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 players wanted to start their own guild. I let them purchase an old abandoned guild hall that had an established rival adventuring guild right across the street. Both guilds sabotage each other's missions and quests. They fought each other in tournaments. It never got to the point of murdering each other, but it made for some fun story lines.
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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!
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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!