I’ve been tinkering with Hex Describe again. Every time I create a map I chuckle when I see a nuggets such as this:
The flowing letters on their white banners identify them as *Timeless Children of Lonely Mitra* elves. “Have you seen the *Astral Cup of Rúthwi*? If you bring it to us, we will grant you a realm of your own on the Astral Sea! But if you are hiding it from us, you will die a very slow death.”
And the best part is that the *Astral Cup of Rúthwi* does exist!
8000 silver coins. 8000 gold coins. A scroll of *moving ice* (…). The *Astral Cup of Rúthwi*, an ancient light elf heirloom.
You just need to figure out how to deal with the hill giants, now…
In any case – I was tinkering with the creation of an elementalist school. The problem is how many wizards do you create? One high-level wizard for each element is a lot of text, and the setup at the beginning is very short. Of course, player character wizards and elves wanting to learn new spells can be an interesting driver in addition to that initial setup, and I’ve added a little monster issue at the end, but I feel that this location can still be improved.
I’ll have to think of something. Perhaps they have missions themselves, dragon related? Red dragons = fire, blue dragons = air (wrong colour, what about water?), black dragon = water (or swamp, my setting has no river dragons!), brown dragons = earth (no earth dragons!). This needs more work!
Perhaps non-player characters looking for these elementalist schools and looking for guides and guards. That might be interesting. Hm…
The geomancer Neal (level 10) The spells known are based on The Book of Geomancy by Zorkan of Mount Whiterock: 1. magic message, stone fist, flying stones, 2. raise stone, golem craft, throw a rock, 3. rock swim, rock throwing, stone skin, 4. earth ship, split the ground, bury the living, 5. stone growth, earthblood mastery. Neal also happens to own a book: Human Buildings.
The aquamancer Sarvinth (level 7) The spells known are based on The Book of Aquamancy by Jezembal the Ice Queen: 1. ice wall, icicles, wave, 2. frozen path, tentacles, 3. water way, water breathing, 4. part water. A dwarven dagger +2 with dwarven runes commemorating the slaying of the red dragon Burning Tooth of the Holy Fire. Sarvinth also happens to own a book: Charming People and Exploiting Friends.
The aeromancer Soner (level 7) The spells known are based on The Book of the Mountain Witch by Asphyx the Aeromancer: 1. eagle eyes, bird friendship, feather fall, 2. invisibility, illusion, 3. lightning bolt, gaseous form, 4. like grass. A living black tattoo +1 dedicating its wearer to Pazuzu. Soner also happens to own a book: Mastering Infinity.
The pyromancer Djamila (level 9) The spells known are based on The Book of Pyromancy by Ysabala Devilsdaughter: 1. fire resistance, ball of fire, flame cloak, 2. flaming blade, illusion, firetrap, 3. feasting, flame arrows, fireball, 4. wellness, wall of fire, 5. rain of fire. A golden crown +2 commemorating the ascension of Thekk Stoutbrace to the throne of Grind.
The local contact for the secret society of the Sacred Company of the Truths is the knight Adwoa (level 6). A dagger +1 consecrated to Set poisoning your thoughts with images of you stabbing anybody you are talking to. The helmet of the dark lord with smoke and red light dripping out of its visor grants the ability to tell when others within 10ft are lying. They are here to overthrow the feudal lords and to push back against their supporters.
The carp fishers of Feverbost are reporting many dead fish. They are right, for 31 swamp cranes have recently moved in and their dung is poisonous (HD 1 AC 7 1d4 F2 MV 18 ML 9 XP 100; shoots feathers like darts for 60ft until they roll a 1 for damage; from then on they attack with their beaks; afraid of loud rattling, drumming or bells ringing; swamp crane feathers are worth 50gp each to an alchemist).
Bone Waters flows through here.
Old Shady Road starts here.
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– Oliver 2021-12-20 16:10 UTC
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– Alex 2021-12-20 21:12 UTC
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This is fun, too: -
RESULT “Have you seen the Astral Cup of Rúthwi? If you bring it to us, we will grant you a realm of your own on the Astral Sea! But if you are hiding it from us, you will die a very slow death.”
– The Sons of Ull, in the court of the Northern Fief
Our investigation into the potential consequences of the previous session’s revelations has led us to the edges of the Astral Sea. The seas are a bit different on the Astral Plane, and there are some interesting new things to look out for.
To begin with, the waters are considerably colder than they are on the Material Plane, where the sea is pretty much always at the same temperature. The cold doesn’t really affect my water breathing, though it’s still better to not use it in temperatures under about 15 degrees C
– bluetyson 2021-12-26 00:08 UTC
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Haha. I just used the question as prompt and got this:
Have you seen the Astral Cup of Rúthwi?
The Cup of Rúthwi is a cup of immortality that has been passed down through generations of the rulers of Ireland. It is an ancient cup, and according to legend, the cup was passed down to Rúthwi, the father of Cú Chulainn, after he had killed an eagle in a battle.
The cup has been lost for a long time, but is now believed to have been found by Irish monks in Tarragona, Spain.
Scary.
– Alex 2021-12-26 11:22 UTC
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At least the water might be warmer in Spain!
– bluetyson 2021-12-29 12:59 UTC
