The Farmers Book

Overview

A Demon has pawned off a book on a local farmer that will ensnare and teleport everyone within a set of wards to thy demons lair.

Trigger

The party hears a crier (or sees a sign) proclaiming that the long lost blessed book of ______ has been found! Any who hear its words will be blessed by fortune and be purged of all evil, etc etc etc, this is really a clever ploy by the demon to get as many people to come to the square and hear the farmer read the book, the deamon has placed magic wards around the square.

Description

While walking down the street you see a young man walking down the street reading from a scroll in a loug voice, as he approaches you can here him speak, "...Eternal Fortune, Wealth, Prosperity, Long life. Those wishing to hear the words of the eternal, come to the city square at noon tommorow where the sun shall bless all and all sin will be stripped from your soals. Those who hear the words from the Blessed Book are forever blessed. The book may be read but once, then it will return to it's creator. Come all and be blessed with Eternal Fortune..." The criers voice fades as he moves out of sight. DM's Notes The "Blessed Book is actually a powerful magic item that teleports all within a set of magical signs down to the demons lair. The lair is deep below the city (under the sewers). It is hot and steamy and water(sewer) seeps down the walls. A red fire light comes from a pit in the center of the room, next to which the demon is standing. He smiles at the party and then says "Welcome". After which he attacks. [Note: this should be for a higher level party. If not you can have a group of adventures save the party from the demon. (they were hunting it)]. There is a small chest with treasure in it from previous people teleported in.

Dm notes

The book does radiates a strong magic. The women will open the book briefly to show that there is magical writing inside it, but then close it before they get the chance to read it. After the book is sold the women leaves (goes back to its lair). When the party starts to read the book it teleports all within 10' radius down to the demons lair. The lair is deep below the city (under the sewers). It is hot and steamy and water(sewer) seeps down the walls. A red fire light comes from a pit in the center of the room, next to which the demon is standing. He smiles at the party and then says "Welcome". After which he attacks. [Note: this should be for a higher level party. If not you can have a group of adventures save the party from the demon. (they were hunting it)]. There is a small chest with treasure in it from previous people teleported in.

Key

If the party escapes out through the sewers the demon might try to hunt them down, or send minons after them. Remember, not only will the party be fighting to survive, they must rescue all these people and take them from the abyss after the deamon is defeated, the demon should retire to avoid total defeat, and the party may have to chase it and subdue it to get it to send them ALL back (if the just say send us back, the speaker and two people close to him may get sent back, but no one else! Remember it is going to twist anything it can. (It should offer them payment to leave and forget. Meaning it literaly strips the memory of the entire incident from them.)

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Jared Thaler (ez040915@natasha.ucdavis.edu)
Last updated: Wed Jan 03 1996 wmh