Archetype-
2009-12-03, 01:40 PM
<crawls out of a recently-dug foxhole covered in mud>
Greetings once again. It's been well over a year since I've last run a game, and I've been itching to run one off-and-on for sometime. After a bit of hemming and head-scratching, I've asked myself “What have I got to lose but time and Guardsmen?” Nothing major, so I'm looking to run a game in my favorite campaign setting: Eberron!!
I own both the Eberron Campaign Setting and the Eberron Explorer's Handbook, so I'll be reading the Emperor-loving crap out of those to prepare. Probably a good idea considering the fact I've never played a single game in that setting in my life. I just love the fluff and crunch so much I'm willing to jump into the setting with no true experience and run a game in it. I might invest in one other Eberron book, but am perfectly open to suggestions as to which one.
Most of the gamers around here are fairly experienced in 3.5, but there are a fair few people who have recently joined our club (a gaming club run through the local college) who have little-to-no experience with the game at all. It's these newcomers I'm hoping to draw, so I'd like to take it easy on them at the start. I'm thinking one or two one-shot adventures should do the trick to begin with, then if they're interested we can dovetail into a full-blown campaign.
What I ask of the playground is advice for the following:
Ideas for simple one-shot adventures for low-level parties
Class concepts that are fairly easy newcomers to grasp aside from the obvious ones; I'll be writing these myself, and I don't want them getting bogged down with the bookkeeping that classes such as Wizards and Druids need
Would it be a wise idea to have a co-DM? It's been a long time since I've run anything, and I'm obviously unfamiliar with the setting. It might be a good idea to have someone do the on-the-fly looking-up when my attention is clearly needed for things like keeping the plot going
I can't think of anything else right now, and I have some things IRL to I need attend to. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, complaints, or constructive criticism, go ahead and post away. I'll post more as I think of it.
-Archetype
Greetings once again. It's been well over a year since I've last run a game, and I've been itching to run one off-and-on for sometime. After a bit of hemming and head-scratching, I've asked myself “What have I got to lose but time and Guardsmen?” Nothing major, so I'm looking to run a game in my favorite campaign setting: Eberron!!
I own both the Eberron Campaign Setting and the Eberron Explorer's Handbook, so I'll be reading the Emperor-loving crap out of those to prepare. Probably a good idea considering the fact I've never played a single game in that setting in my life. I just love the fluff and crunch so much I'm willing to jump into the setting with no true experience and run a game in it. I might invest in one other Eberron book, but am perfectly open to suggestions as to which one.
Most of the gamers around here are fairly experienced in 3.5, but there are a fair few people who have recently joined our club (a gaming club run through the local college) who have little-to-no experience with the game at all. It's these newcomers I'm hoping to draw, so I'd like to take it easy on them at the start. I'm thinking one or two one-shot adventures should do the trick to begin with, then if they're interested we can dovetail into a full-blown campaign.
What I ask of the playground is advice for the following:
Ideas for simple one-shot adventures for low-level parties
Class concepts that are fairly easy newcomers to grasp aside from the obvious ones; I'll be writing these myself, and I don't want them getting bogged down with the bookkeeping that classes such as Wizards and Druids need
Would it be a wise idea to have a co-DM? It's been a long time since I've run anything, and I'm obviously unfamiliar with the setting. It might be a good idea to have someone do the on-the-fly looking-up when my attention is clearly needed for things like keeping the plot going
I can't think of anything else right now, and I have some things IRL to I need attend to. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, complaints, or constructive criticism, go ahead and post away. I'll post more as I think of it.
-Archetype