Quests with magical causes can make for some of the more interesting and exciting adventures.
Here are a few you can use for your game: 1. Archmage's Labyrinth: An archmage renowned for their intricate traps and tricks has died, seemingly of natural causes. One minute after their funeral, an arcane message appears on every street corner across the continent in fiery letters, promising the path to the archmage's hidden library of spells if they can only solve the riddles included. The messages burn out after a minute, leaving only what people have written down or can remember, and leaving an entire continent's worth of mages and treasure-hunters trying to race each other to the destination. 2. Redemption: A captured prisoner from the Wytch Clans has promised to make amends for her actions in the war. However, her behaviour leads others to believe she may have some ulterior motive, and the members of her clan are gathering outside the city. In the meantime, she stalks the confines of her cell, a confident snarl on her face. 3. Discovery: Rumours of a new lethal kind of magic spell are sweeping the streets. An orphan is the only survivor of the spell's aftermath, and several factions, including the worshippers of a demon cult, the apprentices of a powerful mage, and magic-hating nihilist barbarians are all on the lookout for the child, and the PCs may be the key. 4. Electromagical Pulse: A brilliant star-flare of magical light appears over the city, and all of the magical effects in the city blink out. While this is inconvenient for those wielding magic in the short term, long-term effects protectin the city and ancient wards alike are gone too, and perhaps long-imprisoned foes are able to escape their bindings... 5. Divine Death: The ground quakes and the minds of worshippers are thrown into anguish as they feel the murder of a deity itself. Its energy is consumed utterly, leaving a gaping hole in the pantheon, and escalating tensions as the gods themselves struggle to understand such an unthinkable murder. 6. Network Connectivity Issues: A network of portals is discovered, each leading to strange and curious locations. A team of explorers is assembled to map the network as thoroughly as they can, and discern the meaning for the network itself. Also posted on Game Masters Stash on 1 July 2021. Comments are closed.
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