The Spire is glowing crystal tower that rises to the skies from the ocean floor. The water around it turns to vapor. At the bottom is a thriving city known as Spire City full of aquatic animals. Spire City is a diverse metropolis supporting all kinds of sea life where you can find any sort of undersea experience you can think of. Spire City is run by the Orca Mafia, who have their fins in everything.
Inside the Spire lies untold treasures, danger, and mystery. Some explore the Spire to make great discoveries, others to hide from the Orca mafia, and others still seeking glory from defeating the beasts that lie within.
Upper Spire
The upper spire sits above the surface of the water. Here there is more light coming in from the windows. The floors at the top are smaller, with tiny rooms and narrow corridoors. This part of the spire is less dangerous than lower floors, and also barren in comparison.
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Creatures
1
Squid
2
Cuttlefish
3
Octopus
4
Batfish
5
Crab
6
Shrimp
7
Jellyfish
8
Disembodied tentacles
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Rooms
1
Lookout
2
Kitchen
3
Dining Hall
4
Barracks
5
Storage
6
Pipe maintenance
Lower Spire
The Lower Spire has much larger floors than above. The dark winding pathways and large open areas form a nearly impossible to traverse maze of faintly glowing crystal. The bottom half of the Spire is far more mysterious and dangerous than the floors above.
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Creatures
1
Sperm Whale
2
Basking Shark
3
Anglerfish
4
Goblin Shark
5
Mantis Shrimp
6
Giant Squid
7
Siphonophore
8
Orca
9
Jellyfish
10
Oarfish
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Rooms
1
Hall of Pillars
2
Freshwater Pool
3
Hydrothermal Vents
4
Orb
5
Ship Graveyard
6
Caverns with intricately carved walls
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Unusual attributes
1
Vampiric
2
Magical
3
Mechanical
4
Teleporting
5
Glowing
6
Ethereal
7
Infinite
8
Decomposing
Rumors
The lower spire is full of mysterious, and rumors run wild. Here are some rumours that the players might have heard
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There’s a
-
that
1
mechanical
horror
rips everything to shreds
2
swarm of
jellyfish
can turn you to stone
3
Sentient
fungus
can hypnotise you and consume you alive
4
powerful
wizard
will turn you into a magical elixer
5
lost
treasure
will curse you for the rest of your eternal life
6
Golden
Mollusk
will take your Eyes
7
ancient
guardian
stalks you and poisons you in your sleep
8
Cursed
shipwreck
moves in mysterious and unpredictable ways
Base city
At the base of the spire is a sprawling city. Built from a combination of natural materials and the scraps of shipwrecks, this place is home to a large number of sea creatures. This bustling metropolis at the bottom of the sea is full of art, beauty, and love as well as corruption, violence, and desperation.
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Locations
1
Potions Shop
2
Grill
3
Pub
4
Casino
5
Crafting Guild
6
Fisherman’s Guild
7
Hotel
8
Shipping Docks
9
Factory
10
Hockey Rink
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Creatures
1
Orca
2
Seal
3
Octopus
4
Crab
5
Starfish
6
Bristle Worm
7
Shark
8
Flounder
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Personality
1
Angry
2
Friendly
3
Shady
4
Indifferent
5
Sad
6
Excited
7
Paranoid
8
Flirtatious
Jobs in the city
There’s no shortage of jobs to be done in the city. A vandal might want access to secure areas, a suitor might ask for rare jewels, or perhaps a bakery needs protection from a loan shark.
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Job
1
Find a thing
2
Deliver a thing
3
Retrieve a thing
4
Protect a thing
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Object
1
Family Heirloom
2
Stolen Artifact
3
Distant Relative
4
Rare Jewel
5
Message
6
Key Eyewitness
7
Important Document
8
Key
9
Magic ingredient
10
Hazardous Material
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Complication
1
Somebody else wants it
2
It’s in a dangerous location
3
It’s always trying to escape
4
It turns into something dangerous
5
It needs to be done quickly
6
It must be kept secret
Rewards in The Spire
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Thingy
Thing
of
Stuff
1
Ancient
Harpoon
of
Darkness
2
Cursed
Bell
of
Paralyzing
3
Ornate
Tome
of
Lost knowledge
4
Barnacle covered
Cauldron
of
Isolation
5
Bioluminescent
Net
of
hallucination
6
Half Eaten
Anchor
of
Tides
7
Ethereal
Hook
of
False Memories
8
Slimy
Barrel
of
Abundance
Negative Aspects
If you get incapacitated in The Spire, roll on the table for a negative aspect