You know it's a good day when your teacher brings in plantain chips because you're covering central america and nobody likes them and you get to eat the whole container full.
Plantain chips are delicious. yesterday, our teacher brought in donuts because we all completed an optional assignment
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Hi, I'm Raccoon_Master, a young genderfluid actor, writer, explorer, and bass vocalist. Pronouns They/Them/Theirs
My Characters:Brorminthe Devout Crusher; Ellorathe Romantic Rookie
I knew it would, eventually. It was inevitable when you have a group like mine. I just hoped that it wouldn’t.
as we are preparing for our zero session, the Very First Question is…
”Can we eat the monsters?”
DAMN YOU, NETFLIX!
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Wyrlde: Adventures in the Seven Cities .-=] Lore Book | Patreon | Wyrlde YT [=-. An original Setting for 5e, a whole solar system of adventure. Ongoing updates, exclusies, more. Not Talking About It / Dubbed The Oracle in the Cult of Mythology Nerds
I'm excited to watch Dungeon Meshi, but I don't wanna start until at least the whole season is out. My friends have been trying to eat monsters for years though.
I knew it would, eventually. It was inevitable when you have a group like mine. I just hoped that it wouldn’t.
as we are preparing for our zero session, the Very First Question is…
”Can we eat the monsters?”
DAMN YOU, NETFLIX!
That show is kind of hilarious. It’s called “Delicious in Dungeon” for those who haven’t seen it. Japanese animated. Really entertaining. And gives some ideas for interesting homebrew monsters.
It is better to be over prepared than it is to be underprepared.
It appears I will be running a game most weekends, lol. Starting groups are all 6 players each.
The call on eating monsters was “yes, you can try” (I mean, I am a Cook. How can I say no?).
Although I haven’t finished the write ups for the Witch, Wizard, or Warlock for posting or inclusion in the book, I have one of each. Indeed, I have one character from all of my classes, lol.
Next week is the new players.
Probably two more sessions to make sure all the PCs are where players are happy and to finish off what we already started (the storytelling of how they all meet). Turns out that of the 18 PCs, 9 know each other and will be spread among the different games. So, once more, a west marches style will happen lol.
I am so glad I put all that work into the website — it was used while it was in progress (and some oof them did follow along), as well as during character creation. I never had to suggest it, either — benefit of playing witht he folks for a long time.
It is dark and quiet here. I am just enjoying the feel of happy that comes from a good session.
So, it is a certainty that anything that reaches a certain level of popularity will have a mention in my games — often shot down, lol, but not out of spite.
And I have to watch the Netflix show now. I hadn’t planned on it, but I learned to watch such things early on. Fair is fair, though — several of them are now going to be watching BOFURI, lol.
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Only a DM since 1980 (3000+ Sessions) / PhD, MS, MA / Mixed, Bi, Trans, Woman / No longer welcome in the US, apparently
Wyrlde: Adventures in the Seven Cities .-=] Lore Book | Patreon | Wyrlde YT [=-. An original Setting for 5e, a whole solar system of adventure. Ongoing updates, exclusies, more. Not Talking About It / Dubbed The Oracle in the Cult of Mythology Nerds
QOTD: what is your main "overarching conflict" of your games. the War between the Dwendalian Empire and the Kryn Dynasty in Wildemount, for example in Crit Role, but also stuff like the thing in dragon-lance that sunk Istar (Tawmis, you probably know) I think it was the cataclysm or something along those lines, where the gods forsook the world.
In my homebrew world, the Lord Of The Arcane has had their mind split into two pieces, and so magic is wonky, as well as the Volians (my version of Elves, which are infused with the power of the Weave) are trying to take over the world. Oh yeah, The Overgod of my world has been corrupted by beings and is now seeking to subvert the world into its twisted vision.
I already know that AEDorsay is going to have some insane plot line involving super-complicated plot line involving all this crazy awesome stuff and it will probably involve food. or it should involve food, at least. Man, I'm hungry.
