![]() ![]() They must slay the overlord to be free of the endless battle. The wrong constellation: The PC's in the room are transported via to an ancient battlefield where they are part of an army taking on waves of terrifying undead soldiers led by a powerful overlord. Through the use of a spell, certain chapters of the people's history can be told, like that episode of Star Trek TNG where Picard lives out decades of his life on another planet in just a few moments of time. The consequences however, are not all dire. Only when the altar is approached during a specific constellation does the artifact allow itself to be touched without consequence. The motes of light above the artifact move to depict various constellations in the sky (according to this ancient culture). The murals should reveal this through a series of. The stars and the constellations and movement of the planets were important in their religion, as were certain important leaders, discoverers and heroes. The ancient peoples to whom this artifact belonged were very religious (like Egypt-level religious). Most treasure hunters leave the temple to tell the tale. On the way in, there were interesting encounters in a temple environment where there were interesting bas relief murals upon the walls depicting an ancient people's beliefs, history and way of life.Īnyone who approaches the artifact appears to get "zapped", disappears, and reappears a few seconds later either having lived an interesting experience, or weak and nearly unconscious from some traumatic event. Idea: The artifact sits in a ceremonial room on an altar where motes of light dance over it in a spectacular and fascinating way. One just has to do it in a way that engages the players in a fun way. FIE! I say! This is an excellent way to tell a tale and involve the players.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |