Here are 10 perhaps strange or unexpected places to find an ooze. Some of the oozes will be very small ones, given the size of the container. In other cases, not every container material will be suitable for every ooze, so don’t put an ooze that can devour metal in a metal container. May of the places will come as a surprise to characters, and perhaps a nasty one.

1. Hidden in a sarcophagus.
2. Imprisoned in a sealed barrel.
3. In a large, lidded cauldron.
4. In the tubes and flasks of an alchemical setup.
5. Inside a hollow statue.
6. Inside a locked chest.
7. Inside a sealed bottle.
8. Inside a stuffed bear.
9. Inside a suit of plate armour.
10. When a water pump is used, the ooze comes out of the nozzle.

Gelatinous cubes are conscientious dungeon cleaners, eating up all that organic matter than can be found, including unwary adventurers. They cannot digest metal or stone, so what items of minimal or no value might be found inside a dead one?

1. Copper coin bearing the head of an unknown monarch. One edge has been sharpened.
2. Deformed-looking skull that is just a partially-digested human skull.
3. Flint arrowhead.
4. Iron bands that used to reinforce a barrel.
5. Oblong steel token, measuring 2″x1/2″ with “Admit One” etched into one face.
6. Odd-shaped piece of stone that turns out to be a nose broken from a statue.
7. One steel boot.
8. Steel funerary urn, open and empty, with “Mother” inscribed on it.
9. Threads of gold, all that survives from a gold-embroidered piece of clothing.
10. Twenty-five studs, all loose, that were once set into a leather belt.

Giant ants, like their smaller cousins, can often be found in colonies. The colonies are naturally much larger than a normal ant colony, but fortunately, given that they are the size of a small pony, they are inhabited by significantly fewer ants.

What’s Happening in the Colony?

1. A train of workers is carrying food deep into the colony; the food is an assortment of vegetation and unidentifiable pieces of meat.
2. Drones are clinging to the ceiling, fanning their wings to spread fresh air through the colony’s tunnels.
3. Six workers are repairing a piece of wall that has partially collapsed.
4. Three soldiers are killing an invading soldier from another colony.
5. Two workers are digging a new tunnel or cave to expand the colony.
6. Workers are carrying freshly-laid eggs through the tunnels.

What Features Can Be Found in the Colony?

1. Aphid farm, in which giant aphids are being tended to be workers.
2. Cave in which ant eggs are stored, waiting to hatch.
3. Caved-in tunnel, blocking part of the colony off.
4. Food storage area, filled with pieces of plant, fruit and meat.
5. Mushroom cave, where workers are tending fungi.
6. Stream of fresh water cutting the tunnel in half.

What Does the Ant Look Like?

1. An eye is damaged.
2. Gouges cover its exoskeleton.
3. Missing an antenna.
4. Part of one leg is missing.
5. Piebald patches on its exoskeleton.
6. Sticky sap covers the ant, slowing it down.

This is a list of twelve different motives that could be behind an NPC’s actions.  This list will later be incorporated into an upcoming supplement, and serves as a sample.

1. Acquisition of power.
2. Exploration.
3. Fun and pleasure.
4.  Inflicting pain and suffering on others.
5. Madness.
6. Money and wealth.
7. Protecting nature.
8. Pursuit of Knowledge.
9. Recovering lost heirlooms
10. Redressing wrongs.
11. Revenge.
12. The voices in their head told them to.

For an Easter-themed game, roll 1d20 on the following table to add some Easter-themed dressing.

1. Basket (A woven wicker basket, perhaps decorated with such as bunnies and chicks)
2. Bunnies (Plush toys or plain polystyrene ones for decorating)
3. Chicks (A yellow fluffy chick, or perhaps a plain one made from such as polystyrene for decorating)
4. Chocolate Easter Bunny (Probably hollow if large, down to solid smaller versions)
5. Chocolate Easter Egg (From tiny, solid or filled individual eggs, to larger hollow ones, possibly filled with other candies)
6. Chocolate Mould (In shapes such as bunnies, chicks and eggs, together with chocolate and icing for making eggs)
7. Daffodils (Freshly cut real daffodils, or possibly artificial ones)
8. Easter Cake (An iced fruit or sponge cake decorated with such as eggs, rabbits and bunnies)
9. Easter Card (Greetings card with images such as eggs, chicks, bunnies or religious scenes)
10. Egg Hunt Basket (Made from such as plastic, metal or wicker, with a handle, probably brightly coloured and may be bunny themed)
11. Egg Hunt Sign (A colourful sign, some with ribbons for hanging, others on a stake, usually with an arrow and writing denoting the location of an Easter Egg Hunt)
12. Fillable Eggs (Artificial hollow eggs, often plastic, that can be filled with such as small candies or sweets, in different colours)
13. Floral Wreath (A decorative wreath with either real or artificial flowers)
14. Hanging Eggs (Decorative eggs, made from things such as polystyrene or even china, in different colours, from plain to patterned, with a ribbon for hanging them up)
15. Hot Cross Bun (Spiced sweet bun, typically made with raisins or currants but may be with orange-cranberry or apple-cinnamon, with a pastry cross on the top)
16. Palm Cross (Small cross made from palm fronds, or perhaps a similar substitute)
17. Palm Leaves (And branches, fresh and dried)
18. Peeps (Coloured marshmallow candies in shapes such as bunnies and chicks)
19. Simnel Cake (Fruit cake with almond paste or marzipan, decorated with eleven, or possibly twelve, marzipan balls)
20. Twig Tree (Painted trees, usually white, made from a twigs, used for hanging Easter decorations on)

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Melos is part of the Aioskoru OGL world started by Ken Wickham. Other content is also available for the setting from the latter currently. The supplement is essentially system-neutral, although it was based on some Rolemaster blog articles. The location itself can be dropped into other game worlds without too much trouble.

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