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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 5824123" data-attributes="member: 1125">Yeah I wouldn't be looking to directly emulate the plays just use the scenarios and themes. I'm wanting to get some of the drama into things using shakespear in a simlar way in which Ravenloft used Gothic Romance. The Bard provides a readymade set of NPCs and scenarios but it still needs to be the PCs who determine outcomes.For example Portia's 'three caskets' scenario from the Merchant of Venice might be a possible way to introduce the PCs or perhaps have them as part of Bassanios entourage (the PCs will be based in a port town dominated by a merchant guild, I suppose Shylock could be a dwarf or maybe even a goblin)That said the Tempest did come to mind as a suitable plot since it has fey and a good few hooks for the PCs to get involved with. Perhaps the PCs are the crew of the ship (who will meet with Caliban with Stephano) or perhaps the PCs are some of the other Lords with Antonio.  Hmm I like this idea and the trees of possibility might be a good device. A central branch that follows the play and other branches that allow for variations on the events as written.</blockquote>