d12. Curiosity
- A colorful ball formed from silk ribbons unfurls in a multi-hued explosion of noise and whipping fabric, then suddenly reforms.
- It looks like someone placed a colony of tiny sea elves in the water within the sarcophagus. They donโt like the intrusion: They start zapping at you with magic.
- A piece of parchment has been tacked on to the mummified remains inside: โDear Jonas, we regret to inform you of your untimely demise.โ
- Someone seems to have stored a collection of straw men in here. Little glowing eyes flare into life when they are handled.
- The husk of a corpse within this sarcophagus is composed of five different creatures: an owlbear, a bugbear, a goblin, a kobold, and an orc.
- Red sand fills the container. It disperses throughout the area like mist, and then vanishes.
- The claws of every creature imaginable are jumbled in this sarcophagus.
- A golden rope binds the leprechaun someone placed in here. The leprechaun cannot speak and refuses to look at anyone.
- A brunette female human in her forties rests in this sarcophagus. Holy symbols of every deity you know pierce her flesh. She is quite dead.
- Chalk words line the sarcophagus: โI will come for your tongue.โ
- A shimmering golden liquid laps gently at the walls of the sarcophagus. It smells of geraniums.
- A crank on the outside of the sarcophagus starts winding itself. A tune plays along with each rotation of the crank.
You had me at No. 6, but No. 10 clinched it. Those should give the PCs the shivers.
Number 12 was the one that sold me. The “Tut in a Box” still has me giggling.