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<blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 5856924" data-attributes="member: 40177">I don't wanna be &quot;that guy&quot;, but I don't really &quot;write&quot; adventures.&nbsp; They sort of just &quot;happen&quot;.What I mean is, I run a game that could be called a &quot;sandbox&quot;.&nbsp; PCs pick a direction, and I prepare for it with basic situations where I have no idea how they'll end.&nbsp; And the PCs respond to these situations, often creating more plots.&nbsp; And in between these self-made adventures, I throw random encounters at them that quite often turn into new adventures.So really, the only prep I do consists of creating random encounter tables, and detailing broad situations in each of the city-states.&nbsp; This has lead to, in my current game, the PCs selling a psionically powerful infant to the sorcerer queen of Raam simply because it's the only choice available that they feel comfortable making (and they'll make a killing off the sale and make a strong ally, to boot).&nbsp; That was not planned at all, but it's turned into a bona fide plot.A few months back, a random NPC tried to rob the PCs in Nibenay.&nbsp; The PCs focused their efforts on revenge, and this turned into a huge storyline that involved planting information, a daring scheme, a heist, and a dungeon adventure.&nbsp; Not a single one of those things was planned by me (I just had a rough idea of an&nbsp; NPC stealing a few silvers from the PCs), but it turned into a player-made adventure that they all enjoyed immensely.The moral of the story?&nbsp; I wouldn't overthink adventures too much.&nbsp; You can get by with just a few random encounter tables, a working knowledge of your campaign world, and the willingness to improvise.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wik, post: 5856924, member: 40177"] I don't wanna be "that guy", but I don't really "write" adventures. They sort of just "happen". What I mean is, I run a game that could be called a "sandbox". PCs pick a direction, and I prepare for it with basic situations where I have no idea how they'll end. And the PCs respond to these situations, often creating more plots. And in between these self-made adventures, I throw random encounters at them that quite often turn into new adventures. So really, the only prep I do consists of creating random encounter tables, and detailing broad situations in each of the city-states. This has lead to, in my current game, the PCs selling a psionically powerful infant to the sorcerer queen of Raam simply because it's the only choice available that they feel comfortable making (and they'll make a killing off the sale and make a strong ally, to boot). That was not planned at all, but it's turned into a bona fide plot. A few months back, a random NPC tried to rob the PCs in Nibenay. The PCs focused their efforts on revenge, and this turned into a huge storyline that involved planting information, a daring scheme, a heist, and a dungeon adventure. Not a single one of those things was planned by me (I just had a rough idea of an NPC stealing a few silvers from the PCs), but it turned into a player-made adventure that they all enjoyed immensely. The moral of the story? I wouldn't overthink adventures too much. You can get by with just a few random encounter tables, a working knowledge of your campaign world, and the willingness to improvise. [/QUOTE]

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