My PCs have been getting a bit behind in the XP department, so I need some filler quests for them. Since I have one already and need some more, I thought we could make this thread a place to share them.
At the end of my last session, the PCs chased Trinia through the Shingles, but let her get away. I'd like to put them through 1-2 more encounters before they start the Dead Warrens encounter.
(I'll post the details of my filler quest later tonight in a separate post.)
My PCs have been getting a bit behind in the XP department, so I need some filler quests for them. Since I have one already and need some more, I thought we could make this thread a place to share them.
At the end of my last session, the PCs chased Trinia through the Shingles, but let her get away. I'd like to put them through 1-2 more encounters before they start the Dead Warrens encounter.
(I'll post the details of my filler quest later tonight in a separate post.)
There is a "Fire" enocounter posted somewhere on here. Also, the "Waydon Street Lurcher" encounter.
I was thinking of adding a "rescue their buddy from Longacre" adventure at the end of Seven Days to introduce the PCs to more of what's going on with the Gray Maidens and the disappearing girls.
I had placed one of those living dolls in with the old coot they killed in the beginning of Edge of Anarchy. It looked like one of the PCs. I had Giotorro's safety deposit box contain a very lifelike doll that could be used for the same purpose. I was thinking of making the nosferatu in Seven Days be the minion of an even tougher vampire that has travelled from Ustalav to Korvosa because it was the seat of Runelord Sorshen's power (is that the correct one?). So, something more with vampires or dolls might be kind of cool.
Definitely consider adding some sort of encounter with Gray Maidens/Gray Maiden trainees/or maybe someone trying to kidnap a girl into the Gray Maidens, not necessarily giving away the organization she is being kidnapped into. Or, add something with the Hellknights, not necessarily a battle, but adding more information on them to the campaign.
The Acadamae is a rich source of ideas. Maybe one of the party members has contacts in the acadamae and you could have a side plot with that.
That's all I got for now.
I realized that I never actually posted the details of my filler adventure. This quest took place before Field Marshall Kroft hires the PCs to find Trinia.
Field Marshall Kroft requests the PCs aid for another sensitive mission. While rumors of four play in Eodred's death start are surfacing, Korvosa's spymaster has begun making inquiries into anyone who may have played a part. He has discovered the existence of a small group of spies from Magnimar, and had Field Marshall Kroft move to arrest them. Unfortunately, the spies had changed location right before they got there. Korvosa's spies found them again a few days later, but again when the guards moved in to arrest them, they had fled. Field Marshall Kroft [correctly] suspects that they have a leak within the Korvosan guard, and therefore needs to contract some outside help. She wants the PCs to either captures the spies or bring back conclusive evidence as to their activities. She will simultaneously sent another group of guards out to an incorrect location to mislead the mole.
Although Kroft knows that the spymaster is collecting anyone who may have been involved in Eodred's death, she will not reveal this information unless pressed. If the PCs have heard the rumors of foul play, they may be able to piece together the true purpose of the job.
The spies can be found on the East Shore, near Carpenter's Square (note: change location to suit your purposes). A little bit of asking around will reveal that there are some new folks who rented out a room in a non-descript building nearby. A dwarf woman dressed in a Korvosan guard's uniform watches the street outside. She is a legitimate member of the guard, and the mole. Inside are the spies. For my group, I had the following spies:
Human Bard 3 (the leader of the spies)
Human Rogue 2
Human Rogue 2
Elf Wizard 2
Dwarf Fighter 2 (the guard)
The group knows the Korvosan guard are looking for them, so they are trying to lay low for the moment, only leaving for short periods to get food, etc. The dwarf will stand guard for most of the day on which Kroft's false raid occurs, although she will eventually go home and one of the rogues will stand watch. The person on watch has a special phrase they will use to alert those inside to trouble - "I'm sorry, he's not here right now." This should hopefully give those inside a round or two to prepare.
The spies have a hidden compartment in their room that they are hiding missives from Magnimar. These letters indicate that the group arrived shortly after Eodred's death, thus proving that they had nothing to do with it.
I'll post stat blocks for the spies later.
I realized that I never actually posted the details of my filler adventure. This quest took place before Field Marshall Kroft hires the PCs to find Trinia...
I just ran a variation on your filler quest for my party of 7 (!) who needed an XP bump before getting hired to track down Trinia. Instead of the enemies being spies from Magnimar, I'm going to have them be representatives from the Brothers of the Seven, and the PCs are going to find some paperwork referring to 'Vorel's phage' and some documents of symptom reports of what will eventually turn into 'blood veil', just to introduce that hook early on so the two chapters of CotCT can be a little more smooth in transition. Also included will be a travel itinerary/log, showing that the spies arrived in the city after the king's death.
I just used your characters and classes, but increased their levels by 1, and my party had a good time trying to deal with them. Thanks for the idea!
