Gelatinous Cube as a waterfall?

[nakos]

So my four year insisted on going through the Bones in more depth this morning. I think he might have been more excited then anyone else I know getting bones 2.

 

Then he came across the gelatinous cube. "It's clear. Let's open this one." After I opened it he looked at the two halves and said "It's a waterfall".

 

Looking at them add individual pieces they do look like waterfalls and gives me an evil idea. The adventurers come across an underground waterfall and if the stop to rest have then attacked by the gelatinous cube that was hovering over the real waterfall.

Edited February 14, 2015 by nakos

[Chaoswolf]

Hmmm, interesting. I'll have to remember this.

[High Priest of Syrinx]

Or occupying the area just behind the waterfall, so the water cascades over and conceals its gelatinous surface.  It could live there feeding on fish, critters, or organic material swept down the underground stream.... like a giant anemone.

 

Great idea!

[Sirithiliel]

Or occupying the area just behind the waterfall, so the water cascades over and conceals its gelatinous surface.  It could live there feeding on fish, critters, or organic material swept down the underground stream.... like a giant anemone.

 

Great idea!

 

i like this idea!

[Talae]

This is why everyone should let their kids play with their Bones.

[nakos]

Or occupying the area just behind the waterfall, so the water cascades over and conceals its gelatinous surface. It could live there feeding on fish, critters, or organic material swept down the underground stream.... like a giant anemone.

 

Great idea!

Conceivably this could happen above ground, facing northish or deep overhang to avoid direct sunlight, where the gelatinous cube lives and hides leads underground to a dungeon or caverns.

[Dr.Bedlam]

Oh, that's evil.

Back in the day, my players stopped to investigate ALL waterfalls, certain that something had a lair or cave behind there...

[etherial]

A Gelatinous Cube is the centerpiece of the ultimate pit trap. When you trigger the trap, the cube is dropped down on you, causing you crushing damage. Then you and it are dropped down into a pit, causing falling damage and engulfing you.

[High Priest of Syrinx]

Oh, that's evil.

 

Back in the day, my players stopped to investigate ALL waterfalls, certain that something had a lair or cave behind there...

 

...especially when the PCs can see some shiny bits glinting through the water from the collection at the bottom of the cube. 

[Last Knight]

Oh, that's evil.

Back in the day, my players stopped to investigate ALL waterfalls, certain that something had a lair or cave behind there...

I still do this, in Skyrim and the like. Immediately charge into waterfalls, searching for the grotto behind.

Hmmm, interesting. I'll have to remember this.

*scribble, scribble*

[Laoke]

Sounds like a new generation of DMs need to be introduced to Grimtooth's Traps >.>

[nakos]

Grimtooth's Traps KS ended last week too.