Adventure Hooks

ADVENTURE HOOKS

If you are suffering from writers block or just not sure where to send your players next you have come to the right place. Below you will find a collection of adventure hooks for all sorts of different settings. These hooks are kept very generic other than the genre they are set in. Hopefully these will spark your imagination and send your players off on some grand adventure.

FANTASY 

-The players stumble across an isolated town that is ruled by a vampire lord. The residents of the town are not allowed to speak of their undead master, however the players notice that something is "off" by the way the villagers interact with the players.

-While returning from their latest adventure the players find themselves lost in a forest. During the course of finding their way out the players pass a large tree that sucks all the possessions they are not wearing into a large knot. This knot is actually a portal to a plane of nature that is ruled by a greedy Dryad. The players must venture into this plane to get their possessions back.

-A dark fog has slowly started to spread across the land. This fog possesses people and turns them against one and other. The players are recruited by a member of nobility to find the source of this fog and stop its spread.

-A disgruntled housewife has hired a necromancer to kill her husband. The necromancer does as promised, however he resurrects the husband and takes him as his undead servant  The reanimated remains of the husband now terrorize the hometown of his wife. She has recruited to players to put a stop to her now deceased husband as well as the necromancer.

-Seven Duergar, commanded by a jealous sorceress have kidnapped the fiance of the local prince. He has hired the players to find the Duergar as well as the sorceress and return his fiance to him.

-The local wildlife has been dying off at a rapid rate. This has caused creatures such as wargs and owlbears to seek food within the local villages. The players are asked to find what is causing the wildlife to die and put a stop to it.

-Two Elven brothers run competing taverns. A local noble family is going to be throwing a social gathering at one of the two but cannot decide which. The night before the decision is made one of the brothers is killed. The other brother is blamed for the murder. The players are hired by the remaining brother to find the real murderer and clear his name.

-After their latest adventure one of the players is haunted by dreams of his home town burning to the ground. These dreams continue and become more vivid as time passes. If the players return to the hometown they find that it really has burned to the ground and most of the citizens are dead. The remaining citizens including the player are all suffering from the same dreams. The players must find the cause of these dreams and put an end to it otherwise the dreams will continue and get worse as time goes on.

-While wondering through the woods the players are entangled in the roots of a living tree. The players are free to travel and act as normal, however they must carry this tree with them wherever they go. The tree will complain and cry about missing its mother until the players are able to track down and return the tree to its mother.

-Several members of the a local political party have gone missing right in the middle of a big election year. The head of said political party asks the players to find the missing members. the opposing party however approaches the players and requests that they deliberately fail this mission in order to ensure they win the election.

SCIENCE FICTION

-Smugglers have been running illegal drugs into an old space port in a local city. The leader of the city has asked the players to pose as buyers and gather information on the smuggling ring and where it is originating from.

-Parasitic worms have infested the minds of a local village/city/town. These worms have caused the locals to become mindless morons wondering the streets. The players must find out where these worms are coming from and how to stop them before they infest them.

-The players have been recruited as guards on a large capital ship. The ship has been tasked with investigating the disappearance of multiply military vessels on the borders of known space.

-One of the players has been identified as a member of a rebel group that assassinated a world leader. The player is not involved in this group, however bounty hunters and guns-for-hire will follow the players and attempt to capture him until his name is cleared.

I added a couple of science fiction hooks for your consideration. Be sure to check back often as I continue to add more and update the page.