DnD Story Ideas

This is how the king is introduced, when entering a room full of people or subjects, usually from General Aurther.

 

“Presenting! His Royal Highness, His Excellency, Defender of the People, Champion of the Lessek Trials, Slayer of the Tarrasque, Ruller of the Southern Alliance, King Emperor Audric “Griffin” Gondus Tiernas!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following Images do not belong to me, but to Wizards of the Coast and other artists.

 

 

A long time ago, it was said that before the world was split in two, a great war ravaged the lands.

Both sides wielded magic beyond imagining.

A weapon of magic was created. A weapon so powerful that even the ones that created it were afraid of its potential, so it was never used.

However even though the weapon was promised to never be used and sealed away in a magical barrier. Its very existence was a threat to all.

So the decision was made to make something that would counter this weapon. It too was equally dangerous. On their own, each one of these weapons could do the unimaginable.

These Weapons were known as…

Voidfire

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The Scrolls of Andloft

By Nathan Walker

Later… after thousands of years, after the world changed, there was another war. A war that would last 2 hundred years.

Near the end of that war, a Demon arose with power beyond imagining. He led the northern forces against those in the south, and did so with such efficiency that all hope for mankind looked like it would be lost.

 

His name… was Lukimea.

 

If it wasn’t for a brave young woman, he would have brought the apocalypse.

Sue Myret, a woman of extraordinary talent, sealed Lukimea away in the Temple of the Collectors for all time. Or so we thought.

The magic that was used to seal Lukimea away was so powerful that it tore through the veil separating the universe from a place known as the Antiverse.

The Antiverse had laws of nature that were vastly different from what our universe had. Our Universe was comprised of the Elements, while the Antiverse was comprised of the AntiElements.

 

As time went on, the breach in the veil grew wider. As it did, it’s influence spread to the Universe. One of the things that were affected by this was magic. As the Tear grew wider, magic itself was waning.

 

The Breach was sealed, but not without consequence.

 

Unbeknownst to everyone, the seal on Lukimea failed, and he was released.

 

Even more so. The barrier keeping the secrets of Voidfire also had failed, and Lukimea took advantage of that opportunity.

 

Lukimea obtained the secrets of Voidfire, before the tear in the veil was repaired.

 

Once the breach was sealed closed, everything went back to normal in the world. With the exception that Lukimea was free.

 

Which brings us to the now.

 

The Southern Alliance has lost contact with some outlining towns, cities, and villages to the north.

 

These are places that have declared neutrality in the war and are yet affected by it.

 

The Alliance has sent scouts to report on what is happening in these areas. None have returned.

 

These strange happenings are happening outside the current war zone, which troubles the King Emperor Tiernas.

And with many resources committed to the current war front, he can spare little to check out what is happening.

 

So he sends those that he trusts to find out what is going on. (Tordek, Magnus, and Taliana presumably)

 

They arrive in the area of contested territories.

 

After finding some cities that are not where they are suppose to be, they get ambushed by a strange and massive Blue Dragon. This Dragon has eyes that are completely blacked out. Even more so, it breaths some sort of Black Lightning.

 

This Black Lightning seems to disintegrate everything it touches. And for some reason, the weapon that Tordek wields doesn’t seem to be effective on it like it is normally on other dragons.

 

The Dragon kills them with its black lightning.

 

You would think the story ends here… but it does not.

 

Eons later… Location: End of Time.

They wake up.

 

The PC’s find themselves in a place completely devoid of any discernable color… even black and white. All around them was a view of swirling energies that seem to converge on the location they were in and suddenly cease to be.

A little ways off, they could see a glowing green light.

When you arrive at the light source, the PC’s realize that the green light is coming from the Nytro Tridiamond. Last place they saw it was on top of the Mother Tree, before it was supposedly destroyed.

There was also a man here. He had purple skin but otherwise a blond human.

He reveals himself as the former Dimensional Protector. His name he cannot reveal at this time. (his name is James)

He explains that the PC’s, the Nytro Tridiamond and himself are at the Center of Time, otherwise known as the End of Time. All timelines eventually end up here and is utterly destroyed.

