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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 6269102" data-attributes="member: 7635">So I have a neat idea for an adventure, but I'm stuck on the details and I'm hoping to get some feedback/suggestions on it.Ok, quick backstory: Group of D&D PCs are in the largest town of my world (Greyhawk/Waterdeep/NYC big). They come across a black stone (akin to a marble) which radiates magic. Turns out, its the eye of a destroyed gargoyle (the stone ones) and that the eye has matching ones located in other points in the town (three other gargoyles) that all of them together do something cool. A group of bad guys (gargoyles, the MM style living ones) are trying to collect them for a nefarious purpose.Now, here is where I run into the problems with the plot. 1.) What do all four stones DO? I originally thought a ward over the city OR they open some magical vault. 2.) There has to be a reason for the PCs to want to gather the stones for themselves, or else the adventure turns to "We ground the black stone into powder and spread it in the river; quest over". 3.) Why do the gargoyles want them? I originally thought they view them as their own property and are claiming them back.Ideas are very welcome.</blockquote>