These monoliths are fabulous magical creations, inceredibly valuable to control. When gazed upon, the surface shimmers, revealing a slowly swirling starscape. When touched, it reacts like a quivering jelly, absorbing any being who steps through.
The power of a Worldstone is that anyone who steps through one is instantaneously teleported to wherever they would like to go, anywhere on the same plane. For military or spying applications, this is obviously invaluable. For trade, it is somewhat less useful, in that it can only take as much as a person can carry. Trips have been tried leading pack animals, but the animals and their loads have not arrived at the same location. No-one has ever returned from any interplanetary trips. Note that use of a Worldstone does not confer any ability to return, and such trips have to be made using other means. How you can use a Worldstone in your game: - A Worldstone might be found at the far end of a trip which leaves your characters marooned or unable to return home. However, if not everyone wants to get to the same place, it might leave them scattered. - A villain with access to a Worldstone might be famed for turning up in places they could never be expected, beating their opponents to any destination. If the PCs are able to get control of the villain's Worldstone, it could undermine their whole means of operation. - Having control of a Worldstone could give your players a way of "deep insertion" to hostile territories to perform more interesting missions. Also posted on Game Masters Stash on 12 September 2019. Comments are closed.
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