Luna_Mayflower
2019-07-29, 05:56 PM
Hey everyone!
So I have very enthusiastic players who love my campaigns. Normally, this is great, but I've currently got three on the go at the same time and my creative faculties are starting to really get strained. If anyone is interested, I'd love to hear some ideas that you guys might have regarding working on the story and challenges of the most recent campaign. Here's the important information so far:
The players come from a jungle tribe disconnected from the rest of the world. Sent out by their elders to explore the outside world, they come across a great city named Argourgrad. It seems like Argourgrad has been pumping its sewage into the jungle rivers, but the people they meet in the city claim that their city is clean and in fact, the sewage comes from the neighboring city of Palterian, shrouded in industrial smog, whom they are at war with. Unknown currently to the players, many cities cover this land, each constantly allying and declaring war on each other. In truth, each city is controlled by one of the ancient Ur-Jinn race: genius magic users obsessed with control. Each control their city behind the scenes and treat the land as one giant chess board. Not only do they use the cities' populations as game pieces, but they enslave or recruit peaceful, rural tribes into their armies. They use constant wars to control their citizens and direct their fear and anger toward enemy cities.
Currently, the players are hired by the Expedition Guild of Argourgrad to explore the mountains surrounding Palterian under the guise of exploration, but in truth they're being used to find a passage to flank the enemy city. They've just made their way into the mountains.
(It's probably obvious that I've taken inspiration from 1984 for the ways the cities are ruled and played against each other.)
I'd just love to brainstorm some events, characters and encounters for my players going forward. Thanks guys!
So I have very enthusiastic players who love my campaigns. Normally, this is great, but I've currently got three on the go at the same time and my creative faculties are starting to really get strained. If anyone is interested, I'd love to hear some ideas that you guys might have regarding working on the story and challenges of the most recent campaign. Here's the important information so far:
The players come from a jungle tribe disconnected from the rest of the world. Sent out by their elders to explore the outside world, they come across a great city named Argourgrad. It seems like Argourgrad has been pumping its sewage into the jungle rivers, but the people they meet in the city claim that their city is clean and in fact, the sewage comes from the neighboring city of Palterian, shrouded in industrial smog, whom they are at war with. Unknown currently to the players, many cities cover this land, each constantly allying and declaring war on each other. In truth, each city is controlled by one of the ancient Ur-Jinn race: genius magic users obsessed with control. Each control their city behind the scenes and treat the land as one giant chess board. Not only do they use the cities' populations as game pieces, but they enslave or recruit peaceful, rural tribes into their armies. They use constant wars to control their citizens and direct their fear and anger toward enemy cities.
Currently, the players are hired by the Expedition Guild of Argourgrad to explore the mountains surrounding Palterian under the guise of exploration, but in truth they're being used to find a passage to flank the enemy city. They've just made their way into the mountains.
(It's probably obvious that I've taken inspiration from 1984 for the ways the cities are ruled and played against each other.)
I'd just love to brainstorm some events, characters and encounters for my players going forward. Thanks guys!