so, im putting my PCs on a MaGuffin hunt in the feywild (for a bloom of ressurection in some garden), and i figure, any flower capeable of raising the dead has a jelous/powerful gaurdian, but i have no clue what kind of fey. it is supposed to be a stealth mission, so it's entierly possible its a minor archfey we're dealing with, but i just need ya'lls help
If their going after a flower, I would recommend something with flowers on its appearance/flower themed abilities. You could also take some myconids/vegepygmy/Corpse Flower/any plant really, change the type, and skin the abilities. If you're really high lever, you could reskin Zuggtmoy along those lines. Eladrin could work for midlevel, or a coven of hags is a classic.
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He doesn't have much besides the skin on his bones. Me: I'll take the skin on his bones, then.
"You see a gigantic, monstrous praying mantis burst from out of the ground. It sprays a stream of acid from it's mouth at one soldier, dissolving him instantly, then it turns and chomps another soldier in half with it's- "
Another possibility to consider: the fey are often very interested in making bargains (I do not suggest "get me this other thing" -- chained mcguffin hunts are nobody's idea of a good time), so one option to consider is whether they can cut a deal, and what sorts of things the being with the flower would accept, including the ever-popular and in no way problematic "a favor later". It also opens the door for the players to be clever, which they always enjoy.
Another possibility to consider: the fey are often very interested in making bargains (I do not suggest "get me this other thing" -- chained mcguffin hunts are nobody's idea of a good time), so one option to consider is whether they can cut a deal, and what sorts of things the being with the flower would accept, including the ever-popular and in no way problematic "a favor later". It also opens the door for the players to be clever, which they always enjoy.
actually, i have a PC who is a level 2 warlock. i could have the owner offer them a warlock deal
Another possibility to consider: the fey are often very interested in making bargains (I do not suggest "get me this other thing" -- chained mcguffin hunts are nobody's idea of a good time), so one option to consider is whether they can cut a deal, and what sorts of things the being with the flower would accept, including the ever-popular and in no way problematic "a favor later". It also opens the door for the players to be clever, which they always enjoy.
actually, i have a PC who is a level 2 warlock. i could have the owner offer them a warlock deal
Don't count on it though -- the player may have a different patron in mind, or they could just not like the terms.
Another possibility to consider: the fey are often very interested in making bargains (I do not suggest "get me this other thing" -- chained mcguffin hunts are nobody's idea of a good time), so one option to consider is whether they can cut a deal, and what sorts of things the being with the flower would accept, including the ever-popular and in no way problematic "a favor later". It also opens the door for the players to be clever, which they always enjoy.
actually, i have a PC who is a level 2 warlock. i could have the owner offer them a warlock deal
Don't count on it though -- the player may have a different patron in mind, or they could just not like the terms.
they had an archfey patron before we switched to 2024, so i think i have an in-road there. but i wount count on it, i like the deal cutting idea tho
I always portray Fey as being very complicated and inscrutable in their wants and desires, to the point where something we consider harmless and ordinary is extremely important to a Fey. Much like the person before me said, they'd rarely give simple fetch quests, if they do, make it have some unknown side effect that benefits the Fey.
Maybe to the Fey, a flower that raises the dead is unremarkable and they'd be happy to give it up but in exchange they want something innocuous on the material plane, maybe a bouquet of forget-me-not flowers. Ideally the PCs would know this is shady but do it anyway. Once they get the Archfey it's flowers, they return to their world and now things are physically different, roads are different and their allies no longer know them. How do the PCs fix this? up to you, maybe they can't until they fake another ill-fated deal with the Archfey.
It helps me to conceptualize the Fey as working on Alice in Wonderland rules, so maybe it want's something ridiculous like a tea party or to play a game in exchange.
If you wanted to lean into DnD lore and a more fairytale aspect, you could consider having the flower as the last blooming flower in the Vale of the Long Night. It's run by the Frost Prince who has a great Emo/Goth vibe - pining for his long lost and unrequited love.
It's got cool Snow Queen/Beauty and the Beast vibes and an opportunity to use tons of ice-themed creatures along with Fey (so great, if you haven't been up to Icewind Dale for a while). The Pale Prince is also known to enter into pacts with warlocks, if that's the route you want to go. He also has his Fortress of Frozen tears if you wanted to go for a more Fey Court adventure or even if you fancy an ice-themed dungeon crawl (it's supposed to be set out like a maze).
I stumbled on him in an old Dragon magazine article, but that seems to have disappeared now. Anyway just Google him if you want to know more - I think he's a great and underused character.
Just because the garden is owned by the fey doesn't mean everything in it has to be fey. Plant monsters and Monstrocities are also good fits, either willing allies or charmed/bound somehow.
