes="member: 6857506">A cloud of dust and... : The party is travelling across an arid plain.&nbsp; In the distance, perhaps a few miles away, a plume of dust appears and then slowly dissipates.&nbsp; After a few minutes, another plume appears, a bit closer.&nbsp; The phenomenon continues for about 15 minutes, with the plumes getting closer and closer, although they do not seem to be tracking a particularly straight line.&nbsp; Finally, a dust cloud erupts just 100 yards away, although there is no visible cause.&nbsp; A moment later the PCs see the earth being raised up from underneath, progressing in a path headed straight for them.&nbsp; A few seconds later, the ground just 10 yards away erupts, throwing a gout of earth into the air and creating a cloud of dust that obscures the area for 30 seconds or so.&nbsp; After the dust settles, there is an oblong metal dome about 10 feet long and 5 feet wide visible in the center of the disturbed area.&nbsp; A hatch in the top of the dome opens and after a brief pause, a small figure emerges.&nbsp; If the party has not fled too far away, the figure hails them.&nbsp; &quot;Haloo!&quot;, says Finsten Weddlenob, the intrepid gnome explorer.&nbsp; &quot;Say, can you tell me where I am?&quot;&nbsp; If the party is not visible or is too far away to be easily noticed, Finsten wanders around for a few minutes, surveying the landscape, then re-enters the hatch, closes it, dives back into the earth and continues on in approximately the direction he was headed.Flipper?: The party is on an ocean voyage.&nbsp; One day, as they are gazing over the rail, a pair of dolphins starts to swim along side the ship, leaping in and out of the waves.&nbsp; After a few minutes, the dolphins get a little ways ahead of the ship, then turn and &quot;stand up&quot; in the water (as dolphins are wont to do).&nbsp; Then, just as the ship is passing, they squeak out in chittery, but passable Common, &quot;Come play with us! Come play!&quot;&nbsp; Are they really dolphins, or something more... sinister?&nbsp; And what sort of games to they have in mind?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Harzel, post: 6920309, member: 6857506"] [B]A cloud of dust and... : [/B]The party is travelling across an arid plain. In the distance, perhaps a few miles away, a plume of dust appears and then slowly dissipates. After a few minutes, another plume appears, a bit closer. The phenomenon continues for about 15 minutes, with the plumes getting closer and closer, although they do not seem to be tracking a particularly straight line. Finally, a dust cloud erupts just 100 yards away, although there is no visible cause. A moment later the PCs see the earth being raised up from underneath, progressing in a path headed straight for them. A few seconds later, the ground just 10 yards away erupts, throwing a gout of earth into the air and creating a cloud of dust that obscures the area for 30 seconds or so. After the dust settles, there is an oblong metal dome about 10 feet long and 5 feet wide visible in the center of the disturbed area. A hatch in the top of the dome opens and after a brief pause, a small figure emerges. If the party has not fled too far away, the figure hails them. "Haloo!", says Finsten Weddlenob, the intrepid gnome explorer. "Say, can you tell me where I am?" If the party is not visible or is too far away to be easily noticed, Finsten wanders around for a few minutes, surveying the landscape, then re-enters the hatch, closes it, dives back into the earth and continues on in approximately the direction he was headed. [B]Flipper?: [/B] The party is on an ocean voyage. One day, as they are gazing over the rail, a pair of dolphins starts to swim along side the ship, leaping in and out of the waves. After a few minutes, the dolphins get a little ways ahead of the ship, then turn and "stand up" in the water (as dolphins are wont to do). Then, just as the ship is passing, they squeak out in chittery, but passable Common, "Come play with us! Come play!" Are they really dolphins, or something more... sinister? And what sort of games to they have in mind? [/QUOTE]

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