Adventure Excerpt

The Condenser

This powerful artifact is the result of many years of secret experiments underground. It can extract all water contained in both organic and inorganic matter, making it dry and barren. The tank is inexplicably full. This device could be a game changer for the desert people, but nobody remembers how to use it. What are the PCs going to do? What are the potential consequences of using such a device?

Failed experiment. The Condenser proved unstable and became a death sentence for the entire city. Stripped of all fluids, its inhabitants have been reduced to withered skeletons that slumber in undeath. They can survive without water and jealously guard their memories, especially those of their mistakes.
The Nameless Queen. Once sovereign to the surface and first among alchemists, this minor Villain hides her mummified body under heavy, jeweled cloaks. Despite being an undead with murky memories, she still has a knack for the alchemical arts and can unleash devastating fire spells or summon servants of sand and bones, who explode when destroyed. If defeated, the Queen regains enough lucidity to answer a few questions before disintegrating.

❓ A RARE FLOWER

An old nomad from the village wishes to commemorate his late wife by planting the seed of an extraordinarily rare flower next to her tomb.

Dalen. His weary body prevents him from traveling the desert alone, but his wisdom is without equal. Dalen is looking for the Snaplion, a flower that grows only in the heart of the Rocky Desert. It was his wife’s favorite, but those that blossomed next to her tomb have now withered. If the PCs agree to accompany him, they receive a +2 bonus to Open Checks to obtain information about the desert.
Myrmidon. Similar to a giant antlion, this creature lays in ambush in a sandpit, luring prey with floral antennae. At the start of the conflict, Myrmidon inflicts slow on all enemies, then strikes with its powerful mandibles or the Guillotine spell (same as Omega; see Core Rulebook, page 193). It can burrow into the sand, drawing slow enemies into its maw, causing heavy damage. It is Immune to earth damage, Resistant to fire and Vulnerable to ice and air.
Farewell. After defeating Myrmidon, it becomes clear there are no more Snaplions, outside of the fake flower the creature used as a lure. What are the PCs going to say to Dalen?

“The desert sand buries the mistakes of the past,
but it cannot erase them, only hide them.”

THE WORLD

CHAPTER

The Condenser

❓ A RARE FLOWER