Realm of Leaves - 100+ scenarios for forest adventures!
Welcome to "Realm of Leaves"¸ a collection of over 100 plothooks and storyseeds for RPGs! " Will you be hunter or hunted in the kingdom of the trees ? " This book contains dozens and dozens of scenarios and scenario ideas for adventures in forest settings¸ suited for nearly all imaginable kinds of fantasy RPGs. If your game has large areas dominated by trees¸ no matter if sweltering jungle¸ boreal woods or ancient forest¸ you will be able to run these scenarios! Our plothooks and storyseeds (around half a page in length each) are ideas: a collection of dangerous beasts¸ wild tribes¸ ruthless hunters¸ mysterious hermits¸ ancient tree spirits and much much more. A few adventures are straightforward¸ but many come with a twist¸ designed to lead to more trouble and more action for your average adventuring party! Each adventure introduces the basic story: a villain's plan¸ the most important NPCs and how things might develop once our heroes become involved. Use these scenarios as they are written¸ or let them inspire you and grow your own¸ custom adventure from the sprouting seed of our story! Most of the scenarios are written with a medieval-ish fantasy setting in mind¸ but are easily adaptable to ancient¸ victorian or even more modern rural settings. Each adventure seed is focused on one or more of the four large categories of RPG scenarios: exploration¸ diplomacy¸ investigation and combat. Many adventures are designed for low to mid level characters¸ but you can also find quite a few for veteran adventurers and even some for legendary champions in this collection. Forest adventures are great opportunities for exploration and mystery¸ pitting your heroes against the dangers of nature. In this collection you will find a short guide with the most important tips on running plots in a forest setting. Last but not least: we have included a list of 20 short encounters that can be used in any forested area and are especially well suited to be thrown into your campaign as a bit of a distraction¸ a small tidbit of interest that gives your player characters a little room to breathe...but at the same time holds the potential for much more! " Realm of Leaves " is the fourth of ten booklets in our "The Thousand Trails" series. Each book focuses on a specific adventure environment¸ and gives you over 100 adventure ideas to play...and trails to follow. Our first book¸ "Dark Cities" ¸ focuses on adventures in cities and other bastions of civilization. Our second book "Edge of the Wilds" ¸ focuses on rural areas¸ where civilization and the wilds battle for dominance. Our third book¸ "Ocean's Call" ¸ focuses on rivers¸ islands¸ harbours and the mighty ocean itself! Our fifth book¸ "Crown of Winter" ¸ focuses on mountain and winter adventures¸ in which the true enemy if the relentless cold! You can grab all those books right here. In the meantime you can also check out "Invisible Hands" ¸ a book about factions of all kinds. It entails not only a thorough guide on how (and why!) to create factions in your games but also holds twenty fully fleshed-out factions of different kinds that you can directly put into your RPG setting!