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<blockquote data-quote="Rhenny" data-source="post: 6389132" data-attributes="member: 18333"><p>Sounds like a nice 2nd game too.</p><p></p><p>Well done.</p><p></p><p>As for sub-plots, sometimes you can just throw out hooks and see which ones the group bites on.</p><p></p><p>I like to include events and/or encounters that may have nothing at all to do with any current quest or plot so that the entire game seems more real.</p><p></p><p>I like to think about the way one of my favorite Sci-Fi show of all time, Babylon 5, was written (and I'm sure many other shows are written the same way). They developed a major arch with many of their shows, but some episodes would develop a secondary arch, and some episodes would be just stand alone side-bars to develop characters or show a different aspect of life.</p><p></p><p>Wilderness exploration...make a list of things that could happen. Use the list to inspire you.</p><p></p><p>For example,</p><p></p><p>Careless party of Orcs leave a fire burning and it starts a forest fire, or lightning strikes a tree and starts a fire right while the PCs are within range.</p><p></p><p>Finding a wounded creature/monster...then having the predators return to finish the kill.</p><p></p><p>Wandering into a haunted grove.</p><p></p><p>Sink hole into a spider's nest.</p><p></p><p>Strange hermit dwelling (what could happen there?)</p><p></p><p>Woman in distress....is she really, or is it just a ruse (Hag in disguise or other creature that can use disguise or illusion).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Your ideas seem to work well...keep building.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rhenny, post: 6389132, member: 18333"] Sounds like a nice 2nd game too. Well done. As for sub-plots, sometimes you can just throw out hooks and see which ones the group bites on. I like to include events and/or encounters that may have nothing at all to do with any current quest or plot so that the entire game seems more real. I like to think about the way one of my favorite Sci-Fi show of all time, Babylon 5, was written (and I'm sure many other shows are written the same way). They developed a major arch with many of their shows, but some episodes would develop a secondary arch, and some episodes would be just stand alone side-bars to develop characters or show a different aspect of life. Wilderness exploration...make a list of things that could happen. Use the list to inspire you. For example, Careless party of Orcs leave a fire burning and it starts a forest fire, or lightning strikes a tree and starts a fire right while the PCs are within range. Finding a wounded creature/monster...then having the predators return to finish the kill. Wandering into a haunted grove. Sink hole into a spider's nest. Strange hermit dwelling (what could happen there?) Woman in distress....is she really, or is it just a ruse (Hag in disguise or other creature that can use disguise or illusion). Your ideas seem to work well...keep building. [/QUOTE]
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