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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 103583" data-attributes="member: 386">You want to throw in some kind of foreshadowing.&nbsp; &quot;Dark times are coming&quot; and all that kind of jazz.&nbsp; Maybe they can run across an old crone's hut in the middle of the woods, whom the PCs know to be a &quot;fortune teller&quot;.&nbsp; Make up a bunch of crap off the top of your head, and write it down.&nbsp; Later on you can come up with the ideas for it all.To draw some of the PCs into the mine, give them a little information before the game.&nbsp; Maybe one of them has heard about a really powerful magic item (the orb).&nbsp; Maybe another has heard about tons of gold that has never been discovered.&nbsp; Maybe another has a relative that works in the mine.&nbsp; (With the relative, you could have the lich possess him.)You'll want to have the lich take a lot of time gathering its strength so that he doesn't just kill the PCs right away.&nbsp; Maybe his first action is to (somehow) gain a group of humanoid followers (hobgoblins, kobolds, orcs, gnolls, etc.).&nbsp; Maybe he can lure a cunning creature into his lair; once there, he promises great powers if the creature serves him.&nbsp; To show the power that he can give, he offers the creature some type of magic item.&nbsp; This item makes all the difference, and allows the creature to make a power grab; but its power is dependant on the lich and needs to be &quot;regenerated&quot; every so often.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 103583, member: 386"] You want to throw in some kind of foreshadowing. "Dark times are coming" and all that kind of jazz. Maybe they can run across an old crone's hut in the middle of the woods, whom the PCs know to be a "fortune teller". Make up a bunch of crap off the top of your head, and write it down. Later on you can come up with the ideas for it all. To draw some of the PCs into the mine, give them a little information before the game. Maybe one of them has heard about a really powerful magic item (the orb). Maybe another has heard about tons of gold that has never been discovered. Maybe another has a relative that works in the mine. (With the relative, you could have the lich possess him.) You'll want to have the lich take a lot of time gathering its strength so that he doesn't just kill the PCs right away. Maybe his first action is to (somehow) gain a group of humanoid followers (hobgoblins, kobolds, orcs, gnolls, etc.). Maybe he can lure a cunning creature into his lair; once there, he promises great powers if the creature serves him. To show the power that he can give, he offers the creature some type of magic item. This item makes all the difference, and allows the creature to make a power grab; but its power is dependant on the lich and needs to be "regenerated" every so often. [/QUOTE]

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