I’m looking for ideas for individual trials/challenges that PCs might face, and I’m asking for suggestions of unusual trials I might not otherwise think of myself.
Context:
I’m planning to run a storyline over a couple of sessions in which the PCs are transported to an astral plane, and have to retrace the journey of a legendary figure in Goliath history who was exiled from the mountains and journeyed to the lands below.
The journey takes the PCs from the mountain top, down the mountain side into a deep forest, and eventually to a plain where the memory of a battle plays out in an endless cycle, like Valhalla but for a particular tribe of elves.
The trials are meant to reflect the legend of the Goliath who left the mountains and went into the world, so I’m trying to avoid the usual heroes’ journey kind of structure - more like the tasks of Hercules that show the character’s superiority in all aspects.
As such I was planning to create challenges and tasks that focused on each of the 6 abilities. Trying to keep outright combat to a minimum.
Ones that I’ve considered so far:
Sneak into a giant’s cave to rescue someone who has been captured (dex or cha) Divert a river by shifting a boulder or felling al argue tree (str or int) Guide a flock of sheep to safety from an attacking Hydra (dex or con) Return a fallen chic from it’s next atop a giant tree (str or con)
Any ideas for further challenges targeting specific abilities?
I’m looking for ideas for individual trials/challenges that PCs might face, and I’m asking for suggestions of unusual trials I might not otherwise think of myself.
Context:
I’m planning to run a storyline over a couple of sessions in which the PCs are transported to an astral plane, and have to retrace the journey of a legendary figure in Goliath history who was exiled from the mountains and journeyed to the lands below.
The journey takes the PCs from the mountain top, down the mountain side into a deep forest, and eventually to a plain where the memory of a battle plays out in an endless cycle, like Valhalla but for a particular tribe of elves.
The trials are meant to reflect the legend of the Goliath who left the mountains and went into the world, so I’m trying to avoid the usual heroes’ journey kind of structure - more like the tasks of Hercules that show the character’s superiority in all aspects.
As such I was planning to create challenges and tasks that focused on each of the 6 abilities. Trying to keep outright combat to a minimum.
Ones that I’ve considered so far:
Sneak into a giant’s cave to rescue someone who has been captured (dex or cha)
Divert a river by shifting a boulder or felling al argue tree (str or int)
Guide a flock of sheep to safety from an attacking Hydra (dex or con)
Return a fallen chic from it’s next atop a giant tree (str or con)
Any ideas for further challenges targeting specific abilities?
Prevent a forest fire from destroying a village