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Mon Sep 21, 2026 4:18 pm The Earth Stone

Hello! I have a group of players who are currently going through WGR1- Greyhawk Ruins, and they have discovered the Earth Stone. It is uber powerful according to the module... but what it does is completely undefined. Has this ever been detailed anywhere? If not, suggested powers? [/b]

Mon Sep 21, 2026 9:59 pm

I believe its powers were purposefully left vague for two reasons: 1) as an artifact with the power of creation, it is conceivably game- and world-breaking if it were actually used by anyone, and 2) this allows each DM to tailor the artifact and its history to their own campaign.

To that end, I think one potential for the Earth Stone is to adapt it to The Apocalypse Stone adventure. I always like the adventure itself, but disliked the ending because it is set up for the PCs to fail, no matter what they do, and I didn't want to destroy my campaign world. Still, such an ending is easily altered so that the good guys can win and save the world. Greyhawk Ruins would be a very appropriate place for such an artifact to be located.

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