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<blockquote data-quote="Turtlejay" data-source="post: 5116920" data-attributes="member: 70267">The Stairway to Heaven is my absolute favorite:&nbsp;- From the exterior it is *big*.&nbsp; Skyscraper big.&nbsp; Impossible to build big.&nbsp;- The interior is bigger.&nbsp; Infinite in dimension.&nbsp; Literally infinite, not looping or anything.&nbsp; It literally goes on forever.&nbsp; As you rise you can glimpse in the balconies the infinite planes and access them as you will, but returning is not easy/possible.&nbsp;- The Stairway is simultaneously in many places.&nbsp; The four corners of the empire have the four palaces.&nbsp; In reality, one palace with magic bending it to be in four places at the same time.&nbsp; If you exit the West gate, you are in the west kingdom, etc.&nbsp;- The stairway actually works.&nbsp; Unfortunately for the emperor, Demon Princes and Deific emissaries have discovered it and use it for their own purposes.&nbsp; It is quite indestructible, but the area between the 44th floor and the 73rd floor is a contested battleground.&nbsp;I also like the library, immense and vacant.&nbsp; Ever read the Sword of Shannara?&nbsp; The Druids, guardians of old knowledge, have such a library, and it is filled with traps.&nbsp; The true knowledge is not just sitting on shelves for any old schmoe to take:&nbsp;- The scribes and acolytes are bound demons, charged with protecting the library for terms of 99 years in exchange for who knows what.&nbsp; Violate their turf, and their true nature is revealed.&nbsp;- The library is a vast labrynth, difficult to master.&nbsp; Strange creatures wander the stacks, left to their devices if they avoid the books.&nbsp;- These books are all worthless.&nbsp; The valued books are kept in some rube goldberg-esque accessed machine, bound in skin and guarded by something horrific.&nbsp;- The project was that of the current emperor's father.&nbsp; His dad was the one who liked books and arcana, this guy just likes whores and swords.&nbsp;Tons of good ideas in here!&nbsp; Great times!&nbsp;Jay</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Turtlejay, post: 5116920, member: 70267"] The Stairway to Heaven is my absolute favorite: - From the exterior it is *big*. Skyscraper big. Impossible to build big. - The interior is bigger. Infinite in dimension. Literally infinite, not looping or anything. It literally goes on forever. As you rise you can glimpse in the balconies the infinite planes and access them as you will, but returning is not easy/possible. - The Stairway is simultaneously in many places. The four corners of the empire have the four palaces. In reality, one palace with magic bending it to be in four places at the same time. If you exit the West gate, you are in the west kingdom, etc. - The stairway actually works. Unfortunately for the emperor, Demon Princes and Deific emissaries have discovered it and use it for their own purposes. It is quite indestructible, but the area between the 44th floor and the 73rd floor is a contested battleground. I also like the library, immense and vacant. Ever read the Sword of Shannara? The Druids, guardians of old knowledge, have such a library, and it is filled with traps. The true knowledge is not just sitting on shelves for any old schmoe to take: - The scribes and acolytes are bound demons, charged with protecting the library for terms of 99 years in exchange for who knows what. Violate their turf, and their true nature is revealed. - The library is a vast labrynth, difficult to master. Strange creatures wander the stacks, left to their devices if they avoid the books. - These books are all worthless. The valued books are kept in some rube goldberg-esque accessed machine, bound in skin and guarded by something horrific. - The project was that of the current emperor's father. His dad was the one who liked books and arcana, this guy just likes whores and swords. Tons of good ideas in here! Great times! Jay [/QUOTE]

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