Oz Folklore's page

In Volo's Guide, the bit about beholders states beholders have nightmares about other beholders that vary from the dreamer's perfect form, and that's how they're created.

Were-hyenas and were-jackals?

Yuan-ti cultists?

A secret society of khepri (the beetle-faced/headed folk from China Mieville's Perdido Street Station).

Most of the beholder background is because I read volos guide.

Umm... wow. You've got a LOT going on here.

Seasoned dnd players so i really have to spice it up and Their is one big beholder that dreamed up normal sized ones and granted them each lands. The pink beholder is one of such Beholders he gave a part of the world too. and no the top side has no idea.

Underground, Egyptian theme... what level? Or is this just a thought experiment?

Look Bellow I have included A more detailed discription to the world and hopefull the awnsers to your questions and thank you So much for the ideas.

A few Living Monoliths who, while quite bored, remain 100% loyal to standing as eternal guardians.

A harem of succubi, also bored but not quite as loyal.
Puzzle traps: use some of tile maze puzzles from DDO for inspiration.

What makes the Monoliths unbored?

Part of the dungeon could be an ancient irrigation system. And we all know what lurks in the water in Egypt.

Crocodiles! And croc-themed critters.
But to really answer your question, we need to know something about the group. What level are they? The answers are going to be a lot different for levels 1-2 or for levels 5-6 or whatever.

Look Bellow I have included A more detailed description to the world and hopefully the answers to your questions and thank you So much for the ideas.

Thank you for taking time to read this. My players have started a campaign based on Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne with some steampunk mixed in. I will be using Pathfinder books to build it and I have assess to a lot of them But dont worry if your references are in 5th i have most of them also. Please leave any references in book and page format.

The story so far is based in 1880-1920. A older gentleman has went deep into a mine trying to find a rare material. His daughter hasn't heard from him in 2 months. She has since hired a crew to go down after him little did they know what awaits. They have since lost the entire crew either lost or dead. They are all currently lvl 3 and non of them are magic users. Gunslinger with a steampunk arm that runs a railroad up top and currently has broke his real arm. And a ninja hired to protect one of the npcs that she has let die.

A giant beholder has started calling the center of the earth his home. Dreaming of the perfect world I have dubbed him the great creator and most of his beams have been replaced with non lethal creation spells.

He is considered rare cause he has dreamed children in existence and gave them corners of the inner world to make there own and whoever shows him they can do it gets the upper world as a prize.

They find themselves in a black sand desert and at the door step to a pyramid dreamed into being as a place of worship to the pink beholder that runs a city close by that they have yet to find. Treasure hungry they decide to explore the pyramid and thus this post begins.

An ebberon-style airship.

Thank you I was hoping this post might get a few comments.

My adventures made it to a Egyptian style dungeon inside of a underground desert overseen by a pink beholder And I would like to play whats in that dungeon with you guys drop me some ideas and ill put it in no matter what it is and work it into the story thank you.

Welcome friends thank you for taking time to read this. My players have started a campaign based on Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne with some steampunk mixed in. I will be using Pathfinder books to build it and I have assess to all book. Please leave any references in book and page format.

The story so far is based in 1880-1920. A older gentleman has went deep into a mine trying to find a rare material. His daughter hasn't heard from him in 2 months. She has since hired a crew to go down after him little did they know what awaits.

A giant beholder has started calling the center of the earth his home. Dreaming of the perfect world I have dubbed him the great creator and most of his beams have been replaced with non lethal creation spells.
He is considered rare cause he has dreamed children in existence and gave them corners of the inner world to make there own and whoever shows him they can do it gets the upper world as a prize.

Now to the Nitty Gritty of this post. They have made it to a Egyptian style dungeon inside of a underground desert overseen by a pink beholder And I would like to play whats in that dungeon you guys drop me some ideas and ill put it in no matter what it is and work it into the story thank you.

If you have access to the golarion specific books, "Heroes of the Darklands" and "Pathfinder Chronicles- Into the Darklands" have some neat ideas, Specifically the Vaults of Orv that are a series of vast caverns, each containing its own environment.

