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Message: <blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 9471230" data-attributes="member: 463">Not exactly. What I do usually is get a bunch of published adventures, use them to flesh out the sandbox, the players hear rumours and decide what to do. Those adventures often have active villains with plans in motion. Depending on how things develop, an epic plot may develop, but it's not one I pre-plan.Here's the rumour list for my new Shadowdark Wilderlands game:Rumours in Imp Brucke M10 4454.1.  Farmer Brymassen would like someone to deal with the nasty Kobolds living in tunnels under his farm. They even kidnapped his lovely daughter Daisy to sell her to Orcs! Luckily she was rescued by some brave adventurers.2. A cursed manor house inhabited by evil undead lies by the Hagmarsh beyond the Northwatch Hills, on the southern edge of the Vale. Some say they have a guiding intelligence.3. The 'Tomb of the Hunters' is in the hills north of Imp Brucke.4. Bristleback Goblins have been raiding the trail north from Imp Brucke into the Vale.5. On moonlit nights a strange white marble archway can be seen on the north edge of the marsh outside the village, leading into Javelin Hill.6. Avoid the Lost Citadel of the Crimson Minotaur! Few who enter there return.7. In the western hills towards the Castellans is Lah's Refuge, where an order of former warrior priests dwell in isolation, having laid down the arms they once wielded in service to the Princes of Neo-Nerath. They provide succour to weary travellers, asking little in return.8. Merilla the Mage is a goodly sort. A former adventuress, now she dwells quietly in her tower west of Imp Brucke, engaging in magical researches. She has an animosity with her rival, Cyrus of Capricia, ever since Cyrus' clumsy halfling apprentice stepped on her dress at the Lord's Ball and ripped it quite off! 9. Caer Ferros is an old Nerathi border fortress in the Northwatch Hills, said to be cursed and long abandoned.10. A band of river pirates have been attacking both boats and farmsteads along the wide River of Visions/River Northwatch. Their hidden lair is likely downstream of Capricia. 11. Raiders from the Crimson Serpent Jungle have been disrupting trade with the South, attacking both traders and Altani villages along the Scalos River. The High Lord of Capricia would be glad to see them dealt with. The raiders are numerous and dangerous, though - and not human.12. The Cult of the Green Skull dwell in a dungeon not far south of Imp Brucke. They recently painted green skulls all over the village, and are known to kidnap travellers on the road, including a couple adventurers, who were recently rescued from their dungeon. Luckily, the Pact stops them harming the village itself.13. Somewhere in the hills west of Imp Brucke lie the Halls of Enlandin, the ruined fortress of a wizard, cast down by the warriors of Nerath more than five centuries ago. It's said that the tunnels beneath the fortress are almost endless. Scavengers have long since looted the upper works, but treasure - and danger - may still be found below.And here's a campaign map with adventure sites noted:[ATTACH=full]381235[/ATTACH] I started the sandbox in August with just two or three adventures placed; after two months it's a lot more developed.</blockquote>

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