101 Unusual Adventure Hooks

87) During a prolonged, difficult war against Horrible Evil Empire, it becomes known that the holy men of your empire has finally found the means to resurrect the ancient hero of legend that first defeated the Evil, many eons ago. This hero is indeed The Last Hope, as the world is nearing its final days and is struggling to survive. However, it seems that the spirit is quite comfortable being dead, thank you very much, and isn't particularly interested in helping.

88) A tribe of kobolds has turned from their vicious, baby-eating ways and has accepted a place in modern polite society. Soon, businesses are forced to provide kobold-accessible stairs and doorways; government agencies are forced to hire a certain amount of kobolds; taxes are raised so that money can be given to pro-kobold societies. Even worse, the party is now being charged with hate crimes due to a long-ago raid against a violent kobold tribe. Who is really behind this social change, what is their motivation, and is someone being malicious or honestly trying to be helpful?

89) Over the course of several weeks, there is not a single ounce of silver that can be found. All silver coins have been exchanged for gold or copper, all silver weapons have been bought, deliveries of silver ore are disappearing and even the silverware for the kitchen table has been bought out or stolen. Is it market manipulation, preparation for an attack by an organized lycanthrope society, or is a wealthy eccentric just having a bit of fun with everyone's head?

90) Each party member notices that he is being followed - each by a different bird. The birds don't allow themselves to be approached, but can be found peeking through windows, around corners, or they might fly out of a doorway the characters had just opened. If a bird is killed, another soon appears to take its place.
 

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92) [note best used when a new player enters the group] While the party explores an ancient ruin they come across what appears to be a medium sized golem of stone, metal and earth (Warforged), with a strange symbol on it forehead, inside a cylindrical metal tube with a triangular window which allows them to see this strange golem. There is a lot of smoke inside so the golem is just barely visible. As they examine the cylinder, the section with the window lowers like a ramp. The golem steps forward from the smoke.
 

93) A werewolf in hybrid form staggers to the party. He falls to the ground exhausted saying, "help me!"
 


He's wearing a large collar with "PUPPY" stitched onto the side, and in the distance a little girl in a cute dress is running towards him with a leash.
The little girl has rippling muscles and looks like she could take on anyone in the party in an arm wrestling contest. The cute dress is somehow refusing to rip apart despite this.
 


94) A mysterious hook hangs from the ceiling of the local tavern.
"Look at that. I never noticed it before."
"What?"
"That hook up there."
"What about it?"
"Doesn't it look sort of.. what's that word?"
"Hmm. Mysterious?"
"Yes! A mysterious hook.."
"Now that you mention it, it does look rather interesting. I wonder why it's right at that spot? Doesn't seem to have any purpose."
 

95) Tavern, players are in, falls into the underdark...

96) Messager/Bard comes up to one of the players and say "a note from your family" and starts: singing here comes the bride, here comes the bride...your wedding has been arranged...
 


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