tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326833531919898477.post590642020158232014..comments2024-03-27T23:43:30.204-07:00Comments on Dungeons and Digressions: Runic Orbsze bulettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15603716850479808633noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326833531919898477.post-54770453372892050742009-07-28T14:50:54.778-07:002009-07-28T14:50:54.778-07:00Badass~!Badass~!Ragnorakkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812860633134547618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326833531919898477.post-20373418633868499562009-07-19T18:39:54.023-07:002009-07-19T18:39:54.023-07:00Thanks Ladybug! Per the back story, originally th...Thanks Ladybug! Per the back story, originally they were developed and intended for use by high level magic users, and members of the magic users guilds would shuffle the orb from member to member in time of danger - this way no one person would be saddled with the item and risk temptation and madness. Using the puzzle pieces themselves is an idea I've been considering actually. I'm not entirely sure how to integrate it, limit their use, or how powerful they would be though. I'm not sure if I even want to allow this... Still, one idea I had is that perhaps one piece per orb is a piece of the Great Orb itself, and that piece would have a specific power, usable even when not a part of the an assembled orb.ze bulettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603716850479808633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326833531919898477.post-40013874182683640032009-07-19T17:36:06.581-07:002009-07-19T17:36:06.581-07:00I think this is a great invention, and I like how ...I think this is a great invention, and I like how you have it "attuned" to the moon - which solidly ties these objects to the physical plane. Once a month use seems about right...but perhaps one could use the pieces more often without risking too many curses? I'm thinking of extreme situations, like drought or invasion, in which a "once in a moon" use might not be enough to relieve a situation for a people/region (for which these orbs were developed?).ladybughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08814418184624819506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326833531919898477.post-39873352144137069902009-07-19T16:49:20.361-07:002009-07-19T16:49:20.361-07:00Thanks - I'm not at all happy with the item in...Thanks - I'm not at all happy with the item intro but the concept seems sound, even if I haven't gotten the details of the orbs' powers just right in terms of balance yet.<br /><br />The problem was in how often this can be used, marrying it to the time system (which I wanted to do to help bring attention to the larger flow of time in the campaign generally), and looking out for loopholes. I kept imagining an evil wizard hiring (or threatening) low level idiots (who increasingly became even more idiotic due to the harmful effects of the orb) to serve as orb handlers at the calling of their master, who then gets around having to wield the device himself and doesn't have to worry about making a saving throw. Come to think of it though, this might be a lot of fun, explaining how and why a wizard surrounds himself with idiots!ze bulettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603716850479808633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326833531919898477.post-4953382962012584542009-07-18T14:54:56.803-07:002009-07-18T14:54:56.803-07:00This is awesome. Just so you know, this is the kin...This is awesome. Just so you know, this is the kind of idea that I will happily steal, I mean borrow, for my own campaign. Nicely done.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786312855250456688noreply@blogger.com