# Scene Intro: The Haunted Village

> A ready-to-play D&D scene intro: a narrator sets the scene at a haunted village and a terrified innkeeper gives the party their hook. Voiced by AI.

Canonical: https://zenmic.com/for/tabletop-rpg/haunted-village-intro/
Last updated: 2026-09-29

🏚️ Read-aloud

Boxed text is better heard than read. A narrator sets the mood, then an NPC hands the party the hook.

## Script (2 speakers)

Narrator: [speaking slowly] Rain hammers the road into Greywater. No lanterns burn. No dogs bark. Only one window glows, above a sign that reads The Drowned Crow. Narrator: Inside, a single figure is bolting the door behind you. Innkeeper: [whispering] Quickly, quickly, before it hears the door! <heavy breath> You're travellers? Gods. Of all the nights. Narrator: Every chair in the tavern faces the door. Every chair is empty. Innkeeper: They all went to the lake. One by one. Singing. <short pause> My daughter went last night. Innkeeper: [pleading] You have swords. Please. Before the bell tolls at midnight. Narrator: Far off, across the black water... a bell begins to ring.

Want your own version? The AI writes a fresh script and casts a voice for every speaker. [Make a New One Like This →](https://zenmic.com/studio/?template=audio-story&topic=A+D%26D+scene+intro+where+the+party+arrives+at+a+village+where+everyone+walked+into+the+lake%2C+and+the+innkeeper+begs+for+help)

## What Makes This Work

- ✓Sensory detail in short, readable lines
- ✓The empty chairs show rather than tell
- ✓The NPC gives a personal, urgent hook
- ✓A ticking clock ends the intro

## More Examples

[⏮️ Recap Session Recap: "Previously, in the Ashen Crown…" A cinematic recap that ends on the villain.](https://zenmic.com/for/tabletop-rpg/session-recap/)

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## Make Your Own Version

Change the names, the product or the situation. The AI rewrites it and voices every speaker.

[Make One Like This →](https://zenmic.com/studio/?template=audio-story&topic=A+D%26D+scene+intro+where+the+party+arrives+at+a+village+where+everyone+walked+into+the+lake%2C+and+the+innkeeper+begs+for+help)