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Hi, I'm Raccoon_Master, a young genderfluid actor, writer, explorer, and bass vocalist. Pronouns They/Them/Theirs
My Characters:Brorminthe Devout Crusher; Ellorathe Romantic Rookie
QOTD: what is your main "overarching conflict" of your games. the War between the Dwendalian Empire and the Kryn Dynasty in Wildemount, for example in Crit Role, but also stuff like the thing in dragon-lance that sunk Istar (Tawmis, you probably know) I think it was the cataclysm or something along those lines, where the gods forsook the world.
Oooh, fun.
Most of my game world is dominated by the Great British Empire, a world-spanning coalition of foul ghouls and other assorted ghastly creatures. The whole world is a sort of dark-fantasy twist on the Renaissance era and Golden Age of Piracy, in which the planet’s geography and peoples are subject to the whims of a frightful moon called the Redlight. So the overarching conflict, at least in the eastern regions, consists for the most part of the Empire’s attempts to oppress the surrounding nations and assert naval dominance — a task they accomplish with the assistance of the United Merchant Conglomerate. Similar to the Victorian-era corporations like the East India Company and Hudson’s Bay Company.
There’s a whole lotta other things happening in the Americas, but I’m afraid I can’t speak about them here quite yet . . .
QOTD: what is your main "overarching conflict" of your games.
I already know that AEDorsay is going to have some insane plot line involving super-complicated plot line involving all this crazy awesome stuff and it will probably involve food. or it should involve food, at least. Man, I'm hungry.
So, I don't really have a big overarching plot. I have a lot of different plots, all happening at the same time, and this is why I have a calendar.
The biggest ongoing things that are happening in the world at large as the campaign opens up:
In Lemuria, Lord Bane is preparing a surprise for Sibolan Empire -- while he will once again send his armies into the disputed territory on a Crusade to breach the defenses of Sibola, renewed agreements with Thule's Matriculax and some Duatian freebooters means that he will also be mounting a secondary campaign cming from the east With luck, the Sibolan Blockade will even stop the Sea Realm's from getting the warning through.
Baron Kardagan's long term plans are nearing completion. His effort to frame and have executed the Prince went wonderfully well, though the Princessa is proving exceptionally challenging (but she's not too much of a problem -- the nobles will never let her ascend to the throne, since she's a girl). Soon the Emperor will succumb to the slow acting poison he has been been supplying, and the Emperor's already out of control Paranoia will ensure that he does not seek aid. So, finally, after all this time, Karadagan's schemes will make him the Emperor of Sibola, and he will finally bring these wretched kingdoms into line.
The Shaga is dealing with a minor rebellion in Qivira from her husband's loyalists who escaped her rather swift and very brutal efforts to ensure that such would not happen. Meanwhile, she is entertaining private talks with the Queen of Aztlan about finally separating away from the Empire entirely -- which may mean trouble for both, given the disputed territory between Dorado and Aztlan and the crusade edged border between Lyonese and Qivira.
Elam, Syndic of Kapon, is preparing to take on the Ford Syndicate directly in what most expect will be one of the most brutal gang wars of the last 50 years. Knowing this, Krysler, the King of Durango, has been skimping on Patrols in the Boonies and building up and re-training his people, while also setting up limits on the ability of his nobles to raise their own military units, essentially concentrating military power. He has also asked the Agency to intervene, hoping like hell to stop a new syndicate war that could disrupt trade and shut down the city for months.
The Duke of Dorado is worried about the sparse settlements in the Sea of Sand, especially the stubborn and independent town of Derier (which even he calls the ass end of Dorado), which is suffering from a strange and rampant series of disappearances and grisly murders (all caused by a demon). He is also very much distracted by the effort to build the largest ship ever constructed for the purpose of exploring the planet. It is a carrier-sized trimaran being built as a joint venture between Dorado and the Sea Realms, and is a source of anger on the part of both Aztlan and Lyonese, who missed out on the lucrative contract.
In the Unknown Lands, an immense army is building up in the two unknown cities there, composed of peoples who have never been seen before on the World tot he knowledge of anyone -- except one half credited legend among the people of Hyboria about a missing seventh tribe. the leaders of this army are the Dragons, and they are really sick and tired of all this "humanity" constantly thinking that the world is theirs to do with as they please -- when they are the invaders.
