The Traveller

Overview

The traveller meets the party the first time.

Trigger

The party can be doing anything, from resting to fighting, and it can occur any where from an alley to a forest to a mountain top.

Description

All of a sudden you see a bright light appear about 10' in front of you. When the light dims you see a spherical bubble with a man sitting in a metal chair that has all types of contraptions mounted on the sides... He looks and you for a moment then says greetings..

Dm notes

This is a time/space traveller, that can be used in an on-going campaign. (This should be the first meeting though) The traveller created a time/space warp machine that allows him to travel around to different universes/spheres/worlds/times. The only problem is that he can never leave the bubble except in his own time. He does have a built in transporter that allows him to transfer non-living objects (no larger than a basket ball) in and out of the bubble. He will greet the party and ask the usual questions as where he is/ who they are/ what is happening/ what has happened/ etc... He is a historian that wants to see all time. He does not age while in the bubble.

Key

If they are friendly he will give them a communicator that will allow the party to talk one way to him through time/space. This will allow him to know what is happening, and if need be(or wants) he can come back and view the time-line. This can be a help for the party/DM in that sometimes he can tell what the future is like because of a certain action the party might be taking. Thus killing off the Kobolds will eventually destroy mankind... Or he might be able to tell what happened in the past as to give the party reference to some point. He will not(because he cant) go to a specific time/place (thus the party can't ask him to check out something in the future and then tell them what happens) He can only do general time/ space shifts. Thus you (DM) can have him appear when you want, and have him check up on the party. Or he can come back and tell them what has happened or what would of happened if they did a certain action. (eg: The party asks him to check out an action they are about to perform. He leaves, then 20 days later he might appear and tell them what actually happened, or what might of happened if they did it in the opposite action, He went to a different reality to find out what happened)

Posted by

Joseph DuBois
Last updated: Wed Jan 03 1996 wmh