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idiculous. In fact, ridiculous conflict (or mundane conflict over ridiculous
things) often leads to some really fun time around the graph paper map.
Where is the Opening Scene? Where is the Climatic Battle?
Regardless of what happens in between (usually rapine and murder) every
adventure needs a starting point, and an ending point. All of the action is “a
dungeon” whether or not you stage the action in an actual subterranean
maze of corridors and chambers, or you place the story in a convenience
shoppe on the edge of the Town.
In quick terms, describe the opening scene. Include the location and any
key environmental factors – like, it’s a ruined church covered in rotting pews,
tumbled statues, and a giant gaping hole in the floor. Or, the party comes
upon a torch lit all-night diner along the dusty road. Hordes of ‘oids gather
at small tables to eat lamprey omelets and sharpen their axes.
The Climatic Battle is the “scene” where the Party encounters the Big Bad. It
can be a room or area, and should include some cool props for the Party and
the Villain to interact with. A velvet lined disco-themed crypt the final resting
place for the Staying Alive Zombie Dance Crew or an adobe hut on a bald
hilltop surrounded by oversized Trojan Piñatas will work equally well. It
helps if the locations you select make a semblance of sense with your chosen
conflict and McGuffin, and Villain. Nothing will make a group of gamer lose
interest faster than utter randomness. There is no joy in beating The
Owlbear Overlord after fighting through a toy store and a Frankenstein
Laboratory to secure the Deed to Baltic Avenue – but then again, we might
be wrong about that, I might really enjoy kicking that Owlbear in his
avian/ursine gonads to get me closer to my dreams of a Purple Monopoly.
How “Dangerous” is this Adventure?
Let’s face it, Adventuring is dangerous. A lot more dangerous than say,
being an accountant (unless you work for the Infernal Revenue Service –
that’s exciting). Warhamster has a unique scalable adventure danger level –
meaning that any Party can attempt any adventure, at anytime. All of the
threats in the adventure are scaled to the Party Leader’s level. So, the real
question is not “how dangerous is this mission”, but really, “how much more
dangerous is this mission, than you know, like the average of all of the
dangerous missions we routinely embark on.” When you are creating a
mission, you assign a rating of 1 to 3 as the Danger Factor – each step
increasing the Danger Level by 1 (i.e. if the Party Leader is Level 4, and he
accepts a quest with a Danger Factor of +2, the party is effectively going on
a Danger Level 5 adventure, with commensurate danger and rewards.)
When a player is creating an adventure using a “contact”, the first mission
they accept is Danger Factor 0. Each subsequent mission they get from that
contact increases the Danger Factor by 1. Only by using a contact can a
Party get “Nuts!” and go for the really really badass missions – which result
in 2 McGuffins awarded.
Danger Factor Danger Level Reward
Dangerous Party Leader’s Level 1 McGuffin + Level
(PLL)
Reward
More Dangerous PLL + 1 1 McGuffin + Level
Reward
Really Dangerous PLL +2 1 McGuffin + Level
Reward
Nuts! PLL +3 2 McGuffins + Level
Reward
What is the Title of This Adventure Module?
Now that you have the hard parts done, you need to name this “module”.
Partly, you need a name so that you can explain it to the players. More
importantly, all good quests have a title that you can reference later when
quaffing mead – as in, “Remember the Quest of the Oracular Olives..that
was good times.”