This art is not in The Islands of Purple-Haunted Putrescence. The artist, Chad Robb, was inspired by reading it. I'm glad he decided to share them with us.
Even though Scott Charlton of Octopus Games inspired more than a few entries for While They Were Sleeping (a random table for crazy stuff that could happen when the party beds down for the night), he wasn't done there. No, Scott wanted to contribute an encounter that could be the seed for one or more Purple sessions.
I tweaked a couple details (blame me if you hate the NPC names) but it's Scott's baby. Enjoy...
A dangerous alien outlaw, Jivatan, is being tracked down by a
sorceress, Kaelix Versoom. Both are of
the same, horned, purple-hued race. A
feature of their race is the ability to make their flesh translucent like
glass, allowing them to blend into most any type of background.
Weeks ago, the insurrectionist Jivatan escaped to the purple islands
via his starship and joined the Purple Putrescence worshipers. Because of his skin color, the outlaw was
able to create a cult around himself in short order. The Sect of Strangulation is only seven
members strong, but their use of oxygen-depriving poison derived from the Purple Island Lotus makes them especially powerful.
Kaelix Versoom can be found wandering the islands searching for mercenaries. In exchange for slaying the beast that guards
a magical statue called the Transplanar Eidolon, she will give the PCs access
to her spacecraft (if that’s not enough, her ship also carries interesting
magical and high-tech items – see below).
This gigantic,
multi-limbed, three-headed demon statue towers over the island Kelis. Its limbs and heads each represent a different
power. A stylized chamber beneath the statue's robes bears a magic pentagram
with lines leading to various symbols and designs. An individual may
"plug-in" to the statue and sees through its eyes, activating powers
through the access points assigned to various ultra-telluric dimensional
nodes.
The sorceress uses the
Eidolon to scout the island and find the outlaw's hidden spacecraft (within a sea cave on Kravian). Kaelix is hunting Jivatan for his revolutionary views and terrorist activities.
She
knows the spell Blood Tendrils (see below).
The following are items found within Kaelix Versoom’s starship…
Foam Guns
These sleek matte silver weapons are used to contain and
immobilize biological threats.
Each gun holds up to 12 projectiles that explode with a compact
concussion on contact, flinging out viscous blue-green fluid in a 12’ radius.
This fluid reacts with air as fizzing white foam that expands rapidly and sticks
to whatever it touches, dissolving any organic material for 3D6 damage plus 1D6
damage per round until washed off, frozen, or magically healed.
Conversion Gauntlet
This reinforced black
glove is decorated with a band of seven clear crystals and a plush interior
that shrinks to fit the wearer’s arm comfortably when donned. The wearer makes
an Intelligence check to activate the device, giving them telekinetic strength
equal to their Int score (in lbs.) at a 50’ range.
The gauntlet has 3D12
charges, each round of activity expending one charge. Optionally, the GM can
allow the user to expend multiple charges to increase range, lift capacity,
damage, or to accomplish fine manipulations at distance; wielding a sword or
picking keys off a belt.
Atomizer
This sleek pressurized
canister is made from a virtually indestructible alloy, containing an internal
pneumatic pump and adjustable spray nozzle. It currently holds purified alcohol
but will siphon and filter up any liquid through a retracting siphon valve at
the bottom, spraying out a fine mist cone to 12’.
The canister is capable of
containing very caustic liquids safely and holds equivalent to a potion vial.
Igniting sprayed combustibles shot at a target through the canister causes 2D4
damage and sets targets on fire if they fail to save. The siphon allows the
user to purify water one vial at a time, since the microbial filter kills the
tiniest organisms.
Psychic Protomorph
This is a thick glass
jar of pale yellow slime with a glittering crystal suspended inside. Should any
spell caster or psionic-user concentrate on the crystal, they will soon
discover that it controls the nutrient-rich primordial goop around it. The Protomorph can be made to grow into a
creature of nearly any shape desired. The crystal remains inside the creature
as part of its nervous system. Those hoping to manipulate the slime may do so
on a successful wisdom check.
Every 10
rounds, the check must be made anew.
Blood
Tendrils
The magic-user cuts
himself for 1D4 damage, thereafter growing 2d4 dark red prehensile tendrils to
attack and grasp with strength equal to the caster’s intelligence.
The tendrils
can also be used for locomotion; brachiating, running, swimming, slithering,
and pulling are all viable options. Tentacles do 1d6 damage plus strength
(intelligence) bonus. Tentacles are
dispelled upon taking 4 or more points of damage.
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