Things to be found in a Snake-Man city

[jcstephens]

I'm thinking about starting a Carcosa campaign. While the main thrust is going to be hexcrawling, the players are going to want a dungeon "just because". I got an idea for one based around an underground Snake-Man city, but I need ideas for interesting sights. Right now I've got too many rooms labeled "incomprehensible alien machinery, some of which is still active".

[crusssdaddy]

I view the Snake-Men as low-tech, based on what they left behind:

odd74.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=carcosa&action=display&thread=7735

Some links from my Carcosa ideas folder that may inspire you:

io9.com/5982111/these-freaky-flexible-sculptures-are-easily-the-weirdest-thing-youll-see-today

io9.com/5979257/anamorphic-sculptures-reveal-their-secret-shapes-in-the-mirror

imgur.com/YMzo9

www.scp-wiki.net/scp-004

Maybe some intricate devices that replicate ritual effects? A peek at the technology/sorcery used to create the races of man? Hybrid items in which Snake-Men have applied their knowledge to devices created by forerunner races?

[Deleted]

Take a look at this thread over on Dragonsfoot for some ideas:

www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=45885

[geoffrey]

I also view the Snake-Men as low-tech. They were masters of sorcery, but their technology was pre-gunpowder. Anything cool you can think of in a wizard's den or lab would be a great fit for the Snake-Men.

[jcstephens]

I wonder if I could get away with huge human-powered clockwork devices? I've got monsters and treasures, what I mostly need is spectacle.