tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782946089324664837.post4171411822583156655..comments2023-03-24T16:06:22.432+08:00Comments on Questing GM: Burning Question - And We All Met in a Tavern...?Questing GMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498040036123327415noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782946089324664837.post-58457627811691375112009-07-29T12:40:50.604+08:002009-07-29T12:40:50.604+08:00I've done a bit of everything, handwaved it, p...I've done a bit of everything, handwaved it, played it out in excruciating detail, done the standard hired in a tavern, or tavern brawl openings... A couple of favorites - <br /><br />I started one player at 2nd level as a member of House Cannith in a Eberron game. He was on a mission in a small border town where the other PCs found themselves looking for work and he had gold for hiring Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12883260871417486956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782946089324664837.post-72906421639178940972009-07-29T07:49:03.635+08:002009-07-29T07:49:03.635+08:00I generally tie hooks/quests in to the PCs' ba...I generally tie hooks/quests in to the PCs' background. I then do some spotlight roleplaying in the first session that establishes how they arrived at the site where the adventure will start (usually the nearby town).Kameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457219206246387217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4782946089324664837.post-72798484499209091612009-07-29T03:21:20.855+08:002009-07-29T03:21:20.855+08:00I have been having a lot of luck having my party c...I have been having a lot of luck having my party come together as the result of an event. IE: You are all part of a caravan headed south when an a Giant attacks throwing the entire group of travelers every which way. You (Character 1, 2, 3, and 4) end up behind a rock for cover as you prepare for battle.<br /><br />At least something like that has always been more realistic then "... you allYouseph Tanhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427995318969104135noreply@blogger.com