Kudos regarding issue #136's Campaign Workbook article on magical fungi. My group of adventurers are currently tromping their way through Jzadirune in the Shackled City campaign setting, and these spores may just have to find their way into a dark hallway or two.
I do have a question regarding Cutedrop. If a character fails their will save, they see this pod as either a cute little pet or a baby member of their own race. Does this mean that the other party members will see the pod for what it really is, and think the victim crazy? I only plan to have one, at the most two, pods drop and try to make a link with a couple of my characters. Also, can the bond only be forged between a single pod and a single PC, or can a pod influence two PCs? That would be interesting indeed, watching them both coddle the little pod and fight over who gets the honor of caring for it at night. Ha! Oh, the possibilities for some seriously funny roleplaying are birthed in this article.
Keep up the great work!
I do have a question regarding Cutedrop. If a character fails their will save, they see this pod as either a cute little pet or a baby member of their own race. Does this mean that the other party members will see the pod for what it really is, and think the victim crazy? I only plan to have one, at the most two, pods drop and try to make a link with a couple of my characters. Also, can the bond only be forged between a single pod and a single PC, or can a pod influence two PCs? That would be interesting indeed, watching them both coddle the little pod and fight over who gets the honor of caring for it at night. Ha! Oh, the possibilities for some seriously funny roleplaying are birthed in this article.
Keep up the great work!
Thank you for the kind words :)
My original intent was the scenario just as you lay it out. One person cooing and cudling an icky, slimey pod while his companions look on in horror/amusement.
Your idea about the pod forming a link with multiple PCs is priceless (and something I wish I had thought of myself :) ). Since it's such such a great idea I recommend that you go for it. The whole purpose of a CW is to cut down on your workload by presenting something you can insert with minimal fuss but if you're willing to take an idea and run with it so much the better.
I am honored to be able to read a reply by the author himself! I appreciate your willingness to lurk here and clarify as needed. It's your kind of involvement, as well as that of every member of the staff, that makes this forum unique and a real blessing to players like me.
I plan to run this adventure this weekend, so I'll post and let you know what sort of mayhem ensues. Should be hilarious!
Again, keep up the great work.
Thanks to both of you. It was a fun article to write so I'm glad to hear that some readers found it useful for their own campaigns.