EtsuElfRanger wrote:
I am working on a one shot adventure based on Disney's Haunted Mansion, the ride not the movie. I know that I want to include several iconic scenes and characters, like Madam Leota and the ghostly ballroom, but I'm having a tough time getting it together. Anyone have any ideas?
I did something like this 30+ years ago in my 1st edition D&D game. Rod Serling, a powerful vampire, appeared as the master of a strange mansion within the boundaries the the kingdom that the player characters ruled over. This was the haunted mansion. He invited people to dwell there for a 3 day house warming party. He had a flesh golem butler, and several succubi 'house keepers'. One by one the PCs found themselves targeted by an evil, murderous force. There were a number of undead entities serving as assassins for Rod. One player submitted to numerous succubi 'kisses' just for fun. Eventually the PCs realized that they needed to chase down Rod Serling, and found a secret door. That led to the shrinking room, then the ballroom, etc.
I, sadly, don't remember the gimmick I used to let the PCs find the secret door to the shrinking room. But splitting the party up and having them each deal with different undead murderers, some of whom succeeded, definitely made the game interesting.
