Slimes!

I tried to do a slime generator, but there was too many options and I got lost. Maybe I will try to finish it someday. It was mainly about what a slime digest and what it secretes. 

Undercroft zine, Issue 2

The second issue of Undercroft is now available. I did a mimic queen-lady-thing for the cover.

Knotsmen (non canon interpretation)

Narcosa is waiting!

Some of the stuff I posted here made it into the Narcosa book.

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PCs camp events

The camp setup I posted was interesting, but it main flaw was that the events were concerning more the NPCs than the PCs. So I re-thinked the setup, and I think it better to just focus on the PCs and their retainers and followers.

Base chance of having a camp event: 1 on a d6.

Check for events:

• For each 12 hours of rest at the camp. 
• Each time that the group come back from the dungeon.
• If after leaving the dungeon area, the group return from the town: there is a automatic event. 

Who is at the camp? 

• Player characters only: roll a d8 on the events table
• Retainers/NPCs only: roll a d20
• Mix of PCs and NPCs: roll a d20
• Only one retainer or NPC: d12
• No one: roll a d8 

Rolling the same result:

Depending of the result, if possible escalate the situation instead of introducing a duplicate situation (use the descriptors in [brackets]). The situation descriptors in brackets should probably also be advanced by the GM, maiybe after each passing day.

NPCs looking for the camp:
NPCs or monsters who are looking for the camp have 3 chances on a d6 of finding it (this is reduced by bad weather and by efforts to hide or camouflage the camp) (leaving a lot of people or stuff behind can raise the base chances). 

Camping NPCs:
Random NPCs will camp in the area for d6 days. NPCs who explore dungeons will camp until they venture into dungeon. They will always post guards at their camp. 

NPCs venturing into the dungeon:
When venturing into the dungeon NPCs will:

• Find loot, roll a d6: (1: none, 2 nearly nothing, 3-4 minor loot, 5 good loot, 6 they emptied one treasure room). 
• Have losses, roll a d6 (1: some wounds, 2: one casualty, 3: 25% casualty, 4: 50% casualty, 5: 75% casualty, 6: TPK)   
• Test morale to venture again in the dungeon if they have suffered more than one casualty.

Table 1: Camp Events (d8 or d20)

1. Weather change 1-2 for the best, 3-6 for the worst: [Annoying wind] [Hindering sandstorm] [Deadly sandstorm].  
2. Adventurers: [Arriving and making camp] [Scouting and preparing a expedition] [Venturing into the dungeon]  
3. Bandits: [Arriving and making camp] [Scouting and bickering] [Venturing into the dungeon or setting a ambush for the PCs]  
4. Raiders: [Arriving and making camp] [Scouting and resting] [Attack the PCs camp or ambush the PCs]  
5. Someone traveling or lost in the desert arrive at the camp. (Roll a random NPC) (Can possibly become a new retainer or follower or can be a troublemaker) [NPC arrive] [NPC is helpful or cause minor trouble] [NPC offer to follow the PCs or cause major trouble] 
6. Wandering fauna: [Lurk around the camp] [Attack a guarding or patrolling character] [Venture into the camp in search of food or preys] 
7. Wandering humanoids from the dungeon: [Lurk around the camp and test the morale of the retainers] [Steal something or ambush a guarding or patrolling character] [Attack the camp to capture a retainer or to loot the camp] 
8. Wandering monsters: [Lurk around the camp and test the morale of the retainers] [Attack a guarding or patrolling character] [Attack the camp]  
9. Someone is lost. Someone went outside the camp and never came back. It may be possible to find his or her tracks. (2 on 6) +1 for guide or track wise characters. 
10. Someone found something useful or interesting. Some usable gear, some defensive position or a clue about the dungeon (work like a rumors). 
11. Moral is getting low. Test the loyalty of everyone left in the camp. On a fail they loose 1 point of morale. If the last venture went bad, test the retainers moral to see if they are willing to leave the camp. If the last venture went super well raise the morale of 1 NPC that passed the test.  
12. Strange dreams or visions. A NPC is blessed or tormented by dreams. Test morale to see if the dreams are positive or negative. This will affect the attitude of the NPC. If the NPC dream again and get the same result, add or remove 1 point of morale.
13. Getting away. Test loyalty of every retainers in order of loyalty. On a fail 1 NPC will leave the camp. [talks about leaving the camp] [try to talk the others into leaving the camp] [leave the camp alone or with others]
14. Want something: the NPCs want something or want to improve how things are done. If the PCs disagree, the retainers ask for a raise of salary. If the PCs disagree for the raise of salary, test loyalty.  
15. Friendship: two random NPCs became good friends. The one with most morale raise the morale of the other one by 1 point. The one with most loyalty raise the loyalty of the other one by 1 point. (if equal randomly distribute the point). If one of them die, the other one loose 2 morale. If the PCs screw one of them, the other one loose 2 loyalty. 
16. Strife: conflict between two NPCs left at the camp. Lower the morale of one NPC by 1 and the loyalty of the other one by 1. Now those NPC don't like each other. They have -1 ML when fighting beside each others. 
17. Strife: a fight erupt between two NPCs left at the camp. Test the morale of the lowest morale NPC. On a fail there was a fight between this NPC and a second NPC. Both take d4-1 dmg. The most damaged one lose 1 loyalty and 1 morale. If both are left alone, test for loyalty to see if they attack each other again.    
18. Strife: someone have stolen something. Test loyalty of the NPC with less loyalty. On a fail they steal from a PC. On a success they steal from each other and accusation fly around. The NPC who got something stolen loose 1 point of loyalty if the PCs do nothing about the thief. 
19. Conspiracy VS the PCs. Check the retainers loyalty. Those who fail hope to loot the PCs and to leave the camp. Add a penalty if there is a big tempting loot to steal from. [Secret meetings] [Preparations] [Execution of the plan]
20. Found a micro dungeon: if someone vanished from the camp, they come back and have found a small micro dungeon that maybe a new entry into the main dungeon. If no one vanished, someone is missing and will come back during the next event. 

