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So the campaign I'm running it gearing up for its last major mission that the players get to pick, and I had impressed upon them that if they want to do any side missions before starting the new big job then they should kick me some suggestions over the week. One such suggestion I got was for a Halloween/harvest festival mission/job (appropriate as Sunday, when we play, will be the first day of October).
Problem though: The party is all around level 9-10 and geared up stupid well (to help mitigate the lack of loot and shops over the previous mission and the upcoming big one), and most of the monsters I would initially throw at the party are all CR 1-4 (Jack-O-Lanterns, low level undead, Scarecrows, etc.), you can see how I'm in a bit of a pickle.
The initial idea I had was that, as it's also approaching fall in the game, a harvest celebration would not be a bad idea. Along with the various carnival whatnots, a separate caravan shows up from the Plane of Shadows (not an unknown occurrence in the setting we're playing in) and puts on a show. The show's not the problem. The children that go missing during the caravan's stay is the problem. The party has to track down and rescue the children and put a stop to the caravan before they skip town after the festival is over. Enemies would likely be leveled Fetchlings, Shae, a Shadow Golem strongman, and eventually some Kytons.
Suggestions are more than welcome as I doubt the party will get to any substantial combat on Sunday, what with prior investigations ongoing and new investigations to undergo before they start cracking skulls.
May I suggest some typical Halloween Villains for an opposing party?
A Wicked Witch
A Mummy
A Vampire
A Werewolf
Frankenstein's monster
Apply class levels to each.
Yes I do have quite a campy and kitsch image in my head xD
But I think it could be fun. What those villains are up to is up to you of course but I'm sure the folks round here would be willing to help build some Halloween themed characters, were you interesting.
Just thought I'd suggest since it was the first thing that popped into my head.
You want to use this: witch, candy house, fair tale monsters, enchanted forest, black pudding...