The Man-Eaters of Tsavo
I was watching YouTube today and a documentary on the man-eating lions of Tsavo popped up in my feed. It was pretty fascinating and while I had seen “The Ghost in the Darkness” way back whenever, I had forgotten much of the story. Still, what I watched today gave me some ideas on how to incorporate the lions into an ongoing campaign. For my game , I was thinking about a one-shot sequel to my Western . The characters, having finished their original story arc have moved on with their lives , started businesses or families and are generally enjoying what amounts to an early retirement when a friendly NPC contacts them from the Tsavo River Valley in Kenya. Two lions have been preying on railroad workers and have managed to evade all attempts to hunt them down. This ally is requesting help. It turns out that the cats are under the influence of a native druid who opposes the British presence in the area. Some of the adv...