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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8113119" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Well, when I do campaigns I don't necessarily think in plots per se.&nbsp; I think in terms of NPCs, organizations and motivations.So you have great thought on an overall threat to the region.&nbsp; That's great!&nbsp; But ... he's going to be the guy behind the curtains for a long time.&nbsp; May not be so great.&nbsp; So that's where I think of allies the BBEG may have, what resources they need to gather, how are they spreading their influence. Then I think about opposing forces.&nbsp; Those opposing forces could be good guys, bad guys, bad guys posing as good guys.&nbsp; For example there's another group that helps the PCs out interrupting supply chains, giving them hints on level appropriate things they can do to halt the long term plan.&nbsp; But maybe this group really just wants the secrets for themselves.The other issue is that I agree that the main BBEG sounds like a high level (15-20) threat.&nbsp; If this were me, I'd leave the BBEG in the background for a while and have other threats along the way.&nbsp; Maybe the BBEG is paying top dollar to some orcs for them to kidnap &quot;volunteers&quot; or there's just some other completely unrelated plot unfolding.&nbsp; You need to either figure out how the PCs could thwart the plans of BBEG or have side quest challenges and mini campaigns along the way.Another thought is that they fight and appear to stop the cult at lower levels and then go on to bigger and better things.&nbsp; At a later date they find out that the cult is back, bigger and stronger than ever ... and they're really POed at the PCs for slowing their progress.&nbsp; Lots of options!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8113119, member: 6801845"] Well, when I do campaigns I don't necessarily think in plots per se. I think in terms of NPCs, organizations and motivations. So you have great thought on an overall threat to the region. That's great! But ... he's going to be the guy behind the curtains for a long time. May not be so great. So that's where I think of allies the BBEG may have, what resources they need to gather, how are they spreading their influence. Then I think about opposing forces. Those opposing forces could be good guys, bad guys, bad guys posing as good guys. For example there's another group that helps the PCs out interrupting supply chains, giving them hints on level appropriate things they can do to halt the long term plan. But maybe this group really just wants the secrets for themselves. The other issue is that I agree that the main BBEG sounds like a high level (15-20) threat. If this were me, I'd leave the BBEG in the background for a while and have other threats along the way. Maybe the BBEG is paying top dollar to some orcs for them to kidnap "volunteers" or there's just some other completely unrelated plot unfolding. You need to either figure out how the PCs could thwart the plans of BBEG or have side quest challenges and mini campaigns along the way. Another thought is that they fight and appear to stop the cult at lower levels and then go on to bigger and better things. At a later date they find out that the cult is back, bigger and stronger than ever ... and they're really POed at the PCs for slowing their progress. Lots of options! [/QUOTE]

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