The Secrets of Heroes: Campaign Hook #2

And here is Campaign hook #2 for the IRL game crowd.


The Secrets of Heroes

“Over two hundred years ago, on the plains of The Greenfields, a great battle was fought.  The Prince of Beasts, Baphomet, carved open a gateway between planes.  His forces erected a metropolis in their dark master's honor and from it, their terror spread.  Until, that is, the great Archmage Ardath Krell came and felled the forces of Hell.  Legend has it, he fought Baphomet atop the great brass tower in the center of the labyrinthine city and threw down the Demon Lord.  Once the stain of darkness had been purged from the land, Ardath himself lay down on a small island in the heart of The Greenfields.  As his life flickered out, the Archmage simply... faded away.  A memorial was erected on the spot.  In time, a small town grew where Ardath left this world.  Ardath's Rest, they call it.

And I believe I've found something; a secret Ardath went to his grave keeping.  If I'm right, I'm going to need some... specialists... to assist me.  Whatever we find, we'll split evenly as partners.

Are you in?”  -  Sage Setra Blackhands

An expedition with the promise of ancient treasure becomes a race to uncover the source of a festering evil in the heart of The Greenfields.

Campaign Hook #1 - The Province of the Damned

Posting the Campaign hooks for a pair of games I'll be running soon.  Here's the first.

The Specialists: The Province of the Damned

“Guards, why don't you give us a little privacy? Eh? Thank you.

All right, I'm just going to lay it out for you rotter. The Emperor has promoted me, ME, to Duke of Hulder, Warder of the High Pass. You know that means? It means he wants me dead and doesn't have enough evidence to have me hanged me instead. Hulder's a shitpot that's seen its ten last Dukes all die or vanish within seven years. I'm not about to be the next one.

I need specialists, not soldiers. People that aren't afraid to get their hands dirty. The last Duke to be appointed hasn't replied to any messages in over a month. I don't even know for certain that he is dead. That's why I've come to you. Sign up and I'll see that you're well paid and that you receive a full pardon for your crimes... whether or not you committed anyway. If not, well, I hope the hangman's noose isn't tied too tight.”

Earn your freedom in the service Duke Edvard Alexsander as he takes control of Hulder Province, the most lethal stretch of territory the Empire has ever seen.