The great Inner Sea (the sum of all the Seven Seas) has many secrets, and among them is one of the best kept of all time: there's an island divided into five competing "kingdoms" under five different Corsair Kings who are the secret leaders of the Thieves guild and all on the Council of the Adventurer's guild. Only they aren't getting along of late, since Athos slept with Eros' girlfriend and is suspected of contracting an Envoy to make a couple attempts on Gilder's life.
And while all of those things are going on, there is also Antelle having decided that she wants to stop the Dire Wars.
Now, those are the "big events". Different hooks at different times will be baited and cast out among the assorted parties, with the biggest effort beng set up around the invasion of the dragons. One of the most respected Dragons will keep running into the parties. How they deal with things will determine if he holds the war off, cancels it entirely, or speeds it up.
There are also a lot of side quests and general adventures that tie into the above, and at least a dozen PC backstories tie into one or more of those events (heh, I was very good).
But this is the dark secret to running a sandbox: they might not do anything about any of the above -- and so will have to deal with the fallout of all of those things if they don't, or if they fail when they are drawn into something.
If I am successful in my overall efforts to get them to go along with the assorted plans:
1- 4: Demon of Derier / Slumbering Sands
5 - 8: Magic Carpet Ride / Crazy Train
9 - 12: Save the Princessa, save the Empire
13 - 16: Devils in Durango / Pencewit's Revenge
17 - 20: Wisdom's Pearl / Hart's Desire
21: Dragon Age
And that's the broad outline of big stuff.
Each of the "modules" above (two per tier) is composed of three parts -- so six parts per 4 levels, with the 9 - 12 being a complex one of seven parts -- so 35 "adventures" in total, interlinked within the whole. Estimated in-game time will be about five years, play time is guesstimated to be three years.
Key Side adventures include a Magnificent Seven derived one, a Die Hard derived one, an Oceans # derived one, and then some odds and ends also drawn from favorite movies that are being tied into back stories. Overall, the first campaign is kinda playing my "greatest hits"; this is why I suddenly had a bunch more people hop in. And yes, Stephen King's IT is indeed a major part of the whole (first and then Pencewit's revenge).
Regardless of outcome, a time skip of five years, and then the next campaign (which is, yes, still based on the combining of Bond, Bourne, Mission Impossible, and assorted other acton spy films). New peoples that will be eligible for play will include a giant heritage, a centaurian heritage, and goblin heritage.
Only a DM since 1980 (3000+ Sessions) / PhD, MS, MA / Mixed, Bi, Trans, Woman / No longer welcome in the US, apparently
Wyrlde: Adventures in the Seven Cities .-=] Lore Book | Patreon | Wyrlde YT [=-. An original Setting for 5e, a whole solar system of adventure. Ongoing updates, exclusies, more. Not Talking About It / Dubbed The Oracle in the Cult of Mythology Nerds
I don't concern myself with such things. My focus is on the dungeon.
In the Candlekeep adventure I play in, I'm fairly sure there aren't any major world conflicts happening. If there are, they're not affecting us.
in the "New to D&D" session, there is no great plot at all. I am strangely looking forward to it.
That one is "find out about the dungeon, get to the dungeon, survive the dungeon, get back home". After that, we will see what that group wants to do (I have a lightly prepped world build, but no real plans).
I am working on the write up for that dungeon as well still -- but I needed a week of no worldbuilding as a break.
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Wyrlde: Adventures in the Seven Cities .-=] Lore Book | Patreon | Wyrlde YT [=-. An original Setting for 5e, a whole solar system of adventure. Ongoing updates, exclusies, more. Not Talking About It / Dubbed The Oracle in the Cult of Mythology Nerds
QOTD: what is your main "overarching conflict" of your games. the War between the Dwendalian Empire and the Kryn Dynasty in Wildemount, for example in Crit Role, but also stuff like the thing in dragon-lance that sunk Istar (Tawmis, you probably know) I think it was the cataclysm or something along those lines, where the gods forsook the world.
