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<blockquote data-quote="Stoat" data-source="post: 4859669" data-attributes="member: 16786">A common cliché in adventures is the &quot;clue letter&quot; at the end.&nbsp; You've seen it.&nbsp; It's the letter addressed to whatever sucker it was the PC's just killed that reads:Minion!&nbsp; Continue your good work terrorizing the people of littletown.&nbsp; Send slaves and treasure to me at nextweeksadventure dungeon!Signed,Next week's BBEG.The intent is for the players to realize that this week's BBEG was just a cog in a greater scheme.&nbsp; Presumably, they'll track down the writer of the clue letter, and do battle with him.&nbsp;&nbsp; IMO, this is a fairly clumsy way to put an adventure hook in front of the party.&nbsp; And it often doesn't make sense.&nbsp; Do orc chieftans send formal letters to their goblin underbosses?&nbsp; I'm looking for alternatives.&nbsp; What other means are available to suggest connections between groups of enemies?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stoat, post: 4859669, member: 16786"] A common cliché in adventures is the "clue letter" at the end. You've seen it. It's the letter addressed to whatever sucker it was the PC's just killed that reads: Minion! Continue your good work terrorizing the people of littletown. Send slaves and treasure to me at nextweeksadventure dungeon! Signed, Next week's BBEG. The intent is for the players to realize that this week's BBEG was just a cog in a greater scheme. Presumably, they'll track down the writer of the clue letter, and do battle with him. IMO, this is a fairly clumsy way to put an adventure hook in front of the party. And it often doesn't make sense. Do orc chieftans send formal letters to their goblin underbosses? I'm looking for alternatives. What other means are available to suggest connections between groups of enemies? [/QUOTE]

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