phoenix240 Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 One of our PC groups is rushing against the clock to find the grave robbers that desecrated the tomb of a powerful (and evil) Egyptian sorcerer and would be god king. The wizard is now an Undead, a powerful Mummy with potent magical abilities and, being impatient as well as evil, is going to unleash a few curses on the heroes' city to motivate them to speed up their investigation. I'm drawing a blank on the nature of the curses though. I have the biblical plagues released on Egypt by Moses stuck in my head and its created a bit of a mental block. And those don't really fit, IMO given their source. Does anyone have any suggestions for good city wide curses? Nothing -too- destructive but bad enough to light a fire under the heroes to stop Amon-ho-tep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallet Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Hmmm... A sandstorm maybe? Or maybe all the cats in the city either flee town or head towards Amon-ho-tep's lair? Or technology slowly stops working, radiating out from the location where he placed the curse? All the other mummies in the local museum come to life and begin slowly wrecking havoc? Or everyone begins speaking Ancient Egyptian, but not understanding it? The city begins slowly transforming into an Egyptian type climate/setting? Rivers flood, sand begins creeping out of the ground, the temperature rises, etc... Citizens begin to feel compelled to build as giant pyramid in Amon-ho-tep's honour in a central park? And, of course, everyone begins to "Walk like an Egyptian"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Egyptian poisonous creepy-crawlies infesting the city. Multiplying asps and scorpions. The asps in the Nile region and the North African scorpion are lethal if their venom isn't treated promptly. Combine that with the panic just the sight of those things can cause people, and it won't take many incidents to start a full panic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Hmmm... A sandstorm maybe? No joke. Check out this one in Kuwait in 2011. Then imagine the reaction of a city's populace unused to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 A languishing sickness comes to pass For beasts of burden, camel ,horse and ass At first this may not seem like much - the camels at the zoo get sluggish?. Then the curse strikes at the real beasts of burden of a modern city - the machines, especially the automobiles. Trucks in particular fail to start or mysteriously stop while in motion, then start again for a while, then once again have to "rest." Conveyor belts and other things that move cargo around - "beasts of burden" - begin malfunctioning. Reveal this in a supermarket - automatic doors fail to open, the cashier's conveyor belts stop.. The River begins to rot and stink, All water becomes unfit to drink The city's water supply is tainted, perhaps with algae. Not poisoned, and won't make you sick - it just smells bad, tastes worse, and maybe even is the wrong color. Lucius Alexander Hey, what's wrong with my palindromedary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 their leg and arms stop working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothere Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Here ye now my curses four Your failure will cause misery to pour The air you breathe small smell as my tomb. This will be the first sign of your doom. When all you drink tastes like ash. Know your hopes will soon be dashed. When your vision begins to dim. Your suffering I near the brim. Then as your flesh begins to rot, you'll rue the day you did not deliver what I sought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix240 Posted April 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Thanks, these are great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 All citizens magically become slaves to whoever wears the Pharaoh's crown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Go watch the Mummy Trilogy. Even the third one (while a giant turd IMHO) has a few good ideas. Maybe every graveyard within X radius has the dead clawing their way free to serve the Mummy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 I havent seen the 3rd one. The 2nd one I found so awful, I didnt care to watch it. If it is actually worse than that, I definitely will stay away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 If you didn't like the second you'll prolly hate the third. I liked the second and I still don't care for the third. I'll watch it, just to round out the trilogy, as even bad movies can still inspire me. Plus I'm a huge fan of Brendon Fraser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 the people get more combative than usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Honestly I think the highlight of the 3rd one was them over flying the Terra Cotta army and dropping IEDs on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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