For years, Emperor Bratteator (bad Latin pun), a hero born of Mars, has been claiming his birthright to everything and conquering all the nations nearby. Everything West of Mount Olympus now falls under the banner of Ensis, the Red Imperium. The nations to the East are understandably fearful, even though there's a giant mountain range and arguably the world's most powerful nation between them and Ensis, so one day they all came together in Aoyios, a city-state central to the East that is renowned for its people of logic. There, they formed a federal government called the Aoyios Consortium to face the inevitable attack from the West with as much strength as they could muster. The Consortium was made just a few years ago, and Ensis has yet to attack. Nobody has any doubts that they will, though.
I don't really have any plans to do anything with the whole situation, but I figure it's there if I need it.
Look at what you've done. You spoiled it. You have nobody to blame but yourself. Go sit and think about your actions.
Don't be mean. Rudeness is a vicious cycle, and it has to stop somewhere. Exceptions for things that are funny. Go to the current Competition of the Finest 'Brews! It's a cool place where cool people make cool things.
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Plantain chips are delicious. yesterday, our teacher brought in donuts because we all completed an optional assignment
Hi, I'm Raccoon_Master, a young genderfluid actor, writer, explorer, and bass vocalist. Pronouns They/Them/Theirs
My Characters: Brormin the Devout Crusher; Ellora the Romantic Rookie
Check out my EXTENDED SIGNATUR (hasn't been updated in forever, fyi) and don’t forget to join the Anything but the OGL 2.0 Thread!
"I don't make sense to you, and I don't make sense to myself. Maybe the only one I make sense to is God" ~ Me, trying to sound smart
Dear heavens, it happened.
I knew it would, eventually. It was inevitable when you have a group like mine. I just hoped that it wouldn’t.
as we are preparing for our zero session, the Very First Question is…
”Can we eat the monsters?”
DAMN YOU, NETFLIX!
Only a DM since 1980 (3000+ Sessions) / PhD, MS, MA / Mixed, Bi, Trans, Woman / No longer welcome in the US, apparently
Wyrlde: Adventures in the Seven Cities
.-=] Lore Book | Patreon | Wyrlde YT [=-.
An original Setting for 5e, a whole solar system of adventure. Ongoing updates, exclusies, more.
Not Talking About It / Dubbed The Oracle in the Cult of Mythology Nerds
I always ask that. As soon as the zombie falls, I'm all over it.
Filth Fever is an old friend.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
Hi, I’m DrakenBrine, here’s my Sig and characters
I am The Grand Envisioner!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delicious_in_Dungeon
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
Ah, thanks
Hi, I’m DrakenBrine, here’s my Sig and characters
I am The Grand Envisioner!
DM: “You can certainly try. I mean, technically anything is edible at least once.”
Creating Epic Boons on DDB
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True that. in one of my games I once tried char-broiled elf arm, pretty good, a little on the skinny side
Hi, I'm Raccoon_Master, a young genderfluid actor, writer, explorer, and bass vocalist. Pronouns They/Them/Theirs
My Characters: Brormin the Devout Crusher; Ellora the Romantic Rookie
Check out my EXTENDED SIGNATUR (hasn't been updated in forever, fyi) and don’t forget to join the Anything but the OGL 2.0 Thread!
"I don't make sense to you, and I don't make sense to myself. Maybe the only one I make sense to is God" ~ Me, trying to sound smart
True that. in one of my games I once tried char-broiled elf arm, pretty good, a little on the skinny side
Hi, I'm Raccoon_Master, a young genderfluid actor, writer, explorer, and bass vocalist. Pronouns They/Them/Theirs
My Characters: Brormin the Devout Crusher; Ellora the Romantic Rookie
Check out my EXTENDED SIGNATUR (hasn't been updated in forever, fyi) and don’t forget to join the Anything but the OGL 2.0 Thread!
