Hello duders !
I am currently running a campaign where the party is investigating a case where all the alcohol has turned to vinegar. ( a quest inspired from this board :) ) The only alcohol that hasn't been affected are the ones made in the "Underdark" by the Drow and the Duergar. Who are currently making a killer profit (their booze is unaffected).
They have figured that the booze curse is in the air and covers all in the land. Their strongest lead is a giant (storm giant) who recently buried his wife. The ritual involved booze.
Others rumors they haven't persuaded are:
A cleric who commits sin at every opportunity , except alcohol which he hates.
A fey queen has cursed the realm, making the alcohol into fey piss.
The Drow and Duergar have sabotaged the alcohol (this have been disproven)
An antipaladin that wants to mock the god of alcohol (which is his opposite deity).
The giant they are going to interrogate governs a small community of humanoids in the mountain. His partner is a large undead lich, and he has a golem bodyguard.
The storm giant's nemesis is an Malik Efreet, they have fought over the same land for dozens of years. The Malik Efreet have 3 Efreet brothers.
Any cool suggestion to what I can add to the quest? Any cool battle tactics or RP moments? I usually just make up as I go. But many of these creatures are CR13 each, and the party consists of players at level 10. They are quite creative as a group, and they know when to run, and when to fight.
I am quite lousy at making battles a bit more varied, fighting on open planes with no terrain.
Setting: it resembles forgotten realms with some few minor exceptions:
- half of the dwarves are hippies, they hate metal, mountains and unescessary violence. The other half is like traditional dwarves.
- elves were the dominant race of the realm, but lost their position after an uprising from the other race. (Think the Roman Empire) they have also been affected by a curse which affects their mortality, which have been reduced to 250 years.
- drows are the dominant race of the underworld (Underdark). They are so powerful that they could in theory take over the realm under the sun. But currently they have a non violent agreement .
Thanks duders :P