Creed2347
Villager
So my players found their way into a flower garden on their way to fight the boss. The idea was to have no enemies and allow them to get a sneak attack on the enemies inside, but like any d&d group they did the unexpected and one picked a flower. So I decided to make an encounter out of it. When he picked the flower (color) rose musk zombies rose from the surrounding area and targeted the player who picked the rose. And later shot an arrow with a natural 1 so he hit more roses and summoned more rose musk zombies.
To clarify the zombies do not rise from the flower beds. And they target the person who took a deliberate act that caused damage to the flowers.
Example:
Reason is, the flowers are a memorial garden for the lords dead wife and recently killed son, and the lord became a necromancer in an attempt to revive his son because it was the closest thing to resurrection he could think of. So the flower zombies where actually raised be him in anger for damaging the memorial.
All of this was made up in session except the becoming a necromancer to resurrect his son part.
What was a time you created an encounter on the spot because your players did the unexpected?
To clarify the zombies do not rise from the flower beds. And they target the person who took a deliberate act that caused damage to the flowers.
Example:
- character throws other character into flowers, zombies attack the thrower
- uses movement in the flowers, zombies attack that character
- shooting a bow or throwing something and hit the flowers (purposefully or not) attacks shooter/thrower.
Reason is, the flowers are a memorial garden for the lords dead wife and recently killed son, and the lord became a necromancer in an attempt to revive his son because it was the closest thing to resurrection he could think of. So the flower zombies where actually raised be him in anger for damaging the memorial.
All of this was made up in session except the becoming a necromancer to resurrect his son part.
What was a time you created an encounter on the spot because your players did the unexpected?