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<blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 6599197" data-attributes="member: 54629"><p>What if I were to combine the two? </p><p></p><p>Here's what I'm thinking ...</p><p></p><p>"Patchy" is the town innkeeper/bartender. The PCs have arrived in Greenest as the sun sets, so they're in the inn getting a bit of a late meal (bread and cheese and ale?). There are only a handful of others in the inn at this time of day, so the PCs are pretty much a captive audience as Patchy regales them with tales of his adventuring days and asks them questions about their own adventures and such.</p><p></p><p>At one point, he starts telling them a story about fighting a dragon, and just as he's describing how it swooped overhead, Lennithon does just that. Once it's established that the town is under attack, Patchy grabs a mace and shield from behind the bar. He tells the PCs he's going to grab his horse and distract the dragon with his magic mace - which lights up like a beacon when he strikes it on his shield - as he rides out of town. He then tosses the PCs what turns out to be a <em>bag of holding</em> (my wife's been wanting one for a while) filled with potions.</p><p></p><p>Shortly after, a family bursts into the common room with kobolds in hot pursuit. The mother, wielding a spear, turns to block the door, as the father and the children head for the back of the inn.</p><p></p><p>As Patchy rides off on his horse, he yells at them to send his regards to his brother.</p><p></p><p></p><p>It could do with a bit of a moral dilemma (forcing the PCs to choose between helping Patchy or helping the family), I think, but it's a good start. Perhaps Patchy tries to encourage the PCs to help him drive off the dragon, but when the family bursts in, the father pleads with the PCs to help them. If the PCs choose to help the family rather than Patchy, he then tosses them the bag before leaving.</p><p></p><p>I'm thinking the <em>bag of holding</em> will have a random collection of minor potions and such in it. I might come up with a table for the PCs to roll on whenever they want to draw something out of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pukunui, post: 6599197, member: 54629"] What if I were to combine the two? Here's what I'm thinking ... "Patchy" is the town innkeeper/bartender. The PCs have arrived in Greenest as the sun sets, so they're in the inn getting a bit of a late meal (bread and cheese and ale?). There are only a handful of others in the inn at this time of day, so the PCs are pretty much a captive audience as Patchy regales them with tales of his adventuring days and asks them questions about their own adventures and such. At one point, he starts telling them a story about fighting a dragon, and just as he's describing how it swooped overhead, Lennithon does just that. Once it's established that the town is under attack, Patchy grabs a mace and shield from behind the bar. He tells the PCs he's going to grab his horse and distract the dragon with his magic mace - which lights up like a beacon when he strikes it on his shield - as he rides out of town. He then tosses the PCs what turns out to be a [I]bag of holding[/I] (my wife's been wanting one for a while) filled with potions. Shortly after, a family bursts into the common room with kobolds in hot pursuit. The mother, wielding a spear, turns to block the door, as the father and the children head for the back of the inn. As Patchy rides off on his horse, he yells at them to send his regards to his brother. It could do with a bit of a moral dilemma (forcing the PCs to choose between helping Patchy or helping the family), I think, but it's a good start. Perhaps Patchy tries to encourage the PCs to help him drive off the dragon, but when the family bursts in, the father pleads with the PCs to help them. If the PCs choose to help the family rather than Patchy, he then tosses them the bag before leaving. I'm thinking the [I]bag of holding[/I] will have a random collection of minor potions and such in it. I might come up with a table for the PCs to roll on whenever they want to draw something out of it. [/QUOTE]
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