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<blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 4197466" data-attributes="member: 40177">Well, forcing them into that situation as a starting point seems sort of lame.&nbsp; It could really fall apart before you even begin.Why not put a magic mirror in the &quot;dungeon&quot; the PCs fall into, that leads to the feywild?&nbsp; And, as they explore the place, they find ruins hauntingly similar to those of their home land, covered in moss and ivy?Setting things up so that night and day have conflicting powerful effects could be fun, too.&nbsp; Night might have a lot of dangerous creatures roaming around, and it may impose vision penalties on PCs... but maybe evil-aligned magic is enhanced?&nbsp; Or something to that effect.As a fun trick that I do when I'm stuck... open up a random splatbook, and find a monster that you'd never think of using, and try to build an adventure up from there.&nbsp; I once made a fun encounter using spark lashers (from the minis handbook) doing just that... and the rest of the adventure grew from there.&nbsp; Equicephs from the same book spawned a slavers-style adventure that was a barrel of monkeys.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wik, post: 4197466, member: 40177"] Well, forcing them into that situation as a starting point seems sort of lame. It could really fall apart before you even begin. Why not put a magic mirror in the "dungeon" the PCs fall into, that leads to the feywild? And, as they explore the place, they find ruins hauntingly similar to those of their home land, covered in moss and ivy? Setting things up so that night and day have conflicting powerful effects could be fun, too. Night might have a lot of dangerous creatures roaming around, and it may impose vision penalties on PCs... but maybe evil-aligned magic is enhanced? Or something to that effect. As a fun trick that I do when I'm stuck... open up a random splatbook, and find a monster that you'd never think of using, and try to build an adventure up from there. I once made a fun encounter using spark lashers (from the minis handbook) doing just that... and the rest of the adventure grew from there. Equicephs from the same book spawned a slavers-style adventure that was a barrel of monkeys. [/QUOTE]

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