Challenging my high-lvl group (NPCs and monsters; my players shouldn't read this!)

[Piratecat]

You folk delight me.

Hey, know what I thought of? When thinking of kuo toa as an oriental-style culture, I remembered that the gogglers can supposedly see into nearby planes of existence. So I thought, "What would kuo toa art look like?" And I think it's all extra-planar.

Just think of it. The party waits in a cavern, very plain. Then someone casts true seeing, and suddenly amazingly artistic sculptures and patterns on both the astral and the ethereal swim into view, changing and interacting as you focus on different planes. For some reason, I just love the idea!

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

Oooh, that sounds very nice. Perhaps have them comment about dimension locking the area due to etheral filchers prowling around or something

Heh, has the son of Toraz shown up again yet since his stay from the desert (I recall something dealing with Dylrath)? I think it would be interesting for him to meet the defenders again, perhaps if Toraz was allied with Imbindarla and now the son would be going through his 'rebellious years'. I dunno just a funny thought of him running from his father's assassins and seeking the Defender's help.

 

[Kaodi]

Kuo-Toa Art

That is a sweet idea, PKitty. Looking back at what I wrote before, it would be neat to have that effect in the ceremonial chamber I mentioned... with normal vision, you just see a circular patch of fungus high on the wall, but with extravision you see a breathtaking mural of the surface world, to make it extra relevant maybe even have it be someplace the PCs are aquaintted with (though there would be a difference accouting for time).

Even if you don't care for the whole coming of age thing though, I still thinking pictures of the surface would be fairly prominent in their society... after all, the surface is one of their motivations...

 

[Bronz Dragon]

*Scurries off to make a 'I helped shape the world of the DoD and all I got was this lousy tshirt (And I had to make it myself)' shirt*

Hrm... gonna be a tight fit, getting all of that on there...

You should sell those off the ENWorld site

 

[Piratecat]

Re: Kuo-Toa Art

after all, the surface is one of their motivations...

The kuo toa? It is? *blink* I'm going back to read my old monster descriptions, but I don't think I'll use that aspect if I'm mis-remembering. Someone has to like living underground, I figure.

 

[Piratecat]

Heh, has the son of Toraz shown up again yet since his stay from the desert (I recall something dealing with Dylrath)? I think it would be interesting for him to meet the defenders again, perhaps if Toraz was allied with Imbindarla and now the son would be going through his 'rebellious years'. I dunno just a funny thought of him running from his father's assassins and seeking the Defender's help.

Quit reading my freakin' notebook! There's a twist, though....

 

[Spatzimaus]

Re: Kuo-Toa Art

to make it extra relevant maybe even have it be someplace the PCs are aquaintted with (though there would be a difference accouting for time)

Like Eversink? Didn't the Kuo-Toa have something to do with that city (remembering that whole "world without disease" vision thing), or was that the Sahaugin?

 

[Ashy]

You folk delight me.

Hey, know what I thought of? When thinking of kuo toa as an oriental-style culture, I remembered that the gogglers can supposedly see into nearby planes of existence. So I thought, "What would kuo toa art look like?" And I think it's all extra-planar.

Just think of it. The party waits in a cavern, very plain. Then someone casts true seeing, and suddenly amazingly artistic sculptures and patterns on both the astral and the ethereal swim into view, changing and interacting as you focus on different planes. For some reason, I just love the idea!

Awesomely cool idea, PC!!!

 

[Vargo]

Don't remember where I saw this, but...

Somebody dropped a post about Biblooboboop (or what ever her name is) being an insane goddess - that she was in the decline of her power, the priests knew this, and it pretty much affected the psyche of the whole race to the point where they were pretty much all continually depressed. Not "Deep Gnome" depressed - just completely bummed out.

Anybody else remember this?

 

[Knightfall]

Don't remember where I saw this, but...

Somebody dropped a post about Biblooboboop (or what ever her name is) being an insane goddess - that she was in the decline of her power, the priests knew this, and it pretty much affected the psyche of the whole race to the point where they were pretty much all continually depressed. Not "Deep Gnome" depressed - just completely bummed out.

Anybody else remember this?

Hmm, a grung rock band full of kuo toas. Heh... Nirvana of the Deep.

{EDIT}

Their lead singer could be a bard named Kelp Coralbane.

Ok, I'm done now...