What campaign archetypes (e.g. defeat the dungeon boss, rescue the princess, heist) exist that can work in a really short campaign, ideally a one-shot?
Interested in stuff that can be used for any system, but suggestions for cool game-specific campaigns that can be generalised are also welcome.
Stabber, think Scream with student partying a house during a snowstorm and suddenly one of them is killed.
There is something in the spaceship, think Alien also works better in one shot
Actually, most horror games work better in one shot because nobody believes in monsters and if you see one you want to run away, not hurt them
Yeah, I’m not generally much of a horror fan, but it can definitely see how eldritch themes can make for some quick self-contained action