Monday, April 6, 2015

Campaign Development: North and South

Now that I have the rough outline of where all the larger regions are, it's time to develop some more boundaries to the north and south of the campaign area.


Friday, April 3, 2015

Campaign Development: From Tarabi to Kohan

While taking a break from running games (I'm in a group that trades off DM duties and we're currently in mid-stride of the other DM's campaign), I'm taking pot shots at building up my own campaign.

What I'm doing differently from my regular homebrewed method, which consists of custom content interspersed with published material, is leaving space for megadungeons.

Boxed settings never interested me, but I have a fondness for modules. In this case I'm creating a customized background, while planning for large empty spaces in which I can fit things like Castle Whiterock, Rappan Athuk, Slumbering Tsar and the Greyhawk Ruins. No one lives long enough to complete all of these, but I like to leave it open. Just in case...