Campaign Advice... where to take the players next? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Campaign Advice... where to take the players next? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Wrathamon
01-24-06, 04:07 PM I started this campaign awhile ago and this is my "I dont have a lot of time to be original" campaign, so I have been weaving various Eberron Mods together to form a campaign. So I will give a brief rundown of what mods I have used and the status of what NPCs are still around. i will try to keep it brief and to the point.

The players are members of the Digger's Union in Sharn.

Act I: Forgotten Forge
I ran the players through a modification of this adventure. They found the schema and handed off to Lady Elyadren. Cutlass escaped.

Act II: Fallen
I ran half the group through the Dungeon Magazine adventure. The PCs were unable to recover the hand and the Memelith escaped with the statue. I used the Korrenberg Chronicle article on the wizards site about the bridge falling as a clue. (the statue caused the bridge to fall). Kaelys Tela was very unhappy about this but mentioned she will be calling on the party again if she learns more.

Act II: Reflections of a Multiverse
I ran the other half of the group through a modification of this Mark of Heroes adventure. I set it in Sharn (not Wroat). The PCs stopped the Cosmic Machine and it was destroyed in the process. The only NPCs that are still around are Beltrudelgald the Dusk Hag, Fegriss the Dragon's Eye (Goblin Adept), 15 Nerro and Patron Helcondate. Matron Martra was researching the events and would call on the PCs soon.

Act III: Shadows of the Last war
Lady Elaydren calls on the heroes another time to help her with the Schemas. They just wrapped this up and found the schemas and pattern. Garrow escaped with one of the schemas. The party pursued, one of the group had the Mark of Finding and was an experienced tracker. They pursued him to Rhukaan Draal and they group met up with Lady Elaydren. They didnt want to let Garrow go so they were pretty good about tracking him down by using Locate Object. They found that he had headed out towards Sterngate, most likely trying to book passage on a lightning rail. Cutlass was killed.

Act III.5: excerpt from The Vampire Blade
I am only using the Lightning rail encounter. Garrow (along with the Cleric and some Emerald guards) uses his Charm spells to have the Sterngate guards hassle the party. If the players can get on the lightning rail, Scimitar of the Lord of Blades and the Talenta mercs will attack. She wants the schema.

At this point, after this occurs I'm not sure where to go.

Things I know I want/dont want to do

I dont want to continue the plot in Vampire Blade.

I do want to move on to Grasp of the Emerald Claw at some point.

I do want to continue with the loose end of Beltrudelgald the Dusk Hag.

I do wnat to continue resolve the loose end with the Nerra seeking revenge.

I do want to resolve the Fallen loose end with Sythrael.

I do want to try to have some thread weaving these plots together.

Kaelys Tela has one of the players in the group as a spy. He doesnt know it is her, but only Madam X. I was thinking she would be apart of the Aurumn or the Chamber if I play the Silver Dragon angle.

I want to run the Steel Shadow Dungeon mag article connecting it the Murder of Kelemini in Reflections... I was going to have Wenrit give a clue that the murder was not what the Watch thought, but they didnt listen to him and it was connected to the other murders (from the mod) as a lead in.

but, I dont think they are high enough level yet for this. Any thoughts on where to go next before and after Steel Shadows?

The Group currently is

Warlock Changeling 4 - he is the spy for Kaelys but has formed a bond with the group and doesnt want to betray them, but she is blackmailing him.

Warforged Rogue Fighter 4 - he is aiming to become a justicar juggernaut. He is also being recruited by the Lord of Blades, but so far he has refused them.

Paladin of Dol Arrah 4 (just acquired teh Blademark) - he has a blood pack with the Warlock.

Human Artificier 4 - The cleric, the warforged and him were all part of a unit in the lastwar for Breland.

Cleric of Dol Arrah 4 and a Blademarked - He is new

Wizard (transumuter) Changeling 4 - He is new, but he found Valenar intelligent weapon from Shadows and it wasn't too happy with him.

All are members of the Digger's Union - which is where they get their missions from.

thanks
DragonWatcher
01-24-06, 04:51 PM Well... in order to properly help can you tell us:

1. How many PCs?
2. What class/level are they?
3. Are there any PCs with any interesting backgrounds?

With more information I'm sure that you will find no shortage of help with your campaign here. :)
Wrathamon
01-24-06, 06:02 PM My players are all very new to Eberron, so they didn't have a lot of plot hooks in their backstories to work with.

