Adventure Catalysts: The Fey Abductions
FREE DURING CORONA OUTBREAK! STAY HOME! STAY SAFE! Those Pesky Fey... Yes¸ they're at it again. Stirring up trouble by abducting children¸ the fey have entered the realm of mortals with mischief on the mind. This adventure catalyst plants the seeds for an overarching plot and several modular encounters that are randomly generated to play through to the climax. Can you stop the fey and save the children? Find out in this Adventure Catalyst! (It's for the children!) Check out this PDF as a Pay What You Want¸ and if you like it¸ you can check out my other Adventure Catalysts. Adventure Catalysts Adventure Catalysts are designed to be the skeletal outline of an adventure that you can flesh out with your imagination using your favorite RPG system. (My current system of choice is Upwind which has a free primer here for you to check out. I am in no way affiliated with Upwind other than as a Kickstarter backer. I just think it's awesome!) Each Adventure Catalyst has a main plot that is flavored in the fantasy realm¸ but you can reflavor the adventure in any genre or even within the genre. It's a basic adventure plot with modular encounters that you can play through in any order. Because of the random generators embedded in the PDF file¸ these are ideal companions for solo play as you can have it sitting on your tablet or computer for when it's needed. At the beginning of the adventure¸ you can randomly generate a Complication to the plot using either the list in the PDF or the button in the PDF which will randomly generate a complication one at a time. These complications are plot twists that are unique to the adventure itself. Next are randomly generated Encounters that are the meat and potatoes of the adventure. These are scenes that happen along the way to resolving the major conflict of the overarching adventure. Each encounter is meant to be modular so that you can play it in any order. Within each encounter¸ your characters should somehow gain a little information that will take them closer to resolving the adventure. You can either play through all the encounters¸ or a set number of encounters¸ before ending the adventure. Just like with complications¸ you can either roll from the list of encounters to see what's next or you can just hit the button to have the PDF generate one for you. Also included are random Tension Builders that are generic plot twists included in all Catalyst Adventures. Use these to add a bit more spice whenever it's needed. To flesh out further details of the plot¸ you can use your favorite random idea generator or GM replacement system such as my Encounter Building Card: Decisions¸ the Mythic system¸ or anything else. If¸ throughout your adventuring¸ you aren't able to generate details that point you towards a conclusion¸ you can use the randomized Climax. However¸ I've found that most of the time when I play solo¸ my GM engine provides enough details for me to piece together what the climax is or should be. Because these adventures are really just seeds¸ you can use them as a GM to reduce your prep time by having a basic plot and outline to flesh out on your own¸ as one of a group of players who prefer to run games without GM (the random generation allows this)¸ or as a solo player completely on your own without a GM. While the possibilities are only limited by your imagination¸ you might find my Encounter Building Decks useful in playing through an Adventure Catalyst especially if you decide to go without a GM. Check them out here: Decisions - These cards act as the stand-in GM by giving answers to yes/no questions¸ random die rolls¸ random events¸ details about an event¸ and even a simple quest generator. This deck is the barebones necessity if you want to try playing without a GM. Locations - These cards describe a location within four different types of environments.