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<blockquote data-quote="Agglomérante" data-source="post: 6477184" data-attributes="member: 7340"><p>Help!</p><p></p><p>Imagine that the mine in Wave Echo Cave is up and running with skeletons mining away as they did in life. Every day three teams of 10 skeletons gear up with picks, hammers, chisels and shovels and put in an 8-hour shift * under the supervision of some deathlocks and wights. </p><p></p><p>There's more to it but here's the thing: the undead are digging to free a dark force trapped in the rock, encased there after losing an epic battle long ago. It's no coincidence that the power is near the mine: </p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the ancient battle caused the tear in the Weave that powers the Forge of Spells.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the dark force is responsible for the wave of negative energy that swept through Wave Echo Cave and raised the denizens from the dead</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">whatever force thrust the dark power deep in the rock left mithral in its wake, a cone-like pattern of mithral emanating from a motherlode surrounding the dark power. </li> </ul><p></p><p>I'm having a hard time deciding on something engaging and interesting for the dark power. The PCs will only be 4th or 5th level when they encounter an evil power capable of raising dozens of undead from miles away. Options so far:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">it's an evil artifact </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the PCs stop the skeletons before they reach the power, so it remains mysterious</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">it's a power of some kind but most of its body is still trapped in rock. It can be killed while it conjures aid, which is about all it can do.</li> </ul><p></p><p>I need to think outta the box. Please sprinkle some imaginative sugar.</p><p></p><p>*<strong> Edit: </strong> leaving 16 hours to do carry out pantomimes of activities in the other 16 hours of the day, including "sleeping" for 8 hours (see p. 2 of thread for more)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Agglomérante, post: 6477184, member: 7340"] Help! Imagine that the mine in Wave Echo Cave is up and running with skeletons mining away as they did in life. Every day three teams of 10 skeletons gear up with picks, hammers, chisels and shovels and put in an 8-hour shift * under the supervision of some deathlocks and wights. There's more to it but here's the thing: the undead are digging to free a dark force trapped in the rock, encased there after losing an epic battle long ago. It's no coincidence that the power is near the mine: [LIST] [*]the ancient battle caused the tear in the Weave that powers the Forge of Spells. [*]the dark force is responsible for the wave of negative energy that swept through Wave Echo Cave and raised the denizens from the dead [*]whatever force thrust the dark power deep in the rock left mithral in its wake, a cone-like pattern of mithral emanating from a motherlode surrounding the dark power. [/LIST] I'm having a hard time deciding on something engaging and interesting for the dark power. The PCs will only be 4th or 5th level when they encounter an evil power capable of raising dozens of undead from miles away. Options so far: [LIST] [*]it's an evil artifact [*]the PCs stop the skeletons before they reach the power, so it remains mysterious [*]it's a power of some kind but most of its body is still trapped in rock. It can be killed while it conjures aid, which is about all it can do. [/LIST] I need to think outta the box. Please sprinkle some imaginative sugar. *[B] Edit: [/B] leaving 16 hours to do carry out pantomimes of activities in the other 16 hours of the day, including "sleeping" for 8 hours (see p. 2 of thread for more) [/QUOTE]
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