As is seemingly common for other DMs, I'm keeping a campaign journal for myself and the players. Currently the party just got out of Parrot Island, with one death - the rogue. They've made a bookstore their current meeting grounds, so I'm assuming they'll be there sometime in the next session. When they meet up, the store owner is going to announce that a book that the dead character already paid for finally came in. The book is going to have the Lotus Dragon warning note in it, and the title of the book - "There Is No Honor".
With this rather quirky opportunity playing through, I wonder if I could sneak other adventure titles into the game while they are in that particular chapter. It certainly makes for a neat tie-in for the journal itself. Any suggestions?
The Bullywug Gambit is more tricky, but here's my suggestions for the rest:
The Sea Wyvern's Wake - When landing on the Sargasso, before the Vine Horrors attack, have whispering voices uttering "The Sea Wyvern's Wake". Dunno why, but that seems creepy...
Here There Be Monsters - Nearby a corpse somewhere, which is holding a dagger, the words are scratched roughly into a large rock.
Tides of Dread - The name of a tapestry in Lavinia's Farshore Manor
The Lightless Depths - The party's guide, that Lizardfolk (I believe it is a Lizardfolk) points the way with the words "Follow me, the Lightless Depths await!"
City of Broken Idols - Easy enough, at the Pelor camp, when they are talking, have Rissashtak (sp??) say "So, you've come here to visit the City of Broken Idols?"
Serpents of Scuttlecove - This can be used as a local name for the Seventh Coil
Into the Maw If the party encounters the friendly Mercane ship on the Abyssian Ocean, and they enquire how to reach Gaping Maw, have they say something like "Into the Maw? We can tell you how!"
Great Idea.
The Bullywug Gambit can be the name of something in the Wromfall Festival.
The players are rushing through the crowd to get to the manor right? Well have them get to a street that has been cleared as festival goers 'run the Bullywug Gambit' maybe have it some kind of obsticle course with lots of jumping over things or jumping up on things. Players run down the street vecause its a cleared area that will let them cover three blocks without having to fight through crowds, they must make a couple of DC 5 jump, tumble and balance checks however or, I don't know - go prone or something.
If you don't want to have it be that complicated it can be on any kind of banner in the festival. Maybe its a drinking game that is taking place as the players pass by etc.
Thanks guys.
I like the idea of The Bullywug Gambit being a festival game of sorts, and the graffitti idea for Here There Be Monsters is great. The rest I'll have time to think on, definately, as we've a long way to go yet.
Great Idea.
The Bullywug Gambit can be the name of something in the Wromfall Festival.
I love that game!! Wac-A-Bul!
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Wug... hmm it lost something with the extra syllables. Still, you can win a stuffed frog that is larger than your little brother!