101 Unusual Adventure Hooks

[cavalier973]

58.) The civil war has finally ended, and the side that the adventurers had joined was the losing side. They were, unfortunately, unable to escape the kingdom's capital city before it was captured by the nation's new rulers, and reports have now reached their ears that supporters of the losing side are being rounded up and carted off to be executed (or worse). As they huddle in the dark basement that they use as a hiding place, wondering what has happened to their team's captain ("She should have been back an hour ago."), there's a knock at the door....

 

[cavalier973]

59.) The long civil war is over, and the adventurers are supporters of the winning side. As they enter the newly-captured capital, the kingdom's new ruler makes an announcement that a large bounty will be paid for the capture of any of the "rebels". Following a solid lead on a band of rebels somewhere in the city, the adventurers discover that the "rebels" in question are a group with whom they were once on good terms (that had saved their lives, etc.).

 

[Hand of Evil]

60) A little girl runs up to the adventures and says in the saddest voice with tears running down her face that they have to help...find her puppy!

 

[Electric Wizard]

61) A cloaked figure pushing a tiny, rancid cart lumbers through the city's alleys. When it sees a child stray too far from his or her parents, it rushes towards them with unnatural speed, snatches them with a single clawed hand and stuffs them into its cart. The figure then darts behind a corner and vanishes completely.

 

[jonesy]

60) A little girl runs up to the adventures and says in the saddest voice with tears running down her face that they have to help...find her puppy!

That would be unusual if the puppy in question eventually actually truly turned out to be.. a puppy.

 

[Dragoslav]

62. While walking through the wilderness, one of the members of the party is suddenly struck on the head by a turtle that has fallen from the sky after being held aloft in the talons of an eagle. The turtle is still alive, but it's shell has a cryptic message written on it.

 

[Hand of Evil]

63. After a wild night parting and drinking, the adventures wake up in some ones bed...WOO...not just there beds but in their bodies!

Twist on this is to make it the same body, undead or golem, and the party has to run it!

 

[Scott DeWar]

63.

Twist on this is to make it the same body, undead or golem, and the party has to run it!

"You know rathgar, I have a craveing for BrAiNs........"

 

[Scott DeWar]

That would be unusual if the puppy in question eventually actually truly turned out to be.. a puppy.

like finding the puppy on the sacrificial alter to orcus?

 

[jonesy]

like finding the puppy on the sacrificial alter to orcus?

Well sure, that works, but I was referring to the scenario of characters finding an innocent animal and then it usually turning out to be not so innocent, or indeed a normal animal. So it would be more unusual for the innocent creature to be what it seems to be.