Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="maddman75" data-source="post: 587431" data-attributes="member: 2673">But you have to realize something.  Your first level characters are not Aragorn and Gimli defendin Helm's Deep outnumbered 100 to one.  They are Sam and Frodo running from Farmer Maggot.A good way to go would be for the 'characters stumble onto ancient legend mysteriously'  They are doing something mundane.  Perhaps the local church is having reports of undead rising in the cemetary.  The PCs go there, discover that many of the dead have risen of skeletons.  Low level skeleton bashing goodness.  Deep in the crypt they find one of these ancient knights.  It is so long ago he's all but forgotten about.  He appears preserved but restless.  The decorations around him show him wading through an army of skeletal undead.The cleric can fill them in a bit, and want to know what is causing him to dream.  Or maybe they have to journey to a larger church to find out anything about this dreaming knight.  Right there you have a pretty good start.  Don't overlook rats and skeletons.  If there's a reason for them to be there, they won't look like 'random XP generator.'PS - good plot - I might have to steal it someday!</blockquote>