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Message: <blockquote data-quote="catastrophic" data-source="post: 5575878" data-attributes="member: 81381">I think dave's idea is pretty cool, but if you're looking for a quick option, consider this:They have to bury somebody in the crypt. The last descendant of the family, a rather unpopular local noble, has finally died of old age. He was suspected of many things and everyone knows the rumors about his family's sinister past but. . . . to gain access to his land, legally, the townsfolk must honor his will, including the clause about laying him to rest in his family crypt, deep within the hedge maze on his lands. So the pcs are the people hired, or called upon to act as his pallbearers, and put him to rest. Of course, as soon as they place his coffin into it's alcove in the crypt, a trap triggers, the exit slams shut, and door deeper into the crypt spring open. They could even have a letter with them, as part of the will, to be opened once he is laid to rest- but rather than whatever they thought it would be, it contains the mockery of the bitter old noble, who vows to rise from the grave, fed by the death of those who bore him here. Then it's just a matter of finding their way out alive, and afterwards, there could be any number of plot hooks- or encounters- waiting in the old manor house on the hill.</blockquote>