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"Gwen, I'm all out of stories. Dried up. Empty... Barren... I can't take another visitor coming up and asking for another fish tale... I wish they'd all leave me alone. "
"Well, if you're going to sit there and sulk all day, why don't you clean out the 2 guest rooms on the upper floor. The previous occupants left their smelly belongings all strewn across the floor... didn't even take the time to get their gobber ponchos off the coat hooks, and you know how I ..."
"Left behind Gobber ponchos? They might be worth something! That reminds me of the time I went into this abandoned cave..." |
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Inspired by a post from Skaramanga and a resulting thread on our now-defunct forums, we put up this section of the site to assemble a list of concise ideas and quick hooks for DMs in search of inspiration. Or, in short, Adventure Seeds. It is as much ours as it is the community's project, since we rely on all our readers (yes, that's you, in the purple shirt and the red bowtie) to . submit . their thoughts and keep this stuff going.
Credit where credit's due: this idea was sparked by the . Tales of Terror . site, hosting scenario ideas for the Call of Cthulhu RPG.
| Rubble
in the Bronx |
Ralph |
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Tunnel, City, Underground |
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| Hey
little girl, do you need a ride? |
Ralph |
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Lonely child, Village, Wooded area, Raid
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| Sandra
Klaus is coming to town |
Ralph |
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Circus, Burglary |
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| Searchin'
Trencher Ryon |
Koen |
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Trenchers, Cryx, Magic, Conspiracy, Romance |
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| Ballad
of Sorrow |
Kenshi |
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Bard, Infernal Curator, Spy,
Murder, Assassination |
| In the
Wars... |
Skaramanga |
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Military, Campaign |
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| Bargain
Basement |
Skaramanga |
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Blast powder, Item, Weapon |
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| The
not-so-common cold |
Kenshi |
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Disease, Necromancer, Ship, Trollkin, Harbour |
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| To Catch
a Thief? |
Jeremy D Brown |
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Theft, Urban, Stealth, Detection |
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| The
calm before the storm |
Kenshi |
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Storm, Cleric, Druid, Arcane mechanic, Thamarites |
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| Package
for Dorian |
Guido |
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High speed chases, Murder, Caspian mob |
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| You
lost what?! |
Kenshi |
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Steamjack, Lost, Forest |
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| It's
all in the cortex |
Kenshi |
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Cortex, Jack, Gremlins, Rampage |
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| Sewer,
Gas, Eclectic |
Jeremy D Brown |
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Urban, Sewer, Fauna |
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| Gunning
for Glory |
Kenshi |
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Gun Mage, Murder, Eldritch, Pistol Wraith
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Was
that a Colossal's Foot?
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John Meagher |
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Colossal, Mechanika, Steamjack, University
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City
under siege
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Kenshi |
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Siege, Farrow
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I hired
a Contract Killer...
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Tim |
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Hunt or be hunted
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Evil
Orgoth
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Tim |
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Tomb raiding, time travel, big trouble
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| The
Grapes of Wrath! |
Patrick Taylor |
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Llael, drunk fighting, barroom brawls
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| Join
the army they said... |
Didge |
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Llael, scouting, army
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| Scavenger
Hunt |
Steven |
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Quad, market stalls, kidnapping
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| Old
friends can change... |
Aaron |
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Five Fingers, helping out a friend
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| The
Island of Thousands Wonders |
Daght |
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Disembodied, Thrall, Mechanika, Hate, Horror
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An Unexpected Visit: Prelude to Assassin Business
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Thomas |
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Assault, Docks, Sailor, Explosion
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Something Strange In Your Neighbourhood? |
Kenneth Kooi |
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Strangelight Workshop, Paranormal, Organised
Crime
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Caravan gone missing |
Ralph |
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Outland Company, Scouts, Mercenaries
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| High
Stakes on the Caspian Express |
Farnsworth |
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Train, Gambling, Theft, Intrigue, Sabotage
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| Big
Squid |
Kenneth Kooi |
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Swamp Squid, Hunting, Swampies, Military,
Dry Season
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| The
Stolen Font |
Christopher G. Dorsett |
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Font, Strangers, Coins
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| Clackers
I tells ya! |
Stephen Hughes |
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Thornwood, Signal towers, Military
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| Assassin
Business |
Thomas |
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Steamjacks, Pursuits, Stealth, Fighting
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| The
Cost of Room and Board |
Jeremy Morten |
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Roadhouse, Warpwolf, Thamarites, Thief
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| A Twist
on an Old Favourite |
Jeremy Morten |
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Damsel in distress, Troll, Undead, Illusionist
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| Knowledge
is power... |
CatchDude |
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Brigands, Thievery, 'Unseen Hand', Spies
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| Good Samara'kins |
Raskol |
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Trollkin, Travel, Ambush
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| Abducted |
Christopher Dorsett |
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Missing children, Druids, Angry townsfolk
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| The Scrutator's Mask |
Steelphoenix |
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Five Fingers, Satyxis, Scrutator
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| Search for the Gods |
Martin Ludwell |
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Iosans search for their lost gods
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| Rhul of Thumb |
Raskol |
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Rhulic, Five Fingers, Revenge
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| From
Khador with love |
C. Coker |
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Spy, Warjack, Espionage, Intrigue
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| Home
Is Where The Horror Is... |
Kenneth Kooi |
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Haunted House, Curse, Orgoth, Corvis, Strangelight
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| Secret
Sobs |
Doug |
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Uncontrollable emotion, Potions, Gangs
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