I am running a home game that is mostly comprised of a mishmash of scenarios and modules slightly altered to fit the story. When the players/characters take the game in a direction, I do a quick search of modules and scenarios I know and use that as the base for that arc if the story.
Currently the party is planning on starting a duel at a wedding party. Does anyone know any good scenarios that involve duels? Does anyone know any good scenario with a wedding or other large party? I've already done Blakros Wedding, so that is out. Any suggestions?
You don't need a scenario.
Just add alcohol, family, friends, and people spitefully given invitations. A cavalcade of former lovers would be the capstone.
To be honest, I'm not that good at writing adventures, scenarios and scenes. Now, I'm not looking for a pep talk along the lines of "just go for it! You'll do fine. We all started somewhere." This is just an honest assessment of my abilities.
What I am quite good at, is blatant thievery of material and blending unrelated storylines and setting into one big tapestry of gaming goodness.
I just need some good base scenarios to start with. I'm currently ripping off the old adventure path segment "The Prince of Redhand" like a hobo in a deli's dumpster. But any other good social scenarios would be appreciated.
I gotcha. A lot of these Adventure Paths have social sections... the most recent one to come to mind is Book One or Two of War for the Crown. "Social Combat" was really featured there. You could adapt that, for example, with its pre-gen NPCs for something. As opposed to scenarios per se, you could skim Adventure Paths for chapters, which are pretty modular. You want something a little more Gothic... perhaps Book 5 of Carrion Crown, when they delve into Caliphas' lower levels and encounter essentially a mirror society there amongst, well, you get it without the spoilers.
The reason I am promoting these chapters as they are technically run as self-contained segments of an ongoing campaign. Sort of a measured distance to pace a party through, some chapters taking longer than other dependent on the main activity (Combat, Exploration, Social, Investigation, but overwhelmingly varieties of Combat) within.
The big appeal is that they are populated with Maps, which saves you work, DM, and especially statted NPCs, or references to the appropriate Bestiary.
Curse of the Crimson Throne for example, has some palace-y stuff you could adapt.
Ah, that's what I'm talking about! Thanks! I'll turn my search in that direction.
Crap. Just realized I'm currently playing War for the Crown. I don't want to start rummaging through that one and spoil it. But I think I will give one or two of the others you mentioned a look this afternoon.