The only thing that exists at the end of time is the only two things that can exist, Void and Thought. All other Elements and AntiElements are long over at this place. The Dimentional Protector says that he represents void.

The Nytro Tridiamond was brought there after it was destroyed. The same fate happened to the PC’s.

James (the Dimentional Protector) used a large portion of his power to bring the PC’s to the end of time instead of letting them be utterly destroyed.

James informs the PC’s that they were brought here to save the whole of creation from tearing itself apart.

He explains that their previous exploits involving the Antiverse has caused Lukimea to be free, before he was meant to.

This allowed him to somehow to go on and destroy all life in existence. Unfortunatly that information has yet to reach James. Only the fact that reality stopped long before it was meant to is what he knows.

James himself cannot go back and investigate because he is already there of sorts and cannot leave because he is trapped at the Center of Time.

He chose the PC’s because of the nature of the way the Universe ended abruptly. What he knows is that whatever he did, it changed the timeline that was supposed to happen, and changed it persistingly.

 

Since the PC’s are time travelers, they will be unaffected by the changing timelines directly, because they see the universe in a different light now, even if it is subconsciously.

He wants them to go back and investigate how Lukimea did this and if possible, reverse it. But he warns that any direct confrontation with him will be fatal. They sealed him up because they couldn’t kill him to begin with. So they must investigate without bringing down his wrath.

James gives them the option to return via Dimentions Gate. It is the only thing powerful enough to get them past the gulf between reality and the end of time. He gives them a set of symbols to be used on the gate to reach the end of time. However he recommends against using it on a whim. The universe is already in a fragile state, crossing the gulf between reality and the Center of Time is a burden on reality, so use it sparingly and only when they absolutely must.

James opens up a portal on the nonexistent floor. When they jump through, the PC’s will find themselves back in the Gate room of the Tower of Time and Space.

 

The PC’s may decide to go to Mirdan or someone about Lukimea.

However… Lukimea’s presence is unknown to the peoples of the world. Even more disturbing is the fact that no one remembers him, and that there is now no evidence that he ever existed.

No one will remember him. So when they ask about him they will be all like, Who? What? Is that some sort of Cancer?

The more they persist the more people will think they are crazy.

They will have to ask other questions to get the answers they are looking for.

 

Perhaps if there is no other way, the Illithids of Ny can provide clues to what the PC’s need. They too will have no memory of Lukimea despite them being able to see throughout Time and Space. Unlike anyone else though, they will not think the PC’s to be crazy. They will leave them with certain cryptic clues to look for.

For example (Maybe):

 

The word “Voidfire”

 

“What you seek has been long hidden.”

 

“You must find the place of Knowledge in the Temple bellow the Ocean.”

 

“Beware the Beast with three heads, as it is your salvation, but it could be your doom.”

 

These clues reference several things. Voidfire being the spell that Lukimea has used to conceal his movements. It is also the cause to the whole of reality being torn apart.

What you seek has been long hidden, and the place of Knowledge in the Temple bellow the Ocean references a great city that was once hidden by magic long ago. It is the place that contained the Voidfire spell book, which Lukimea had used.

 

It is also the place where knowledge of the Spells Counter is revealed, The Scrolls of Andloft; which is the fourth clue. “Beware the Beast with three heads, as it is your salvation, but it could be your doom.”

 

Looking for some sort of Beast with three heads, they will find a book “Beast with Three Heads: The History of the Great War.” Inside this book tells of a war that took place before known recorded history. It places the war roughly four thousand years ago.

 

It says that a Great War was declared between two factions of Humans, Terrans and Xantonians. The Terrans were a race that were dedicated Science, while the Xantonians were a race dedicated to Religion. Both sides wielded incredible magical powers.

At the height of the Great War, a magic weapon was created. More powerful than anyone could ever imagine. Voidfire, a spell that was so powerful, that it could remove someone completely from existence without creating a paradox. However that in itself was a Paradox.

