the party finds a magical compass. Where does it always

>>54969187
my magical realm

>>54969187
next plot hook or mcguffin

The sky
The center of the earth

>>54969187
Towards what the key that was used to activate it unlocks.

>>/pol/

>>54969201
that was fast, but I guess the fruit was hanging low enough.

>>54969187
The other compass.

>>54969187
The nearest cat.

>>54969187
North. The magic is that it doesn't use magnetic fields. It just knows which way is north.

>>54969362
You.

I like you.

>>54969187
Current mission objective. Which may or may not be related to what the party is "supposed" to be doing.

>>54969384
>>54969214

This is good from the GM usefulness side of things, but not much from the pcs side; is like a device that reminds them constantly not to get off the rails.

random hard as fuck enemy

>>54969398
Sometimes you need the rails because players can't find the way out of wet paper bag on their own.

>>54969398
Like >>54969416 said, sometimes you need to keep them on track. This is a bit better than "nope, invisible walls block your path". Plus when I said "supposedly" what I was getting it was using it to mess with the players minds. Get told to kill Evil Thing X and save the Princess? Huh, for some strange reason the compass is pointing at the Princess and not the Evil Thing X.

>>54969398
>"Didn't the king say this compass points to the Blessed Font of Purification?"
>"Yeah, in the Ziggurat of the Old Empire."
>"So why is it... moving?"

>>54969187
Your mom, she has enough mass to attract all the ferrous metals on the planet.

>>54969362
>The other compass
This could be a fun hook.
>players find magic compass
>notice that its needle doesn't work like other compasses and occasionally doesn't even point the same direction
>start off on a quest into the unknown
>months later, after battling their way past countless terrors, they suddenly come around a corner and bump into another weary group of adventurers holding an identical compass

>>54969187
Magnetic north.
The compass' magic is completely unrelated to it being a compass. The same enchantment could just as easily be placed on any other roughly palm sized round hunk of metal.

The closest hole in the earth that leads to its hollow core.
Frozen ship of trapped souls.
Liars.

>>54969187
my crotch

>>54969187
Pizza

Neverending cloud giant kegger

>>54969187
The closest faggot.

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>>54969790
What you did there, I think I see it.

>>54969362
>When you have both compasses in each hand, they both lead to a different chair in a tavern, if you sit on it, you teleport on the other chair the other compass pointed at.
>It's much less impressive now you put both chairs next to each other with the rest of your treasure.

>>54969518
What's the enchantment?

>>54969187
The Gate

>>54969922
>not using the chairs as teleporters while dungeon diving
do you even adventurer

>>54969187
>>54969819
does it point to the twin stars of Dubulous on the horizon?

>>54969245
That's literally just a fucking piece of string with a weight on the end you fucking moron.

>>54969478
I'm gonna straight up steal this idea. Fucking A, this is perfect

>>54969187

>"Who holds Wayfinder finds good roads
>Its master's step is brisk.
>The Sword of Wisdom lightens loads
>But adds unto their risk."

>>54969478
>Snapping the compasses together forms a larger compass that points in a random direction
>It happens again
>All part of a plot to create an army of seasoned adventurers
>Final compass takes the massive group to an ancient underground temple, where a prophecised dark lord is breaking free of his bindings
>Emerges from his coffin only to be ganked by 50 adventurers who have spent the last three years trekking across the entire world and dealing with this bullshit

When wizards set up contingencies

>>54969187
The shop of the artificer who made it.

>>54975045
>Turns out you get a discount at the shop if you find one of the compasses.
>A cunning marketing strategy

>>54969478
>Wizard cursed two compasses to have sentience and fall in love with each other
>The party reunites them, lifting the curse
>Now they have two perfectly normal compasses and nothing else
I love this

>>54974894
>All part of a plot to create an army of seasoned adventurers

You have too much faith in adventurers. Each group will fight the other to the death when two compass holders meet. Good way to get the toughest adventurer band in the world, but not an army.

>>54969398
It still keeps other choices open to them, so I'd say it's pretty good all around. Plus >>54969440 is great.

>>54969245
Ringworld?

>>54969187
The closest place where the holder can find their favorite food.
If you concentrate hard enough, and with a vibrant enough memory of it, you can get it to point where you've had it at one point or another.

>>54969187
It has three pointers. Magnetic north, true north and waypoint. Set it on a well drawn map and touch the waypoint with a magic item to set the waypoint. You would use a blank sheet of paper an x and identifying words to point at anything.

>>54969187
Fine pussy.

>>54969187

The thing that will kill you.

>>54976155
It technically still works, just as long as there is a significant force on hand to gank the dark lord before he can even get up.

The bottom of the abyss.

>Compass of the Hearth
An elaborate compass covered in brass iconography of flames that feels warm, but pleasant to the touch. When held, it points towards the safest and fastest route to the individual's home and/or family, depending on which is closer.

>Survivalist's Compass
Covered in brass castings of tree roots, this compass has three settings, adjusted by turning a dial located at its center. The first setting makes the compass point towards the nearest source of water, while the next points towards reliable shelter, the last setting makes the compass point towards civilization.

Compass that literally leads the holder to its death. Maybe not at the right time but like.... that thing will cause your death eventually.
>Watching compass, steadily closing in on point
>walk off cliff while staring at compass

>>54981736
Your character pick ups first one. It doesnt show anything.

>>54969187
Boffa

>>54982030
>Not having the compass lead a player character to their long lost home/relatives.

>>54969187
Dicks.

>>54982263
Its more likely your character has home and family. Compass just dont point to them for some reason...

>>54980322
My companion with +1 to Hide at nighttime..

In the campaign we've only played one game of thst is doomed die, one of the pcs found a sword that always points to the nearest safe port, which is some fucking city in the dreamlands.

God damn it I just want to finish sense of the sleight of hand man, guys.

>>54969245
Isn't that Abyss?