This was the most helpful answer anyone has ever given me. Thank you!

You could have them find an area where the inhabitants are calm and friendly, and just want the PCs to be happy, and stay with them forever...

thank you all very good and i will have to buy those books. have you ever seen big fish?

Welcome friends thank you for taking time to read this. My players have started a campaign based on Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne with some steampunk mixed in. I will be using Pathfinder books to build it and I have assess to all book. Please leave any references in book and page format.

The story so far is based in 1880-1920. A older gentleman has went deep into a mine trying to find a rare material. His daughter hasn't heard from him in 2 months. She has since hired a crew to go down after him little did they know what awaits.

A giant beholder i have actually made a model of has started calling the center of the earth his home. Dreaming of the perfect world i have dubbed him the great creator and most of his beams have been replaced with non lethal creation spells.

Charm Monster - Enchantment - Gold
Charm Person - Enchantment - Gold
Telekinesis - Transmutation - Blue
Disintegration - Transmutation - Blue
Flesh to Stone - Transmutation - Blue
Fabricate - Transmutation - Blue
Permanency - Universal -
Major Creation - Conjuration - Yellow
Dimension Door - Conjuration - Yellow
Flaming Sphere, Greater - Evocation - Red

Now the idea is he has been making small worlds in caves trying to come up with the perfect civilizations when he fails he moves on and makes another leaving the first abandon. My players our very low magic and do not plan on being much more than fighters or gunslingers. Now here is were you come in I am looking for some cool ideas for rooms or areas for them to explore or run into. I have access to every pathfinder book out so if we could use them for references that would be awesome. Thank you for reading all this and if you leave any ideas thank you for your time.

You might want to steal heavily from APs and printed adventures you own, even if you don't run the whole AP itself.

I don't own a lot of the preferring to make most of my material myself but I am working a lot of hours at work and don't have that much time to write up stuff. Can anyone recommend which ones I could buy to steal from?

Oh, also: which system is this for? PF? 5E? This thread might be better served to be flagged to move elsewhere!

I have hard copies of all pathfinder books and would like to keep reference materials along that lines.

As a related possibility, he found a <recording device> of some sort

I really like this idea.

Out of curiosity, which film? '59? '89? '93? '08 theater? '08 television?

We just watched 59 Now were gonna watch the 08 one Brandon Frazier One.

Perhaps they encounter steampunk type Drow and Duergar, though they're weapons and artifacts are powered by magic rather than science.

Trying to keep what they have to deal with monster or race wise to creatures not intellectually interactive to start at least.

The old man

Thank you these are all awesome suggestions on my quest starter.

Isn't this the plot of Atlantis.

I haven't seen Atlantis Watching journey to the center of the earth as we speak.

Welcome friends thank you for taking time to read this. My players have stated that they want to have a campaign based on Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne with some steampunk mixed in. I will be using Pathfinder books to build it and I have assess to all book. Please leave any references in book and page format.

Now I am currently building the background story. The story so far is based in 1880-1920. A older gentleman around 70-80 has discovered insert A reason to know about the center of the earth. He needs funding and skilled individuals. My Pcs are both leaning toward the rich background being backers of the older gentleman.

Now too get to the meat of the post I would love some help with any ideas. Ideas as to how or why they should go. How to get into the center of the world whats down there and why? Maybe a few Npc to join them on there journey with backgrounds. Thank you agin for reading this Will be working on this setting for the next week and would take any suggestions seriously.

Welcome friends thank you for taking time to read this. My players have stated that they want to have a campaign based on Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne with some steampunk mixed in. I will be using Pathfinder books to build it and I have assess to all book. Please leave any references in book and page format.

Now I am currently building the background story. The story so far is based in 1880-1920. A older gentleman around 70-80 has discovered insert A reason to know about the center of the earth. He needs funding and skilled individuals. My Pcs are both leaning toward the rich background being backers of the older gentleman.

Now too get to the meat of the post I would love some help with any ideas. Ideas as to how or why they should go. How to get into the center of the world whats down there and why? Maybe a few Npc to join them on there journey with backgrounds. Thank you agin for reading this Will be working on this setting for the next week and would take any suggestions seriously.

