In parallel with my campaigns based on official adventures from Wizards of the Coast, I also spent most of the year running a campaign for friends based loosely on the world of Dwarf Fortress. (This was the same group of friends in the Weyward Scions campaign, plus one addition.) This post consists of two parts: … Continue reading Dwarves & Dweomers Campaign Review
I didn't listen to myself and so I decided to join some old friends in a D&D campaign. I've known some of these folks for over a dozen years. How could I decline when they decided to run City of the Spider Queen? So after getting some original ideas for my next character, I originally planned … Continue reading The Raven and the Spider
D&D Fifth Edition appears to use the Forgotten Realms as the default setting. For me, however, FR just comes with too much baggage: an intricate history, many novels of existing lore, and the sense that this world already has its heroes. Players will tend to see the world through their own lenses after playing through … Continue reading Generating a campaign setting: Motivation
I just received my shipment of Scenes of Chance from Twizz Entertainment via Kickstarter. https://twitter.com/technoskald/status/528321964394299392 This system-neutral supplement basically consists of a deck of cards, where each card is about twice the size of a traditional playing card. Each card has several icons printed on it. I choose a card with an appropriate scene (say, … Continue reading Review: Scenes of Chance
As previously noted, I have begun work on a fresh campaign. Using the working title Madness of Iliasha, I have included elements from the Underdark and Deepholm. This means a fully underground world with no concept of a "surface", filled with mind flayers and aboleths and fungi and stone elementals. I intend to run it more or less … Continue reading Madness of Iliasha: Campaign Concept
