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An inanimate object that rolled Charisma? Can't think of any.
Two words: Intelligent items. Sure, most of them are weapons, but not all of them.
As for smart dungeon guards, savvy adventurers would target the dim ones. Or go raid their rooms for notes, keys, etc.
Thank you for that wonderful, wonderful idea on what to give my players.
The problem is that smart dungeon guards would not carry the book around. Where would she find it?
I've always liked the Lord Darcy mysteries, in which science doesn't exist but magic is a science. Every spell has its principles. A good "forensic sorcerer" can examine a spell and work out how to counter it. Whether he has the ability is another thing.
I've always liked the Lord Darcy mysteries, in which science doesn't exist but magic is a science. Every spell has its principles. A good "forensic sorcerer" can examine a spell and work out how to counter it. Whether he has the ability is another thing.
For some reason, I'm thinking of that "world's most comfortable chair" from The Tick.
I had a wizard who would pose as a "Johnson", that would hire a newbie party of adventurers to steal 5 books from his library.
As soon as someone entered the library and cast Detect Magic, a heavy wall would slam down. On the wall, in raised letters, was a lengthy admonishment about people who stole and how they needed to apologize. (There were also a series of holes in the wall underneath)
The necessary books were all at least 10lbs (except one that was 4lbs), the walls were enchanted against spider climb (and gloriously smooth to boot), the bookshelves would collapse if climbed, and the "mosaic tiles" in front of each one was a veneer over tanglefoot bag material, so anybody falling off would get stuck. The (other) books were animated to attack if they were disturbed.
The reading chair, pedastle (looked like Atlas holding a shelf) and table were also animated to attack if disturbed.
If the party could figure out how to get the books and escape, they were deemed worth hiring, although their initial pay was based on how much of a mess they made.
As soon as someone entered the library and cast Detect Magic, a heavy wall would slam down. On the wall, in raised letters, was a lengthy admonishment about people who stole and how they needed to apologize. (There were also a series of holes in the wall underneath)
The necessary books were all at least 10lbs (except one that was 4lbs), the walls were enchanted against spider climb (and gloriously smooth to boot), the bookshelves would collapse if climbed, and the "mosaic tiles" in front of each one was a veneer over tanglefoot bag material, so anybody falling off would get stuck. The (other) books were animated to attack if they were disturbed.
The reading chair, pedastle (looked like Atlas holding a shelf) and table were also animated to attack if disturbed.
If the party could figure out how to get the books and escape, they were deemed worth hiring, although their initial pay was based on how much of a mess they made.
After Titan A.E., intelligent guards became something of a *thing* in our group. They show up from time to time, which is usually when someone will drop that line about "Never saw that one coming..."
But yes, having a guard walking around with the idiot's guide to surviving his own patrol is kinda funny.
But yes, having a guard walking around with the idiot's guide to surviving his own patrol is kinda funny.
It was a chair.
My campaign uses a custom table for Confusion.
And one of our players had access to Plane Shift.
My campaign uses a custom table for Confusion.
And one of our players had access to Plane Shift.
So, they were Confused by a trap in that room.
The Cleric who always kept Plane Shift prepared as an exit strategy rolled a 93, which on the table is "You cast one random prepared spell at the nearest object of furniture to you".
I had never thought it would actually come up.
BTW, the chair failed.
The Cleric who always kept Plane Shift prepared as an exit strategy rolled a 93, which on the table is "You cast one random prepared spell at the nearest object of furniture to you".
I had never thought it would actually come up.
BTW, the chair failed.
In Earthdawn, the party went into a cave where a book was placed by a dragon, and the book was sapient.
The book's job was to maintain a certain dragon magic, and help create half-dragons. However, after a couple millennia in the cave, it became a bit senile.
The book's job was to maintain a certain dragon magic, and help create half-dragons. However, after a couple millennia in the cave, it became a bit senile.
I kind of like the idea of a senile book. The idea of something specifically designed to be a repository of information having memory problems is just silly.
Guest Author's Note: "Pinkie Pie may be rubbing off, but a Story Time prompt from those disarming instructions: tell a story of when a book, or other inanimate object, rolled a Charisma check (or equivalent in another system)."
Newbiespud's Note: Got another half of a podcast episode, to be completed next update!
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