Disclaimer: This is my first time DMing in months, so apologies on how rusty Il be.
It was a quiet night in the inn of Red Rum, a halfway point in between the cities of Averndale and Hugo's Jetty, nestled in the forests appropriately named "Traveler's Demise". There had been rumors of a creature eviscerating merchant caravans at night. Patrons of the tavern drunk in silence; something was... off in the air tonight.
(Pic related, Red Rum tavern)
The door bursts open, and an elf stumbles through. He is dragging his intestines inside, before collapsing in the doorway.
"People of this tavern, I... need you to be warned. I.... I am a merchant. From Averndale. A... A shadow attacked us. I ran, but... It has all but finished me. Please,slay this monster. For the love of the gods, p-"
He dies, his blood staining the wooden floor.
>>1838006
Now make your character. Race, class, etc. you know the drill. then decide what to do from here:
A: hunt the beast now
B:Wait until sunrise
C: Other. tell me what you'll do.
Race: Human
Class: Hunter. Carries a crossbow, 700 arrows at the moment. I think we should clean up the body before anything else.
>>1838064
Good idea
The body is cleared away, the blood scrubbed off the floor, and the corpse wrapped in a burial shroud by the staff of RRT.
What next?
>>1838074
If it's just us, why not just do it on paper in the kitchen. No one seems interested anyway, even the people from kik who said they'd come.
Hunt the beast now. Bring silver and holy water. Also what options and spells do we have access top? Sage, candles, a rosary?