Chicken-nugget
2016-10-24, 08:29 PM
I'm DMing for the first time this Saturday, a one time Halloween-themed DnD 5e campaign for my friends. It's nothing too fancy, just something simple with the intent to have fun. I have most of the story figured out, but I'm having trouble deciding certain things.
The PCs are hailed as local heroes for some work they've done around the town before, which results in the mayor sending each of them an invitation to the local All Hallow's Eve Festival. I'm not sure if they should already know each other and travelled together, or if they would be meeting for the first time at this festival.
Later in the story, they (should) encounter a mansion surrounded by a corn maze. After completing the maze and finishing off the scarecrows inside it, they enter the home of a vampire. At this time undead butlers appear before them, with a letter that welcomes them and includes a cryptic clue nailed to the hand of one of the "butlers". The PCs must go around the mansion following each of these clues and solving puzzles in rooms to unlock the next one until they finally have all of the clues. A secret door that was hidden on one of the floors will reveal itself (it will also reveal itself with a high enough investigation check) once they have all the clues, and entering in the password from the clues will unlock it and lead the PCs to the vampire's lair. What types of puzzles, riddles, and possible fights should I throw around the house?
Any tips are much appreciated!
The PCs are hailed as local heroes for some work they've done around the town before, which results in the mayor sending each of them an invitation to the local All Hallow's Eve Festival. I'm not sure if they should already know each other and travelled together, or if they would be meeting for the first time at this festival.
Later in the story, they (should) encounter a mansion surrounded by a corn maze. After completing the maze and finishing off the scarecrows inside it, they enter the home of a vampire. At this time undead butlers appear before them, with a letter that welcomes them and includes a cryptic clue nailed to the hand of one of the "butlers". The PCs must go around the mansion following each of these clues and solving puzzles in rooms to unlock the next one until they finally have all of the clues. A secret door that was hidden on one of the floors will reveal itself (it will also reveal itself with a high enough investigation check) once they have all the clues, and entering in the password from the clues will unlock it and lead the PCs to the vampire's lair. What types of puzzles, riddles, and possible fights should I throw around the house?
Any tips are much appreciated!