Insect something

Pleasure Slimes of Narcosa

Pleasure Slimes are full of narcotics and want to trade pleasure for sentience. They smell good and emit relaxing aromas. If you touch them, they gently creep on you while sending you soft waves of pleasure. They are kind of shy and if you feel creep out or fight them, they get the message, they will change color and ooze back into a corner. 

If you let them ooze on you, they will completely cover you, this is quite relaxing, just like receiving a shampoo. They will dissolve what you wear (except weapons, tools and shield) in a number of rounds equal to your ascending AC. While doing so they will give you a first gift for free and they will heal you for 1hp by round culminating into a sweet orgasm. Don't worry for your stuff, they mimic your clothing, armor and everything else. But the imitation is not perfect and your stuff look as if it was made of cake icing. If you had a armor, reduce your AC by two points.

Now that you are coated in it, the symbiotic slime want to trade you pleasure waves and orgasms for points of Intelligence.

The trade go like this:
For 1 point of intelligence the slime can:

• Send you a pleasure wave of healing that heal you for d6 hp by rounds until you reach orgasm. While receiving the pleasure wave you are quite distracted and can't do anything else. The pleasure slime let you choose when you reach your orgasm. 
• Send you into a blissful trance that boost all of your attributes bonus adjustments by one step for d6 turns. (Culminating in a orgasm that stun you for as many rounds). 
• Soothe you and negate any fear or mind control attacks effects. 
• Upgrade your AC by 1 point (up to a fullplate AC). (Take 1 blissful turn to upgrade for each AC point) 
• Extrude a wave of pseudopods in a powerful orgasm that stun you for the duration of the effect. The pseudopods work like the spell entangle (effect, duration, etc) and can dissolve their victims for d6 damage by rounds (and/or 1 AC by 2 rounds).
• Take it magnificient slime form and protect you with it body. While doing so, you use the slime HP and AC. You can't move but you can cast spells and attack with the slime HD using it pseudopods or your weapons. (Pleasure slimes regen d6 hp by non-combat turn). 
• Once a magic user have traded half of his or her INT score, he or she can trade a spell casting for a point of INT. (The slime cast the spell for you as if you were casting it) (The slime can cast any spell from your spell book). 
• Mimic the effect of a narcotic that you used once.

When you reach orgasm, make a saving throw vs paralysis to avoid transferring 1 extra point of intelligence to the slime. 

A pleasure slime can only leave it host body once it host have reached a score of 0 Intelligence. 

When a host reach 0 of Intelligence he or she have a wonderful orgasmic revelation and receive the XP that the slime is worth. While having this orgasmic revelation, the host may choose to give one permanent point of Intelligence to the slime as a parting gift. If doing so they reach a higher level of revelation and gain 1 permanent point of Wisdom.

After this, the former host will regain one point of intelligence by day up to half of his or her original score. Then, he or she will regain one point of intelligence by week.

If the pleasure slime is destroyed while the character is hosting it, the character will not regain the traded points of intelligence. (Fire damage both the character and the pleasure slime). 

Once detached, pleasure slime will mimic the form of it former host. It will loose 1 point of accumulated intelligence by month. It may hang around to take care of it now dumb former host or it may walk away to enjoy it new sentience. 

Now, each time that a former host have sex and reach orgasm, he or she have 1 chance on a d6 of having a flashback or the orgasmic revelation and to secrete a 1HD pleasure slime. (this may only happen once). 

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