 

It goes into detail how the spell doesn’t actually change the timeline, it just changes it in all forms of records.

The spell in theory, functioned like a wild fire. It would start at its source, removing the subject from the perception of time. It would spread and remove all knowledge, and memory then beyond. It makes it where the subject would instantly be forgotten. Even if someone were to stare at the subject, they would instantly forget them before their brain even had time to register that they saw the subject. Likewise, text or any form of knowledge or record on the subject whatsoever would be erased.

 

In the case of memories. Events that the subject was directly involved would be overwritten, leaving the mind of the persons whose memory was erased to fill in the gaps on their own. What would end up happening is that from the outside perspective, the person with the altered memory wouldn’t remember certain things and in other cases, remember them differently all together.

 

However, there was a large chance that the spell would not stop there. In theory, the spell would persist and erase memories and records that were only related to the subject, and then erase memories related to those memories and records related to those records.

If left unchecked, the spell would eventually erase all knowledge from existence destroying life, and that would eventually rip the fabric of time open as surely as if a paradox was forced on creation.

 

This spell would be very bad for the health of the whole of reality. And while Voidfire was never used, and hidden away, a counter to the spell was made.

The Scrolls of Andloft.

 

These scrolls were made specifically to counter Voidfire. However since Voidfire was never actually used or even tested, the Scrolls of Andloft had to be made with the ability to counter any eventuality of Voidfire so that it could ultimately overpower it. This in itself made them potentially even more dangerous than Voidfire. So as such, they were made to be a lot harder to obtain and use. Many checks and balances were made.

 

First of all, there are three scrolls, each in a protective jeweled sleeve tube. First one would have to be able to remove the wrapper from the scrolls. Then one would have to figure out which of the three scrolls to open.

If the right one was opened, the user would gain the power of life, and therefore be able to undo the damage done by Voidfire.

If the wrong scroll was opened, the user would die most absolutely.

If the other wrong scroll was opened, the whole of Life would come to an end.

 

Being able to determine which scroll to open would be another chore. As such, one book was created as a key to the use of the scrolls. It was called, “Libram of the Secrets to Life and Death.” It is a book filled with many formulas and rituals that were made specifically to determining which scroll to open.

 

However there is another form of media that is vital for the use of the Scrolls. The Tablet of Andloft. This magical tablet has a spell on it that enables someone to become a “player” only after becoming a player would one be able to open a scroll. One needs at least one Scroll and the spell on the tablet to become a player.

However, once someone becomes a player, they have a limited amount of time to open at least one of the scrolls or else they would die. However, a player would be immune to the effects of certain kinds of magic that altered life, as long as they were a player.

 

Also, in order to figure out which scroll to open, a player needs all three scrolls together to form the proper ritual. So finding all three scrolls is vital.

Also, Lukimea will fight the PC’s every step of the way by remotely entering different beings’ minds and “assuming control.” This will provide a means for which the player can fight Lukimea without having to actually fight Lukimea and defeat the being he is possessing.

 

Locations of the essentials, (PC’s have to find out where they are first before traveling to get them)

 

Tablet of Andloft: Was once in the Temple under the Ocean, but it was removed. It was assumed that Lukimea stole it so no one could use the scrolls against him.

The Tablet was left in Hell, under the protection of Balor, a nasty demon and his band of a little less nasty demons.

 

Libram of the Secrets to Life and Death: Mirdan, long ago obtained this valuable, one of a kind book. Since then, he has kept it in his own tower at the ruins of Ghundewood.

Mirdan won’t trust anyone with it, not even the PC’s. So the PC’s have to find another way to get their hands on it.

 

First Scroll: A distant Queen has possession of a Scroll of Andloft. It has been a family heirloom for countless generations.

She keeps it in her treasure room. She doesn’t want to give it up. She has a powerful Sorcerer(?) protecting it.

 

Second Scroll: The Litch King found it a very long time ago. He knew the value of such an item, and has hidden it on some demiplane of his.

