Fantastic Friday: The Blockchain Mine (OSE)

This blog post refers to this post by Skerples of the Coins & Scrolls blog. Go read it, it's fantastic.

Equipment

A mining rig consists of a mining pick, a lantern, a rope (50', hemp), a sack (small), and a backpack. An Adventurer can purchase one at any affiliated kiosk near the Blockchain Mine at the price below; the added cost includes fees for AdventureGild ® certification of the durability and quality of the elements of the pack.

A High-Quality ® mining rig consists of two pickaxes made of Mythryl ®, a lantern (bullseye), a rope (50', free-range organic hemp), a sack (large), and a backpack with a patch certifying it is a High-Quality ® item, making you the envy of other Adventurers.

An Enchanted ® mining rig consists of the same gear as the High-Quality ® pack, but the pickaxes are enchanted with Nystul's magic aurum ®; the sparkling gold sheen provided by the enchantment displays to all the magical nature of the pickaxes, which guarantees they will be useful even for enchanted cryptcurrency.

None of the elements of a rig may be sold separately, as per AdventureGild ® regulations. Violation of these terms may result in Termination of Contract(or).

Item Cost (gp)
Governance token 1,000
Mining rig (enchanted) 500
Mining rig (high-quality) 160
Mining rig (standard) 40
Non fungal token 10-500
Outfit (serge) 10-250
Stakes (3) and a mallet 10

Wyrm of Service
These dragons dwell near the Blockchain Mines. They are consulted only in cases of dissatisfaction, at which point they provide a final (re)solution.
Armour Class -1 [20]
Hit Dice 9** (40hp)
Attacks [2 × claw (1d6 + 1), 1 × bite (3d10)] or breath
THAC0 11 [+10]
Movement 90’ (30’) / 240’ (80’) flying
Saving Throws D6 W7 P8 B8 S10 (10)
Morale 10
Alignment Chaotic
XP 2,250
Number Appearing   1d4+1 (1d4)
Treasure Type H (coins only)
  • Breath weapon: 90’ long cone of demonitizing gas (provides an opportunity to experience a critical mortality event).
  • Language and spells: 80%; 4 × 1st level, 3 × 2nd level, 2 × 3rd level.
  • Sleeping: 20%.
  • Treasure: wyrms of service do not accept cryptcurrency.
Inspecter
Differently-corporeal persons; doomed to watch over in death the activities that claimed it in life, chained by the blockchain to the immutable ledgers.
Armour Class3 [16]
Hit Dice5** (22hp)
Attacks1 × touch (1d6 + economic drain)
THAC015 [+4]
Movement150’ (50’) / 300’ (100’) flying
Saving ThrowsD10 W11 P12 B13 S14 (6)
Morale11
AlignmentChaotic
XP650
Number Appearing  1d4 (3d4)
Treasure TypeE (cryptcurrency only, at current market prices)
  • Undead: Make no noise, until they attack. Immune to effects that affect living creatures (e.g. poison). Immune to mind-affecting or mind-reading spells (e.g. charm, hold, sleep).
  • Mundane damage immunity: Can only be harmed by magical attacks.
  • Economic drain: A successfully hit target permanently loses 200 gp of cryptcurrency (at the current market price); a target with no cryptcurrency loses cash, and then items and equipment of equivalent worth. A person drained of all gp becomes distraught and may turn to self-termination; such an individual becomes an inspecter the next night, supervised by the inspecter that ruined him.
EDIT: I just realized ghasts aren't a thing in OSE. Huh...

Ghast
Similar to the ghouls they resemble, but with diabolic cunning and a nauseating stench. Sometimes accompany ghouls.
Armour Class4 [15]
Hit Dice4* (18hp)
Attacks2 × claw (1d4 + paralysis), 1 × bite (1d6 + paralysis)
THAC017 [+2]
Movement90’ (30’)
Saving ThrowsD10 W11 P12 B13 S14 (4)
Morale10
AlignmentChaotic
XP25
Number Appearing  1d6 (2d8)
Treasure TypeE
  • Paralysis: For 3d4 turns (save versus paralysis). After paralysing a target, ghasts will attack others.
  • Undead: Make no noise, until they attack. Immune to effects that affect living creatures (e.g. poison). Immune to mind-affecting or mind-reading spells (e.g. charm, hold, sleep).
  • Nauseating stench: Surrounded by a stench of death that sickens humans and demihumans: save versus poison or suffer –2 to hit, while in melee with a group that includes ghasts.

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