A Dame to Die For
Job Letter by H Ogni
"Adventurers, Good news! Or rather, bad news...ah...Lord Harold Hartunian has been found murdered at his vacation estate in the Grey Hills! His darling daughter, the youngest of his three children, is financially backing a family agent who has been seeking to bankroll a qualified investigation into his death. That agent, for better or worse, has hired you lot to track down whoever did this and bring the culprit to justice. The pay is very good for an inexperienced party of adventurers; y'all must be really something to have gotten this Agent lady's attention; she's pretty intense.
Keep your wits about you, I suspect we have some serious competition here. Meet each other at the Drunken Swan, in Greynor. Show the accompanying token coin to the Tavernkeep. He goes by the name of Murphy. He'll have the same coin so you can ID him.
My fee structure remains the same; the Hartunian agent paid us half in advance, so my fee is already covered, and you'll be arriving to one hundred gold, one hundred silver, and twenty platinum, stiltons.
Each.
Arrive safely, there's a fortune to be made for us here..."
Giani
Plot points/Scenes
W
e begin in the city of Greynor, with a group of adventurers who have gathered together at the behest of an acquaintance named Giani, who has been helping them search for work. The job they are signing up for is (apparently) extremely profitable, and Giani enjoins them to be careful. The investigation brings them around various places in the City, and finally to the docks, and the Crossland Pax Co.
We travel the River on a succession of luxury riverboats and railway cars, meeting interesting personalities along the way as they find and clear suspects. Yeah, yeah...thanks Agatha!
We end up in Craysilt, at the Hartunian mansion and carriage house, where they ultimately meet their employer, Lady Lydia Hartunian. After a series of short adventures in the city, they will have been provided with all of the clues they need to solve the case.
The finale, assuming they solve the mystery, leaves our heroes in the City of Craysilt, the proud new owners of Hartunian Manor, and granted minor noble titles.
Themes
Luxury and opulence, fine wine and dining. Cigars hand-rolled in the tropics, pocket watches and mechanical gadgetry. There are no such thing as GNOMES!!!
Structure
Exposition
We meet at the Golden Swan in Craysilt, getting to know one another and gather intel.
Conflict
Whoever killed Lord Hartunian was diabolically clever at covering it up.
Rising Action
As suspects are cleared and the list is narrowed down, the mood gets more and more tense.
Climax
Finding the last clue is dangerous and eye-opening.
Falling Action
The suspects all gather in the Crystal Lounge within Hartunian Manor to hear the outcome of the investigation.
Resolution
The culprit(s) are revealed and/or apprehended.
Components
Goals
Introduction at the Golden Swan; not only to each other, but to the scene and setting
Introduction to The Investigator, wait staff, bartender, local yokels
Clarification of Goals
Clarification of Process
Introduction to the city of Craysilt
First challenge
Introduction to Lydia
Introduction to Sophia Grey Head, Lydia's grand daughter
Plot type
Campaign Overview
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