The Mirror Maze
An Introductory Adventure
[NEEDS CONTENT: 2-3 sentence module overview for the adventure listing page]
Your First Adventure
[NEEDS CONTENT: Short callout description for the top of the adventure page]
[NEEDS CONTENT: 2-3 sentence module overview for the adventure listing page]
Key NPCs
Paper, Plastic, Metal and Ink · Age Unknown
Paper, Plastic, Metal and Ink · Age Unknown
Paper and Ink · Age 14
Featured Creatures
Sessions
"Welcome to the Realm, a mysterious and magical world that fits within a deck of ordinary playing cards. As your hand touches the deck, sparks of magical energy fly off of it, and together we peer in. Within the Realm are beings made of the primordial materials of playing cards — Paper, Plastic, Metal, and Ink — collectively known as Cardians. The land is ruled by the Black Joker and the Red Joker, two deities who control the magic of the Realm from the central Carnival City. Around the Realm are four main regions that spoke out from Carnival City based on the four suits. To the north are the Spades Peaks, a mountain range that has metal and plastic mountains where rare metals and papers are mined. To the east are the Clubs Plains, a rugged savannah of mostly untamed wilderness. To the south are the Hearts Forests, natural groves of paper trees and massive ink lakes. And to the west are the Diamonds Highlands, stormy plateaus where only the hardy and the quick can survive. As you settle into this world, you take the form of a Cardian, one who has not yet been assigned a Rank by the Jokers of the Realm. However, today you have received an invitation to a special Carnival the Jokers are hosting with the promise of receiving a Rank so you can participate in the great Adventures of the Realm. Do you accept? If so, meet them in Carnival City when the Ink Moon shines full."
Encounter Setup
The room shakes and mirrors erupt in ink, Paper Minions emerge and start the fight. They support each other with assistive powers and make ranged and melee attacks to pressure the players and appear as a threat.
"The room shakes and mirrors erupt in ink, Paper Minions emerge and start the fight."
Creatures in This Encounter
Combat Flow
Paper Punk Assault
Paper Minions emerge and start the fight. They support each other with assistive powers and make ranged and melee attacks to pressure the players and appear as a threat.
Paper Minions emerge and start the fight. They support each other with assistive powers and make ranged and melee attacks to pressure the players and appear as a threat.
The Bibulous Appears
At the end of round 1 a Black Ink Bibulous (Elite) appears, using its Absorb power to deal damage and remove characters from the fight, encouraging Saves and teaching that initial mechanism to the party.
The Jokers Intervene
The GM decides how long the fight lasts until the Jokers intervene, energy flashes into the room and the Bibulous shrinks away, absorbing back into the mirror and the combat ends.
Jokers congratulate the Table for defending themselves, their new Rank is "well earned".
[NEEDS CONTENT: What happens if a player goes down before the Jokers intervene]
Bibulous leaves behind an ink stained card that reads "Papyrus Peaks Mining Company." Jokers congratulate the Table for defending themselves, their new Rank is "well earned". They suggest the Table pursues this lead, as the Papyrus Peaks Mine has requested assistance of missing miners from the past few days.
Running This Adventure
[NEEDS CONTENT]: [NEEDS CONTENT: GM guidance tip #1]