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Ancient Thunder Dragon Palace

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At a glance

Tier
4
Type
Exploration
Difficulty
20
Impulses
Beating heart of the tides Site of vast treasures

Environment overview

A massive and lavish palace under the ocean

Potential adversaries

Thunder dragons Other dragons Sharks Greater Water Elementals Kraken

Features

Passives

passive
  • Treasures abound

    Any creature within the palace can, as an action, grab a handful of gold. The GM may also choose to give them a consumable of up to tier 4.

    Questions
    • Among the sparkling teasures of the dragon's horde you see something that calls to you. What is it?

Actions

action
  • Coral Explosions
    Fear 1

    Many types of corals exist throughout the palace. Some are magically modified to explode. Spend a fear and select a point in the palace. All PCs within close range must make an agility check or take 2d12+2 damage.

    Questions
    • How much do you know about corals?
  • Tenuous Air
    Fear 3

    The palace of a Thunder Dragon has a breathable atmosphere for humanoids until the Thunder Dragon chooses to interrupt the effect. You can spend three fear to break the breathable atmosphere and bring the ocean crashing down upon any intruders. Every creature within the environment except for the Thunder Dragon and Water Elementals must make an Instinct reaction roll. On a failure they take 4d20 damage. On a success they take half-damage. Either way, if a character does not have some method of breathing underwater they will begin drowning.

Reactions

reaction
  • Patrolling Guards

    The third time someone activates Treasures abound, 1d4 greater water elementals, seeming to swim through the air itself, arrive at far distance and are hostile. The sixth time someone activates Treasures abound one kraken arrives at far distance and is hostile.

    Questions
    • Is that a tentacle?

About this environment

A vast and lavish palace made of coral and precious stone and decorated with fine treasures, magical items and beautiful artistic works.

Ancient Thunder Dragon Palace

Tier 4 Exploration

A massive and lavish palace under the ocean

Impulses: Beating heart of the tides, Site of vast treasures

Difficulty: 20

Potential Adversaries: Thunder dragons, Other dragons, Sharks, Greater Water Elementals, Kraken

Features

Treasures abound - Passive: Any creature within the palace can, as an action, grab a handful of gold. The GM may also choose to give them a consumable of up to tier 4.

  1. Among the sparkling teasures of the dragon's horde you see something that calls to you. What is it?

Coral Explosions - Action: Many types of corals exist throughout the palace. Some are magically modified to explode. Spend a fear and select a point in the palace. All PCs within close range must make an agility check or take 2d12+2 damage.

  1. How much do you know about corals?

Tenuous Air - Action: The palace of a Thunder Dragon has a breathable atmosphere for humanoids until the Thunder Dragon chooses to interrupt the effect. You can spend three fear to break the breathable atmosphere and bring the ocean crashing down upon any intruders. Every creature within the environment except for the Thunder Dragon and Water Elementals must make an Instinct reaction roll. On a failure they take 4d20 damage. On a success they take half-damage. Either way, if a character does not have some method of breathing underwater they will begin drowning.

Patrolling Guards - Reaction: The third time someone activates Treasures abound, 1d4 greater water elementals, seeming to swim through the air itself, arrive at far distance and are hostile. The sixth time someone activates Treasures abound one kraken arrives at far distance and is hostile.

  1. Is that a tentacle?

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