[Episode 24] New Monsters

[Havard]

Two new monsters appear in this episode:

• Quicksilver Golem: This is a blob-like creature made of liquid mercury.
  
• Brute of the Egg (Template): These are similar to Thralls of Coot, but have been mutated and twisted and pefected for combat by the Egg of Coot.

Has anyone used these creatures, either with the episode or independently?

What are some ideas for how to use them?

-Havard

[Yaztromo]

• Quicksilver Golem: This is a blob-like creature made of liquid mercury.
  Has anyone used these creatures, either with the episode or independently?

Mercury always intrigued me, so I often used this theme when I drew adventures, by creating quicksilver monsters, artefacts, armours, rooms, castles, mecha suites... I love it.

[RobJN]

There was a nasty weapon in the video game Oni, the mercury bow, a supercooled sliver of mercury flung fom a rifle-length rail gun... high velocity to penetrate all but the toughest armors, and then the mercury liquefied when warmed to body temperature, resulting in nasty poisoning.... :twisted:

[Havard]

There was a nasty weapon in the video game Oni, the mercury bow, a supercooled sliver of mercury flung fom a rifle-length rail gun... high velocity to penetrate all but the toughest armors, and then the mercury liquefied when warmed to body temperature, resulting in nasty poisoning.... :twisted:

Interesting. Perhaps a mercury bow is something we could introduce into Blackmoor games as well? Perhaps this time as an actual bow?

I read up on the historical use of Mercury and it seems the element goes way back in use, back to the ancient Egyptians. Old alchemists believed it was the original metal from which other metals were based. This is especially interesting given Blackmoor's unusual cosmology with the Plane of Metal being believed to be one of the Elemental Planes.

-Havard

[Havard]

Moved to the public forum.

-Havard