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<blockquote data-quote="tglassy" data-source="post: 7602021" data-attributes="member: 6855204"><p>For a solo adventure with a single Paladin, I’d go with mostly simple undead. Probably Skeletons. Not too many at once, either. Like, one at a time. Take a page from Skyrim’s crypts and have a skeleton patrolling periodically by itself, or make a room with two or three, but have an obvious way to take them all out with some clever use of the environment. </p><p></p><p>Make the final boss an NPC who has been trying to discover the secrets of the crypt and woke the skeletons to stand guard. Perhaps he is trying to awaken the power within the famed blade, but can’t. Give him a backstory and whatnot, or just have him attack once the PC gets near. </p><p></p><p>Use the DMG to give a simple +1 Sword some interesting magical ribbons (like Frodo’s sword glowing when orcs are near, or the pommel can change shape to something matching what the current owner would prefer), give it a name, a history, and perhaps a legend about awakening its “true power”, which leaves it open to being upgraded at a later date. Little ribbons can make a +1 sword seem like a huge find.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tglassy, post: 7602021, member: 6855204"] For a solo adventure with a single Paladin, I’d go with mostly simple undead. Probably Skeletons. Not too many at once, either. Like, one at a time. Take a page from Skyrim’s crypts and have a skeleton patrolling periodically by itself, or make a room with two or three, but have an obvious way to take them all out with some clever use of the environment. Make the final boss an NPC who has been trying to discover the secrets of the crypt and woke the skeletons to stand guard. Perhaps he is trying to awaken the power within the famed blade, but can’t. Give him a backstory and whatnot, or just have him attack once the PC gets near. Use the DMG to give a simple +1 Sword some interesting magical ribbons (like Frodo’s sword glowing when orcs are near, or the pommel can change shape to something matching what the current owner would prefer), give it a name, a history, and perhaps a legend about awakening its “true power”, which leaves it open to being upgraded at a later date. Little ribbons can make a +1 sword seem like a huge find. [/QUOTE]
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