Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Brainstorm needed for a mystery plot
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="fba827" data-source="post: 5156609" data-attributes="member: 807"><p>* The priest's past has come back -- he is in the small town now, but maybe he was in the big city before. and there he did something bad. maybe he used to be a theief before turning to religion and restarted his life as a priest here. maybe he is (rightly or wrongly) wanted for murder somewhere else, etc. </p><p></p><p>* The priest did an excorsism the night before but somehow the spirit he banished infected his own soul. all night he had nightmarish visions (perhaps he was possesed at night and did something bad, or it really was just a nightmare) and so come morning he had himself locked in by the sherriff until he could figure out how to excorsie himself.</p><p></p><p>* While tending to a sick man traveling through, the priest overheard the feverish mutterings in which the sick traveler mentioned some sort of crime that he was involved in (i.e. he's some sort of crime boss or something). come morning, the crimeboss' "friends" came to pick him up. the priest ended up saying something he shouldn't have (i.e. "you and your friends are always welcome to my confessional to repent for your sins") while not direct it was enough to make the criminals know he knew something. so they ended up chasing him. he ran and hid.</p><p></p><p></p><p>... the excorsism idea above might have the best potential of these three ideas to bring in religious lore in to all this though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fba827, post: 5156609, member: 807"] * The priest's past has come back -- he is in the small town now, but maybe he was in the big city before. and there he did something bad. maybe he used to be a theief before turning to religion and restarted his life as a priest here. maybe he is (rightly or wrongly) wanted for murder somewhere else, etc. * The priest did an excorsism the night before but somehow the spirit he banished infected his own soul. all night he had nightmarish visions (perhaps he was possesed at night and did something bad, or it really was just a nightmare) and so come morning he had himself locked in by the sherriff until he could figure out how to excorsie himself. * While tending to a sick man traveling through, the priest overheard the feverish mutterings in which the sick traveler mentioned some sort of crime that he was involved in (i.e. he's some sort of crime boss or something). come morning, the crimeboss' "friends" came to pick him up. the priest ended up saying something he shouldn't have (i.e. "you and your friends are always welcome to my confessional to repent for your sins") while not direct it was enough to make the criminals know he knew something. so they ended up chasing him. he ran and hid. ... the excorsism idea above might have the best potential of these three ideas to bring in religious lore in to all this though. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Brainstorm needed for a mystery plot
Top