9.18.2005
A Preemptive Retort From A Master Of Illusion
In case Stanislaus' offer of 2000 gp seems a bit steep, he replies:
"Surely you are a man of business. Consider this, then. My Tower of Illusion, once built, will challenge adventurers the world over. Many brave and wealthy heroes will venture here to discover its secrets and plunder its halls. Imagine the tourist gps this will generate. An industrious kobold mayor might even consider starting an 'adventurer tax'. Citizens of Grito could get jobs as henchmen, hierlings, torchboys, tour guides. The Tower of Illusion will not be for the ill-prepared, your General Store stands to make a fortune in the trade of 10' poles and 50' rope. 2000 gp seems a small price to pay for such an attraction. Grito shall no longer be known as the Greyhelm that also-ran, it shall be known as the Adventurer's Mecca!"
He strokes his chin thoughtfully and offers you some more scotch.
"Surely you are a man of business. Consider this, then. My Tower of Illusion, once built, will challenge adventurers the world over. Many brave and wealthy heroes will venture here to discover its secrets and plunder its halls. Imagine the tourist gps this will generate. An industrious kobold mayor might even consider starting an 'adventurer tax'. Citizens of Grito could get jobs as henchmen, hierlings, torchboys, tour guides. The Tower of Illusion will not be for the ill-prepared, your General Store stands to make a fortune in the trade of 10' poles and 50' rope. 2000 gp seems a small price to pay for such an attraction. Grito shall no longer be known as the Greyhelm that also-ran, it shall be known as the Adventurer's Mecca!"
He strokes his chin thoughtfully and offers you some more scotch.
