Have you seen Ghosts of Saltmarsh? I know you wanted your own, but it would work for inspiration. There is a lot of cool coastal and water based monsters, maybe just look through to find something and work off it?
If I could recommend, The Dark Tides of Bilgewater, as it is based around a Pirate Town. This setting was developed for D&D Beyond but Wizards Of the Coast did not like that the setting was promoting a product (Legends of Runeterra digital card game which Bilgewater is based from.) that was a direct competitor to Magic, the Gathering. The content was developed into a PDF and can be found (the link I provided) with all the setting information. I'm using it now and while after a shaky start with my players they are starting to warm up to the town. Give it a look.
This was a cartoon from way back when. It was basically tailor made to steal it as a D&D campaign. And it’s old enough and probably obscure enough that as long as you change some names and maybe a couple of other details that likely nobody will have any clue.
This was a cartoon from way back when. It was basically tailor made to steal it as a D&D campaign. And it’s old enough and probably obscure enough that as long as you change some names and maybe a couple of other details that likely nobody will have any clue.
Excellent Suggestion. Back in 3rd Edition, I did try to steal it and adapted the episodes into adventures.
Heck! I didn’t realize you were old enough to have ever heard of that show.
Well...I guess I need to work on my age presence better on the forum. My first game of D&D was back in 5th grade so very early 80's. I used the show, that was VHS recorded, maybe I rented the videos, as well as the comic book adaption from Marvel to get what I could to make it into a D&D adventure.
Heck, you’re older than me and have at least 10 years of D&D over me! I was only born in ‘81. I should be taking advice from you, not the other way around!!
1st edition I was never good at or very original (my first character was a fighter named Snake Eyes.) 2nd edition was high school and then college with 3rd edition and a little 3.5. After that life got in the way and I stopped play with close to a 20 year break so I’m coming back into the fold new at least a year playing to 5th edition.
Gotcha. Yeah, I started with 2e in the early ‘90s. In high school I made new friends who added Shadowrun to things. After that was 3e, but college happened for a bit. After that I made some new friends and 3.5 was in, but they preferred World of Darkness (the old version), so it was mostly that for a lonnggg time. One of them was far more interested in GMing than I and had more experience with that game so I just played. (We skipped 4e completely like a lot of folks.) He’s still our group’s primary D/GM, and he and his girlfriend/partner/whatever are still two of my closest friends this whole time. They’re both playing in the campaign I’m DMing currently along with some other friends of ours.
I can honestly say I have lots more experience as a Player than a DM, and only half of it was D&D mixed with (old) Shadowrun, the other half of it was mostly WoD.
I am trying to make my own pirate campaign any suggestions on it
Pirates of the carribean
Thank you for the suggestions
Have you seen Ghosts of Saltmarsh? I know you wanted your own, but it would work for inspiration. There is a lot of cool coastal and water based monsters, maybe just look through to find something and work off it?
Ghosts of salt marsh is the entire Reason I made a pirate campaign and some of the maps are from there
If I could recommend, The Dark Tides of Bilgewater, as it is based around a Pirate Town. This setting was developed for D&D Beyond but Wizards Of the Coast did not like that the setting was promoting a product (Legends of Runeterra digital card game which Bilgewater is based from.) that was a direct competitor to Magic, the Gathering. The content was developed into a PDF and can be found (the link I provided) with all the setting information. I'm using it now and while after a shaky start with my players they are starting to warm up to the town. Give it a look.
https://thetrove.is/Books/Dungeons & Dragons [multi]/5th%20Edition%20(5e)/3rd%20Party/Legends%20of%20Runeterra%20-%20Dark%20Tides%20of%20Bilgewater%20-%20D%26D%20Beyond.pdf
Note, copy and paste the full link, as DDB hyperlink tool keeps on messing up the url.
Ok thanks
This was a cartoon from way back when. It was basically tailor made to steal it as a D&D campaign. And it’s old enough and probably obscure enough that as long as you change some names and maybe a couple of other details that likely nobody will have any clue.
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Excellent Suggestion. Back in 3rd Edition, I did try to steal it and adapted the episodes into adventures.
Heck! I didn’t realize you were old enough to have ever heard of that show.
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Well...I guess I need to work on my age presence better on the forum. My first game of D&D was back in 5th grade so very early 80's. I used the show, that was VHS recorded, maybe I rented the videos, as well as the comic book adaption from Marvel to get what I could to make it into a D&D adventure.
Heck, you’re older than me and have at least 10 years of D&D over me! I was only born in ‘81. I should be taking advice from you, not the other way around!!
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Age does not equate wisdom. ;)
1st edition I was never good at or very original (my first character was a fighter named Snake Eyes.) 2nd edition was high school and then college with 3rd edition and a little 3.5. After that life got in the way and I stopped play with close to a 20 year break so I’m coming back into the fold new at least a year playing to 5th edition.
Wow I feel like the 5 year old when two people are chatting and I just stand there and watch
Gotcha. Yeah, I started with 2e in the early ‘90s. In high school I made new friends who added Shadowrun to things. After that was 3e, but college happened for a bit. After that I made some new friends and 3.5 was in, but they preferred World of Darkness (the old version), so it was mostly that for a lonnggg time. One of them was far more interested in GMing than I and had more experience with that game so I just played. (We skipped 4e completely like a lot of folks.) He’s still our group’s primary D/GM, and he and his girlfriend/partner/whatever are still two of my closest friends this whole time. They’re both playing in the campaign I’m DMing currently along with some other friends of ours.
I can honestly say I have lots more experience as a Player than a DM, and only half of it was D&D mixed with (old) Shadowrun, the other half of it was mostly WoD.
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Sorry ‘bout that.
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It’s fine