Flavor

Setting

Throw it in either high fantasy or dark fantasy where they are working for a corrupt aristocrat.

Allows for complex decisions
Allows me to ask for immoral behavior and for them to face it
Probably won't stay along O Brother Where Art Thou, should replace Soggy Bottom Boys with something else
Who they think is the BBEG initially should end up becoming their ally as they learn their Boss is EVIL
Nix that, no BBEG until solidified group, keep the stakes on par with level. Level 1 to 12 if possible, don't raise the stakes until the group stabilizes.
Players will need some reason their character is working for this aristocrat: sellsword, debt, love of the game, etc.

Outline

#Act 0 - Meet and Greet: Level 1; Social Encounter for getting the job, unique to each player and a group combat encounter.
- You are sent to protect a trade wagon travelling from Tallywag to Castle Embrea
#Act 1 - Transport: Level 1 - 3; Assigned tasks in increasing moral complexity
- Fetch - Your employer sends you on a standard trade route and asks you to fetch something along the way. That something being a mysterious package that has been left at the Layell Citadel by a retreival team. DC 11 History for any character knowledgeable of the organization to recognize the history of the Duke using the citadel to launder. Contained in this package is the Baba Yaga's Mortar and Pestle, it is magically disguised. When a player holds it, they only notice the negative effect. The package also contains a blank document, Enduring Expose. DC 25 Arcana for any character to recognize either of these objects.

Act 0 - Meet and Grunt

Level 1, groups of two classes get a social interaction for how they got their "job", then some time can pass and the group gets assigned to some combat encounter as part of their job (probably goblins in a cave).

Options	Social Encounter
Locket Picker	A small automaton is malfunctioning and stealing trinkets from the bustling square and the players must interview people to find out what is actually happening. - Shopkeepers are blaming the children and the children claim they're innocent. - The children run at the sight of guards, so they ask you to help. - Clues - Children heard mechanical clicking noises - Scratches on wood counters and gear shaped footprints Help the tinkerer: Repair and redirect Expose Tinkerer: Demonstrate and Blame Cover it Up: Locate/DIsable and Steal
Tough Tenancy	Two merchants are fighting over their shared building, each claiming the other changed the lock. The players must interview the merchants and figure out who changed the lock. The landlord later arrives and states that one of them is late on rent and the players can either help figure out who, as the landlord doesn't care, he just wants his money and he has 3xTough's as muscle (too much for 2 lvl 1 players)
Disastrous Docks	An unlucky ship crewmember (gnome, Female, young) stumbles through the fish market. Her admiral sternly tells her that "This is your last chance. I don't care how you get your chores done, JUST GET THEM DONE!" The crewmember asks for help. They must help load supplies into the ship, clean the captain's quarters, and swab the decks. All the while the crewmember's unlucky nature is cast onto the players (unlucky) events: ropes swinging, constant saves, crewmember falls/gets stuck/breaks things/etc.
Flower Power	A young patron approaches the players (strangers) and forces upon them a uniquely colorful flower each ( brilliant orange and icy blue ) and instructs the players that she is in need of some very specific flower petals from the local botanical garden. She offers a monetary reward (25 gold each). As the players head off to the garden, they may get lost (no streetwise rogue) and must rely on asking for directions or investigative/survival skill to reaquire the path. Once at the garden, the players must either sneak or talk their way past the guards (perhaps convincing them to give them the map of the garden one of them is holding). Once inside, they must find the right flower (hot/cold flowers given to them) `DC 12 Perception`.

After each encounter, one of the Triskelion is present and offers the players a lucrative position as officers of the Duke.

name: Wildlife
creatures:
  - 3:Wolf
  - 1:Brown Bear
party:  Default

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name: High Fantasy
creatures:
  - 3:Goblin
  - 1:Bugbear
party:  Default