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Merric Blackman
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One mistake you may make when running Storm King's Thunder is to play "A Great Upheaval". I think this start actually detracts from the adventure. IMO, the opening should be "you're adventuring in the Sword Coast", without any reference to giants. #dnd
Then, in "Rumblings", you first become aware of giant activity. You then continue your previous adventuring life (in "The Savage Frontier"), but slowly realise the giants are roaming the land, before Harshnag actually gets you into the proper plot of SKT. #dnd
The point here is that with A Great Upheaval, it sends you into "Quest for the Giants" before you're ready. You want to be doing normal adventuring things BEFORE Harshnag gets you. Otherwise you get frustrated at no direction!
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Non-player characters are tricky to describe in an adventure. Consider the following: What do they want? How do they react to PC requests and other interaction? How do they respond to trickery, diplomacy, intimidation or violence? #dnd
Just as with encounter, a one-size-fits-all format doesn't work for NPCs. Change how they're presented in response to how they're used. If you have someone giving you a quest, it's a different format to a NPC-as-villain, or a NPC-as-reluctant-ally! Write differently! #dnd
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