Post by dungeonmastersteve on Aug 6, 2017 20:39:21 GMT
I am seeking a good way to end our next sesssion on a cliffhanger. First, a bit of background.
We are playing an Evil campaign nominally set on the Sword Coast of the Forgotten Realms (haven't met up with anything established there yet, I've created a set of homebrew towns to raid near Baldur's Gate). The players are subservient (for now) to a wizard they believe is a necromancer (actually an enchanter with necromancers in his employ) as he seeks to build up a new society from almost nothing. He is using his undead to bolster his economy so he can buy far superior living troops (not that the characters know that yet). Right now, he has them clearing out a set of mines for him to exploit. This brings us to the current predicament.
I have just learned that three or four out of my five players will be out of town for nearly a month. There is one more session before they leave. I want to create a good cliffhanger so they will be anxious about - and therefore remember - where the campaign left off. They are near thr end of clearing out the first mine. There are mostly random encounters they've had thus far. They have reached a three-way fork in the tunnel and cleared one fork. Since our sessions tend to be two hours or so, I am thinking have a simple encounter down fork number two, then have fork number 3 turn into the gullet of a giant purple worm or something.
My question to you is thus. Is this a good way to create a memorable cliffhanger? Are there better alternatives? Do you have advice on the delivery?
Thank you in advance for any advice!
We are playing an Evil campaign nominally set on the Sword Coast of the Forgotten Realms (haven't met up with anything established there yet, I've created a set of homebrew towns to raid near Baldur's Gate). The players are subservient (for now) to a wizard they believe is a necromancer (actually an enchanter with necromancers in his employ) as he seeks to build up a new society from almost nothing. He is using his undead to bolster his economy so he can buy far superior living troops (not that the characters know that yet). Right now, he has them clearing out a set of mines for him to exploit. This brings us to the current predicament.
I have just learned that three or four out of my five players will be out of town for nearly a month. There is one more session before they leave. I want to create a good cliffhanger so they will be anxious about - and therefore remember - where the campaign left off. They are near thr end of clearing out the first mine. There are mostly random encounters they've had thus far. They have reached a three-way fork in the tunnel and cleared one fork. Since our sessions tend to be two hours or so, I am thinking have a simple encounter down fork number two, then have fork number 3 turn into the gullet of a giant purple worm or something.
My question to you is thus. Is this a good way to create a memorable cliffhanger? Are there better alternatives? Do you have advice on the delivery?
Thank you in advance for any advice!
