Hello!
I'm running this game, 8 years after it was released, and it is great fun! My group is just about done with book 1 and, especially given that Book 2 is a bit more open ended, I was hoping to start working in some backstories of characters.
One in particular is playing a dreamspun sorceress who in character permanently suffers nightmares. Having read ahead on some plot mechanics and hooks I know this ties in pretty nicely with the stuff of Carcosa, Hastur, and Xhamen-Dor. But I'm still trying to figure out exactly what I'd like to do with it!
Hello!
I'm running this game, 8 years after it was released, and it is great fun! My group is just about done with book 1 and, especially given that Book 2 is a bit more open ended, I was hoping to start working in some backstories of characters.
One in particular is playing a dreamspun sorceress who in character permanently suffers nightmares. Having read ahead on some plot mechanics and hooks I know this ties in pretty nicely with the stuff of Carcosa, Hastur, and Xhamen-Dor. But I'm still trying to figure out exactly what I'd like to do with it!
With this NPC in particular, I can see her initially seeking help for her nightmares. She may or may not have known that he follows Hastur from the start. The main antagonist offers some remedies for her nightmares on the condition that she helps him in certain activities. The remedy helps initially, but it turns out to be addictive so she's more inclined to do more diabolical activities for a fix. For example, you could say she was sent to take care of a certain someone that leads to a certaint revenant in part 2. Eventually she becomes fodder for his own goals, kickstarting the adventure. You could make it that Hastur was responsible for the nightmares in the first place in order to corrupt her to the deities cause.