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By: ephemeralstability
2011-04-24 07:33 PM
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Tunguska Dreaming Plots  (Crisis)   (Mini-Campaign)

A (fairly sketchy) outline of a one-off adventure I ran based around the (time-honoured/hackneyed) Tunguska Event of 1908. As such it is quite specific (hopefully not hackneyed) and will probably best serve as a specimen for dissection to get those parts you can use in your own adventures. But then this is an Ideas Guild after all...

By: ephemeralstability
2007-01-15 06:46 PM
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Votes: 13 / 4.269231
De Librorum Plots  (Crisis)   (Single-Storyline)

I don’t know if I posted about it before, but I have always wanted to run an adventure set in a library. The following is a sketch of an unusual premise and a possible plot-hook.

By: ephemeralstability
2004-08-01 12:54 PM
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Votes: 8 / 2.750000
Restoration Plots  (Discovery)   (Side-Quest)

The PCs find themselves on a diplomatic mission, to return the Statue of Helce to the country from whom it was stolen long ago. They soon find themselves tied up in conspiracy, guerilla warfare and a surprising amount of molten rock…

By: ephemeralstability
2004-07-13 04:42 AM
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Votes: 8 / 4.062500
Escape from the Kitchens Plots  (Crisis)   (Side-Quest)

A huge castle whose foundations are crumbling…A murderer on the run in the caverns below.

By: ephemeralstability
2004-06-30 07:35 AM
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Votes: 3 / 3.666667
Discipline Plots  (Discovery)   (Single-Storyline)

The PCs are hired to remove splinters of discontent and desertion from the feet of the Prince’s Army…

By: ephemeralstability
2004-04-22 12:13 PM
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Votes: 9 / 4.333333
The Uneasy Sleep Plots  (Nature)   (Single-Storyline)

Some things remember well. The stones of the Chambers of Nul soaked up the terror of the encarcerated victims and even now remember it, slowly releasing it like sweat. The buried city of Mastad remembers the cries of its citizens as they were crushed, and still they can be heard on the wind.

So it is with the Bed. Over the centuries it has sat in this room it has been host to some interesting guests, and each has left an…impression. Every sleepless night, every troubled thought: the Bed remembers it all. And if you were to spend a night in its downy pillows, you might remember some of it too…

By: ephemeralstability
2003-09-20 01:01 PM
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Votes: 8 / 3.375000
The Old Kingdom Plots Plots  (Discovery)   (Encounter)

Plots for use with the Old Kingdom setting.

By: ephemeralstability
2003-09-19 08:28 AM
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Votes: 9 / 2.944444
The Nomads Plots  (Travel)   (Multi-Storyline)

The nomads are a neglected people, universally hated and persecuted. Let your characters experience this life…

By: ephemeralstability
2003-09-19 08:25 AM
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Votes: 5 / 3.600000
Fall from Grace Plots  (Crisis)   (Side-Quest)

Revolution is upon them. Like a worm-riddled timber the Kingdom is rife with discontent, and the aristocrats are being evicted, their castles burnt and ruined. For those who escape, life looks bleak…

By: ephemeralstability
2003-06-18 09:22 AM
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Votes: 23 / 4.826087
Masque of Confusion Plots  (Event)   (Multi-Storyline)

Unknown to anyone, a glamorous ball for the Duke of Erezi will turn into a confusing and chaotic bloodbath.

By: ephemeralstability
2003-05-14 08:09 AM
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Votes: 9 / 4.000000
Winds and waters keep... Plots  (Discovery)   (Side-Quest)

“Winds and waters keep,
a hush more dead than any sleep”
- W. Allingham, Ruined Chapel.

The trade ships from Menast have failed to arrive, but why?

By: ephemeralstability
2003-05-06 05:53 PM
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Votes: 12 / 4.041667
Eris's Pool Plots  (Hired)   (Side-Quest)

An icky sideline plot to a forest adventure.

By: ephemeralstability
2003-04-18 02:52 PM
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Votes: 15 / 4.366667
Unmanned vessel Plots  (Nature)   (Encounter)

An enigmatic ship arrives through the mists…

By: ephemeralstability
2003-03-11 10:15 AM
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Ideas: 0

Votes: 8 / 3.875000
Catacombs Plots  (Discovery)   (Single-Storyline)

Silent voices in the catacombs of hush demand call out to the King in his sleep. He awakes, pale as bone, raving and delusional, whispering of the Retribution of the Charred Skulls. The servants look on horrified at their foaming lord…

By: ephemeralstability
2003-03-02 08:46 PM
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Ideas: 0

Votes: 11 / 3.272727
Tact Plots  (Crisis)   (Single-Storyline)

The players are diplomats: ambassadors to a distant, unstable realm. The promise of security that came with King Addarron is suddenly shattered by his assassination. The ambassadors are caught up in the ensuing intrigue-riddled politics…

By: ephemeralstability
2002-10-14 03:50 PM
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Votes: 5 / 4.000000
The Deterrent Plots  (Mystical)   (Multi-Storyline)

The two great continents of the world are bitterly at war and they have been busy creating the ultimate weapon. But the Chromatic Council of Colour Dragons are aware…

By: ephemeralstability
2002-09-23 10:56 AM
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Votes: 7 / 3.571429
Secret Life of the Assassin Plots  (Hired)   (Single-Storyline)

A double life as a city guard and a master assassin may prove the most difficult of all when a PC is asked to solve a murder he committed.

By: ephemeralstability
2002-09-15 02:19 PM
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Votes: 9 / 3.444444
Spiteful Spate Plots  (Nature)   (Side-Quest)

Based on a true story. The players seek refuge from a storm in a village inn, but are they safe from the elements that they were fleeing?

By: ephemeralstability
2002-08-25 10:50 AM
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Votes: 9 / 3.333333
Metamorphosis Plots  (Discovery)   (Side-Quest)

A PC awakes in a cell plastered with blood. On the floor lies a crucifix necklace. She escapes, chased by the guards and soon the terrible truth of her situation dawns on her…

By: ephemeralstability
2002-08-11 02:54 PM
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Votes: 14 / 4.214286
The Daedalus Factor Plots  (Hired)   (Single-Storyline)

The Despotic Queen of Shiant has decreed that a competition will take place in the month of Oconerry. She will have built a labyrinth through which the contenders must pass in order to win the ultimate prize: her hand in marriage.

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