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[DnD4E]What do you like in a story?
pd771
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I have been playing D&D for a limited time, but when we finish with our current quest, I was asked by the group to be the DM (some want to start a new game on another day of the week). I have already been offerred help by our veteran D&D players to help me out with some of the duties, but part of the reason they asked me to DM was to help make up a fun and unique story.
I'm an ok writer, and have some ideas, but I want to make sure that the story will be enjoyable to a wide range of players. So, what do you each like in a D&D story? What is the most enjoyable part to you? What do you hate? What kinds of creatures are your favorites to battle (for low levels, as everyone is making a new character for the game)?
Any help is much appreciated.
I'm an ok writer, and have some ideas, but I want to make sure that the story will be enjoyable to a wide range of players. So, what do you each like in a D&D story? What is the most enjoyable part to you? What do you hate? What kinds of creatures are your favorites to battle (for low levels, as everyone is making a new character for the game)?
Any help is much appreciated.
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I'm gonna preface my response by saying that it may be more applicable to your gaming group if you ask your players these questions.
I personally prefer cartoonish "evil for the fun of it" villains. If I wanted moral ambiguity I'd play another game.
However, the plots shouldn't be too simple. I'm preparing to run Thunderspire Labyrinth, and I didn't care for the "find and rescue all the slaves" plot. Instead, I'm expanding a certain drow character from "find an item for me" to "I framed you and tricked a rival gang of slavers into kidnapping someone that was supposed to be left alone, so if you don't want to get slaughtered by the authorities you better do what they say and punish those slavers."
Encountering unique features in combat encounters. This can really spice up fights. For example, a crypt could contain a font of necrotic energy that heals undead within a certain area. In addition to defeating the undead the PCs also have to keep them out of that specific area.
Following a pre-written script. There's always some of this in an adventure, but ideally the players should have an impact on what they do and how other characters react. It's helpful to come up with some basic ideas that you can fall back on should the players do something completely unexpected.
Goblins, myconids, bullywugs, kruthiks, and skeletons.