The Clock is Ticking – Steal this Adventure

Location: Home-town of one of the PCs, or the town they consider their base of operations.

Situation: In the past six weeks, three prominent nobles or merchants have been assassinated, one every other week.

Problem: The three assassinated persons belong to the same group (noble family, merchant’s guild, or political party). A relative of one of the PCs is also a distinguished member of this group, and those close to that person fear that he or she is next.

Task: The players need to

1. Find out who the killers are
2. Find out who hired the killers (if that is the case)
3. Find out why
4. Stop the next assassination

Things to explore:

1. In their investigation, the PCs could find out some unsavory details regarding the assassinated NPCs activities.
2. The PCs may find that the assassinations are an inside job.
3. The PCs may find that the assassination has been sanctioned by a greater power.
4. The party might not be able to stop the next assassination.
5. The party may even find themselves framed for the assassination.