Thistlecap

Dicey Dangers, The Creepy Creature of Vulture's Vineyard

Game by Joel Hills

Thistlecap

Thistlecap sits dead center of the ring and almost never moves, wreathed in a cap of pale fungus that might be a hat or might simply be part of them by now, no one has ever been rude enough to ask. The eldest of the three fae by a wide, unspoken margin, Thistlecap speaks rarely, in short dry sentences, and tends the ring's stranger goods: wands and orbs and scrolls that hum faintly if held too close to the mushrooms, foci that seem to have grown rather than been made.

Customers who linger too long near Thistlecap's stretch of the ring report the same thing afterward: a feeling of being counted. Not judged, not threatened, just counted, like a mushroom noting one more spore drifting through.

Dance the Ring

Once per day, the Hero may step into the ring while it's active and dance a slow turn with whichever fae isn't busy. Mark 1 and gain +1 Luck until Darkfall.

What the Ring Remembers

Roll 5 times on this table, ignoring duplicates. These are the stranger goods out today.

Roll 1d66	Item	Cost (rc)
11	Wand of Candlelight	150
12	Wand of Sparking	150
13	Wand of Arcane Bolt	150
14	Wand of Thermal Biting	150
15	Wand of Elemental Arrow	150
16	Wand of Acid Spray	150
21	Orb of Detect Lie	200
22	Orb of Elemental Shield	200
23	Orb of Paralyze	200
24	Rod of Demoralize	150
25	Rod of Suggestion	150
26	Rod of Webshot Barrage	150
31	Scroll of Identify	200
32	Scroll of Veil of Shadows	200
33	Scroll of Interfuse	200
34	Scroll of Summon Elemental	200
35	Scroll of Animate Dead	200
36	Scroll of Soul Trap	200
41	Acidic Dart	105
42	Acidic Sling	115
43	Acidic Staff	140
44	Acidic Wrist Crossbow	125
45	Venomous Short Bow	225
46	Venomous Staff	240
51	Box	10
52	Token	1
53	Beer Stein	10
54	Iron Key	3
55	Gem	100
56	Clover Token	101
61	Wand of Fireballs	150
62	Might Belt	200
63	Poisonous Staff	340
64	Scroll of Meteor Storm	200
65	Quick Boots	140
66	Wand of Dragon Breath	150

The Creepy Creature of Vulture's Vineyard New Room Item Properties Wandering Monster

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