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80 lines
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HTML
<!doctype html>
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<html lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta charset="UTF-8" />
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
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<title>The Coral Forest & Beyond</title>
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="book-page.css" />
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</head>
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<h1>The Coral Forest</h1>
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<p>
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At low tide, a thick coral forest emerges from the sea, painting the
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atmosphere with bright hues.
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</p>
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<h2>Locations within the Labyrinth</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<strong>The coral labyrinth.</strong> It’s easy to get lost in this living
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maze. Finding the exit requires filling an 8 section Clock. Each time they
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fail, the PCs bump into an unwelcome snag, such as a shoal of marine
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creatures, sharp poisonous corals or they feel a terrible sense of
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disorientation (dazed status effect).
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>The flooded temple.</strong> At the heart of the labyrinth lies an
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ancient ruin and in its main chamber, inaccessible to humans, is the
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ancient Horn of Tides. Built by an amphibious people that lived on the
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coast, the temple is now the lair of a giant moray eel. She isn’t
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aggressive, but values quiet, so she vehemently urges the PCs to face the
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<strong>Trial of Currents</strong> (see below) to recover the artifact…
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omitting a few details.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>The Trial.</strong> At the mercy of thundering currents, the
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heroes feel bitter memories emerging, but of what kind? Each Player
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Character that manages to explain how one of their Bonds would have helped
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on that occasion will slowly be cradled by currents, and led before the
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Horn. What kind of power does this artifact give?
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>The Damaged Boat</h2>
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<p>
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Stranded on the coast, the unlucky fisherman Orus needs materials protected
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by dangerous plant creatures to fix his badly damaged boat.
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</p>
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<h3>Potential Encounters</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<strong>Wood Guardians.</strong> If the PCs try to establish contact with
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the protectors of the forest, they are brought before the sacred tree, a
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millennia-old magnolia always in bloom. All living creatures in the area
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protect and worship it, grateful for its gifts. What can be discovered by
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communicating with the magnolia? What compromise does it offer?
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Violence is not the way.</strong> If the PCs try to use force to
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get wood for the fisherman, or if they try to get rid of the forest
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creatures, the voice of the sacred tree echoes in their mind, ordering
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them to stop. What punishment awaits them if they don’t comply?
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>The fisherman’s gratitude.</strong> If the group returns empty
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handed, Orus understands the need to respect the local laws and thanks the
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PCs for their help, showing them the location of a mysterious island that
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doesn’t appear on any map. If they get the wood, he offers to take them to
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the island with his own boat. What kind of island is it? Which of the PCs
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has heard of it? What does it hide?
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</li>
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</ul>
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<blockquote>
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“Whether it’s an object, a thought or a feeling, cast it in the sea. The
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waters will keep your secret.”
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</blockquote>
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<div class="sidebar-note"></div>
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</html>
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