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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 6785483" data-attributes="member: 54629">Oh, and if I go with the earth cultists, I could also make the effect of the explosion be like that of a devastation orb of earth rather than an actual explosion. So the PCs wouldn't automatically be killed if they fail the quest, but their hometown will be left in ruins - and lots of the villagers will probably die as their houses fall on top of them or get swallowed up into fissures.EDIT: Or maybe I could just have them place an actual devastation orb in the tomb with the idea that the lingering magic will amplify its effects when the planets align at midnight, which will cause the earthquake spell to affect everything within several  miles, rather than just 1 mile. That way, the PCs would need to find and disable or destroy the devastation orb rather than the mage's corpse and magic amulet. Or maybe I could have there be two of the orbs in order to retain that aspect of the adventure.</blockquote>