So my family's been wanting a D&D game to be created and my Dad doesn't particularly want to make one. I've gotten the idea, and now i'm curious if anyone has any ideas to add to it. Here's the basic story.
In the City of Water's Way, our party starts out in an Inn titled 'The Dancing Ghost Inn' (A hint of what the theme is). After interacting with the inn's inhabitants, the Town Crier comes out, stating the Mayor is asking for volunteers to go fight some bandits who have been attacking the Residents of 'The Shore' (Named so due to it being the farthest from the river.) Of course, nobody really volunteers except the party as they're all either too drunk, or not adventurous enough. After the party deals with the bandits, they return to the city to see everyone walking to one center area in town. In the middle, a wizard is screaming things like "They've slaughtered them all!" "Those things in the river nearly got me!" "I barely made it out!" and other such concerned (and worrisome to the citizens) things.
After a short while, the guards take him away. When the party collects their reward from the Mayor, they see the wizard there as well, rambling on about how the entire academy was taken over. The Mayor explains to them that across the river from Water's Way is an Academy called 'Averann's Society for Mages, Sorcerers and Casters of all Kinds' or 'Averann's Academy' for short.
He states how the Wizard is claiming it was overrun by a gifted student of Averann's named Selleth and a band of necromancers. He obviously doesn't believe this, but is kind enough not to say it in front of the raving wizard. He asks the party to check it out and see if this rumor is true.
They discover they have to cross the river to get to Averann's Academy. What they may or may not know (If they ask the Wizard more, they'll know. If not, they'll be in the blind most of the way.) is that the river is infested with Water Ghouls or Lacedons. There are 3 little docks with which to cross the river. The furthest north is the shallowest water, meaning not many Lacedons, if any, but because of this, he's hiked up the price the highest. The middle dock is vulnerable to Lacedons, but is the middle price. The furthest down is absolutely cheap, but only because the water is completely full of Lacedons since it's such deep water.
No matter how they get across, they'll discover a few fishing huts (With villagers stating they can't fish because of the things under the water) and a Church next to what seems to be a massive crater. Everything in the tomb seems to have mysteriously disappeared (It's a Corpse Gatherer raised by Selleth and taken back to the Academy.)
That's all I have so far. Any suggestions of things I could add? Encounters, Monsters, Events, etc.
In the City of Water's Way, our party starts out in an Inn titled 'The Dancing Ghost Inn' (A hint of what the theme is). After interacting with the inn's inhabitants, the Town Crier comes out, stating the Mayor is asking for volunteers to go fight some bandits who have been attacking the Residents of 'The Shore' (Named so due to it being the farthest from the river.) Of course, nobody really volunteers except the party as they're all either too drunk, or not adventurous enough. After the party deals with the bandits, they return to the city to see everyone walking to one center area in town. In the middle, a wizard is screaming things like "They've slaughtered them all!" "Those things in the river nearly got me!" "I barely made it out!" and other such concerned (and worrisome to the citizens) things.
After a short while, the guards take him away. When the party collects their reward from the Mayor, they see the wizard there as well, rambling on about how the entire academy was taken over. The Mayor explains to them that across the river from Water's Way is an Academy called 'Averann's Society for Mages, Sorcerers and Casters of all Kinds' or 'Averann's Academy' for short.
He states how the Wizard is claiming it was overrun by a gifted student of Averann's named Selleth and a band of necromancers. He obviously doesn't believe this, but is kind enough not to say it in front of the raving wizard. He asks the party to check it out and see if this rumor is true.
They discover they have to cross the river to get to Averann's Academy. What they may or may not know (If they ask the Wizard more, they'll know. If not, they'll be in the blind most of the way.) is that the river is infested with Water Ghouls or Lacedons. There are 3 little docks with which to cross the river. The furthest north is the shallowest water, meaning not many Lacedons, if any, but because of this, he's hiked up the price the highest. The middle dock is vulnerable to Lacedons, but is the middle price. The furthest down is absolutely cheap, but only because the water is completely full of Lacedons since it's such deep water.
No matter how they get across, they'll discover a few fishing huts (With villagers stating they can't fish because of the things under the water) and a Church next to what seems to be a massive crater. Everything in the tomb seems to have mysteriously disappeared (It's a Corpse Gatherer raised by Selleth and taken back to the Academy.)
That's all I have so far. Any suggestions of things I could add? Encounters, Monsters, Events, etc.