Riddles - Protecting an important Relic - HELP!!??

[Mark Chance]

Re: Zen Riddle

Shadows?

"Shadows" is correct. The riddle is a poem written by Su Dongpo, 11th century A.D. (IIRC) Chinese poet.

 

[Steverooo]

 

 

[Steverooo]

(Sniff!)

Well, no one wanted to guess, so I have posted the solution to my riddle in "The Cat Plaque", ninth post from the top, above. As I said, I thought it simple, but the "burning" isn't what most PCs will expect.

 

[Angelsboi]

Steve,

I plan on using it sometime int he near future, but he's the god of protection. All of his followers take the -4 to deal subdual damage.

Ill have to tweak it.

 

[Steverooo]

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I plan on using it sometime int he near future, but he's the god of protection. All of his followers take the -4 to deal subdual damage.

Ill have to tweak it.

??? I understood that he was the protector, but what does his followers being pacifists have to do with the riddle/trap? Do you mean the disease?

The idea here was to give the (N)PCs a burning fever (which need not be lethal, only debilitating) to stop the unworthy from gaining the magical McGuffin... Mindfire (DMG:74) might work. Even better would be an inhaled, instantly-acting version which reduced INT by 3D6 (making the interlopers unable to gain the amulet). It could wear off after a few days, with the affected "waking" up somewhere, dirty, hungry, and lost, but able to head back and try again.

After all... Carbuncle doesn't want just ANYBODY getting his precious McGuffin! Right?

 

[Steverooo]

Re: The Cat Plaque

I'm gained by none who stand on legs.

Also, it's quite possible that PCs who know about Carbuncle might think they need a cat to get the McGuffin, for them!