Numenera is a game published by Monte Cook Games. Its setting is the Ninth World, and this list has eight rumours for that setting. The rumours, which are similar to the Hearsay that can be found in the official books, can be used as adventure hooks or as simple misinformation.
It’s rumoured that the octopus queen currently has a clutch of eggs at the Coral Cathedral, having recently decided to breed, something she does rarely though free to do so. There are suggestions that external events were behind the queen choosing to breed at this time.
It’s rumoured that there’s a large city of octopi around the Coral Cathedral that’s one of the homes to the queen of the octopi. Some have claimed that this is actually an army, waiting to launch an attack on land, though they seem unclear as to why such an attack would happen.
It’s said that the octopi of the Coral Cathedral have modified creatures into monsters that they use to defend the place from interlopers, and that any living creature who falls foul of the octopi may end up the same way. It’s even rumoured that trespassing humans have been turned into combinations of fish and person.
The Coral Cathedral is said to be one of the homes of the queen of the octopi, and some have claimed it’s one that’s the most vulnerable to attack, and that therefore an attack should be launched on it. Most believe that attacking the octopi would be a seriously foolish move.
The octopi are said to have a collection of books, by their use of the word, in the Coral Cathedral, containing knowledge going back millennia, if not millions of years. Some scholars on land would pay dearly for just one of these books, if not more.
The octopi of the Bay of Peyclin are only superficially loyal to the octopus queen, but some of the human nations, tired of attacks by these octopi on ships and even land settlements, want to send an emissary to the queen to see if she can do anything to reign in the attacks.
The yobi of the Coral Cathedral are rumoured to be looking to make overtures to some of the seafaring peoples of the area, though why isn’t known, as the octopi are typically not that interested in others.
There are rumours that the Coral Cathedral has a portal to another dimension located within it. Some have sought proof of this, and especially a means of entering that dimension, to discover just what kinds of treasures the octopi may have stored there.
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Vulcanism makes a mark on the landscape, whether it be of natural or magical origin, and 100 Volcanic Landmarks has 100 such landmarks to encounter, ranging from the small to the continental.
Locales of Sundara: The Thaumaturgical Brewer describes a single location, a fantasy alchemical brewer, without a map but with various details that allow the GM to use it as a drop-in location.
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A YouTube video in which grot snipers completely hidden in ghillie cloaks are scratchbuilt for Warhammer 40K. The methods used will work for other types of miniatures and other games.
The Nightshade Brewery in Middleshade, a district of Ironfire, which is available in versions for 5E and Pathfinder, brews and sells drinks made from or using mushrooms and other fungi. Here are ten mushroom-based drinks that characters could buy.
Appletouch: Though not made directly with apples, this brew has a taste very similar to that of cider. During the brewing process, whilst the mushrooms are fermenting, pieces of apple are added to the barrel, which are strained out when the drink is tapped, leading to a taste that is surprisingly similar to cider.
Black Dragon: A thick, treacly porter that’s been made from large, black, night-loving mushrooms, drinking this feels almost like eating a meal, with some even claiming that Black Dragon isn’t drunk, it’s eaten. Few can manage more than a few pints of this, and it’s rarely sold with food as it tends to fill the drinker up too much.
Fireball Ale: In most ways this is a typical beer, for a mushroom-based beer anyway. What makes it different is the spices that have been added to the drink. The spices both dye the beer a fiery red colour, they also make it spicier than many can cope with; sometimes people will dare each other to drink it.
Headbanger: Distilled from mushrooms in a manner not dissimilar to how vodka is made, this drink is repeatedly strained to get it as clear as possible and has a very high alcohol content, thanks to most of the excess being skimmed off during the distillation and straining. It’s also notorious for the intense headaches that those who overindulge suffer.
Magenta Pale: Something of an experiment by the brewery, this is an attempt to make a drink similar to wine in colour and flavour, only made from mushrooms. At the moment, this hasn’t been a huge success, and most purchasers of the drink are cooks buying it to use in cooking, as it’s considered an excellent cooking drink though at best an adequate one for drinking.
Mystery: This drink is blended from a number of different varieties of the brews produced. One batch of the drink never quite tastes the same as the next due to this, as the constituent drinks always tend to differ slightly, and when blended together these differences become more noticeable.
Nightshade Green: This mushroom ale indeed has a green tinge to its colour, thanks to the herbs that have been added to it. The taste isn’t for everyone, and it’s often touted as being more of a medicinal drink with the herbs aiding many ailments, rather than a recreational one. The brewery makes no claims about Green having any healing properties.
Sweet Dreams: This curiously-coloured ale with a blue tinge to it is brewed from some mushrooms that have hallucinogenic properties. Though the fermentation process has reduced much of the effect, the ale is renowned for giving the drinker strange dreams which some consider to be prophetic in nature.
Throatbiter: This dark ale is brewed from poisonous mushrooms, so a great deal of care goes into the brewing process, even though the mushrooms aren’t truly deadly. The drink has a slight numbing sensation when drunk, primarily affecting the tongue.
Tonguetickler: Mo-one outside the brewery knows precisely how this drink is made, because it’s incredibly effervescent. Most suspect that some kind of alchemical means is used to add all the bubbles to the beer, as it doesn’t seem possible for it to be solely a product of the fermentation process. The fizziness can make the brew feel weird on the tongue.
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Even in a fantasy setting, people can pawn items for temporary loans, and 100 Things to Find for Sale in a Fantasy Pawn Shop has 100 such things to find, often mundane but sometimes more.
Pits are a common feature in dungeons, and are not always meant as traps. 100 Pits to Find in a Dungeon (5E) has 100 ways of making pits more distinctive. This is a conversion of the original supplement to 5th Edition.
Not every book found is useful or valuable, and 100 Books to Find in or About Burok Torn has 100 minor books to find on a Scarred Lands bookshelf, all about Burok Torn.
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In this video, Neal Litherland talks about the “Locales of Sundara” series of supplements for the setting, each of which details a single location that can either be used with the setting or dropped into another.
