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When the DM tries to make it as obvious as possible (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network
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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 75 points 6 months ago (4 children)

This just gave me the idea of an item that is secretly highly radioactive. Carrying it and being around it it would slowly give the character increasingly acute symptoms of radiation poisoning.The characters can't possibly understand what radiation poisoning is so they would think it is some sort of magical curse. However no magic users would be able figure out what it is and how to stop it.

I'm wondering how long it would take for the players themselves to figure out what it really is, or if they ever would.

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 50 points 6 months ago (3 children)

"You decipher the runes - they say 'Drop and Run'."

[–] grue@lemmy.world 59 points 6 months ago (4 children)

The dungeon entrance is marked with a message in an ancient language called "English." It reads as follows:

This place is a message... and part of a system of messages... pay attention to it!

Sending this message was important to us. We considered ourselves to be a powerful culture.

This place is not a place of honor... no highly esteemed deed is commemorated here... nothing valued is here.

What is here was dangerous and repulsive to us. This message is a warning about danger.

The danger is in a particular location... it increases towards a center... the center of danger is here... of a particular size and shape, and below us.

The danger is still present, in your time, as it was in ours.

The danger is to the body, and it can kill.

The form of the danger is an emanation of energy.

The danger is unleashed only if you substantially disturb this place physically. This place is best shunned and left uninhabited.

$10 says the party decides to delve for treasure anyway.

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 15 points 6 months ago

I kinda want to put that into a game word-for-word and see what happens. My money's on TPK.

[–] ilovededyoupiggy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago

"Sounds like something a treasure-hoarding dragon would say."

-The Party

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 4 points 6 months ago

Oh I forgot about that. I'm definitely using that on the big bad's lair.

[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

10 minutes to widespread organ failure is a bit short for the players to figure anything out.

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's 100 rounds, seems like plenty of time to me.

[–] SwiggitySwole@lemm.ee 8 points 6 months ago

That's almost 100 whole sessions. It's honestly too long of you ask me.

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago

🫳🏃‍➡️

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The demon core.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

"Hey, I speak Infernal! ... what tastes like blue?"

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If they do figure it out you could be in for a very long debate about how far away something is inside a bag of holding.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 6 months ago

As far away as the center point of the Big Bang

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

A modernist version of Spoony's favorite TTRPG, "Surprise! It's Call Of Cthulu."