Draconic Prologue Quests (Patreon)

“Wait, why are we here again?” That’s a question no Dungeon Master wants to hear. It means your adventure has a weak hook. To fix this, during your session zero character creation, you need a solid prologue quest to unify the party and point them in the right direction.

In the new D&D Starter Set, what’s your party’s reason for adventuring? As written, the module provides each character with separate reasons for traveling to the island.

• The cleric is investigating visions of impending doom emanating from the island.
• The fighter is looking for guidance in their path to fulfilling their heroic destiny.
• The paladin is on a pilgrimage to the cloister to contemplate their place in the world.
• The rogue is tracking the guild member who reportedly stole a fortune.
• The wizard is searching for hidden magical knowledge rumoured to be at the observatory.

Although some of these hooks are great, with five different motivations pulling the party in five different directions, it could muddy the story’s focus and make the adventure unnecessarily confusing.

This is guide to crafting your own adventure hook and dragon-themed prologue quest with three juicy examples: The Honored One, The Bloodfire Crisis and The Famine of the Black Drakes.

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