The PC’s must travel to Kestral Nexus, a grand City in its own Demiplane said to act as a hub for the whole multiversity. Powerful beings from all over the Multiverse travel here for a variety of reasons. This is by far the largest Mega City in the known Multiverse. It is here where the PC’s can get information on where the Litch King has hidden the Scroll, not without attracting attention of course.

Once they figure out where to go from there, they must travel to the Litch Kings Demiplane, a place where he keeps his most valuable possessions. All but his phylactery of course. Anyways the Scroll is here. The PC’s must fight past powerful protections to get it.

 

Third Scroll: At first, the location of the third scroll is a mystery to everyone. No means of magic can find it. It’s like it has dropped off the face of the universe.

Lukimea has it. Had it. He also has hidden it. The PC’s will find out at this point that Lukimea had stolen the tablet of Andloft to put the Scrolls in play. He did so to protect himself from the Voidfire Spell, as being a player of the Scrolls means the player is immune to all forms of Negative energy, including Voidfire. However this also means that Lukimea needs to find the scrolls or he will eventually die from being a player. However it is also the fact that he is a player and is protected from Voidfire that is the cause for Voidfire to run out of control. Since he himself is not erased from existence, Voidfire overcompensates and continues to eat away at the knowledge of the universe. If the PC’s could somehow take the Scrolls out of play it might solve the Voidfire problem. However that would require someone opening one of the scrolls.

Lukimea lures the PC’s to the Shadow Zone, a plane of existence that acts as the “Ground” to the Universe. A place said to be the physical representation of some long forgotten evil deity. Lukimea’s birthplace. The Final Scroll is here.

 

This is of course a trap. Lukimea has allowed the PC’s to come to the Shadow Zone, where he keeps his Scroll of Andloft so that he can gather all three together. If the PC’s don’t mean to bring them, they will without realizing it, because Lukimea had entered their minds and made them bring all the pieces to the puzzle with them.

The Tablet, the Libram, and all three Scrolls are now in one place. Lukimea will use this opportunity to start performing the ritual to find out which scroll to use. If Lukimea opens the right scroll it will be bad for the universe, as well as if her opened the other wrong scroll, which would also end life.

 

It will come down to two foreseeable options. Either one of the PC’s opens the right scroll before Lukimea can, therefore undoing the damage that he has caused…

 

…or have one of the PC’s open the wrong scroll… the one that kills the person opening it. Yes it will kill the PC, but it will put the scrolls to rest, and Lukimea will no longer be a player… meaning that he won’t be protected by the scroll, and Voidfire will erase himself from his own mind… from existence. This will also halt the effects of Voidfire, as the protection from the scrolls allowed the effects to run rampant.

 

 

 

 

Nam comments here

 

 

Could you define Lukimea's powers?

He seems pretty much omniscient and omnipotent based on what you wrote.

Lukimea's powers:
Lukimea is a powerful Sorcerer,
able to cast powerful arcane spells, of all elements and more.
His signature power is Black Lightning, which he is able to shoot from his hands. The Black Lightning is unlike electricity. It doesn't shock, but disintegrates and ultimately destroys. Its effectiveness varies on what is getting hit.
His main ability, and one that is hard to perceive, is his psychic abilities. He is able to enter someone’s mind and assume control. This abilities effectiveness varies as well.
If can more easily simply read the surface thoughts of a person.
Overall his mental abilities are what makes him the most threatening. The ability to reach out and enter another’s mind. Not only does it make it easier for him to know what enemies are planning, but it allows him to personally accomplish goals from safety.
And even if a challenger would be upon him, his magical abilities makes him overall one of the most powerful beings in the universe which is why it wasn’t until 2000 a.p.e. before some one could slay him.

 

Perhaps his psycic abilities normally have a range limit (say, line of sight), but somehow he has been able to extend his abilities in this story.

I thought he was supposed to be a Dragon Ball Z villain

We already went over this before. He is not. MoleStar can serve that purpose.