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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gilladian" data-source="post: 5703054" data-attributes="member: 2093">I don't do horror, but this scenario came to mind:The PCs are trying to find a place to hide. From a hill, they see not far away a thick, old growth patch of forest. If they could get down and into the woods and hide there until a day or two have passed, perhaps they can throw their pursuers off their trail. Tell them they do note that no trails or roads in the area lead into the forest, and it seems rather isolated from the surrounding landscape, which is probably otherwise well-tended farmland.As they draw near the forest, they realize that it is indeed isolated and untouched - there is thick underbrush and a great deal of fallen wood, which should have been cleared and gathered by the local farmers... but no one has touched this wood in decades, perhaps longer!To enter, they're forced to work their way through thick underbrush and hanging limbs - it's a good thing they have no horses, for no beast and rider could pass here. But within an hour of entering the woods (it should take about a day to work their way through to the other side, maybe 8-10 hours) they discover a faint trail, perhaps a deer-track, though they've seen scant sign of wildlife. Soon, they burst into a clearing. Within the clearing, as they make their way across - they see something on the edge of the woods - a horse and rider! The rider is a lovely maiden, wearing a long, loose, flowing robe or gown, and a cape or cloak, with her hair flowing out around her. The horse is a gorgeous beast, but it is drooping with exhaustion, dripping with sweat and mud-covered. It can barely keep moving, but the maiden has a crop in her hand, and she strikes the beast, begging it hoarsely to keep going. Behind her is a man, all in fine silver armor, with a bared sword clenched in one hand. He appears to be as exhausted as the horse. At first they appear to be together, but after a few moments it becomes clear that the man is trying to catch the woman, and is possibly about to do so, when they both spot the PCs. Each one turns to the PCs, and it seems, in a burst of clarity, that each PC hears, at the same moment, but without any interference, each of the two people speak to them: The woman begs: "Please help me. I must escape! I must reach the center...or all will be lost!"The man pleads: "Aid me, strangers. All is not yet lost! She must not reach the standing stone..."And then, before anyone can act, both fade away into mist and shadow before your very eyes...What's going on? I have NO idea. Either or both could be good or evil, and they could be ghosts, figments from the ancient past, or something that hasn't happened yet. Is there a standing stone in the heart of the forest? Should it be disturbed? Or should they close their eyes and press on, avoiding the trail leading so enticingly out of the far side of the clearing?I'm almost tempted to write the adventure to see what happens!</blockquote>

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