Thank you for the link

Dyson's Delves

I am loving all the ideas I would like to incorporate the 6 main stats and some animals.

Edit: I suppose it's worth mentioning that not every dungeon takes the shape of an actual dungeon. A dungeon could take the shape of a forest or a city with little effort of the GM. It's just that the rooms don't have walls.

In the case of this campaign all of the mini dungeons will have walls but will keep this in mind.

I would suggest allowing more than one way to solve puzzles and traps. Some players might get really frustrated if they don't find the one correct way.

I always allow players to solve traps and riddles with the first good answer or action that sounds like it should work.

This is exactly the kinda thing I am looking for.

Please keep the ideas flowing!

Me and my friends are playing the new legend of Zelda and are in love with the idea of the shrine being incorporated into dnd. So I have made a new world and reason to have shrines in the world. Now i have made a few but I feel like my players will be breezing through them one after another if they can. So I need to come up with some ideas for mini dungeons.

The world I have created is after a huge catastrophic meteors have hit the world and sent the wold back into the dinosaur age everywhere has giant creatures and not as much civilization the shrines are made to hold the knowledge of flora and fauna of the world before the devastation. Each win will get you one 6th of A stat point. And i would like them to be related to some animal (or any monster in any book I have them all.) And some plant you can use any real or fake world plants.

So any ideas for mini dungeons would be awesome.

As for tips, I feel like there would be alot of constructs in that setting. You could look at things like the Soulbound Doll to represent the button eyed children. There's a Soulbound Mannequin for adult sized.

I like the idea of the soulbound and will use it I am looking for more monsters be them from dnd or folklore that I Can use.

Do you plan for this to be low-level?

The main person I am creating this world for is A first time player and i want to make it Special. So she is starting at lvl 1 so yes A low lvl but i could use some endgame ideas for story plot.

Will the PCs be children?

She was A child when she first went to the other world and she had a brother which is lost in the other world and she wants him back.

Will it be a "Real World-ish urban fantasy", or take place in a high fantasy setting?

Think Modern on one side and other side is High Fantasy. She has a portal to and from the other world.

If you're following Coraline more closely, each PC could get a soft, cuddly tour guide which will inevitably turn on them when they want to leave. They'd have to avoid them or ward them off somehow.

She is under the assumption everyone is a foe lol.

Do you mean Coraline?

I sure do thanks I didn't notice that.

Hello Everyone

Making A Campaign Based On The Caroline World by Neil Gaiman. Not sure if this is the place to put this so if it is the wrong place please move it thanks. Either way I am running this using pathfinder. I am looking for some cool ideas or monsters that have to do with that world. So button eyes, Needles, thread, Dolls, Ect. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Hello Everyone

Making A Campaign Based On The Caroline World by Neil Gaiman. Not sure if this is the place to put this so if it is the wrong place please move it thanks. Either way I am running this using pathfinder. I am looking for some cool ideas or monsters that have to do with that world. So button eyes, Needles, thread, Dolls, Ect. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

I am looking for A new campaign to be in I am willing to play with any race and class you need to me to make to fill in the spot you need. I will just put some kinda twist on it and I will make you a good background story. I have been playing Dnd for years and would be able to post multi-able times A day. I will make the character you wish Within the day.

Found the best way to make dungeons is just ask alot of people to put random stuff in. So here I am please comment what you would like to see in a dungeon. The more details the better. The play group is lvl 3. AND the setting is high magic. Thanks in advance to anyone that participates.

I Am good at on the fly. Lightsbane was given to them to drag them I to the story they got him from a cage and I have done the weapon being a person thing before.

Well I guess no one has any ideas. This is the 3rd time in 3 different category I have placed it in not sure what I am wording it wrong or what. Or if I have yet to find the right thread either way. Crickets

Background
----------
Running a campaign for a few generations of players that characters have had kids and we have played them well we are on the 4th generation of kids now and they are lvl 20 and are getting ready to embark on what I feel will be the last journey. There is a crown with 12 slots in it each belongs to A coresponding Artifact weapon which they are task to get and return the crown to its full power they have obtained 1 of the weapon the glaive known as lightsbane now I have a name and type for each weapon but I need encounters fit for lvl 20. And also what each weapon will do. The weapons are as followed. I know and have info on Dylan and lights bane already so any ideas on location challenge and weapon property. Would be awesome.

