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GM 101: How to Recover from Ruined Plot Hooks

February 11, 2021 • Dwight and Jacob Scull • Season 1 • Episode 143

Hey Storytellers,

In today's episode, we cover what to do if your players kill your plot hook or just decide they don't want to do the adventure and want to do something else.

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There are many ways to recover from this but if your players kill your hook because they are untrusting you can pivot the hook from being a good character to an evil one and leave the clue on their person.

Or as the adventures are walking around you can bring the hook to them in a moment of action. Getting revenge is a great motivator for an adventure.

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