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creative writing as always. it still annoys me that players are stifled and not allowed to use in game items to the extent npc's are. i'v seen similar stuff in a couple oher adventures.
here we have marvelous oil pastels, a more powerful alternative to marvelous pigments that has the side effect of creating obviously fake gaudy looking creatures and items when used. they can create anything of that could be summoned by summon monster IV or natures ally Iv and has and it requires one pastel out of 7 for every hit die of creature created. the story then goes on to detail how chaotic and inexperienced goblins go about duplicating a 9 hit die fey out of legend and huge swaths of landscape without using them up. this sort of stuff just takes me out of it.
if your worried about allowing your pc's to use creativity to achieve powerful ends then go play a video game or put them against something equally creative and dangerous..or just roll with it and make things interesting as they go.