"I don't make sense to you, and I don't make sense to myself. Maybe the only one I make sense to is God" ~ Me, trying to sound smart
True that. in one of my games I once tried char-broiled elf arm, pretty good, a little on the skinny side
Hi, I'm Raccoon_Master, a young genderfluid actor, writer, explorer, and bass vocalist. Pronouns They/Them/Theirs
My Characters: Brormin the Devout Crusher; Ellora the Romantic Rookie
Check out my EXTENDED SIGNATUR (hasn't been updated in forever, fyi) and don’t forget to join the Anything but the OGL 2.0 Thread!
"I don't make sense to you, and I don't make sense to myself. Maybe the only one I make sense to is God" ~ Me, trying to sound smart
I'm excited to watch Dungeon Meshi, but I don't wanna start until at least the whole season is out. My friends have been trying to eat monsters for years though.
That show is kind of hilarious. It’s called “Delicious in Dungeon” for those who haven’t seen it. Japanese animated. Really entertaining. And gives some ideas for interesting homebrew monsters.
My old Thri-kreen character from 2e used to love elf flesh!
Creating Epic Boons on DDB
DDB Buyers' Guide
Hardcovers, DDB & You
Content Troubleshooting
It is better to be over prepared than it is to be underprepared.
It appears I will be running a game most weekends, lol. Starting groups are all 6 players each.
The call on eating monsters was “yes, you can try” (I mean, I am a Cook. How can I say no?).
Although I haven’t finished the write ups for the Witch, Wizard, or Warlock for posting or inclusion in the book, I have one of each. Indeed, I have one character from all of my classes, lol.
Next week is the new players.
Probably two more sessions to make sure all the PCs are where players are happy and to finish off what we already started (the storytelling of how they all meet). Turns out that of the 18 PCs, 9 know each other and will be spread among the different games. So, once more, a west marches style will happen lol.
I am so glad I put all that work into the website — it was used while it was in progress (and some oof them did follow along), as well as during character creation. I never had to suggest it, either — benefit of playing witht he folks for a long time.
It is dark and quiet here. I am just enjoying the feel of happy that comes from a good session.
So, it is a certainty that anything that reaches a certain level of popularity will have a mention in my games — often shot down, lol, but not out of spite.
And I have to watch the Netflix show now. I hadn’t planned on it, but I learned to watch such things early on. Fair is fair, though — several of them are now going to be watching BOFURI, lol.
Only a DM since 1980 (3000+ Sessions) / PhD, MS, MA / Mixed, Bi, Trans, Woman / No longer welcome in the US, apparently
Wyrlde: Adventures in the Seven Cities
.-=] Lore Book | Patreon | Wyrlde YT [=-.
An original Setting for 5e, a whole solar system of adventure. Ongoing updates, exclusies, more.
Not Talking About It / Dubbed The Oracle in the Cult of Mythology Nerds
QOTD: what is your main "overarching conflict" of your games. the War between the Dwendalian Empire and the Kryn Dynasty in Wildemount, for example in Crit Role, but also stuff like the thing in dragon-lance that sunk Istar (Tawmis, you probably know) I think it was the cataclysm or something along those lines, where the gods forsook the world.
In my homebrew world, the Lord Of The Arcane has had their mind split into two pieces, and so magic is wonky, as well as the Volians (my version of Elves, which are infused with the power of the Weave) are trying to take over the world. Oh yeah, The Overgod of my world has been corrupted by beings and is now seeking to subvert the world into its twisted vision.
I already know that AEDorsay is going to have some insane plot line involving super-complicated plot line involving all this crazy awesome stuff and it will probably involve food. or it should involve food, at least. Man, I'm hungry.
Hi, I'm Raccoon_Master, a young genderfluid actor, writer, explorer, and bass vocalist. Pronouns They/Them/Theirs
My Characters: Brormin the Devout Crusher; Ellora the Romantic Rookie
Check out my EXTENDED SIGNATUR (hasn't been updated in forever, fyi) and don’t forget to join the Anything but the OGL 2.0 Thread!
"I don't make sense to you, and I don't make sense to myself. Maybe the only one I make sense to is God" ~ Me, trying to sound smart
Oooh, fun.
