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<blockquote data-quote="PieAndDragon" data-source="post: 7091443" data-attributes="member: 18108"><p>I gave my players 20 envelopes with the following options. It went down well!</p><p></p><p>1. Unrequited Love – Another creature has a great love for you that you do not return (suggest who or what)</p><p>2. Vengeance – A powerful figure / organisation has wronged you or one close to you and you see their downfall (suggest who) </p><p>3. Worshipper of a Fallen Power – You follow a god / spirit / fiend that was once powerful in the region and you seek to restore that power</p><p>4. Dark Mentor – Your former mentor is not a threat to civilisation in the region (describe your mentor)</p><p>5. Lost Heirloom – You have been sent out to reclaim a powerful item of your family/organisation (suggest what)</p><p>6. Missing Friend – A person close to you (relative/friend/lover) came to the region and has gone missing (suggest who)</p><p>7. Apprentice – You have been assigned an apprentice / student to train and look after</p><p>8. Homeland in Danger – Your homeland is in danger, and you seek aid to protect it (suggest threat)</p><p>9. Child of Adventure – You are the child of an adventurer, and seek out the members of their old adventuring party (suggest why)</p><p>10. Protect Another PC – Choose another PC, you have been assigned to guard and watch them </p><p>11. Secrets of the Hool Marshes – You have an interest in the history/treasure/culture of the ruins among the Hool Marshes.</p><p>12. Heir of Biavor – You are the rightful heir of an estate of Biavor, before it fell (42 years ago) and seek to reclaim it</p><p>13. Mystery of the Green Giant – You seek the secrets of the Green Giant, a phantasm standing on the shore with a duchy named after it.</p><p>14. Stirrings in the Redcloud Peaks – You have visions of smoke pouring from a mountain in the Redclouds, and disaster to follow.</p><p>15. Hunted by the Dominion – Minions of a powerful undead of the Mirasa Dominion hunts you (suggest why)</p><p>16. Conflicting Plots – You have two plots that are in conflict with each other (choose two)</p><p>17. A Persistent Rival – Choose another plot, you have an NPC rival who seeks the same (suggest rival)</p><p>18. A Strong Bond – You and another PC share each the same goal (choose another PC)</p><p>19. A Random Plot – Choose another plot at random.</p><p>20. Write Your Own – Describe your own plot in a sentence or two (working with the GM)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PieAndDragon, post: 7091443, member: 18108"] I gave my players 20 envelopes with the following options. It went down well! 1. Unrequited Love – Another creature has a great love for you that you do not return (suggest who or what) 2. Vengeance – A powerful figure / organisation has wronged you or one close to you and you see their downfall (suggest who) 3. Worshipper of a Fallen Power – You follow a god / spirit / fiend that was once powerful in the region and you seek to restore that power 4. Dark Mentor – Your former mentor is not a threat to civilisation in the region (describe your mentor) 5. Lost Heirloom – You have been sent out to reclaim a powerful item of your family/organisation (suggest what) 6. Missing Friend – A person close to you (relative/friend/lover) came to the region and has gone missing (suggest who) 7. Apprentice – You have been assigned an apprentice / student to train and look after 8. Homeland in Danger – Your homeland is in danger, and you seek aid to protect it (suggest threat) 9. Child of Adventure – You are the child of an adventurer, and seek out the members of their old adventuring party (suggest why) 10. Protect Another PC – Choose another PC, you have been assigned to guard and watch them 11. Secrets of the Hool Marshes – You have an interest in the history/treasure/culture of the ruins among the Hool Marshes. 12. Heir of Biavor – You are the rightful heir of an estate of Biavor, before it fell (42 years ago) and seek to reclaim it 13. Mystery of the Green Giant – You seek the secrets of the Green Giant, a phantasm standing on the shore with a duchy named after it. 14. Stirrings in the Redcloud Peaks – You have visions of smoke pouring from a mountain in the Redclouds, and disaster to follow. 15. Hunted by the Dominion – Minions of a powerful undead of the Mirasa Dominion hunts you (suggest why) 16. Conflicting Plots – You have two plots that are in conflict with each other (choose two) 17. A Persistent Rival – Choose another plot, you have an NPC rival who seeks the same (suggest rival) 18. A Strong Bond – You and another PC share each the same goal (choose another PC) 19. A Random Plot – Choose another plot at random. 20. Write Your Own – Describe your own plot in a sentence or two (working with the GM) [/QUOTE]
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