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ShortQuests -- individual adventure modules! An all-new collection of digest-sized D&D adventures designed to plug in to your game.

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="arwink" data-source="post: 1139772" data-attributes="member: 2292">Princesses <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  In the best swashbuckling tradition, you could easily have a few bored princesses floating around the castle, ready to throw themselves at dashing intruders.  Makes a nice change of pace from trap disarming and sword swinging, and may well frighten the PC's or get them into more trouble than they're already in for their sneaking and thivery.  Of course, the King may well have paid a few dopplegangers, ogre magic, phasms or other shapeshifting mosters to impersonate his daughters acting this way - especially if he spreads a few subtle rumors about this happening to the world outside the castle walls.  PC's come in, see a bored and jaded princess, ignore her as best they can, then get blindsided when they think they've got the "princess" under control.Other thieves.  Another team is breaking in, either racing the PC's to their goal or trying for something else.  Both groups try to get the guards to capture the other, carrying a running fight from shadow to shadow as they progress deeper into the castle.Faux King and Bedroom.  Similar to princesses above, except the king has paid several shapeshifting creatures to impersonate him while he sleeps.  Slaves will serve the same purpose, but are generally sword fodder rather than an active defence.Half-dragon carrior crawlers.  Hell of a lot more effective than watch dogs, and they give you the option of paralysing intruders or letting them get eaten.</blockquote>

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