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Message: <blockquote data-quote="briand97" data-source="post: 7276800" data-attributes="member: 31789">Perhaps in my attempt for brevity I neglected to include the hooks, of which there are many.  And to clarify, this is not an ocean adventure. It just happens to start around an ocean   I'm not really a sandbox gm I prefer having a linear path with compelling reasons for PCs to follow it.  If they don't follow the path I can throw in more hooks or improvise if needed.  To be clear, this arc provides some key information about the main antagonist (whose not pirate related).  They can get this info in other ways but this is the most directA) they will start as captured - start with a bangB) they really don't have a choice to not escape as the boat they are on sinks (the pirate captain drowns) stranding them on an island (I guess they could choose to stay and die of the elements though).  Eventually they find a way off the island, a small not very sea worthy ship with no suppliesC) agreed they might not go to the specific village but any place they land I can pretty much plop in the pirate operation.  Plus they will have a map showing the intended destination as pretty much the only port that they have supplies and a worthy craft to reach.  They might leave immediately but they have almost no supplies and again I can pop the pirate operation in any town. D) I've played with this group for years and highly doubt they would become pirates, helping out a small fishing village is right up their alleyE) true, this is a hook that might take some finesse. I will need to put some thought into this one.  Currently there is a unrelated side quest between D and E.  I was going to have them find a journal at end of D which gets translated in after side quest and points them to hub where they discover the pirate leader is none other than the captain they saw drownF) most of the campaign is inland.  I just thought it would be fun to add a few recurring villains ie the captain of the initial pirate ship To immaculate - I'm leaning towards your response even though I think it promises to double the amount of prep... and to answer your question about a complication, I think the fact that they saw him die might give them significant intrigue (is he undead, immortal or something far more sinister.  I'm still unsure on how best prep, would you recommend just fleshing out the hub and letting the PCs figure out the best way to kill said captain and kind of wing it ie know who usually guards the leader, if they want to enlist help role play,if they want to jump in guns blazing then have an outline of what they would encounter, etc...Thanks for the help</blockquote>

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