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=== Name === | === Name === | ||
A short description of the story. | A short description of the story. | ||
| − | ==== | + | ==== PC Roles ==== |
| − | A list of roles | + | A list of roles the players could occupy. |
| + | ==== NPC Roles ==== | ||
| + | A list of NPCs important to the story. This (usually) includes any of the PC roles not actually filled be the PCs. | ||
| + | ==== Places and Things ==== | ||
| + | A list of places and things important to the story. | ||
==== Plot Twists ==== | ==== Plot Twists ==== | ||
Some example twists that could be used to change the story. | Some example twists that could be used to change the story. | ||
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It's rumored that the mysterious rock formations in the nearby foothills reacts strangely to the light of a blue moon. Some youths/young adventurers/etc get together to find out the truth. When the blue moon passes, they are left in an unfamiliar land surrounded by creatures that they thought were mere legend. | It's rumored that the mysterious rock formations in the nearby foothills reacts strangely to the light of a blue moon. Some youths/young adventurers/etc get together to find out the truth. When the blue moon passes, they are left in an unfamiliar land surrounded by creatures that they thought were mere legend. | ||
| − | ==== | + | ==== PC Roles ==== |
*The lost adventurers | *The lost adventurers | ||
*The heroes sent to find the lost adventurers | *The heroes sent to find the lost adventurers | ||
*The people on the other side that run into the lost adventurers | *The people on the other side that run into the lost adventurers | ||
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| + | ==== NPC Roles ==== | ||
*The local townsfolk, especially those in charge and those related to the adventurers | *The local townsfolk, especially those in charge and those related to the adventurers | ||
*Any intelligent beings on the other side | *Any intelligent beings on the other side | ||
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| + | ==== Places and Things ==== | ||
| + | *The town | ||
| + | *The portal | ||
| + | *The areas around both sides of the portal | ||
==== Plot Twists ==== | ==== Plot Twists ==== | ||
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An heirloom pendant causes the carvings in a nearby cave to open onto an unfamiliar vista. The owner is approached by a strange man offering a large sum of money for the pendant. | An heirloom pendant causes the carvings in a nearby cave to open onto an unfamiliar vista. The owner is approached by a strange man offering a large sum of money for the pendant. | ||
| − | ==== | + | ==== PC Roles ==== |
*The owner of the heirloom | *The owner of the heirloom | ||
*The potential Society of Doors recruit sent to buy it | *The potential Society of Doors recruit sent to buy it | ||
*Uninvolved parties that somehow get involved | *Uninvolved parties that somehow get involved | ||
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| + | ==== NPC Roles ==== | ||
*The Society recruiter | *The Society recruiter | ||
*The greedy drinking buddy of the owner of the heirloom | *The greedy drinking buddy of the owner of the heirloom | ||
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| + | ==== Places and Things ==== | ||
| + | *Where the heirloom is stored | ||
| + | *The cave with the carvings | ||
==== Plot Twists ==== | ==== Plot Twists ==== | ||
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A giant ship descends from the sky laden with strange green humanoids carrying powerful magic weapons. They seem intent on conquering the planet. | A giant ship descends from the sky laden with strange green humanoids carrying powerful magic weapons. They seem intent on conquering the planet. | ||
| − | ==== | + | ==== PC Roles ==== |
*Grunts in the invading army | *Grunts in the invading army | ||
*Those defending against the invasion | *Those defending against the invasion | ||
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| + | ==== NPC Roles ==== | ||
*The commanders of the army | *The commanders of the army | ||
*The local rulers organizing the defence | *The local rulers organizing the defence | ||
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| + | ==== Places and Things ==== | ||
| + | *A large area around the landing site or sites | ||
| + | *The voidcraft they arrived in | ||
==== Plot Twists ==== | ==== Plot Twists ==== | ||
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A mysterious geode suddenly hatches into a strange winged reptile. Various forces attempt to capture and control it, until the mother/father/both arrives from the void. | A mysterious geode suddenly hatches into a strange winged reptile. Various forces attempt to capture and control it, until the mother/father/both arrives from the void. | ||
| − | ==== | + | ==== PC Roles ==== |
*The owner of the geode/egg | *The owner of the geode/egg | ||
*Uninvolved parties drug into the conflict | *Uninvolved parties drug into the conflict | ||
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| + | ==== NPC Roles ==== | ||
*The various powers attempting to gain control of the creature | *The various powers attempting to gain control of the creature | ||
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| + | ==== Places and Things ==== | ||
| + | *The geode/egg | ||
| + | *Where the egg hatched | ||
==== Plot Twists ==== | ==== Plot Twists ==== | ||
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A number of people have gone missing over the past few months. Their mutilated corpses turn up some time later, but no attempts made to contact their soul or resurrect them have succeeded. | A number of people have gone missing over the past few months. Their mutilated corpses turn up some time later, but no attempts made to contact their soul or resurrect them have succeeded. | ||
| − | ==== | + | ==== PC Roles ==== |
*The investigators | *The investigators | ||
*The victims | *The victims | ||
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| + | ==== NPC Roles ==== | ||
*The cultists | *The cultists | ||
*Those related to the victims | *Those related to the victims | ||
*Those in charge that may or may not have ties to the cultists | *Those in charge that may or may not have ties to the cultists | ||
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| + | ==== Places and Things ==== | ||
| + | *The town or city | ||
| + | *Where the bodies were found | ||
| + | *Where the sacrifices take place | ||
==== Plot Twists ==== | ==== Plot Twists ==== | ||
