Adventure starters
If you want to start an adventure right away, during the first session, then download an adventure starter from www.lampblackandbrimstone.com.
Each starter presents abbreviated steps for character creation and introductions, and then launches into a specific adventure. The results won't be as unique or fleshed out as what you get with the standard process, but you'll get to the action more quickly!
1 Vital info Choose someone to go first. They'll introduce themselves by name, pronouns, background (and playbook, if unclear), origin, and appearance.
Ask questions based on their playbook and background. Use the following questions as a guide, but of course ask whatever your curiosity demands. Encourage the other players to do so as well: "Anyone else curious about anything that was just mentioned?"
It's okay to leave blanks! If someone isn't sure about a detail, or doesn't want to decide just yet, that's fine. Make a note and come back to it later—or just leave it as an open question to be answered in play.
If their origin is someplace other than Stonetop, ask them the following (unless the answer is obvious):
- What brought you (or your family) to Stonetop? Why here, specifically?
- Who else, if anyone, came with you?
- How long ago was this? Decades? Years? Months? Days?