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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Morris" data-source="post: 1876847" data-attributes="member: 87"><p>I'm working on an opening scenario for my next campaign. The stage is a small village, Lochshire. Players can either be from the village or passing through - I prefer the former so that the character's backgrounds can intertwine, but I'll accept the later (largely depends on what they're wanting to play).</p><p></p><p>Lochshire is a fairly unremarkable village of 11 families of around 158 people. Everyone knows each other. Characters who choose to be outsiders get blamed for the following.</p><p></p><p>The campaign opens in springtime during the Rizaldi Tunis - or the Rose festival. Think Mardi Gras and you have a pretty good idea where the festival and revelry is going. The group will be reveling in the courtyard when an earthquake strikes, opening a sinkhole right in the town square. At least one PC, chosen at random, falls in - but is unhurt (I don't hurt PC's with plot points - it's unfair).</p><p></p><p>The sinkhole leads to a cavern - hmm...</p><p></p><p>Anyway, that's one thread - but if the party don't pick up on it fine - if any members of the party AREN'T from the village then suspicion falls on them for causing the earthquake (suspicious villager syndrome and all that).</p><p></p><p>Well, if the group doesn't go for that there's also the problem of increased goblin raiding in the area. Yes, the two are related - y'see the sinkhole opened up when the goblins tunneled a bit too close to the surface. Now, even if the party discovers this, it still leads to questions of why.</p><p></p><p>Now, depending on backgrounds created by players I'll throw those into. That's what I'm playing with at the moment. Other Ideas anyone?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Morris, post: 1876847, member: 87"] I'm working on an opening scenario for my next campaign. The stage is a small village, Lochshire. Players can either be from the village or passing through - I prefer the former so that the character's backgrounds can intertwine, but I'll accept the later (largely depends on what they're wanting to play). Lochshire is a fairly unremarkable village of 11 families of around 158 people. Everyone knows each other. Characters who choose to be outsiders get blamed for the following. The campaign opens in springtime during the Rizaldi Tunis - or the Rose festival. Think Mardi Gras and you have a pretty good idea where the festival and revelry is going. The group will be reveling in the courtyard when an earthquake strikes, opening a sinkhole right in the town square. At least one PC, chosen at random, falls in - but is unhurt (I don't hurt PC's with plot points - it's unfair). The sinkhole leads to a cavern - hmm... Anyway, that's one thread - but if the party don't pick up on it fine - if any members of the party AREN'T from the village then suspicion falls on them for causing the earthquake (suspicious villager syndrome and all that). Well, if the group doesn't go for that there's also the problem of increased goblin raiding in the area. Yes, the two are related - y'see the sinkhole opened up when the goblins tunneled a bit too close to the surface. Now, even if the party discovers this, it still leads to questions of why. Now, depending on backgrounds created by players I'll throw those into. That's what I'm playing with at the moment. Other Ideas anyone? [/QUOTE]
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