Most of my game world is dominated by the Great British Empire, a world-spanning coalition of foul ghouls and other assorted ghastly creatures. The whole world is a sort of dark-fantasy twist on the Renaissance era and Golden Age of Piracy, in which the planet’s geography and peoples are subject to the whims of a frightful moon called the Redlight. So the overarching conflict, at least in the eastern regions, consists for the most part of the Empire’s attempts to oppress the surrounding nations and assert naval dominance — a task they accomplish with the assistance of the United Merchant Conglomerate. Similar to the Victorian-era corporations like the East India Company and Hudson’s Bay Company.
There’s a whole lotta other things happening in the Americas, but I’m afraid I can’t speak about them here quite yet . . .
Terra Lubridia archive:
The Bloody Barnacle | The Gut | The Athene Crusader | The Jewel of Atlantis
So, I don't really have a big overarching plot. I have a lot of different plots, all happening at the same time, and this is why I have a calendar.
The biggest ongoing things that are happening in the world at large as the campaign opens up:
In Lemuria, Lord Bane is preparing a surprise for Sibolan Empire -- while he will once again send his armies into the disputed territory on a Crusade to breach the defenses of Sibola, renewed agreements with Thule's Matriculax and some Duatian freebooters means that he will also be mounting a secondary campaign cming from the east With luck, the Sibolan Blockade will even stop the Sea Realm's from getting the warning through.
Baron Kardagan's long term plans are nearing completion. His effort to frame and have executed the Prince went wonderfully well, though the Princessa is proving exceptionally challenging (but she's not too much of a problem -- the nobles will never let her ascend to the throne, since she's a girl). Soon the Emperor will succumb to the slow acting poison he has been been supplying, and the Emperor's already out of control Paranoia will ensure that he does not seek aid. So, finally, after all this time, Karadagan's schemes will make him the Emperor of Sibola, and he will finally bring these wretched kingdoms into line.
The Shaga is dealing with a minor rebellion in Qivira from her husband's loyalists who escaped her rather swift and very brutal efforts to ensure that such would not happen. Meanwhile, she is entertaining private talks with the Queen of Aztlan about finally separating away from the Empire entirely -- which may mean trouble for both, given the disputed territory between Dorado and Aztlan and the crusade edged border between Lyonese and Qivira.
Elam, Syndic of Kapon, is preparing to take on the Ford Syndicate directly in what most expect will be one of the most brutal gang wars of the last 50 years. Knowing this, Krysler, the King of Durango, has been skimping on Patrols in the Boonies and building up and re-training his people, while also setting up limits on the ability of his nobles to raise their own military units, essentially concentrating military power. He has also asked the Agency to intervene, hoping like hell to stop a new syndicate war that could disrupt trade and shut down the city for months.
The Duke of Dorado is worried about the sparse settlements in the Sea of Sand, especially the stubborn and independent town of Derier (which even he calls the ass end of Dorado), which is suffering from a strange and rampant series of disappearances and grisly murders (all caused by a demon). He is also very much distracted by the effort to build the largest ship ever constructed for the purpose of exploring the planet. It is a carrier-sized trimaran being built as a joint venture between Dorado and the Sea Realms, and is a source of anger on the part of both Aztlan and Lyonese, who missed out on the lucrative contract.
In the Unknown Lands, an immense army is building up in the two unknown cities there, composed of peoples who have never been seen before on the World tot he knowledge of anyone -- except one half credited legend among the people of Hyboria about a missing seventh tribe. the leaders of this army are the Dragons, and they are really sick and tired of all this "humanity" constantly thinking that the world is theirs to do with as they please -- when they are the invaders.
The great Inner Sea (the sum of all the Seven Seas) has many secrets, and among them is one of the best kept of all time: there's an island divided into five competing "kingdoms" under five different Corsair Kings who are the secret leaders of the Thieves guild and all on the Council of the Adventurer's guild. Only they aren't getting along of late, since Athos slept with Eros' girlfriend and is suspected of contracting an Envoy to make a couple attempts on Gilder's life.
