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My 4 PCs are 4th level (barbarian, fighter, ranger and fighter/rogue) with no magic and no magic weapons. They have a 2nd level paladin as a henchwoman. In the next session, if everything runs as expected, they are going to reach a major city.
I'm planning to give them the opportunity for a side-quest, but I'm looking for your suggestions as to which monster should be appropriate.
The PCs will stay at an inn. At some point, a stranger will engage one PC in a game of cards. After willingly losing a few games, the stranger will offer a PC to play a last game. The ante will be a treasure map he claimed he found a few months ago.
Of course, this treasure map is a clever forgery. It has been part of the modus operandi of a monster who uses it to bait greedy mortals to come to his lair, kill or otherwise dispose of them, and put the map back in circulation, where it will find itself in the hands of another greedy mortal in several months or years.
I'm wondering what kind of monsters would pull such a scheme. At first, I tought of a vampire, but such a creature is much too strong for my PCs. Do you have a suggestion?
I'm planning to give them the opportunity for a side-quest, but I'm looking for your suggestions as to which monster should be appropriate.
The PCs will stay at an inn. At some point, a stranger will engage one PC in a game of cards. After willingly losing a few games, the stranger will offer a PC to play a last game. The ante will be a treasure map he claimed he found a few months ago.
Of course, this treasure map is a clever forgery. It has been part of the modus operandi of a monster who uses it to bait greedy mortals to come to his lair, kill or otherwise dispose of them, and put the map back in circulation, where it will find itself in the hands of another greedy mortal in several months or years.
I'm wondering what kind of monsters would pull such a scheme. At first, I tought of a vampire, but such a creature is much too strong for my PCs. Do you have a suggestion?