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#1 papusman Jul 18, 2010 20:58:58	I'm designing a short, lighthearted campaign for my players while we all adjust to a less reliable playing schedule (and we enjoy the funny.) Here's the deal- they're a mostly Dwarven outfit, so naturally they enjoy a drink or two. But (oh no!) their favorite bar has fallen on hard times, and is on the verge of closing down. And to make matters worse, the local Elven Bar is stealing away all their business! (ELVES?? Oh, Gods! No!) I'd like for them to go on a series of short adventures to restore their bar to its former glory. I have a few ideas already: The ale suppliers' route is being raided by bandits. This is self-explanatory. The house band has gone missing. Where are those dirty bards? Those elves need to be taught a lesson! You guys have any other ideas? I know this isn't the most dramatic or epic campaign, but I think there's a lot of fun material to be mined here. By the way, the Dwarf-owned bar is called "Mirth and Ale" ("mithral?" har har) and the Elvish place is a hipster joint called Wüd.
#2 frothsof Jul 18, 2010 21:34:07	a drinking skill challenge against the elves some sort of hijinks a la porky's where they sabotage the bar they could get attacked while hungover and be vulnerable to radiant damage
#3 tenor2ba Jul 18, 2010 22:10:29	here's a few: for some reason every third tankard poured is moose urine, and every third tankard turns into swamp water, the last tankard is regular ale or beer.  the beer is checked when brought in and when tapped and is perfectly fine. So are the tankards, nothing going on with them, either.  What's causing this, and why is it happening. Something seems slightly out of place with the Elves' bar.  It's almost like the patrons are hypnotized or charmed, and there seems to be traces of enchantment (to a nonmagical eye) about it. Odd.
#4 angorath Jul 19, 2010 4:05:39	Property developers want to buy the bar - and are very insistent about it. Maybe it's elves, or maybe the dwarves and elves need to ally in the face of a common enemy.
#5 tenor2ba Jul 19, 2010 16:47:22	Hmmmm.... The Thugs Guild (or some other organized crime syndicate) has bought the property, and decided to evict the bar earlier than they told the barkeep they would.  The enforcers come while the PC's are enjoying themselves, and take it from there. Cookie for the reference.
#6 papusman Jul 20, 2010 21:55:54	Ha! I really dig these ideas. Especially the drinking skill challenge and the elves hypnotizing the patrons. @Angorath- very "The Goonies" sounding! That could spin off into a whole other adventure, itself! Haha.
#7 Jharii Jul 21, 2010 6:23:51	Both bars' original owners have been abducted and replaced by an evil faction of shapeshifters who are trying to cause some local civil unrest to distract the population from their true goal: the town was built atop an ancient portal to another plane.
#8 pluisjen Jul 21, 2010 7:43:03	Hmmmm.... The Thugs Guild (or some other organized crime syndicate) has bought the property, and decided to evict the bar earlier than they told the barkeep they would.  The enforcers come while the PC's are enjoying themselves, and take it from there. Cookie for the reference. Boondock Saints
#9 Jharii Jul 21, 2010 11:16:41	I could also see it as a Lucky Number Slevin storyline, where both of the bars mistake the party as another group of adventurers that owe them.
#10 tenor2ba Jul 22, 2010 21:48:42	@ Pluisjen:
#11 pogminky Jul 23, 2010 16:32:36	Hunting for Blueblood's recipe for the greatest ever ale Rat infestation! The Haunting of Room 13 The mysterious stranger arrives Elf tavern catches fire - patrons trapped - ethical dilemma; will you help? Elf landlord killed - PCs prime suspects! Con artist gets people to buy odd things ... now what do we do with those odd blue eggs? New temperance/prohibtion religion become prominent in region - what to do? Bar fight.... again!
#12 papusman Jul 25, 2010 15:06:21	Pogminky, I love the "ethical dilemma" and the prohibition ideas! I never would have thought of those.
#13 frothsof Jul 25, 2010 19:40:16	i like the prohibiton religion one, thats good stuff
#14 pogminky Jul 26, 2010 11:07:54	Thanks