The Weapon Names Are
--------------------
Valkyrie, Tribute of Diligence
- Scythe
Toothpick, Gift of Trembling Hands
- Shortsword
Malice, Crusader of Conquered Worlds
- Glaive
Lightbane, Whisper of Nightmares
- Spear
Echo, Favor of Shifting Worlds
- Longbow
Requiem, Sculptor of Lost Hope
- Rapier
Desolation, Bringer of Time-Lost Memories
- Dagger
Convergence, Ferocity of the Setting Sun
- Morningstar
Firestorm, Jaws of the Falling Sky
- Greataxe
Wolf, Ferocity of Lost Comrades
- Gauntlet
Ashrune, Last Stand of Frost
- Falchion
Dyzand, The Blade That Never Sleeps
- BastardSword

The Characters Are
---------------------
lvl 20 Fighter Duel-wields Large Scythes. And Currently the owner of lightsbane. Also has found a Picture in a labyrinth portraying himself to be The dragon of the ninth heavens And he has no idea what that means and neither do I yet.

Lvl 20 Wizard Thats weilds a arcane rifle and is a master crafter of metals and is on a quest to find dream steal which is a made up metal form my world.

lvl 20 Rouge Knife master duel weilding Crescent Knifes

Is this in the wrong place. If it is could some on link me to the place it should go.

I have been running a champaign for a few generations of players that characters have had kids and we have played them. Well we are on the 4th generation of kids now and they are lvl 20 and are getting ready to embark on what I feel will be the last journey. There is a crown with 12 slots in it each belongs to A corresponding Artifact weapon which they are task to get all of them and return the crown to its full power they have obtained 1 of the weapon the glaive known as Lightsbane now I have a name and type for each weapon but I need encounters fit for lvl 20. And also what each weapon will do. The weapons are as followed. I know and have info on Dyzand and Lightsbane already so any ideas on location challenge and weapon property. Would be awesome.

Valkyrie, Tribute of Diligence
- Scythe
Toothpick, Gift of Trembling Hands
- Shortsword
Malice, Crusader of Conquered Worlds
- Glaive
Lightbane, Whisper of Nightmares
- Spear
Echo, Favor of Shifting Worlds
- Longbow
Requiem, Sculptor of Lost Hope
- Rapier
Desolation, Bringer of Time-Lost Memories
- Dagger
Convergence, Ferocity of the Setting Sun
- Morningstar
Firestorm, Jaws of the Falling Sky
- Greataxe
Wolf, Ferocity of Lost Comrades
- Gauntlet
Ashrune, Last Stand of Frost
- Falchion
Dyzand, The Blade That Never Sleeps
- BastardSword

The Characters Are

lvl 20 Fighter Duel-wields Large Scythes. And Currently the owner of lightsbane. Also has found a Picture in a labyrinth portraying himself to be The dragon of the ninth heavens And he has no idea what that means and neither do I yet.

Lvl 20 Wizard Thats weilds a arcane rifle and is a master crafter of metals and is on a quest to find dream steal which is a made up metal form my world.

lvl 20 Rouge Knife master duel weilding Crescent Knifes

Running a champaign for a few generations of players that characters have had kids and we have played them well we are on the 4th generation of kids now and they are lvl 20 and are getting ready to embark ok what I feel will be the last journey. There is a crown with 12 slots in it each belongs to A coresponding Artifact weapon which they are task to get all of them and return the crown to its full power they have obtained 1 of the wepon the glave known as lightsbane now I have a name and type for each weapon but I need encounters fit for lvl 20. And also what each weapon will do. The weapons are as followed. I know and have info on Dylan and lights bane already so any ideas on location challenge and wepon property. Would be awesome.

