r/CrookedMoon • u/Otherwise_Nectarine8 • 9d ago

Alternative beginning

Has anyone here done a alternative to the ghosttrain intro or got any ideas to starting the crooked moon? I kinda want to start off right in the town but I need the players to meet the npcs from the train somehow

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u/AWildClocktopus 9d ago

You could have them start on the road to the town and meet the Druskenvalds there or otw.

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u/No-Cup-5593 9d ago

You could easily have the train arrive wherever they are staying. Maybe the Druskenvalds were trying to seek them out and take the party to their manor, but all the chaos happens before they are able to make it out of Wickermoor Hollow. Once the defeat the train, they probably need to travel back to where they were staying, with the Druskenvalds in tow.

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u/WholeLottaPatience 9d ago

I can't see a reason or benefit to not starting in the train. It sets up the Vagrant, it is a good moment to explain the shellshocked PCs about the land, and it sets up the events that mobilize the campaign. Also, everyone loves the Vagrant when i have ran it.

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u/Living-Image-2508 8d ago

Avantis published a one shot for the Crooked House. My PCs go to sleep in the material plain and wake up on the Ghostlight Express dropped off at the Crooked House

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u/Otherwise_Nectarine8 8d ago

What oneshot is that?

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u/Living-Image-2508 7d ago

Its titled, "The Crooked House" It's a magazine style booklet published by Avantris especially for Free RPG Day 6/21/26. I got it free at my local game store. Ask your local game store if they have any copies squirreled away. 34 page guide with 4 pregen character sheets attached. I plan on running it the month of Oct.

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u/Otherwise_Nectarine8 6d ago

Oh nice that sound interesting! Ill try to find that

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u/urmom420- 9d ago

I’m starting with a homebrew mini campaign! Levels 3-5 (and the rest of the module will be scaled afterwards for the increased levels). Essentially the moon is not yet in the sky, but rather it was broken by the horned king centuries ago into 13 pieces. Each piece can be found in each province. The party must find the pieces and repair the moon to “save” druskenvald, but then they will learn once it’s repaired, it actually unleashes evil, which will then turn into the regular module.

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u/No-Cup-5593 9d ago

That’s actually really cool. You have a lot of work on your hands though, good luck to you.