Below are some prompts for coming up with interesting secrets to weave into a session. ## Character secrets - What family history might be revealed? - What ties the character to this location? - What ghost or spirit haunts the character? - What dreams fill the character’s rest? - What parasite infests the character? - What family member is involved in the plot? - How is the villain related to the character? - What NPC relation, thought dead, still lives? - Under what ritual was the character born? - What event ties the character to the story? ## Historical secrets - What dead god might be uncovered? - What armies once battled here? - What cruel lord was slain in this place? - What ancient, advanced civilization lay here? - What layers of old empires lie buried here? - What alien influence crashed here? - What rebellion took place here? - What primeval secrets lay buried under here? - What was this location’s former purpose? - What horrific beast once ruled here? ## NPC and Villain secrets - What dark history follows the villain? - What makes the villain think they’re right? - What was the NPC’s great accomplishment? - What foe did the NPC defeat? - What makes the NPC politically untouchable? - What great power does the NPC possess? - What does the villain or NPC desire? - What goals and steps does the NPC follow? - Who does the NPC love above all others? - What secret does the NPC want hidden? ## Plot and story secrets - What villainous event soon comes to pass? - What disaster soon befalls the land? - What royal figure was just assassinated? - What dungeon entrance just became revealed? - What monsters just appeared in the land? - What armies just invaded the land? - What dark sign or portent just appeared? - What natural disaster struck the land? - What unnatural being appeared in the world? - What creature was seen walking the wilds?