Fantastic Stuff
Fantastic Stuff posted in Fantasy and Progress Level 3 forum comment posted by derek_holland Though Athas has no native gods that doesn't mean outsiders can't visit it. Such divine beings usually just take a look around and see if there is anything worth duplicating in their own worlds. Nerull and Boccob are considering how psionic divination and defiling, respectively, can be used by their followers.
When it rains in a desert there is a bloom of wildflowers. When it rains in a fantasy desert, there are monstrous lycanthropes that transform and make peoples' lives more difficult. Two examples:
- From the second Pathfinder Bestiary, death worms transform into yrthaks. This lasts for 1d4 days after the last rain and during that time it sounds like a battlefield as the flying lizards blast anything that seems remotely dangerous.
- From Dark Sun, hunting cacti transform into silk wyrms. This lasts for 2d4 weeks after the last rain and masses of webbing as a sign of past weather in the wastes.
A merlane, inspired by the canary, created a little critter that glows in the presence of a hazardous gas. It doesn't die nearly as easily as the bird so it can be "reused". A vivimancer upon hearing of the little critter did one better- his version neutralizes the gas. Not to be outdone, the merlane upgraded her critters to transform the gas into something useful (minor healing, invigorating air, fresh water, etc.). The vivimancer is working on a response.
Now for some inspired by dice rolls.
A creature that uses sonic pulses to control the volume of objects. It is very good at squishing people in plate armor and then enlarging it for a temporary lair.
Insectoid mounts popular in one desert sleep in a thick foam that keeps pests at bay.
One construct prunes body parts and then applies a regenerating alchemical ointment. This even applies to heads, though it takes a while for the character to regain their entire Intelligence score.
Another construct act as a clerk and anyone foolish enough to bother or attack it is buried under 1d4 tons of paperwork. How much damage is that?
One type of gremlin can move charges between
any two magic items, even to those that can not be recharged. Wizards pay them small hoards to study this epic power.
Speak with Disease can be used to alter symptoms or jump hosts.
Speak with Gold/Jewel allows misers to feel the love from their wealth.
Speak with Blood is very popular with vampiric creatures as it can be used to determine quality and find the living.
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