I’ll be running a one shot for some friends soon focused on rescuing a kid from cultists hidden in a catacomb labyrinth.I’m taking loose inspiration from Fear & Hunger and VERMIS.Was looking to see if anyone here might have some fun or interesting ideas I could weave in. Also general One Shot thread for those who want to build an adventure and get input or ask questions.
>>94760556One shots are a waste of time. Unless you are trying out a new game.
>>94760662I run them for friends all the time and we actually have fun. Life gets busy. I don’t know what to tell you other than that.
>>94760556Bumpin
Lie to them to make the dungeon seem way bigger than it is. Whenever they descend a floor, ask them which direction they want to go in and tell them that they won't be able to turn back. Make them go through several points-of-no-return and make a big deal about how they're going to need to escape the dungeon too.Of course you're just bullshitting but making one of them say "how did you expect us to do this in one day!?" should be your goal
>>94760662All games are "a waste of time".
>>94761768I like this piece of advice. I don’t always want to railroad but it’s definitely important to make the world the players in larger than it (at least readily) is
>>94760662What makes a one shot any more of a waste than a campaign session?
>>94760662one shots are funcampaigns often have high points but are overall quite shit
>>94760556One-shots are more fun with random tables, lots of random tables. Have one.
>>94761768This is solid bait. 8/10. You never have to make it up, you can always use a premade map there are hundreds of them. Exploitation always feels more real to players than whatever you pull out of your tepid asshole on the spot. Anyone who can't tell the difference is dumb enough you can legally kill and eat them.
A friend of mine suggested that dnd 4e might be a good fit to run something like an Isekai themed adventure. how easy would it be to use it to run something like Konosuba? I'm thinking either a one shot using the 4e rules or using elemants from it with the konosuba trog rules.
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