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<blockquote data-quote="MortalPlague" data-source="post: 6133556" data-attributes="member: 62721">You guys have come up with some amazing stuff!I won't touch on everything just yet, but I wanted to thank you all for contributing.&nbsp; One of the best things about ENWorld is the shared creative consciousness; I can always count on some inspiration from the ideas here.The Hungry ForestI am definitely going to use this.&nbsp; The idea that the woods have grown and grown, encroaching on the town, stealing the sunlight, and hiding great carnivorous plants within makes me giddy.&nbsp; And shambling mounds are one of my favorite monsters.&nbsp; This will certainly see some use.Wood-Drying IndustryI love the idea that this has become an industry.&nbsp; Probably there are wizards who have their apprentices use magic to dry out wood so people can keep fires going in their homes to ward away the cold.&nbsp; This means that someone also has to go into the forest and cut down trees, likely a hazardous endeavor.&nbsp; Which means the cost of dry wood is pretty high.&nbsp; Something the adventurers could exploit, if they're clever.The Cause Of The Rain&nbsp;@<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=20323" target="_blank">Quickleaf</a> mentioned the Fey, and perhaps a human encroachment as a reason for the rain.&nbsp; That give me an idea.&nbsp; A delicious, devilish idea.The local lord had a grown son who went for a swim in a small lake.&nbsp; One of the water fey who lived in the lake desired him as her consort, so she took him and drowned him.&nbsp; The lord was told that his son had drowned, and in his grief, he ordered his men to drain the lake, so that the body could be retrieved.&nbsp; Damming the rivers, they used dust of dryness to drink up the water, which murdered the water fey who had claimed the young man.&nbsp; But there was no body.Mystified at the lack of a body, the lord concealed his son's disappearance (and the lake's draining).&nbsp; He began to believe that his son had faked his own death, and fled the county.&nbsp; The grief drove the lord mad, and he became reclusive, hiding away in his keep.&nbsp; And that very day, the water began to fall; a curse, wrought by the murdered water fey and their stolen consort, now undead and roaming the woods.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MortalPlague, post: 6133556, member: 62721"] You guys have come up with some amazing stuff! I won't touch on everything just yet, but I wanted to thank you all for contributing. One of the best things about ENWorld is the shared creative consciousness; I can always count on some inspiration from the ideas here. [B]The Hungry Forest[/B] I am definitely going to use this. The idea that the woods have grown and grown, encroaching on the town, stealing the sunlight, and hiding great carnivorous plants within makes me giddy. And shambling mounds are one of my favorite monsters. This will certainly see some use. [B]Wood-Drying Industry[/B] I love the idea that this has become an industry. Probably there are wizards who have their apprentices use magic to dry out wood so people can keep fires going in their homes to ward away the cold. This means that someone also has to go into the forest and cut down trees, likely a hazardous endeavor. Which means the cost of dry wood is pretty high. Something the adventurers could exploit, if they're clever. [B]The Cause Of The Rain [/B] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=20323"]Quickleaf[/URL][/U][/B][/I] mentioned the Fey, and perhaps a human encroachment as a reason for the rain. That give me an idea. A delicious, devilish idea. The local lord had a grown son who went for a swim in a small lake. One of the water fey who lived in the lake desired him as her consort, so she took him and drowned him. The lord was told that his son had drowned, and in his grief, he ordered his men to drain the lake, so that the body could be retrieved. Damming the rivers, they used dust of dryness to drink up the water, which murdered the water fey who had claimed the young man. But there was no body. Mystified at the lack of a body, the lord concealed his son's disappearance (and the lake's draining). He began to believe that his son had faked his own death, and fled the county. The grief drove the lord mad, and he became reclusive, hiding away in his keep. And that very day, the water began to fall; a curse, wrought by the murdered water fey and their stolen consort, now undead and roaming the woods. [/QUOTE]

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