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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 2739180" data-attributes="member: 2067">You might want to try the tried-and-true horror motif of "magical mcguffin that the monster hates." For instance, the vampire and the cross. The Vampire doesn't exist when the Cross does. But the vampires minions will infiltrate the home and try to get rid of the Crosses, inviting disaster. The challenges that the PC's need to overcome then are focused on the minions, at least until they're high enough level to face a potential challenge by a powerful monster (I'd say keep them about 2 levels beneath the CR of the critter to make it suitably horrific and deadly). Checks to notice who is the minion, checks to avoid becoming charmed yourself, checks to notice that the room isn't protected, checks to quickly re-protect the room before the monster comes back....There's also the argument that horror should result from the PC's own actions. Accidents are surprisingly common in a horror motif, so perhaps instituting a rule where a lack of success means that the enemy gains an advantage -- you forgot to ward a door, you neglected to think about the proper minion, you forgot something valuable and vulnerable outside...oops. You die!You could also just get the players used to loosing characters, but that only works at certain lower levels, otherwise wipping up a new char would be a huge process...</blockquote>