Need help with mission ideas (DMing in 2hours)

[Erywin]

Hello everybody,

Over the past few months I have been browsing this site and have found a lot of great ideas and help. I am currently running a d20 DnD campaign (Story Hour coming shortly when I can get things organized) that I could use some help with. About 15 minutes ago my players asked if I could run a short mission for two level 6 characters. I am fresh out of ideas and short on time, any suggestions would be great.

The characters are all part of a mercenary band that sails around looking for jobs and loot (think Firefly for those that have seen it). The world is a custom home-built place so I can adapt most any ideas to the setting as needed. The campaign is run episodically, most missions start and end in the same place, usually the ship. The players can pick any of the 8 characters to play at the start of the mission. Currently four of the characters are out on a job that we can’t finish because the rest of the players are busy. So my dilemma is that I need a mission in about 2 hours to run when the guys come over.


Thanks ahead of time
-E

 

[blargney the second]

Cute fluffy bunnies that give out massive quantities of gold and XP.
-blarg

ps - I promise I won't read any more of this thread!

 

[BiggusGeekus]

Yikes!

OK, I hope you have a printer. I'm going to toss you two links

1) http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/oa/20030530b

There are a ton of free adventures here. You should find one that will suit you. Normally, I'd suggest you do this. However, you only have two hours so there's no way you can really even read these to determine if they're suitable.

2) http://www.aarg.net/~minam/dungeon.cgi

Set it to level six and "a bit crowded". Scan over the monsters and figure out a plot from there.

Good luck!

 

[Erywin]

lol, Damnit Blarg, get outta here

 

[ThirdWizard]

They're hired to steal something only to find out its medical supplies for a poor town, then double cross the person who hired them making them a powerful enemy who will later kidnap and torture them? Oops, the Firefly reference got me all nostalgic.

Okay okay. Pick an animal you've rarely used, maybe dire or somethig. Just something rare. It's been doing Bad Things and they've been hired to go kill it. However, several other mercenary parties are after it as well. And some druids are guarding it. Possible scenarios involve the PCs dealing with the druids to relocate it or them just outsmarting the other mercs and killing the beast.

Or make it an escaped prisoner they're after. Then you could get into him pleading that he's innocent and just wants to see his lover one last time. Bounty hunters could be everywhere. Maybe he's actually guilty, maybe innocent. Maybe the PCs won't care if his current caretaker (who's hiding him) can pay them off, and will pay to stop the other bounty hunters.

 

[Psion]

A rival of a baron has stolen something very... important to him. It would not do at all to have this go to the constables. And the group must act quickly to recover the... key to mistress's chastity belt.

 

[Erywin]

Thanks

Thanks for all the help guys, the mission was a success!

-E

 

[Wraith Form]

So, what mission didja use?!? C'mon, man, don't keep us hanging here--!!!!

 

[The_Gunslinger658]

Hi-

Heres one:

The players are hired by a merchant who gives the players a small lead box for a gem they need to pick up from a gang of smugglers who hide out in a place called the maze. Well, there are two other rival gangs within the maze and it just so happens that the day the players are supposed to pick up the gem from the smugglers, they find the smugglers in their lair dead! Worse still, each smuggler seems to be suffering from a rotting skin like desease. As a clue, the gang that raided the Smugglers turf, left behind a calling card as a warning to others who they feel encroach upon their turf. The card says "Compliments of the Velatina Wrecking Crew".

So there are your seeds for a nice lttile adventure.


Scxott