Valkyrie, Tribute of Diligence
- Scythe
Toothpick, Gift of Trembling Hands
- Shortsword
Malice, Crusader of Conquered Worlds
- Glaive
Lightbane, Whisper of Nightmares
- Spear
Echo, Favor of Shifting Worlds
- Longbow
Requiem, Sculptor of Lost Hope
- Rapier
Desolation, Bringer of Time-Lost Memories
- Dagger
Convergence, Ferocity of the Setting Sun
- Morningstar
Firestorm, Jaws of the Falling Sky
- Greataxe
Wolf, Ferocity of Lost Comrades
- Gauntlet
Ashrune, Last Stand of Frost
- Falchion
Dyzand, The Blade That Never Sleeps
- BastardSword

Oz Folklore wrote:

Thank you ParagonDireRaccoon that's is very good Stuff i really like the idea of future stuff messing with there minds.

I'm glad it helps. I have a few suggestions for designing NPCs that I hope will be helpful:

I start with a list of roles that I'll need NPCs for. A few store owners/market stall workers who the PCs will buy gear from, clerics at a couple churches in town, a town gossip, a couple government officials, a retired adventurer who the PCs can go to for advice, a few children in town who deliver messages to the PCs from potential employers (kind of like in an MMO or Skyrim when a messenger delivers a letter with a job offer), a few families with farms a ways out of the city that the PCs stop by and visit. The families appreciate news from town and sometimes have rumors of bandits or monsters in the outlying woods.

I like to base NPCs off of characters from books, movies, and tv shows. I don't pick them all from one show, and sometimes I'll pick an actor and then pick one of their less famous roles (Jim Carrey in Man in the Moon is less iconic than him in Ace Ventura or the Mask, for example). If I have to make an NPC on the fly I usually base it off of a PC either I or a friend have

In terms of making a city feel alive, I like to throw in a few details you might see in a real world city and add a few unusual events that contrast everyday activity. A sign that reads 'Stonehaven- population 904' with the 904 crossed out and replaced with '905 congratulations Ahira and Lenia' is humorous and makes it feel like there are people living their lives in the town. A city or town might have an unusual event that brings tourists, like a blue dragon and a bronze dragon who race each and fly over the city every three months.

I Love the idea of events in town I have done some before I have dmed alot but I am getting a promotion at work with more hours and less time And alot of life things but I don't want my players to suffer so I was looking for help on here for some good ideas which you have provided thank you. Now I hope to get a few more and I will be on my way.

Quote:

We have went deep into a archeologists dig with some of the archeologist. and found a cult of npcs that seem to worship flies won that fight and got out alive on their way there carriage gets hijacks nnd took into a cave were they are hung from a wall After getting free. The fighter Comes into contact with A pretty boy duelist.

So your party went on an archeologist dig(why?), got into a fight with some cultist and won. Then you left the area only to have your carriage attacked(by more cultists or someone else?) and you were all captured. You escaped but were captured again and hung to a wall? Then a duelist enters the area and approaches the fighter(who is still captured or who has broken free?)?

*edit or is it: After you got free the fighter comes into contact with a duelist?

Ok if you have every watched the anime fairy tale this will explain it. Our parents made a Adventure's guild there kids (Our PCs)are on a quest to help that archeologist. While deep in the dig site they found a contraption that when poked and prodded open up a door to a shrine deeper in the dig site. Were they were confronted by said cultist. After defeating them. They Completed there quest with the Archeologist and secured passage on a carriage back to the guild which goes through a valley were they were attacked by (Unknown bad guys could be cult or other.) But they were knocked unconscious without seeing anyone other than the duelist. They all 3 woke up hung on a wall without there items by there hands in maniacal But not there feet but they are off the floor buy about 3 feet. They didn't look around and the pretty boy duelist has been sitting in the dark across the room watching them. One of the pcs has a Chameleon companion which was sent to try to find there items only bringing back the fighters sword and And a few other smaller items. With that the fighter broke free and then locked eyes with the duelist and charged him and that's were we are.

Thank you ParagonDireRaccoon that's is very good Stuff i really like the idea of future stuff messing with there minds.

