Campaign Mastery

I’ve got so much campaign prep to get done that if I don’t do it here, I’ll never get it done in time… ************************************************************************************************* Ooops. While preparing this post I discovered that in my urgency to get content produced that a couple of editorial errors have crept in recently. I’d love to say they were […]

I’ve got so much campaign prep to get done that if I don’t do it here, I’ll never get it done in time… ************************************************************************************************* Chapters 34 to 36 were mostly already in first-draft form when I started the series, but I’ve since realized that there’s a lot more that needs to be said as background […]

In this concluding part of my series on encounter tables, I look at Urban Settings, Dungeon settings, and talk about ways of integrating Wandering Monster encounters into plotlines and infusing them with meaning. And I might throw in the occasional new idea in other relevant areas, to boot. A quick catch-up – In part one […]

************************************************************************************************* I’ve got so much campaign prep to get done that if I don’t do it here, I’ll never get it done in time… The panoramic picture used as a backdrop to illustrate this week’s post was so incredibly stunning that I had to make the full-sized picture available for those who might want it […]

On The Origins Of Orcs, Chapters 27-28 I’ve got so much campaign prep to get done that if I don’t do it here, I’ll never get it done in time… ************************************************************************************************* Chapters 27 and 28 were partially unfinished when I started this series, which means they are presented in first-draft form and not the fully […]

The epic conclusion to the Second Great war between Elves and Dwarfs as plots, intrigues, betrayals and surprises come to a head.

I’ve got so much campaign prep to get done that if I don’t do it here, I’ll never get it done in time… ************************************************************************************************* While most of Chapter 21 had been done when I started this series, Chapters 22 and 23 were at best partially finished, which means my easy ride is over. In the […]

I’ve got so much campaign prep to get done that if I don’t do it here, I’ll either never get it done in time… ************************************************************************************************* Chapters 18-20 are all in final form. I don’t change “speaker” in mid-paragraph, but the speaker does change from one paragraph to the next. So if it seems like the […]

I’ve got so much campaign prep to get done that if I don’t do it in public, I’ll either never get it done in time… ************************************************************************************************* Chapters 15-17 are all in reasonably final form. I try not to change “speaker” in mid-paragraph, but the speaker does sometimes change from one paragraph to the next. So […]

Last night, I caught up with a documentary that I’ve been waiting to view (lack of time) since early February. The subject, and title, of the documentary was the question, ‘Are We Still Evolving?’. And, as with many subjects that I digest, it sparked a number of thoughts, all of which are relevant to the […]

I’ve got so much campaign prep to get done that if I don’t do it here, in public, I’ll never get it done in time… ************************************************************************************************* Chapters 10-13 are all in final form. I don’t change “speaker” in mid-paragraph, but the speaker does change from one paragraph to the next. So if it seems like […]

I’ve got so much campaign prep to get done that if I don’t do it here, in public, I’ll either never get it done in time… ************************************************************************************************* A shout-out to the sources There aren’t many sources of non-original material that I have used in my Campaigns, but sometimes something is just too useful. These chapters […]