CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing (He/They)
My entry should be ready to go next week.
How's everyone else's entries going?
How's everyone else's entries going?
The 2024 Pumpkin Spice RPG Contest
- Thread starter CleverNickName
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Still cogitatin'.
I expect that something will resolve at some point. If not, I'll just have to write. AND YOU DON'T WANT ME TO WRITE!
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
I am so swamped with work stuff that I may not be able to do anything in time.
It's a good idea, though, so I may whip it up as a PDF if I blow the deadline and post it to itch.io/DTRPG.
Lidgar
Gongfarmer
Here's my entry. Finally cooling down a bit where I am - so timely.
The Pool of Soothing Lament
The Pool of Soothing Lament (PSL) is a 5e encounter that can be placed in any underground cavern or dungeon environment. It can easily be adapted to other editions or OSR games.
Should the characters approach the pool, read the following:
Anyone handling the soiled rag must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or become infected with sewer plague disease (DMG, pg 257).
The long spoon is the Twin-tailed Siren’s Ladle, a minor magical item, detailed below.
Anyone drinking from the PSL is immediately subject to one of the pool’s effects, determined randomly. Creatures can only be affected by the pool’s magical properties once every 24 hours. The liquid tastes like a warm, sweetly spiced drink. Liquid removed from the pool remains magical for 1 hour.
PSL Magical Effects (d6)
1 – Lactose Intolerant. Receives the poisoned condition for 1 hour.
2 – Sugar Crash. Receives one level of exhaustion.
3 – Soothing Sip. Receives the benefits of the cure wounds spell.
4 – Double Shot. Receives the benefits of the haste spell for 1 minute.
5 – Warms the Cockles. Receives the benefits of the Protection from Energy (Fire) spell for 1 hour.
6 – Venti Cup. Receives the Soothing Sip, Double Shot, and Warms the Cockles magical effects simultaneously.
The Pool of Soothing Lament
The Pool of Soothing Lament (PSL) is a 5e encounter that can be placed in any underground cavern or dungeon environment. It can easily be adapted to other editions or OSR games.
Should the characters approach the pool, read the following:
Anyone handling the soiled rag must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or become infected with sewer plague disease (DMG, pg 257).
The long spoon is the Twin-tailed Siren’s Ladle, a minor magical item, detailed below.
Anyone drinking from the PSL is immediately subject to one of the pool’s effects, determined randomly. Creatures can only be affected by the pool’s magical properties once every 24 hours. The liquid tastes like a warm, sweetly spiced drink. Liquid removed from the pool remains magical for 1 hour.
PSL Magical Effects (d6)
1 – Lactose Intolerant. Receives the poisoned condition for 1 hour.
2 – Sugar Crash. Receives one level of exhaustion.
3 – Soothing Sip. Receives the benefits of the cure wounds spell.
4 – Double Shot. Receives the benefits of the haste spell for 1 minute.
5 – Warms the Cockles. Receives the benefits of the Protection from Energy (Fire) spell for 1 hour.
6 – Venti Cup. Receives the Soothing Sip, Double Shot, and Warms the Cockles magical effects simultaneously.
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing (He/They)
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing (He/They)
Here's my entry.
Pumpkin Spice Lattes have a bit of a cult following here in America. And in the City of Neverwinter, they take that cult status very seriously. Behold, the Cult of the Pumpkin Spice Latte!
The Cult of the Pumpkin Spice Latte
The Cult of the Pumpkin Spice Latte, sometimes referred to as the Order of the White Chalice, is an organization dedicated to a coven of powerful witches: Esne, the Goddess of Milk and Cattle[1]; Kahawa, Goddess of Coffee[2]; Sokeria, Goddess of Sugar and Sweet Things[3]; and Ingver, Goddess of Spices and Herbs[4]. Contrary to their name, their pantheon does not contain a pumpkin deity.
Activities
Across Faerûn, the Cult operates many hospices--called "cafes"--whose mission is to aid those who they believe are suffering under the oppression of summertime. Most of these cafes enjoy a positive reputation in the community, educating the populace about the dangers of summertime (heat exhaustion and heatstroke, insect bites and insect-borne illnesses, poison ivy, droughts, wildfires, etc.), and provide refreshment and encouragement to those who toil under the hot sun. But this is a front for their true, sinister goal: they seek to hasten the end of summer and herald the arrival of autumn earlier with each passing year, eventually eradicating summertime altogether and plunging Faerûn into an endless autumn.
