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One of my favorite campaign arcs I’ve ever run started by asking each player directly what their character’s greatest fear is. Then, they came to a town being terrorized by a nightmare dragon that only attacked in dreams. Once they were able to enter the dragon’s dream realm, they had to fight through a serious of encounters, one based on each character in the party. Each encounter featured limitless enemies, a debuff on the featured party member based on their fear, and a victory condition that required overcoming that fear. Once all the encounters were complete, they could face the nightmare dragon directly. The session is on YouTube if you want me to send you a link. Either way, feel free to steal this plot!
That sounds sweet! I won't likely steal the plot, but I might take a nab at some of the ideas, like a monster that attacks through nightmares, and monsters that use and or feed on the character's fears. Thanks for letting me look at this and borrow these ideas! If you'd like to hear more about what all I'm working on, I can send it to ya!