Welcome friends thank you for taking time to read this. My players have stated that they want to have a campaign based on Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne with some steampunk mixed in. I will be using Pathfinder books to build it and I have assess to all book. Please leave any references in book and page format.
Now I am currently building the background story. The story so far is based in 1880-1920. A older gentleman around 70-80 has discovered insert A reason to know about the center of the earth. He needs funding and skilled individuals. My Pcs are both leaning toward the rich background being backers of the older gentleman.
Now too get to the meat of the post I would love some help with any ideas. Ideas as to how or why they should go. How to get into the center of the world whats down there and why? Maybe a few Npc to join them on there journey with backgrounds. Thank you agin for reading this Will be working on this setting for the next week and would take any suggestions seriously.
An older gentleman around 70-80 has discovered insert A reason to know about the center of the earth.
- Ancient records speak of a lost civilization and its wonders, or a cave that leads to a realm of great danger but great wealth. (See both Disney's "Atlantis" and Lovecraft & Bishop's "The Mound" for examples.)
- The old man has radical theories about the composition of the earth's core, or about strange energies that he claims emanate from there. Naturally, he needs to prove his theories if he's ever going to able to show his face in the scientific community again.
- He's an engineer working on a mine that has delved deeper than any other. The miners have faced increasing trials and tragedy as they descend, but at the same time found hints of something even more wondrous further down.
- The old man is a psychic whose visions have revealed hints about a subterranean world, and he'll risk all to prove he isn't mad. He's made fleeting contact with both benign and malevolent intelligences from below, who will become allies and enemies, respectively. (The latter might be Wells' Morlocks, Richard Shaver's Deros, or Lumley's Chthonians.)
The old man
Thank you these are all awesome suggestions on my quest starter.
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