Today's the anniversary of my first campaign as a DM
>long time player of 3.5 and pathfinder
>usual perma DM transfers colleges
>well shit
>I decide to take a wack at it can't be that bad
>decide to run an elemtal themed campaign
>hook was that the players would find a genie in a lamp who would enslave
>players find the lamp after a few sessions
>"guys we really shouldn't open this unless we need it"
okay that's fair
>apparently "needing it" never happens naturally in a campaign
>a year and two pc deaths later they still haven't touched the damn thing
the hours of work I spent on content is pretty useless now
being a dam sucks
>>55406304
>enslave them*
>being a dm sucks*
Just crash the plot into them, bruh.
Some Air Giant with a mask hijacks their city into the sky because he needs slaves and servants.
Maybe the Earth collapses under them and they have to team up with the Poor Rodent and Bug folks who were losing against some giant Earthen Fox.
Then just tell them they have something with them that could help...
>>55406304
>NPC Thief steals lamp in party's sleep
Bam. Done.