so I am creating my own campaign and we are going mythic in it. I have a large party of 6 player and 2 npcs. we have one divine caster, a druid, and lots of martial and arcane magic. What I am needing help with is the assassin. he is a ranger and rouge mix with a custom spin on the crimson assassin. He is an assassin of Iomedea, specializing in hunting the undead and those who raise the undead. (this is an undead heavy campaign) his assassin class feature and spell have been shifted to reflect that. Now that I have told you wonderful people the class I can get to the true issue. He has a handler who gives him mission the first one is how I got him in the party. Now I know this should be easy I just have to create necromancers for him to chase down and the creation of the foe or foes I have down but the story is where I am lost. I need some help creating a few evil necromantic cults, evil wizards, twisted clerics and anti-paladins, if someone could figure out the reason for evil undead obsessed druids I would be so grateful. any race is fine with me. Vampiers, Liches, Morghs, Graveknights, the list goes on. I need story ideas so I can send him to go kill or capture these things and get to see how he convinces the party, who don't know he is an assassin yet. Please help me.
Can I ask you a question? "6 player and 2 npcs"- that's a lot. who is running the NPC's?
And, I wouldnt call him a "assassin" more of a bounty hunter or a slayer. He doesnt kill just anybody for anyone who has the price, does he?
Think Lord of the Rings,Sauron type big bad.Instead of orcs,goblins and uru-kai,replace them with undead whatever works for you. Big bad's minions grave robbing surrounding kingdoms. Kingdom of the undead being defended by Anti-Paladins could be fun,well,for you anyway,make your player's sweat a little (or a lot). As far as cult's go,somebody should supply Big Bad with bodies,abilities or other useful items just so they can have a taste of his power (plus not being overrun by zombie hordes) would be a bonus for most others of lesser abilities unable to stop the inevitable takeover by the undead of oh say the whole world. Lets hear it for the Heroe's. This is just off the top of my head,so let me know what you think. I may have to run something like this myself,now that I think about it.
DRDeth I know that it is a lot and mostly I am running the NPCs, they are there from the story. and pending the target I will be paying him, predominantly through the church, but like other assassin guilds he can take out contracts. No one likes the necromancers.
Tighra that is an interesting idea but I already have the endgame boss decided. And since my campaign is taking place in Golarion the only undead nation is Geb and then there is Ulstavia (that is where the campaign will end). Currently they are in Andoran and will next be heading to Taldor. I will use bits of this though. I have a great place now for the supplier. yes that will be beautiful!
Might try to borrow a copy of the Carrion Crown AP to read through for general ideas.
If you actually mean a mercenary kill anyone for a price assassin, finding a reason for him to want to be in the group and the group to accept him long term is fairly difficult.
The whole assassin concept is kinda opposed to the whole band of brothers fighting along side each other, all for one and one for all against, evil.
I don't know what to do for that.
Now if you mean the assassin wants to join with the part for a short time in order to get close to his real target, that is more doable and believable. Have the assassin disguise himself as more normal vampire slayer. He tells them, THE ORACLE said the party would be encounter many of the reviled vampires. He wants to accompany them for a chance to successfully fight more of them.
the assassin is already in the group and most of the group in game likes him, he is very helpful willing to join the traveling carnival the party is creating. only one that isn't sure is the bard who has an undead band weapon the assassin wants. when they first met him he simply joined with them to get closer to the target then other plot happened and he is helping them out because his handler will only contact him every three or four months.
The assassins guild, before I was destroyed, hunted necromancers specifically members of the whispering way. this is going to be the main enemy for the party so I have him integrated. And while this guild did take out contracts it was only for necromancers and typically they were funded by the church.
Undead is a big problem and he is very good at killing the undead and he is the most likely to figure out who is the BBEG. I was hoping for ideas for missions to send the assassin and the rest of the group on by proxy.