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Wrathamon 01-24-06, 04:07 PM	I started this campaign awhile ago and this is my "I dont have a lot of time to be original" campaign, so I have been weaving various Eberron Mods together to form a campaign. So I will give a brief rundown of what mods I have used and the status of what NPCs are still around. i will try to keep it brief and to the point. The players are members of the Digger's Union in Sharn. Act I: Forgotten Forge I ran the players through a modification of this adventure. They found the schema and handed off to Lady Elyadren. Cutlass escaped. Act II: Fallen I ran half the group through the Dungeon Magazine adventure. The PCs were unable to recover the hand and the Memelith escaped with the statue. I used the Korrenberg Chronicle article on the wizards site about the bridge falling as a clue. (the statue caused the bridge to fall). Kaelys Tela was very unhappy about this but mentioned she will be calling on the party again if she learns more. Act II: Reflections of a Multiverse I ran the other half of the group through a modification of this Mark of Heroes adventure. I set it in Sharn (not Wroat). The PCs stopped the Cosmic Machine and it was destroyed in the process. The only NPCs that are still around are Beltrudelgald the Dusk Hag, Fegriss the Dragon's Eye (Goblin Adept), 15 Nerro and Patron Helcondate. Matron Martra was researching the events and would call on the PCs soon. Act III: Shadows of the Last war Lady Elaydren calls on the heroes another time to help her with the Schemas. They just wrapped this up and found the schemas and pattern. Garrow escaped with one of the schemas. The party pursued, one of the group had the Mark of Finding and was an experienced tracker. They pursued him to Rhukaan Draal and they group met up with Lady Elaydren. They didnt want to let Garrow go so they were pretty good about tracking him down by using Locate Object. They found that he had headed out towards Sterngate, most likely trying to book passage on a lightning rail. Cutlass was killed. Act III.5: excerpt from The Vampire Blade I am only using the Lightning rail encounter. Garrow (along with the Cleric and some Emerald guards) uses his Charm spells to have the Sterngate guards hassle the party. If the players can get on the lightning rail, Scimitar of the Lord of Blades and the Talenta mercs will attack. She wants the schema. At this point, after this occurs I'm not sure where to go. Things I know I want/dont want to do I dont want to continue the plot in Vampire Blade. I do want to move on to Grasp of the Emerald Claw at some point. I do want to continue with the loose end of Beltrudelgald the Dusk Hag. I do wnat to continue resolve the loose end with the Nerra seeking revenge. I do want to resolve the Fallen loose end with Sythrael. I do want to try to have some thread weaving these plots together. Kaelys Tela has one of the players in the group as a spy. He doesnt know it is her, but only Madam X. I was thinking she would be apart of the Aurumn or the Chamber if I play the Silver Dragon angle. I want to run the Steel Shadow Dungeon mag article connecting it the Murder of Kelemini in Reflections... I was going to have Wenrit give a clue that the murder was not what the Watch thought, but they didnt listen to him and it was connected to the other murders (from the mod) as a lead in. but, I dont think they are high enough level yet for this. Any thoughts on where to go next before and after Steel Shadows? The Group currently is Warlock Changeling 4 - he is the spy for Kaelys but has formed a bond with the group and doesnt want to betray them, but she is blackmailing him. Warforged Rogue Fighter 4 - he is aiming to become a justicar juggernaut. He is also being recruited by the Lord of Blades, but so far he has refused them. Paladin of Dol Arrah 4 (just acquired teh Blademark) - he has a blood pack with the Warlock. Human Artificier 4 - The cleric, the warforged and him were all part of a unit in the lastwar for Breland. Cleric of Dol Arrah 4 and a Blademarked - He is new Wizard (transumuter) Changeling 4 - He is new, but he found Valenar intelligent weapon from Shadows and it wasn't too happy with him. All are members of the Digger's Union - which is where they get their missions from. thanks
DragonWatcher 01-24-06, 04:51 PM	Well... in order to properly help can you tell us: 1. How many PCs? 2. What class/level are they? 3. Are there any PCs with any interesting backgrounds? With more information I'm sure that you will find no shortage of help with your campaign here. :)
Wrathamon 01-24-06, 06:02 PM	My players are all very new to Eberron, so they didn't have a lot of plot hooks in their backstories to work with.