Community Brainstorm - Ore & Gemstones

"Ore and Gemstones" was the most-voted theme in our last poll and will be the theme for December's issue of Questline Monthly!

I want to give everyone a chance to be involved in the creative process of making an issue of Questline Monthly! Plus, I'm always looking for new inspiration & ideas!

You can suggest ideas for the Ore & Gemstones theme in the comments below! Such as lore, places, characters, monsters, subclasses, races, spells, items, and anything else you may have in mind!

Here are some questions to get us started:

• What monsters would come from a rift to the Elemental Plane of Earth?
• What magical ore, crystals, or gemstones would come from the rift?
• What are some effects of different magical ore & gemstones when used as crafting materials or socketed into equipment?
• How would the rift harm the local environment and its inhabitants?
• Who would come to try and extract the precious recourses the rift creates.

I'd love to hear your ideas so please tell me in the comments below! =)

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Ore & Gemstones Description:

The ground shakes, dust swirls, and rocks rain as a monstrous spike of stone stabs down through a tear in the sky. Carbuncles and stalagmites bubble up like boils from stone while hulking monstrosities emerge from the ground.

A rift to the Plane of Earth has opened above a clear lake surrounded by snow-capped alps and grassland. The elemental energy of the rift has turned the area arid and barren. The lake has completely dried, and the absence of water has created a drought, causing the surrounding grasslands to wither. Earth elementals burrow throughout the drylands absorbing any moisture they come in contact with, whether it be from morning dew collecting on blades of grass or the blood of living creatures that once called this place home.

The desiccation of the lake doomed many but created an opportunity for some. Prospectors have arrived to excavate the area. Stone spires burst with precious minerals and gems clearer than ice. These riches are bountiful but act as a trap to lure the greedy into the grasp of invaders from the Elemental Plane of Earth.

Possible Content:

• Lore: The Attlecier Drylands
• Lore: Rifts to the Elemental Plane of Earth
• New Underground Dungeon
• Mining Mechanics & Rules
• New Rare Ore & Gemstones (Each one with its own magical effects)
• New Genasi Subraces
• New Background: Prospector
• Gemstone Socketing Mechanics
• Plane of Earth Elementals & Monsters

Theme Key Words: Stone, Mine, Arid, Desiccate, Crystal, Pillar, Spire, Mountain, Elemental, Ore, Vein, Earth, Excavate, Mine

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Also! Attached is the design template I will be using for this month's issue! Check it out and let me know what you think =)