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Message: <blockquote data-quote="adventuresineberron" data-source="post: 6163782" data-attributes="member: 6746816">So I need some help with my campaign, but before I go into specifics about what kind of help, here's a little background on what has happened and what I have planned:Krystival Valorek's Spellbook contains information that would help the Dreaming Dark reconnect Dal Quor and Eberron. The book is mostly in an arcane code designed by the archmage who wrote it, so I can use that to feed the players information at whatever pace. Also, when they first came in contact with it, the spellbook "reacted" to the players, and a voice spoke out a section of a Prophecy they had heard in Xen’drik.The main enemy in this venture is a kalaraq quori named Zoratash who leads a significant portion of the Dreaming Dark. The first connection to him is an agent of the Royal Eyes of Aundair, Helais ir’Lantar, who was actually an agent of the Dreaming Dark and was possessed by one of Zoratash's underlings (now deceased after failing to obtain the spellbook).The spellbook and the Prophecy hint at an ancient artifact that could be used to stop the plans of the Dreaming Dark: a key said to be able to "lock the planes." This artifact is, of course, the Keyblade (Players and I are all huge Kingdom Hearts fans, so some references will be found). They now know that the drow of Xen’drik may have some idea about the Keyblade, but I think the campaign is moving too quickly, so I need to slow things down a bit. The Keyblade has also been split into 4 pieces, 1 individual blade for each member of the party!The Prophecy also tells about the coming of a chosen one, and has some hints about each of the players in it because, surprise, the chosen one is them as a group, not any one individual.It’s also possible the players will need to gather information in order to know where the invasion might take place and any steps they could take to postpone it. For this, they will have to seek out some of the Gatekeepers in the Shadow Marches, possibly go to the Mournland where the Spellbook had been found, and most likely jump straight to Xen’drik to seek the Keyblade.They met a woman named Rose Arron who has lots of knowledge about the Prophecy. They met her at the Library of Korranberg where she is an expert on the Draconic Prophecy (for good reason). She goes with them, but is also their guiding light/slight manipulator. She wants this prophecy fulfilled and will steer them in directions, good or bad, to make it so since the ends justify the means to her.Also, here's what I have for the Prophecy. They only know the first section:The forces of fallen light Descend upon break of night The ancient ties are filled again The heart's darkness revived. Heartless fiends renew broken bonds Returning all hearts to the shadow. The darkness grows to greater strength In the center of Kingdom Hearts. The savior comes from the skies to know his destiny from the Progenitor’s first breaths. He holds Light as his shield, but the darkness of hearts still plagues him, threatening to return to the shadow. The one with no life, who weaves as he breathes and Khyber shudders at his grasp. The storm calls to him and he answers with fury and wrath. Faceless he rides, the Traveler’s companion, pulling those out of darkness and madness and into the Light. In his hands he holds the world, the key to all things within his grasp. And the darkness will overwhelm him, the Light fades as the breaking of the world. The many-eyed watches, calling on broken ties and sealed allies, to shadow the world in a darkness with no end. The Lord of Madness comes to take all, and where honor had once been shown, his armies feast upon the land. The Bringer of Light returns to the broken land, where all was thrown out of balance, and in her death throes, the Dragon Between birthed madness anew. The key is brought and meets its master yearning to undo what had been done in ages long forgotten. The Keybearer, who hears the song of all souls, comes to the place where the land once prospered, heeding the call of the ones before. For the nightmare is torn asunder, and where darkness had once taken hold, the wheel of time turns to Light. I'm also taking a few ideas from the Wheel of Time series (halfway through the second book!) and have decided to use the concept of the Pattern and ta'varen, making all four of the PCs ta'varen. One way to use that was to involve the Daughters of Sora Kell, specifically Sora Teraza.So, fellow GMs, how can I expand this campaign? What kinds of quests can they go on? How can I slow it down majorly (I revealed the "key" sidequest waaaaay to early... but I didn't have anything else for them so it just happened...)? Can't you see why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch???Oh, and an immediate problem, they're in Sharn right now and I want them to stay longer. One of the PCs is a member of the King's Dark Lanterns, so I was thinking of having this guy they put in jail escape but I'm not sure how to stretch that out from more than just "Oh he's in this place. Capture him and bring him in. Combat. Session's over in less than 1 hour."Sorry for the rant, but any help at all would be greatly appreciated!</blockquote>

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