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<blockquote data-quote="JoeGKushner" data-source="post: 1389221" data-attributes="member: 1129">I guess my questions are a little more in the line of asking for details.1. Long term or short term campaign? Recurring villain or one shot?2. Heroic or shades of black and white? With either one, there might be some good opportunities to get some betrayers in both sides of the party. Perhaps the main bad guy's captain sees how heroic the characters are and is disgusted with the way his own troops acts and turns traitor, even as the advisor to the noble king poisons him (the king) and plunges the realm into chaos.3. You want a really bad dragon? Give the tarasque the half-dragon template and claim it as the elder ancient one or something of that nature.4. Remember that high level characters, especially spellcasters, will not be bound in ways you can easily manage or foresee. Make sure that the bad guys have either appropriate NPCs to counter the players or specialized monsters.5. Find niche monsters that may not be getting full use now and add them to the stew. Orcs, goblins, and others are overdone, but what about lizardmen as the main enemy? Perhaps the main bad guy has captured their nesting grounds and is breeding all sorts of specialized creatures ala original Dragonlance and the Draconians?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JoeGKushner, post: 1389221, member: 1129"] I guess my questions are a little more in the line of asking for details. 1. Long term or short term campaign? Recurring villain or one shot? 2. Heroic or shades of black and white? With either one, there might be some good opportunities to get some betrayers in both sides of the party. Perhaps the main bad guy's captain sees how heroic the characters are and is disgusted with the way his own troops acts and turns traitor, even as the advisor to the noble king poisons him (the king) and plunges the realm into chaos. 3. You want a really bad dragon? Give the tarasque the half-dragon template and claim it as the elder ancient one or something of that nature. 4. Remember that high level characters, especially spellcasters, will not be bound in ways you can easily manage or foresee. Make sure that the bad guys have either appropriate NPCs to counter the players or specialized monsters. 5. Find niche monsters that may not be getting full use now and add them to the stew. Orcs, goblins, and others are overdone, but what about lizardmen as the main enemy? Perhaps the main bad guy has captured their nesting grounds and is breeding all sorts of specialized creatures ala original Dragonlance and the Draconians? [/QUOTE]

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