Peter Larsen contributed a very interesting posting on the problems
associated with finding artifacts. Especially the difficulties with
identifying things. That reminded me of what happened when my old RQ3 party
found the old channel marker buried in the mud near Corflu in the long
scenario from the River of Cradles book. They hauled the glowing, floating
orb back to Pavis where they paid the local Lhankor Mhy's a lot of money to
get it analysed magically. The result of the test (which of course was to
reveal two magic properties)? "It floats and it glows!" The players in
that campaign still bring that one up. What happened to the orb? It's the
proud showpiece of the Zola Fel temple in Pavis which offered to store it
for them.
Ah, memories,
Oliver