Plot hooks for your 5e campaign
It can be difficult coming up will plot hooks or even encounter hooks here are a handful of plot hooks to help when your lacking inspiration.
The king is dead
You awake to find out that the king or ruler of the land was assassinated last night. As you finish your breakfast in the local tavern, soldiers of crown burst into the tavern seeking to arrest the heroes on suspicion of killing the king.
The wells are tainted, and people are sick
The entire village of Laeroc has come down with a wasting sickness. Villagers are starting to die, and all signs point to the village well as the source of the sickness.
Bounty hunt: an old friend
While checking on the local bounty board, the heroes discover an old friend is being sought for heinous crimes, and the bounty is in the thousands of gold pieces.
The shrine’s sacred relic has been stolen
A small shrine in a village of Laeroc has been looted by thieves. The shrines sacred relic is a powerful magic item the contains a bound demon of great power.
A risky proposition
A local mage is fond of studying beasts and monsters and is interested in hiring a band of heroes to bring back a live owlbear.
A man in black
A stranger dressed in black entered the town at dusk. The next morning the bodies of several nobles were found dead, and the stranger in black is nowhere to be found.