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Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
concept. its a garden full of magical plants, but no animals. no living ones anyway. the garden is tended to by a lady of rot, of the unseelie court, who is fascinated by these magical plants that her touch dosent wither. she aquired the bloom not for its restoritive properties, but simply becuase, like most magical items, it is resistant or sraight up immune to effects that would kill it. magic swords dont rust, magic flowers dont rot.
the garden is something of an experiment. she's trying to find a way to make these flowers rot, but she is willing to trade for her fantastic blooms
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so, im putting my PCs on a MaGuffin hunt in the feywild (for a bloom of ressurection in some garden), and i figure, any flower capeable of raising the dead has a jelous/powerful gaurdian, but i have no clue what kind of fey. it is supposed to be a stealth mission, so it's entierly possible its a minor archfey we're dealing with, but i just need ya'lls help
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You Remember Me. Just Think A Little Harder.
If their going after a flower, I would recommend something with flowers on its appearance/flower themed abilities. You could also take some myconids/vegepygmy/Corpse Flower/any plant really, change the type, and skin the abilities. If you're really high lever, you could reskin Zuggtmoy along those lines. Eladrin could work for midlevel, or a coven of hags is a classic.
He doesn't have much besides the skin on his bones. Me: I'll take the skin on his bones, then.
"You see a gigantic, monstrous praying mantis burst from out of the ground. It sprays a stream of acid from it's mouth at one soldier, dissolving him instantly, then it turns and chomps another soldier in half with it's- "
"When are we gonna take a snack break?"
Another possibility to consider: the fey are often very interested in making bargains (I do not suggest "get me this other thing" -- chained mcguffin hunts are nobody's idea of a good time), so one option to consider is whether they can cut a deal, and what sorts of things the being with the flower would accept, including the ever-popular and in no way problematic "a favor later". It also opens the door for the players to be clever, which they always enjoy.
actually, i have a PC who is a level 2 warlock. i could have the owner offer them a warlock deal
Maniacal Unseelie Nightmare Enby
You Remember Me. Just Think A Little Harder.
Don't count on it though -- the player may have a different patron in mind, or they could just not like the terms.
they had an archfey patron before we switched to 2024, so i think i have an in-road there. but i wount count on it, i like the deal cutting idea tho
Maniacal Unseelie Nightmare Enby
You Remember Me. Just Think A Little Harder.
I always portray Fey as being very complicated and inscrutable in their wants and desires, to the point where something we consider harmless and ordinary is extremely important to a Fey. Much like the person before me said, they'd rarely give simple fetch quests, if they do, make it have some unknown side effect that benefits the Fey.
Maybe to the Fey, a flower that raises the dead is unremarkable and they'd be happy to give it up but in exchange they want something innocuous on the material plane, maybe a bouquet of forget-me-not flowers. Ideally the PCs would know this is shady but do it anyway. Once they get the Archfey it's flowers, they return to their world and now things are physically different, roads are different and their allies no longer know them. How do the PCs fix this? up to you, maybe they can't until they fake another ill-fated deal with the Archfey.
It helps me to conceptualize the Fey as working on Alice in Wonderland rules, so maybe it want's something ridiculous like a tea party or to play a game in exchange.
If you wanted to lean into DnD lore and a more fairytale aspect, you could consider having the flower as the last blooming flower in the Vale of the Long Night. It's run by the Frost Prince who has a great Emo/Goth vibe - pining for his long lost and unrequited love.
It's got cool Snow Queen/Beauty and the Beast vibes and an opportunity to use tons of ice-themed creatures along with Fey (so great, if you haven't been up to Icewind Dale for a while). The Pale Prince is also known to enter into pacts with warlocks, if that's the route you want to go. He also has his Fortress of Frozen tears if you wanted to go for a more Fey Court adventure or even if you fancy an ice-themed dungeon crawl (it's supposed to be set out like a maze).
I stumbled on him in an old Dragon magazine article, but that seems to have disappeared now. Anyway just Google him if you want to know more - I think he's a great and underused character.
Just because the garden is owned by the fey doesn't mean everything in it has to be fey. Plant monsters and Monstrocities are also good fits, either willing allies or charmed/bound somehow.
Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
concept. its a garden full of magical plants, but no animals. no living ones anyway. the garden is tended to by a lady of rot, of the unseelie court, who is fascinated by these magical plants that her touch dosent wither. she aquired the bloom not for its restoritive properties, but simply becuase, like most magical items, it is resistant or sraight up immune to effects that would kill it. magic swords dont rust, magic flowers dont rot.
the garden is something of an experiment. she's trying to find a way to make these flowers rot, but she is willing to trade for her fantastic blooms
Maniacal Unseelie Nightmare Enby
You Remember Me. Just Think A Little Harder.