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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Old Drew Id" data-source="post: 2338528" data-attributes="member: 12175">I've been wanting to start a thread along this line for a long time but never got around to it. If you want to compile a good list of modern hooks, try to compile a list of movies where an average person gets whisked away on an unexpected adventure. Off the top of my head:Sister Act / Eraser / Witness - Witness a crime and have the criminals try to eliminate you before you can testifyJumpin Jack Flash / Wargames - A computer glitch allows an endangered spy or secret computer system to communicate with youIf Looks Could Kill / Adventures in Babysitting / The Man who knew too Little - You look exactly like someone else unrelated to you, such as a criminal or known spy, or just get mistaken for them, or receive a package intended for themSwiss Family Robinson / Lost / Unbreakable - You are the victim of a shipwreck or plane crash in an unusual area or which is suspicious for some reasonHunt for Red October / Weekend at Bernie's / Pelican BriefDuring your normal day-to-day job, you write a simple memo or report which uncovers something big, and you don't realize itTotal RecallYou encounter dangerous strangers who seem to know you from an earlier time in your life that you don't rememberWhole Nine YardsA hit man tries to kill you or reveals that he was hired to kill youThere are literally dozens of these cliche hooks that can work great in a modern campaign without requiring a patron or dragging a PC's friends or family into the mix.</blockquote>

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