My best source of inspiration for RPGs comes from reading books and comics. I am an avid reader and I usually have at least 2 books going at any time. Many of my best ideas for adventures and campaigns come from books or comics that I have read. I never worry about being called out for stealing ideas. Usually nobody has read the book that I have taken an idea from, or if they have read it they are super excited about it.
Here are a couple of the notable elements that I have used from books in my adventures. I once tasked a group of adventurers to sneak the Red Death into Prospero's ball from Poe's "Masque of the Red Death." I adapted the short story "In the Stacks" by Scott Lynch into a Pathfinder adventure. The story is about a group of magicians that need to return a book to a magical library. Imagine a library full of books that want to kill you, that is the idea of the story and a perfect setup for an RPG adventure.
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| The Red Death arrives on time! |
Books are an infinite source of ideas. I could problem grab an idea from every book that I have read for an RPG adventure. If you need some ideas, grab a book and start reading. To paraphrase
Captain OG Readmore, "Reading is a trip!"
