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15 minutes of D&D side quest brainstorming, part 1

So I need to make a side quest for two of my players in the main campaign I run. 

  • The hook: 
    • The goliath council member (Ira Kellouli) who is doing some legwork for them asks for a favor. Her sister, a semi-outcast swamp witch has called for aid. The witch runs a bookstore on the edge of town known for erotica and other devilish delights: her store appears to be haunted
  • The journey to the bookstore: 
    • Some sort of puzzle path to get there (like a riddle to find the right way)
    • Also a battle with swamp creatures (come up with riddle that hints at each)
      • 2 enormous tentacles (1 green, 1 yellow)
        • Water does not seem deep enough for them
      • 2 will-o-wisps (1 yellow, 1 white)
        • If the players follow, they will lead them to a treasure of 400 gp, but also then attack them.
          • Around the treasure are mossed-over bones
  • The swamp witch (Evdoksia Kellouli): 
    • Personality/presentation
      • Flirtatious
      • Constantly talking about her own novels
      • Suspicious, yet excited for new customers
        • Must say that Ira aka "Huggy Buggy" sent them
      • Not quite all there, but just because she gets distracted by her own wares
    • Physical appearance
      • Goliath
      • Female
      • 56
      • Jasper skin
      • 7'5" (taller if not stooped)
      • Obsidian eyes
      • Long white windswept curly locks
  • The bookstore: 
    • Carved into a giant tree in a swamp that doesn't really make sense for the environment. 
    • Lots of nooks and crannies and three levels
    • Need a map so it can be a dungeon crawl
  • The issue, as it appears: 
    • Poltergeists (stuff gets moved, sudden falling books) seem to be plaguing the store. 
      • The swamp witch fears that her devilish books have brought this upon her and perhaps she should give up her trade
  • The real issue: 
    • Someone has been made invisible after messing up a spell that they learned at the swamp witch's store and is desperately trying to get the swamp witch's attention for help
  • The quest: 
    • Undo the spell that made the person invisible
  • The reward: 
    • Favor of Ira Kellouli and the swamp witch
    • Any book they desire
    • An important contact for finding out those who seek devilish delights

(Prompt by me)

"She's Watching You" by beanpumpkin. Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0).


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