Encounter Note for Elemental Spirit: Guardian of the Book
Description:
- Form: The Elemental Spirit takes on a swirling vortex of wind, earth, fire, and water, perfectly balanced yet constantly shifting.
- Personality: Stoic but curious, it watches you carefully, gauging your worthiness.
Challenge Options:
- Riddle: The Elemental Spirit poses a riddle that pertains to the balance of the elements.
- Base Difficulty: 10 (Add +1 for Medium, +2 for Hard, +1 per same quest challenge completed prior)
- Challenge Stats: Wisdom, Intelligence (choose challenge stat before rolling)
- Success: Access granted to the book.
- Failure: Sent back to research more on elemental lore.
- Elemental Offering: The spirit requires an offering of each of the four elemental types.
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- Base Difficulty: 10 (Add +1 for Medium, +2 for Hard, +1 per same quest challenge completed prior)
- Challenge Stats: Wisdom, Charisma (choose challenge stat before rolling)
- Success: Grants you a brief, supervised read of the book.
- Failure: Consumes the offerings and demands you try again.
- Harmonize: Show that you can balance all four elements in a short ritual or act.
- Base Difficulty: 10 (Add +1 for Medium, +2 for Hard, +1 per same quest challenge completed prior)
- Challenge Stats: Strength, Intelligence (choose challenge stat before rolling)
- Success: The Elemental Spirit sees you as a kindred spirit, granting you full access.
- Failure: A minor elemental catastrophe occurs, perhaps you're doused in water or momentarily engulfed in flame. Sent back to start.
Rewards:
- Successful Interaction: Besides access to "The Book of Feathers," you also gain the Elemental Spirit's respect, which could be useful for later quests.
- Bonus: If exceptionally successful, the Elemental Spirit may grant you a minor elemental boon, like a single-use elemental power.
Consequences of Failure:
- The Elemental Spirit is not malicious but is bound by its duty. Failure means you are sent back to consult other texts or to prepare better for this encounter.