I'm wondering if anyone has some ideas for a one-shot that suits a large (8+) group of super-casual players who are new to the hobby?
I've recently introduced my friend group to DnD and am looking for a follow-up to our previous one-shot. I ran a modified version of The Bachelorcette which is exactly what it sounds like; a fantasy re imagining of the The Bachelorette. Players loved it because:
it wasn't "too fantasy" (it was a fantasy setting but we did lots of pop-culture references eg. played up the host of the show, basically a Ryan Seacrest-type)
they got plenty of opportunity to be free-form creative (one of the rounds was a "talent show" where they basically performed for the group something random in-character)
despite having a large group I deliberately created spots where everyone got to do their thing (see above) so it wasn't overrun by any one person
It was loads of fun and I'm now looking for a follow-up that hits many of the same notes. In particular, I think something that's a bit silly and less high-fantasy with not too much of a focus on combat would be good.
I don't know if anyone has any suggestions? Ideally the adventure could be free but I'm happy to pay if someone can vouch for a good idea. I generally fairly-heavily modify adventures anyway so I'm not too concerned about the nitty-gritty, but I like having a bit of a framework to build around so I don't have to create the entire narrative from scratch. Any help much appreciated :)
The players are invited to a royal dinner, and you’re enjoying a post-dinner chat with a noble as you hear the king let out a scream as a large thump is heard, as you rush in, the kings corpse is slumped on the ground, and you see the princess quickly hide a knife behind her back, “ I didn’t do it” she says quickly. RAT “CRICK CRACK, the king slowly gets up and looks at you, his head tilted to the side unnaturally due to to the massive knife wound in his neck, “welcome guests, exc-cyuh-cyuh-cyuh-use me i have personal business to attend to,” “Cindy.” he says turning to his terrified daughter next to him “ you’ve been a very bad girl” he says, wrenching the knife from her hands and tossing her to the side “ah!” she screams, hitting the ground with a thud, as the king advances
“I have personal business to attend to “ he says, knocking you away,
Basically the highest levels of government are being infiltrated by robots and the PCs need to stop them, needs fleshing out though.
“just a couple months ago my daddy started acting strange and I could tell something was wrong”
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I'm wondering if anyone has some ideas for a one-shot that suits a large (8+) group of super-casual players who are new to the hobby?
I've recently introduced my friend group to DnD and am looking for a follow-up to our previous one-shot. I ran a modified version of The Bachelorcette which is exactly what it sounds like; a fantasy re imagining of the The Bachelorette. Players loved it because:
It was loads of fun and I'm now looking for a follow-up that hits many of the same notes. In particular, I think something that's a bit silly and less high-fantasy with not too much of a focus on combat would be good.
I don't know if anyone has any suggestions? Ideally the adventure could be free but I'm happy to pay if someone can vouch for a good idea. I generally fairly-heavily modify adventures anyway so I'm not too concerned about the nitty-gritty, but I like having a bit of a framework to build around so I don't have to create the entire narrative from scratch.
Any help much appreciated :)
a few ideas to be fleshed out
a gladiator arena with a whole ecosystem and they have to make a name to get released (NOTE PVP INVOLVED)#
flying pirates where you sre after a cloud giants treasure
an elven scouting party in the underdark
A little concept I figured out a while ago.
Robot Royals
The players are invited to a royal dinner, and you’re enjoying a post-dinner chat with a noble as you hear the king let out a scream as a large thump is heard, as you rush in, the kings corpse is slumped on the ground, and you see the princess quickly hide a knife behind her back, “ I didn’t do it” she says quickly. RAT “CRICK CRACK, the king slowly gets up and looks at you, his head tilted to the side unnaturally due to to the massive knife wound in his neck, “welcome guests, exc-cyuh-cyuh-cyuh-use me i have personal business to attend to,” “Cindy.” he says turning to his terrified daughter next to him “ you’ve been a very bad girl” he says, wrenching the knife from her hands and tossing her to the side “ah!” she screams, hitting the ground with a thud, as the king advances
“I have personal business to attend to “ he says, knocking you away,
Basically the highest levels of government are being infiltrated by robots and the PCs need to stop them, needs fleshing out though.
“just a couple months ago my daddy started acting strange and I could tell something was wrong”
Mystic v3 should be official, nuff said.