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#1 Seeker95 Jan 17, 2011 10:04:35	Last session, my players talked about using the brown fungus near the crash site to animate the Speaker (the sentient potted ficus tree, William). They haven't acquired any yet, but are likely to this coming weekend (our next session). I need to figure out what this might do to him. William is alredy sentient; I don't see him becoming a vegepygmy variant.  But is the outcome positive? Negative? Lethal? Disastrous? What are your thoughts? If your players had this idea, what outcome would you implement?
#2 FlashbackJon Jan 17, 2011 17:01:52	Actually... Show I got the distinct impression from the module that William is NOT sentient and, in reality, is just a ploy by Skystone.
#3 Seeker95 Jan 17, 2011 18:10:24	FJ, I had considered that, but the text introduces him as a sentient potted fica tree a bit too matter of factly for my skeptic mind. However, I will definitely entertain this option. Still interested in the thoughts other have on what would happen assuming William *is* sentient.
#4 Crank99 Jan 18, 2011 8:16:44	I ran it how the book had it, that the plant was sentient and that Skystone could understand him and would speak for him. But, Skystone only told the group what he wanted the group to hear. There isnt anything that William could do to "lash" out at skystone if he didnt translate everything exactly or lied. Skystone could be manipulating the situation. If they give william the spores,he might finally run the city how he wants and gets rid of Skystone. Or he grows a mouth and becomes the singing bush from "The Three Amigo's".
#5 anticlimax Jan 19, 2011 4:17:07	Actually... yeah. i got the same impression. think that's pretty clever.