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Dormitory Master Keys

Curio
Item Type Curio

Dormitory residents whisper of a lost chamber that no one has returned from—might these keys be the way in or out?

Weirdness
Whispers of shifting spaces stir when keys are jingled
Drawback

Each portal opened risks temporarily warping the dormitory’s spatial fabric, causing disorienting echoes or brief vanishings of adjacent rooms for several minutes.

Description

A worn iron ring holds seven mismatched keys, their metal mottled with iridescent patinas that shimmer through smoky translucence; keys feel oddly warm and emit faint murmurs in shadowed quiet.

Effect

Can unlock any door within the dormitory, revealing secret rooms or portals to unexpected locations; once per use, a key may open a door to a random otherworldly chamber instead of its normal passage.

Hook

Dormitory residents whisper of a lost chamber that no one has returned from—might these keys be the way in or out?

Origin

Forged in the forgotten smithy beneath the dormitory’s foundations by an exiled spatial architect

GM Notes

- Players can try keys on any door in the dormitory, but effects vary unpredictably.
- Using a key to open a random portal disorients nearby characters, imposing a -2 penalty to perception tests for 1d6 minutes.
- Keys hum softly near hidden or celestial doors.

Created with Town Scryer for Troika!

by CursedPaladin6053