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<blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 5580656" data-attributes="member: 6669384">If it were me, I'd keep it secret from the PCs, at least for a while.You could float it a number of ways.&nbsp; If you want a neat backstory, it's the remains of a sunken city drowned by a volcano.&nbsp; The foundation stone is one huge piece of pumice, hurled up by that volcano in its death throes.&nbsp; It landed in the sea and crystalized instantly, foaming itself up with steam even as it cooled and hardened.&nbsp; Refugees from the sunken city made for it as it was the only piece of anything in sight that had survived the cataclysm.Maneuvering should be shrouded in mystery and ritual.&nbsp; Orders can only be given from a particular balcony, one which conveniently the &quot;bow&quot; of the island.&nbsp; There will be carved channels hidden among the adornments on that balcony, voice tubes in effect, that lead to a lower chamber where the Gnomes work their weird steam-powered mechanisms.One thing about this type of construct:&nbsp; If you make it grand enough, people will accept pretty much any explanation they get, since trying to figure out whether or not it would work becomes far too much effort.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greenfield, post: 5580656, member: 6669384"] If it were me, I'd keep it secret from the PCs, at least for a while. You could float it a number of ways. If you want a neat backstory, it's the remains of a sunken city drowned by a volcano. The foundation stone is one huge piece of pumice, hurled up by that volcano in its death throes. It landed in the sea and crystalized instantly, foaming itself up with steam even as it cooled and hardened. Refugees from the sunken city made for it as it was the only piece of anything in sight that had survived the cataclysm. Maneuvering should be shrouded in mystery and ritual. Orders can only be given from a particular balcony, one which conveniently the "bow" of the island. There will be carved channels hidden among the adornments on that balcony, voice tubes in effect, that lead to a lower chamber where the Gnomes work their weird steam-powered mechanisms. One thing about this type of construct: If you make it grand enough, people will accept pretty much any explanation they get, since trying to figure out whether or not it would work becomes far too much effort. [/QUOTE]

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