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#1 lachlanceallach May 28, 2008 10:48:53	A bard's tale. Listen, children, to a story That was written long ago, 'Bout a kingdom on a mountain And the valley-folk below. On the mountain was a treasure Buried deep beneath the stone, And the valley-people swore They'd have it for their very own. So the people of the valley Sent a message up the hill, Asking for the buried treasure, Tons of gold for which they'd kill. Came an answer from the kingdom, "With our brothers we will share All the secrets of our mountain, All the riches buried there." Now the valley cried with anger, "Mount your horses! Draw your sword!" And they killed the mountain-people, So they won their just reward. These are the lyrics to "One Tin Soldier" made famous by the film "Billy Jack." I'm thinking as using it as a hook for a game, but I'm unsure of the direction to take. My options: 1) The village town is under a curse and only by investigating the ruins can the party appease the spirit of the king and save the village. 2) It's a rumor concerning the ruins located at the top of the highest peak in the range. No one knows what the treasure is, but it lures many an adventurer in the attempt to discover it. Will the party investigate? Does anyone else have any thoughts?
#2 ixien_kothar May 28, 2008 13:34:20	"Does anyone have any thoughts?" Go ahead and hate your neighbour Go ahead and cheat a friend Do it in the name of heaven, You can justify in the end There won't be any trumpets blowing Come the Judgement Day On the bloody morning after....er.....er One Tin Soldier Rides Away Oh, and Now they stand beside the treasure, On the mountain, dark and red Turned the stone and looked beneath it "Just a plot hook" was all it said
#3 drin Aug 14, 2008 21:17:46	I would start with finding this valley and this mountain kingdom. I would have them be ruins somewhere and the PCs have to find it. They have to ask local people and historians to find the mountain kingdom. Of coures now it is overun by something. An organized humanoid group has taken residence in the kingdom and below in the valley are humanoids subserviant to the mountain kingdom. The treasure is there and the humanoids do not know it is there. They saw an empty kingdom and took up residence. Start there and in the treasure room they find a map, tome or other adventure hook for furture adventures. Good luck