Any good court intrigue adventure? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Any good court intrigue adventure? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Myrhdraak
01-02-08, 11:20 PM One of my players have just seized the crown of one of the city-states in our campaign. I would like to take this opportunity to build a nice court intrigue adventure with lot of roleplaying and some hidden plot for the players. I have been looking back at old adventures in 2nd and even 1st edition (and even old Birthright material) without actually finind any that could be reused for this with some modifications.

Has anybody out there played or remebers some adventure or scenario with that theme and could suggest where I could look to find inspiration and ideas?
GoriceXII
01-02-08, 11:38 PM Actually your best bet for this kind of thing is getting adventures made for Harn (you can download them on lythia.com; they are more authentically medieval but they could easily be adapted to a more D&D friendly setting) or for Lankhmar or some such thing.
Myrhdraak
01-03-08, 02:36 AM Actually your best bet for this kind of thing is getting adventures made for Harn (you can download them on lythia.com; they are more authentically medieval but they could easily be adapted to a more D&D friendly setting) or for Lankhmar or some such thing.

Thanks, I will have a look. Any special adventure you would recommend?
GoriceXII
01-03-08, 03:08 AM I recommend "Earl's Progress" I believe it's called. It involves being part of the entourage of a nobleman heading to court to a tourney.
Gerry
01-03-08, 08:06 AM If there are, I sure as He!! don't know about them. I'm looking at modifying various board games to provide background for a campaign. The following all look like they might be useful or provide inspiration:
- Amazing Khan Game (who leads, who follows mechanic)
- Down with the King (just cause of title)
- Succession
- Kings n Things
- Warrior Knights
- Kingmaker

Gerry
WelcarThorn
01-03-08, 10:53 AM Some of us are righting our own adventure path. Here's a link to the main page, as well as one to the one I've written. I think you'd like it.
To the main:
http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=927969
To a good court intrigue adventure:
http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=929072
Thanks for you time, and please let us know what you think.
Myrhdraak
01-06-08, 03:21 AM I liked the starshine adventure, I could probably use it with some tweaks to the characters and the surroundings. Great murder plot.
I also had a look at the Earl's Progress adventure, also some good material in there. Thanks everybody.

I had actually hoped that the Powers of Faerun book would have had more material on fleshing out these kind of adventures. But as the book was written, it was all quite fluffy, with not so much "meat to the bones" as to how to create these kind of adventures in a good way.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Myrhdraak 01-02-08, 11:20 PM	One of my players have just seized the crown of one of the city-states in our campaign. I would like to take this opportunity to build a nice court intrigue adventure with lot of roleplaying and some hidden plot for the players. I have been looking back at old adventures in 2nd and even 1st edition (and even old Birthright material) without actually finind any that could be reused for this with some modifications. Has anybody out there played or remebers some adventure or scenario with that theme and could suggest where I could look to find inspiration and ideas?
GoriceXII 01-02-08, 11:38 PM	Actually your best bet for this kind of thing is getting adventures made for Harn (you can download them on lythia.com; they are more authentically medieval but they could easily be adapted to a more D&D friendly setting) or for Lankhmar or some such thing.
Myrhdraak 01-03-08, 02:36 AM	Actually your best bet for this kind of thing is getting adventures made for Harn (you can download them on lythia.com; they are more authentically medieval but they could easily be adapted to a more D&D friendly setting) or for Lankhmar or some such thing. Thanks, I will have a look. Any special adventure you would recommend?
GoriceXII 01-03-08, 03:08 AM	I recommend "Earl's Progress" I believe it's called. It involves being part of the entourage of a nobleman heading to court to a tourney.
Gerry 01-03-08, 08:06 AM	If there are, I sure as He!! don't know about them. I'm looking at modifying various board games to provide background for a campaign. The following all look like they might be useful or provide inspiration: - Amazing Khan Game (who leads, who follows mechanic) - Down with the King (just cause of title) - Succession - Kings n Things - Warrior Knights - Kingmaker Gerry
WelcarThorn 01-03-08, 10:53 AM	Some of us are righting our own adventure path. Here's a link to the main page, as well as one to the one I've written. I think you'd like it. To the main: http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=927969 To a good court intrigue adventure: http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=929072 Thanks for you time, and please let us know what you think.
Myrhdraak 01-06-08, 03:21 AM	I liked the starshine adventure, I could probably use it with some tweaks to the characters and the surroundings. Great murder plot. I also had a look at the Earl's Progress adventure, also some good material in there. Thanks everybody. I had actually hoped that the Powers of Faerun book would have had more material on fleshing out these kind of adventures. But as the book was written, it was all quite fluffy, with not so much "meat to the bones" as to how to create these kind of adventures in a good way.