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<blockquote data-quote="Ry" data-source="post: 3671593" data-attributes="member: 8314">The fourth:Reward: The manticore has a magical spear from an old adventurer it slew before it moved to this region. The spear is embedded in the brambles in the manticore's lair, but could be removed by a DC 20 strength check.Problem:&nbsp; The spear has a minor curse; when gripped with two hands, it moans in pain; anyone within 30 feet can hear it clearly, but beyond that it sounds like the wind.Threat: The adventurer's family is searching for the spear - his older brother, Gappus, is a much more talented barbarian and will immediately assume the PCs stole it.&nbsp; If defeated, Gappus may listen to reason, but only if the PCs are very persuasive.Resource: After scrapping with goblins, players find a crude goblin map to the manticore's lair; it mentions the spear is in there.&nbsp; Any goblin captive can tell the players that the spear makes the holder the goblin chief.Reward: Gappus' brother, Chak, was the owner of the spear.&nbsp; Before approaching the manticore's lair he stowed his sack of travelling goods under a heavy rock.&nbsp; PCs who search the area can see that the rock was pushed from the spot it used to be positioned.&nbsp; Of course, the rock can't be moved without a lot of noise (and if rolled down the hill, it can cause another rockslide.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ry, post: 3671593, member: 8314"] The fourth: Reward: The manticore has a magical spear from an old adventurer it slew before it moved to this region. The spear is embedded in the brambles in the manticore's lair, but could be removed by a DC 20 strength check. Problem: The spear has a minor curse; when gripped with two hands, it moans in pain; anyone within 30 feet can hear it clearly, but beyond that it sounds like the wind. Threat: The adventurer's family is searching for the spear - his older brother, Gappus, is a much more talented barbarian and will immediately assume the PCs stole it. If defeated, Gappus may listen to reason, but only if the PCs are very persuasive. Resource: After scrapping with goblins, players find a crude goblin map to the manticore's lair; it mentions the spear is in there. Any goblin captive can tell the players that the spear makes the holder the goblin chief. Reward: Gappus' brother, Chak, was the owner of the spear. Before approaching the manticore's lair he stowed his sack of travelling goods under a heavy rock. PCs who search the area can see that the rock was pushed from the spot it used to be positioned. Of course, the rock can't be moved without a lot of noise (and if rolled down the hill, it can cause another rockslide.) [/QUOTE]

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