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<blockquote data-quote="Bear" data-source="post: 1092933" data-attributes="member: 13803"><p>Howdy folks... </p><p></p><p>I'm a bit rusty from my time away from D&D (about 1.5 years) and I like to start my campaigns off with an exciting KICK but this time It seems rather dull... can you help me spice it up?</p><p></p><p>Set up - the PC's (all evil) are being courted by a mysterious figure to 'join his ranks' (the organization he is allied with is unknown to the players and I want to keep it that way for a while). He wants them to infiltrate and corrupt a small town along a major trade route (this works in to his future plans). So basically he gives them the pitch, and should they agree, the are given info about the small town and sent off. </p><p></p><p>So basically, the first scenairo to my campaign is a negotiation. I think thats pretty dull... its not without it's merits but me and my players enjoy a little 'action and adventure' to start things off.</p><p></p><p>I was going to have the city guard crash the meeting (because they're on the hunt for the bad guy who is courting the PC's... but the PC's haven't done anything wrong so all they really need to do is stand there fegin innocence which techinally wouldn't be a lie. The guards aren't likely to kill them, just apprehend them and bring them before the judge which sounds like a lot of booring time wasting chatter. </p><p>Additionally, should the PC's attack the guards, they could possibly subdue them and question them about the identity of the person they are persuing and I <strong>don't</strong> want them to have that information. I could have the guards be IGNORANT and simply following orders but the WHOLE THING sounds trite.</p><p></p><p>Alternatively, I was going to have a rival gang crash the meeting but still, the possibility of having the PC's subdue the crashers and question them about the identity of their would-be master is something I REALLY want to avoid.</p><p></p><p>Any other way to spice up this encounter? It doesn't HAVE to be combat but that always gets the blood pumping, you know?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bear, post: 1092933, member: 13803"] Howdy folks... I'm a bit rusty from my time away from D&D (about 1.5 years) and I like to start my campaigns off with an exciting KICK but this time It seems rather dull... can you help me spice it up? Set up - the PC's (all evil) are being courted by a mysterious figure to 'join his ranks' (the organization he is allied with is unknown to the players and I want to keep it that way for a while). He wants them to infiltrate and corrupt a small town along a major trade route (this works in to his future plans). So basically he gives them the pitch, and should they agree, the are given info about the small town and sent off. So basically, the first scenairo to my campaign is a negotiation. I think thats pretty dull... its not without it's merits but me and my players enjoy a little 'action and adventure' to start things off. I was going to have the city guard crash the meeting (because they're on the hunt for the bad guy who is courting the PC's... but the PC's haven't done anything wrong so all they really need to do is stand there fegin innocence which techinally wouldn't be a lie. The guards aren't likely to kill them, just apprehend them and bring them before the judge which sounds like a lot of booring time wasting chatter. Additionally, should the PC's attack the guards, they could possibly subdue them and question them about the identity of the person they are persuing and I [b]don't[/b] want them to have that information. I could have the guards be IGNORANT and simply following orders but the WHOLE THING sounds trite. Alternatively, I was going to have a rival gang crash the meeting but still, the possibility of having the PC's subdue the crashers and question them about the identity of their would-be master is something I REALLY want to avoid. Any other way to spice up this encounter? It doesn't HAVE to be combat but that always gets the blood pumping, you know? [/QUOTE]
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