Base of Operations
The Cult's most active cell is located in Neverwinter, at a well-known cafe called Serenbwch[5]. Here, the high priestesses of the Cult brew their potions and concoctions and sell them to the general public by day...and work their dark rituals in the basement by night. This basement contains a teleportation circle that connects the coven to other cafes across Faerûn, with more added with each passing year.
Dogma
The secret faith of the Order of the Pumpkin Spice Latte holds that summertime is a blight upon Faerûn, the result of a magical curse from tens of thousands of years ago by a deranged witch. They believe that the world was never intended to experience hot weather, and they labor tirelessly to free the world from this ancient curse.
The Cultists of the Pumpkin Spice Latte believe the ultimate expression of autumn is the holy union of the four goddesses of their pantheon: milk, coffee, sugar, and spices. They craft this concoction in their cafes, where it is sold to the populace as a means of legitimizing their front (and generating profit), and consumed in their rituals as an act of reverence and worship.
History
In 1450 DR, the original cafe (Serenbwch) was opened in Neverwinter by an urban coven of druids. It has been expanding ever since, opening new cafes in nearly every district of the city and even expanding to new cities across the Realms.
Typical Cultists
Use the following stat blocks for adding the Cultists of the Pumpkin Spice Latte to your campaign.
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Fun facts!
1. Esne is Basque for "milk"
2. Kahawa is Swahili for "coffee"
3. Sokeria is Finnish for "sugar"
4. Ingver is Slovenian for "ginger"
5. Serenbwch is Welsh for "star buck"
Pumpkin Spice Lattes have a bit of a cult following here in America. And in the City of Neverwinter, they take that cult status very seriously. Behold, the Cult of the Pumpkin Spice Latte!
The Cult of the Pumpkin Spice Latte
The Cult of the Pumpkin Spice Latte, sometimes referred to as the Order of the White Chalice, is an organization dedicated to a coven of powerful witches: Esne, the Goddess of Milk and Cattle[1]; Kahawa, Goddess of Coffee[2]; Sokeria, Goddess of Sugar and Sweet Things[3]; and Ingver, Goddess of Spices and Herbs[4]. Contrary to their name, their pantheon does not contain a pumpkin deity.
Activities
Across Faerûn, the Cult operates many hospices--called "cafes"--whose mission is to aid those who they believe are suffering under the oppression of summertime. Most of these cafes enjoy a positive reputation in the community, educating the populace about the dangers of summertime (heat exhaustion and heatstroke, insect bites and insect-borne illnesses, poison ivy, droughts, wildfires, etc.), and provide refreshment and encouragement to those who toil under the hot sun. But this is a front for their true, sinister goal: they seek to hasten the end of summer and herald the arrival of autumn earlier with each passing year, eventually eradicating summertime altogether and plunging Faerûn into an endless autumn.
Base of Operations
The Cult's most active cell is located in Neverwinter, at a well-known cafe called Serenbwch[5]. Here, the high priestesses of the Cult brew their potions and concoctions and sell them to the general public by day...and work their dark rituals in the basement by night. This basement contains a teleportation circle that connects the coven to other cafes across Faerûn, with more added with each passing year.
Dogma
The secret faith of the Order of the Pumpkin Spice Latte holds that summertime is a blight upon Faerûn, the result of a magical curse from tens of thousands of years ago by a deranged witch. They believe that the world was never intended to experience hot weather, and they labor tirelessly to free the world from this ancient curse.
The Cultists of the Pumpkin Spice Latte believe the ultimate expression of autumn is the holy union of the four goddesses of their pantheon: milk, coffee, sugar, and spices. They craft this concoction in their cafes, where it is sold to the populace as a means of legitimizing their front (and generating profit), and consumed in their rituals as an act of reverence and worship.
History
In 1450 DR, the original cafe (Serenbwch) was opened in Neverwinter by an urban coven of druids. It has been expanding ever since, opening new cafes in nearly every district of the city and even expanding to new cities across the Realms.
Typical Cultists
Use the following stat blocks for adding the Cultists of the Pumpkin Spice Latte to your campaign.
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Fun facts!
1. Esne is Basque for "milk"
2. Kahawa is Swahili for "coffee"
3. Sokeria is Finnish for "sugar"
4. Ingver is Slovenian for "ginger"
5. Serenbwch is Welsh for "star buck"
GreyLord
Legend
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing (He/They)
There are a lot of "5E Monster Stat Block Generator" tools out there. The one I used is called Tetra-Cube.
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