So sorry this is confusing we rotate Dungen mastering duties it is my turn to Dm. I was a player now I am dungeon mastering. The world is built But we add onto it all the time. We are currently level 2 and in a dungeon setting In a cave. There is one NPC That is the duelist he could be the leader or not that hasn't been decided yet. The only determined background is that they have been captured and are not outside. they are in one room and haven't seen any others.

Now as THE DUNGEON MASTER I was just looking for some new and fun ideas to toss at the players that maybe they haven't seen before.

No Questions

I am asking for ideas

Murderhobo style

Very Boaring looking for a good story line set up

Characters Are All mix Breeds.
Rouge Knife master - Pretending To Be A Grand Magus has a pet chameleon
Gnome/Tiefling
Spell Slinger - Metal Oriented Wizard Looking for Rare Metal Make Guns
Krytonian/Rock Subtype Human
Fighter Duelist - Mastering Swords But gonna try to duel wield Scythes
Tiefling/Water Subtype

I know the characters are weird sounding but the Dm is very open and this is the 5th generation of kids that we have played them all.

We have went deep into a archeologists dig with some of the archeologist. and found a cult of npcs that seem to worship flies won that fight and got out alive on their way there carriage gets hijacks nnd took into a cave were they are hung from a wall After getting free. The fighter Comes into contact with A pretty boy duelist.

That is were we stopped would love some ideas feel free to include homebrewed items, Monster, Npc.

So i am looking for.
1. Ideas for the story.
2. Home brewed loot
3. Cool Npc
4. A mixture of all of them.

Characters Are All mix Breeds.
Rouge Knife master - Pretending To Be A Grand Magus has a pet chameleon
Gnome/Tiefling
Spell Slinger - Metal Oriented Wizard Looking for Rare Metal Make Guns
Krytonian/Rock Subtype Human
Fighter Duelist - Mastering Swords But gonna try to duel wield Scythes
Tiefling/Water Subtype

I know the characters are weird sounding but the Dm is very open and this is the 5th generation of kids that we have played them all.

We have went deep into a archeologists dig with some of the archeologist. and found a cult of npcs that seem to worship flies won that fight and got out alive on their way there carriage gets hijacks nnd took into a cave were they are hung from a wall After getting free. The fighter Comes into contact with A pretty boy duelist. That is were we stopped would love some ideas feel free to include homebrewed items, Monster, Npc.

Characters Are All mix Breeds.
Rouge Knife master - Pretending To Be A Grand Magus has a pet chameleon
Gnome/Tiefling
Spell Slinger - Metal Oriented Wizard Looking for Rare Metal Make Guns
Krytonian/Rock Subtype Human
Fighter Duelist - Mastering Swords But gonna try to duel wield Scythes
Tiefling/Water Subtype

I know the characters are weird sounding but the Dm is very open and this is the 5th generation of kids that we have played them all.

We have went deep into a archeologists dig with some of the archeologist. and found a cult of npcs that seem to worship flies won that fight and got out alive on their way there carriage gets hijacks nnd took into a cave were they are hung from a wall After getting free. The fighter Comes into contact with A pretty boy duelist. That is were we stopped would love some ideas feel free to include homebrewed items, Monster, Npc.

Ok well i will definitely play if it gets off the ground slot me in but not gonna make a character till you get a few more people. when you are for sure gonna run it tell me and ill spend the day making a character. I put a lot of love into my characters and would hate to not get to play it.

Ok have read everything including a few comments super interested. Was curious how many spots you have filled or have left?

Inquiry didn't read all of the original post and was interested Is there Anymore room for Players if so i will finish reading and make A Character. Also if room exist what are there Races/Classes That Are already players so I don't steal anyone's thunder?

Life changes will probably keep me from continuing this dnd as the dm sorry guys was fun.

Sorry Super Busy IRL

Nelarth looks at Tessara "I Am not holding either of you down to this place"

Nelarth looks at Hal " Thats the spirit my dear boy"

He looks up at Tessara Smiles widely Would you like a drink

looks to shein It ain't over yet He points to Arioch Tackling a suit of armor that has just a torso head and is running on its arms. Watching the arms and head run off in different directions. He Laughs O what fun this is every time

So why are we down to 4 people that respond quick and then crickets.

Just chill with the old man have a drink.