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NEWS: I am away on vacation from 21 June to 10 July. Comics should update as normal, but if anything goes wrong I won't be able to fix it until I get home.
There's something visceral about daggers. I suppose that's true of anything that can eviscerate you.
But daggers always seem to be more evil than other weapons, such as the noble sword. You can use this to your advantage by having the villains use nasty daggers. A lot of games will have them be less effective or deal less damage than swords, but you don't have to be beholden to such rules. Just have your evil dagger-wielding villain be as effective or moreso than someone fighting with a more powerful weapon, and watch your players react in fear.
A dagger? Odd thing to focus on at the moment with the rest of the environment, but alright. I'd argue those aren't exactly evil runes on it though. Mostly because the resolution isn't good enough for me to tell that they're anything more than a bunch of vertical lines. A more interesting observation is that it's got a couple key teeth behind the blade tip, which is probably what the GM refers to with the "spiked" descriptor. Perhaps "present this dagger at" is code for "use this key to unlock"; that'd be a neat addition to the treasure hunt comments the party are making for themselves.
As for the second part of the text, I think I can imagine quite a bit. So whatever the marvellous surprises end up being, they'll probably be a disappointment. Unless Kylo figures out the Factory location and has it orbitally bombarded just before the group gets there and can enter. Now that would be a great way to keep the contents all a mystery for people to only imagine.
Poe: We search the body for loot!
GM: There’s a dropped bag of gear.
BB-8: I’ll check it out.
GM: You spot something gleaming, mostly buried in the sand.
Rey: Treasure? Let me see.
GM: It’s a wickedly spiked dagger. Evil-looking runes are carved into the blade.
Rey: Threepio? Can you read this?
GM: Sally, here’s what you see. <note>
C-3PO: Anzellan script. It says:
C-3PO: “Greetings to you the lucky finder of this dagger. Present this dagger at the Factory Gate on Kijimi.
C-3PO: “In your wildest dreams you could not imagine the marvellous surprises that await you!”
Finn: I bet the surprise is being stabbed with it.
Chewbacca: Well, at least someone thought this whole deathtrap treasure-hunt lure experience would be fun.
Rey: Nothing says “pleasant surprise” like ancient weapons and ominous inscriptions.
Poe: Let’s go!!
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