D&D Plot Hook Generator

    Create compelling adventure hooks with twists, complications, and expansion potential

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    No plot hook generated yet. Click "Create Hook" to spark your next adventure!

    Quick Start Guide

    1. 1. Choose optional parameters for specific hooks
    2. 2. Click "Create Hook" to generate an adventure starter
    3. 3. Review the hook, complications, and scenes
    4. 4. Check expansion potential for campaign ideas
    5. 5. Save hooks you like for future sessions

    What's Included

    • • Opening scene and inciting incident
    • • Clear stakes and immediate goals
    • • Complications and red herrings
    • • Scene ideas with tension points
    • • Expansion potential for campaigns

    Pro Tips

    Starting Strong

    • • Begin in media res when possible
    • • Make the stakes personal to players
    • • Give multiple ways to engage

    Building Tension

    • • Use time pressure effectively
    • • Layer complications gradually
    • • Save twists for key moments

    Popular Hook Types

    Missing Person

    Someone vanished

    Ancient Evil

    Awakening threat

    Political Plot

    Court intrigue

    Heist Job

    Steal the impossible

    Murder Mystery

    Find the killer

    War Brewing

    Prevent conflict

    Strange Discovery

    Investigate oddity

    Rescue Mission

    Save the innocent

    Want to save these plot hooks and track your entire campaign?

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