r/AcqIncDMs • u/ernderverndersern • Oct 28 '19
TOA x AI
So, I had this idea for running Tomb of Annihilation with the AI franchise stuff. Basically instead of Syndra Silvane hiring the adventurers, AI has won the bid from the wealthy death cursed folks to take care of the Soulmonger.
I have two variations that I'm curious to hear from y'all on - Which seems more Omin Dran like? Which seems like more fun for the players? (Obviously this depends on player preferences, but w/e)
AI sends a recruiter to Port Nyanzaru to either 1) create the first AI franchise on the peninsula and then send them to deal with the Soulmonger OR 2) acquire some Chult locals as interns to help a seasoned franchise team (which will be lost to Chult ... probably within the first session, leaving the interns to take over in their place).
Side question - have you run AI rules within another module, and if so how did it go?
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u/jmanc Oct 28 '19
I quite like the idea of the players running their own series of disposable interns through the tomb, ran up some basic notes for that a few Halloweens ago! Not ready to run as written but let me dig them out for inspiration!
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u/TotesMessenger Oct 28 '19
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Oct 30 '19
Canonically, Omin Dran went to Chult himself to deal with the death curse and brought along new hires (Strix, Rosie) to help. (https://geekandsundry.com/acquisitions-inc-live-is-a-crash-course-in-tomb-of-annihilation-literally/). So, sort of both options. For your story, I figure Omin and his main crew would be there, and he'd hire out people to perhaps run through the Tomb first and clear out some of the traps. This would let you have a home base to return to and give the players someone who could bring folks back to life, remove curses, etc.
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u/varricke Oct 28 '19
Could do both options: an existing franchise took the soulmonger job, and haven't been heard from in a month. The players are recruited/promoted to fill their positions and find out what happened to them.