Introduction trope revised Rather than bump into each other in a tavern, and then spotting a cloaked figure in the bar to get information/quest. Have the characters individually been asked to meet here by an acquaintance they all share During Session 0, ask each player How their characters feel about turning up on time? How they answer this dictates how and when they arrive. As they arrive, this is a way for characters to introduce themselves, by their looks, actions and then when they sit. What's the first thing they do when they enter the tavern? What do they order? Do they tip the bartender? Where do they sit at the table? What do they do if someone is sitting where they wanted to sit? Now they have all arrived, rather than a cloaked figure in the corner trope, the figure sits down at the last seat at the table, and can cut straight to the chase as they have been invited there with something like “Good, good you are all here, I find introductions tiresome, let'...
Introduction trope revised
Rather than bump into each other in a tavern, and then
spotting a cloaked figure in the bar to get information/quest.
- Have the characters individually been asked to meet here by an acquaintance they all share
- How their characters feel about turning up on time?
How they answer this dictates how and when they arrive.
As they arrive, this is a way for characters to introduce themselves,
by their looks, actions and then when they sit.
- What's the first thing they do when they enter the tavern?
- What do they order?
- Do they tip the bartender?
- Where do they sit at the table?
- What do they do if someone is sitting where they wanted to sit?
Now they have all arrived, rather than a cloaked figure in
the corner trope, the figure sits down at the last seat at the table, and can
cut straight to the chase as they have been invited there with something like “Good,
good you are all here, I find introductions tiresome, let's get to the matter
at hand”.
Travel tips
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Overland travel, stitch together a few random
enounters to provide a mini story.
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For example rolled Attacked by Bandits, Griffon
and Werebear
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Encounter 1: You see an NPC’s caravan
from the parties past being attacked by bandits.
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Bandits will let everyone live if the NPCs give
up their loot – hostage situation
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Bandits are from a gang lead by <insert
name> who is notorious and has a bounty against them in the town you are heading
towards.
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Encounter 2: See a tied up and netted
Griffon surrounded by dead bandits with same insignia/markings as previous
bandits.
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Can you free the Griffon? Without being hurt?
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Search the Bodies, Note, Leader has craving for
Griffon meat and to bring a griffon to location of gang hideout (ruined/abandoned
building on route)
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Encounter 3: Meet Blood hunter on the route, who asks to
join the party to hunt the monster, as he knows he cannot do it single handed
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If Griffon Freed can turn up to help
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Boss fight against bandit Wearbear n gang
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Put a timer on Travel, this way if you give
choices of say, take a direct route, dangerous crossing, or spend 3 days bypassing
it. This makes even small choices impactful
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Marching full distance each day, should take a
toll on the body
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so potential
needs, as not being able to rest without
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Need dry resting place
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Camps
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Fires
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Food
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Water
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Accumulating negatives (increased survival DC
each Day – ie DC15 minus each of the above points performed, plus days of non
stop travel)
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Exhaustion regardless of long rest due to n days
of non stop marching
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Potential ways to get back on track
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Double Long Rest, to remove Exhaustion due to n
days of full fast marches
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No Short rests, just long rests, 8 hrs Rest, 8hrs
march, 8hrs rest etc
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Full 24hr rest
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Spells to remove exhaustion/provide magical long
rest
Combat tips
Not every combat encounter needs to be kill the BBEG, other
options include
2. King of the hill
3. Headquarters
4. Sabotage
5. Search and Destroy
6. VIP (where the VIP, is not powerful, but their security/traps are)
a. Kill
b. Abduct
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