Plot Thickeners—Beginnings & Transitions

Beginnings & Transitions was the first issue of Plot Thickeners I published on DMs Guild.

Adventure hooks are a dime a dozen and, if you get down to it, unnecessary. The fact that a dungeon teeming with monsters and treasures even exists may be a compelling enough reason to risk life and limb exploring it for most characters. The adventures of yesteryear often hardly cared why the PCs would venture into a dungeon or the ruins of a castle. Exploration was reason enough. But most of the characters of today prefer more from their adventures and the players behind those characters often seek more meaning in their temptations. This accessory seeks to do for hooks what hooks do for PCs: give the hooks more meaning and significance.

January is a strange month for many people even in the most mundane of times. Maybe you are scrambling to finalize year-end reports at your day jobs. Or you are mulling over goals for the coming year while simultaneously calling out resolutions as being ridiculous. In the United States, some of us are still reeling from the breakneck pace of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Chrismahanukwanzakah (depending on our faith or lack thereof). But this particular January (2021) is especially stressful for many. A worldwide pandemic has us anxious, stuck indoors, lashing out at family on social media, and—again in the United States—witnessing the not-so-peaceful transfer of power as one Commander-in-Chief begrudgingly leaves office while the next prepares to fill the role.

January is a time not for reflection but for change. Indeed, January is named after the Roman god, Janus, the god of beginnings and endings. It’s a time when we welcome new beginnings and expedite transitions away from less desirable habits or norms. This issue is a salute to change.

Quick note on options for this product:

You can buy this issue individually on DMs Guild or buy the bundle. The bundle has all three Plot Thickeners for January, February, and March 2021 for a discounted price.

About Author

Patrick

Patrick began playing RPGs around 1994 when his brother introduced him to AD&D and Cyberpunk 2020. His current favorites are D&D 5E and Forbidden Lands. Raised on a steady diet of jalapeños, MTV, 80s action, sci-fi, and horror movies, his gut has been wrenching for nearly 40 years. He lives in North Georgia with his family and way too many books.

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