Ben L. How much time do we have until we travel back to the Hanging Palace?
A Primer on the Abyssal Dungeon
A Primer on the Abyssal Dungeon The Short Version : This huge dungeon was designed as a prison, with seven locks of increasing difficulty reach its central prison chamber. The party believes that the real king of Zyan is imprisoned there, with a powerful imposter ruling in his place. The party has opened 3 of those locks, and is currently in the area beyond the Hydraulic Portal (the third lock). Each "level" of the dungeon in some way echoes some aspect of Zyan, the flying city of the dreamlands that sits above it. The area the party is in seems to be a set of tunnels for workers with pipes and clockwork puzzle elements. The Much Longer Version : To really understand the current dungeon you need to a bit of campaign background. It’s a major location in the setting. Here’s everything you need to know—at least given the current state of the party’s knowledge. If you read this, you should be up to speed. Zyan above, the flying city that rests on the rock from the bottom of w...
It would be a feeding frenzy
ReplyDeleteThe power players in town would be:
(1) Valmoreaux, the Captain of the Storm Riders,
(2) the more powerful Apprentices (Mercurio, Albinus)
(2) the High Voluptuary
(3) among the People: the councils leading the Guilds of Hewers and Fishers
Eric Boyd is right that there are other powers with an interest in the outcome—regional enemies of the Chatelaine’s (The Merchant’s Guild, The Grim Duke), and the big power players from afar, most notably the Viridistani (The World Emperor) with whom the Chatelaine is vaguely allied, and the Invincible Overlord who is vaguely allied with The Grim Duke
Yes, unfortunately none of us are powerful enough to seize the reigns on our own, and I've yet to hear anything about a good king.
ReplyDeleteWHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT I SERVE HIM ALL HAIL THE OVERLORD.
Salinger is just in a bit of a haze. "What if I catch the Chatelaine's eye and we become lovers, and I tell her about Zyan, and then I lead an army into it as her general?" He has completely overlooked that as an adventurer he might not have the time to properly train a troupe of dancers.
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