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Q&A What kinds of encounters besides for combat can I include in a game?

Everything that can happen in a story or in real life can happen in a game. Is life mostly fighting? No. Are the exciting things in life mostly fighting? I hope not. There is a village below a...

posted 2y ago by dsr‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar dsr‭ · 2021-08-29T17:21:38Z (over 2 years ago)
Everything that can happen in a story or in real life can happen in a game. Is life mostly fighting? No. Are the exciting things in life mostly fighting? I hope not.

- There is a village below a dam. The dammed river provides power for a mill, fishing and transport. But the dam is starting to crack. Will the group help? Can they help? How?

- There is a town with a powerful enchantment on it: all intentional damage is reflected back to the attacker. This hasn't stopped the town from being taken over by a militia which enforces their orders by dragging people over the border to beat them or execute them.

- A mining operation has broken through into an ancient labyrinth. Several miners have disappeared, and nobody is willing to go down. But the local economy depends on mining for trade goods...