And while all of those things are going on, there is also Antelle having decided that she wants to stop the Dire Wars.
Now, those are the "big events". Different hooks at different times will be baited and cast out among the assorted parties, with the biggest effort beng set up around the invasion of the dragons. One of the most respected Dragons will keep running into the parties. How they deal with things will determine if he holds the war off, cancels it entirely, or speeds it up.
There are also a lot of side quests and general adventures that tie into the above, and at least a dozen PC backstories tie into one or more of those events (heh, I was very good).
But this is the dark secret to running a sandbox: they might not do anything about any of the above -- and so will have to deal with the fallout of all of those things if they don't, or if they fail when they are drawn into something.
If I am successful in my overall efforts to get them to go along with the assorted plans:
And that's the broad outline of big stuff.
Each of the "modules" above (two per tier) is composed of three parts -- so six parts per 4 levels, with the 9 - 12 being a complex one of seven parts -- so 35 "adventures" in total, interlinked within the whole. Estimated in-game time will be about five years, play time is guesstimated to be three years.
Key Side adventures include a Magnificent Seven derived one, a Die Hard derived one, an Oceans # derived one, and then some odds and ends also drawn from favorite movies that are being tied into back stories. Overall, the first campaign is kinda playing my "greatest hits"; this is why I suddenly had a bunch more people hop in. And yes, Stephen King's IT is indeed a major part of the whole (first and then Pencewit's revenge).
Regardless of outcome, a time skip of five years, and then the next campaign (which is, yes, still based on the combining of Bond, Bourne, Mission Impossible, and assorted other acton spy films). New peoples that will be eligible for play will include a giant heritage, a centaurian heritage, and goblin heritage.
Only a DM since 1980 (3000+ Sessions) / PhD, MS, MA / Mixed, Bi, Trans, Woman / No longer welcome in the US, apparently
Wyrlde: Adventures in the Seven Cities
.-=] Lore Book | Patreon | Wyrlde YT [=-.
An original Setting for 5e, a whole solar system of adventure. Ongoing updates, exclusies, more.
Not Talking About It / Dubbed The Oracle in the Cult of Mythology Nerds
I don't concern myself with such things. My focus is on the dungeon.
In the Candlekeep adventure I play in, I'm fairly sure there aren't any major world conflicts happening. If there are, they're not affecting us.
in the "New to D&D" session, there is no great plot at all. I am strangely looking forward to it.
That one is "find out about the dungeon, get to the dungeon, survive the dungeon, get back home". After that, we will see what that group wants to do (I have a lightly prepped world build, but no real plans).
I am working on the write up for that dungeon as well still -- but I needed a week of no worldbuilding as a break.
Only a DM since 1980 (3000+ Sessions) / PhD, MS, MA / Mixed, Bi, Trans, Woman / No longer welcome in the US, apparently
Wyrlde: Adventures in the Seven Cities
.-=] Lore Book | Patreon | Wyrlde YT [=-.
An original Setting for 5e, a whole solar system of adventure. Ongoing updates, exclusies, more.
Not Talking About It / Dubbed The Oracle in the Cult of Mythology Nerds
For years, Emperor Bratteator (bad Latin pun), a hero born of Mars, has been claiming his birthright to everything and conquering all the nations nearby. Everything West of Mount Olympus now falls under the banner of Ensis, the Red Imperium. The nations to the East are understandably fearful, even though there's a giant mountain range and arguably the world's most powerful nation between them and Ensis, so one day they all came together in Aoyios, a city-state central to the East that is renowned for its people of logic. There, they formed a federal government called the Aoyios Consortium to face the inevitable attack from the West with as much strength as they could muster. The Consortium was made just a few years ago, and Ensis has yet to attack. Nobody has any doubts that they will, though.
I don't really have any plans to do anything with the whole situation, but I figure it's there if I need it.
Look at what you've done. You spoiled it. You have nobody to blame but yourself. Go sit and think about your actions.
Don't be mean. Rudeness is a vicious cycle, and it has to stop somewhere. Exceptions for things that are funny.
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