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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tadk" data-source="post: 2928626" data-attributes="member: 32497">well why not ask for help from people here....here is a piece I did for the Lyric DM on here a while agofeel free to scarf from it if you wishLavender Thistles a Modern Adventure for Low to Medium Level CharactersInspired in part by the lyrics fm the song Innocent One by Michael PennSetting            This adventure takes place in the modern world . The use of the d20 Modern Rules would work the best in this case. Other similar systems would be just as good including Goodman Games Etherscope (where this really should be set at and if I have time I will expand it for that setting instead)Plot            A simple investigative side trek that could lead to more plots and campaign plot hooks. Essentially a friend of the PCs or a particular PC asks for help in finding a missing friend of theirs. During the simple investigation the PCs come across hints of a secret society called The Agents of Discord and come into conflict either mystical or physical with the Agents of Discord.CharactersMiranda     A Smart/Charismatic NPC caught up in over here head. An old friend of the player Characters and the initiator of the side trek. She is a foil and plot hook in this side trek but could be easily expanded into a recurring NPC.Charles    A Strong/Fast NPC that is the missing friend. He has gone afoul of Agents of Discord. He is a young man who enjoys working out and listening to modern music. His explorations into outré online music led him to emailing members of the Agents of Discord who are attempting to summon aliens or alien gods via electronic music inspired by numerology and fractals.Agents of Discord    These are the main villains and can be expanded into an entire secret society as foes to the player characters. In a conspiracy oriented game they are conspiracy nuts who dream of conquest using music and alien gods to do their bidding. Very Cthulhuesque. In a game with magic they can hold some keys and secrets that might actually allow them to achieve what they want. The main hampering factor is their crackpot nature. A mixture of all belief systems in a smashed together fashion without a single underlying unifying theme. Have them talk in terms of the Illuminati, crop cicles, how the ancient powers walked on Atlantis and hide in caves away from sight and the power of the numbers of 1706 and 2112. Stats wise they can all be 1/2th the level of the players, about 3 times as many with no armor, no modern weapons, perhaps a few cheap mall import store style swords at the best or perhaps a lockblade or three. They would all be NPCs with a few levels in Smart or Charismatic classes. Decked out in Beatnik Black Turtle necks, pseudo-Goth jewelry and acne pocked skin.OutlineThe characters are asked to help their friend Miranda in tracking down her lost friend. She relates he had some issues in life and while the players have not met him before they should feel some sympathy and be willing to help her out for old times sake. There is no money involved, no fame, but there should some difficult encounters, equal to 1 CR less than the average players levels, as well as clues to the Agents of Discord. Locations        Lavender Thistles     A coffee bar where the PCs can get clues to the missing man’s whereabouts. This is a mystical location that will allow for FX effects to function easier (-2 on Difficulty Checks or skill rolls). Otherwise there is a small room in the back that the local New Age devotees and the shop coven use for rituals as well as doing Tarot Readings for coffee or donations. The authenticity of these persons is determined by the campaign. If magic/FX is real then they are actual powers. If it is not a part of the campaign then they are just posers and wannabes who enjoy hanging out together. Feel free to decorate the back room with local poetry readers, Tarot Card readers, RPG players, boardgamers as well as comic book aficionados for flavor and misdirection.         The Depths        This is a simple sewer system hideout. Some abandoned subway stations, some large intersections that are dried out and blocked off, all decked out in pseudo-mystical tacky pawn shop styles hiding the true nature of the enemy. The Agents of Discord have their Salvation Army cast of sofas, purloined video game systems and chintzy chalked on the walls and floors sigils and signs all over their lair.</blockquote>

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