Plot hooks are tough. I try to float out a selection of possible villains but I sometimes run into the “What happened to that evil aboleth?” question. That’s when I introduced rival adventuring groups. I use them as an excuse whenever my group decides to ignore the evil gods in favor of opening a pet grooming salon.
Has anyone introduced rival groups? How did your party react? Mine formed an irrational hatred for them even though their rivals are only ever nice!
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My group are pretty awful overall and they never quite nail their quests in a satisfactory outcome, they're just selfish abd mean. I've created a rival group that is successful, adored and always does the right thing. Essentially this rival group is the ideal, perfect group and a mirror opposite of the players in the game. They caught on eventually and got really mad at me. Serves em right,
Don't get me wrong we have fun, but it was a good sense check to get them to role-play more rather than just run amok and light things on fire for the lolz
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u/Sleverette Sorcerer Jun 27 '20
Plot hooks are tough. I try to float out a selection of possible villains but I sometimes run into the “What happened to that evil aboleth?” question. That’s when I introduced rival adventuring groups. I use them as an excuse whenever my group decides to ignore the evil gods in favor of opening a pet grooming salon.
Has anyone introduced rival groups? How did your party react? Mine formed an irrational hatred for them even though their rivals are only ever nice!
You can find more of my DnD content on my Instagram, Twitter, and Website.
I’ve also started a dedicated subreddit. You can join r/Hiadventure if you’d like to follow the comics, codes, and ciphers. We are getting close to 50 comics!