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<blockquote data-quote="monsmord" data-source="post: 8118261" data-attributes="member: 6876475">I'd be down for an intelligent carnivorous plant, especially if it's a scientist.I expect there's a limited supply of bodies. At least, I hope so! That means competition or an &quot;understanding&quot; between the researchers. None of them can claim exclusivity of the village help without provoking the wrath of the others. So maybe there's &quot;corporate espionage&quot; or &quot;poaching&quot; of bodies between the researchers. This might allow the party to play some off against the others, adding some intrigue and non-combat skill sets to the mix. It also means the party might have to face whatever agents the researchers are sending against one another, which could be unique monsters but could also be lower-level humanoid minions or capable hired help.Maybe there's a certain chain of needs. Say, researcher A is working on poisons, B is working on building the &quot;perfect warrior,&quot; C is combining bodies, D is the &quot;vampire&quot; who needs blood, E is doing the mind swap, F is doing planar work, G is working on total magic nullification, etc. While they all rely on the village for &quot;fresh meat,&quot; they also realize that some of their subjects can be used for more than one set of research. So what happens when one subject is used for more than one research project? Do you wind up with a planewalking mongrel super-warrior immune to poisons and magic and regenerating off blood and inhabited by the mind of a [insert the name one of your campaign villains here]? Boss fight!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="monsmord, post: 8118261, member: 6876475"] I'd be down for an intelligent carnivorous plant, especially if it's a scientist. I expect there's a limited supply of bodies. At least, I hope so! That means competition or an "understanding" between the researchers. None of them can claim exclusivity of the village help without provoking the wrath of the others. So maybe there's "corporate espionage" or "poaching" of bodies between the researchers. This might allow the party to play some off against the others, adding some intrigue and non-combat skill sets to the mix. It also means the party might have to face whatever agents the researchers are sending against one another, which could be unique monsters but could also be lower-level humanoid minions or capable hired help. Maybe there's a certain chain of needs. Say, researcher A is working on poisons, B is working on building the "perfect warrior," C is combining bodies, D is the "vampire" who needs blood, E is doing the mind swap, F is doing planar work, G is working on total magic nullification, etc. While they all rely on the village for "fresh meat," they also realize that some of their subjects can be used for more than one set of research. So what happens when one subject is used for more than one research project? Do you wind up with a planewalking mongrel super-warrior immune to poisons and magic and regenerating off blood and inhabited by the mind of a [insert the name one of your campaign villains here]? Boss fight! [/QUOTE]

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