BACKGROUND: This is where the techno-meteor impacted and the Osirans emerged. They moved the large chunks of technology that emerged with them to the Nano-Embalming Compound (Encounter 4) and the Tomb (Encounter 5) several hours ago.
LAY OF THE LAND: This encounter was designed for a battlemap from Keep on the Shadowfell. (It can also be found in Fantastic Locations: Dragondown Grotto.)
- Nature (Moderate): The large skeleton in the center of the crater appears to be of a huge, winged cat. Nothing like that has been seen in the area.
- Perception (Easy): On the south side of the crater, it’s very easy to see trails in the ash where heavy equipment has been dragged out.
ENCOUNTER: The Lesser Emperor left behind a giant Scarab Spine Beetle (burrowed underneath the crater) and a screen of four Osiris Bots to monitor and guard the crater. Let the PCs poke around the crater a bit before they rouse the beetle. Have the Osiris Bots do a fly-over towards the end of the encounter, but only engage if attacked. (Otherwise they’ll fly-off in the direction of the Tomb.)
The scarab beetle’s wings have been painted in golden, swirling patterns. At the center of the pattern on each wing is an Eye of Osiris:
The Osiris Bots are gleaming oblongs of black plastic.
REWARDS:
- If the PCs search the surrounding area, they’ll find 2 Omega Tech cards per PC. (Scattered from the techno-meteor.)
CLUES:
- The trail on the south side of the crater becomes more difficult to follow after it leaves the crater, but it leads to the Ford Family Bunker. (complexity 1, 4 successes, moderate DC)
- Onboard Nav Systems in the Osiris Bots. A moderate Mechanics check can decode map locations for the Nano-Embalming Tomb (Encounter 4) and the Tomb (Encounter 5)
