| Steal This Hook! -- Unusual Jobs |
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Welcome again to Steal This Hook! Today's theme is unusual jobs. The PCs aren't your run-of-the-mill adventurers, but then these aren't your typical hero-requiring assignments, either. The PCs can tell tales about these jobs over an ale or two at the adventurer hangouts since the assignments start out as typical errands for a rich patron but end so outlandishly that they can take even seasoned adventurers by surprise. Steal these hooks for some Eberron adventures outside the ordinary.
Half the Man
The PCs meet with a possible employer who has a "retrieval" mission for them. You can read aloud or paraphrase the following text:
"Thank you for meeting with me. I represent a wealthy entrepreneur who seeks recovery of a lost item. My client was exploring in the Vile Marsh area of the Shadow Marches when a creature known as a bulette surprised him and made off with the item in question. Your job is to hunt the creature and to recover the item. My client will pay handsomely for its return. Any questions?"
At this point, the PCs will probably ask about the item and other details. Use the following information to carry on the conversation:
"The item? The item to be recovered is my client's lower body. The bulette's bite severed him at the waist. The legs and pelvis should still be intact in its second stomach by now, but of course time is of the essence. Identifying characteristics for the item include the hair and muscle patterns of an adult male shifter, a curving scar on the left thigh, and a pair of dinosaur-leather riding boots with silver buckles. Should the boots be returned as well, you may expect an extra reward. Shall we discuss terms?"
If the PCs ask more questions, they receive nothing more than responses that time is of the essence and that other details concerning the client are not relevant to the task at hand.
The Faceless Twenty-Five
Heroes are used to intrigue: Most likely they've wined and dined the crime bosses, danced with royal |
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