Let the most mind melting ooze of them all make a massive impact on your next creepy quest.
Some monsters are meant to merely distract a party of adventurers, and some are meant for the spotlight. This monster is the latter. It combines elements of some of the greatest horror classics like The Thing and Body Snatchers. Its abilities are well considered for horrific tension building, and it can mess with peoples minds to no end. That's why we are super excited for this episode, where we get to dissect and put together the Oblex into a haunting adventure.
In the Strategy Stateroom we look at a few elements of the Oblex that we think deserve a little consideration. It plays with some really deep rooted human fears of losing our grip on reality, by making us suspect those around us of being imposters. It does this with its sulfurous impersonation ability. Based on the Capgras Delusion, this is a truly unsettling feeling. Then, since it can eat your memories, we talk about the different types of memories and how we can play up the horror by mixing and matching them. Finally we touch on some motivations for an ooze that enjoys the flavour of memories.
Then we head to a new segment called The Oracles Tower, where we create a horror themed adventure based on the monster and everything that's on the table. The party finds themselves trapped underground with a crew of dwarven miners, where it becomes more and more clear that there's something down here with them. We go from pitching ideas on how to throw the party off the scent, to how it would design its hunting grounds for maximum terror, to the extent of its reality bending nature.
As always, huge thanks to the support for making this episode a reality.
Alan E., Matthew T., Felix R., Chris F., ISeeSpidersWhereThereAreNone, The Senate, Lucas D., Lyla G., The GM Tim, Nevermour, Thomas W., Tyler G., Ty N., Heavyarms, Erik R, Aldrost, Leprecan, and Will H-P.