Machiavellian
2010-08-01, 11:50 AM
Since my old group is against the "End of the World" Campaign, I actually had to turn through campaign ideas.
Therefore, I decided to turn to classics: Slaughterguard and Underdark hybrid. I plan on using Drow as the main antagonists. Basically, I want the campaign to center around stopping a Drow Priestess from summoning an Avatar of Lolth to destroy the surface.
I'm planning on focusing my book scheme around the Underdark and Drow-Themed books (such as Plot and Poison, a Green Ronin 3rd party source book, and Drow of the Underdark) for monster setup, as well as adding the Scorrow from Secrets of Xen'Drik
Race-Wise, I want the players to use unique ideas, so I'm giving everyone a free 1LA (praying to God that the players won't abuse them) so the players are more unique critters.
Class-Wise, I want the players to feel free to test out new classes, so I want the group, and highly suggest/encourage oddities, variants, ect. I also plan on adding some KoK, Eberron, ect. classes that players could choose from. I'm also planning on designing a new Psionics system akin to the Spellcasting system so my players, who are all new to Psionics, can jump into it.
The players will start at lv1, since its a fresh and semi-new idea; it's new to my players...
4 things that I have to ask though:
1. What sorts of monster encounters should I do, since I like either mobs or complex encounters with one or two monsters and a environmental hazard.
2. Is the free 1LA too much to give my players, since they are normally used to a Core Only campaign?
3. Can somebody help me balance my new Psionics system??? I know what I want to do, but balancing it is a royal pain.
4. How do I encourage my players to play outside of their comfort zone?
Therefore, I decided to turn to classics: Slaughterguard and Underdark hybrid. I plan on using Drow as the main antagonists. Basically, I want the campaign to center around stopping a Drow Priestess from summoning an Avatar of Lolth to destroy the surface.
I'm planning on focusing my book scheme around the Underdark and Drow-Themed books (such as Plot and Poison, a Green Ronin 3rd party source book, and Drow of the Underdark) for monster setup, as well as adding the Scorrow from Secrets of Xen'Drik
Race-Wise, I want the players to use unique ideas, so I'm giving everyone a free 1LA (praying to God that the players won't abuse them) so the players are more unique critters.
Class-Wise, I want the players to feel free to test out new classes, so I want the group, and highly suggest/encourage oddities, variants, ect. I also plan on adding some KoK, Eberron, ect. classes that players could choose from. I'm also planning on designing a new Psionics system akin to the Spellcasting system so my players, who are all new to Psionics, can jump into it.
The players will start at lv1, since its a fresh and semi-new idea; it's new to my players...
4 things that I have to ask though:
1. What sorts of monster encounters should I do, since I like either mobs or complex encounters with one or two monsters and a environmental hazard.
2. Is the free 1LA too much to give my players, since they are normally used to a Core Only campaign?
3. Can somebody help me balance my new Psionics system??? I know what I want to do, but balancing it is a royal pain.
4. How do I encourage my players to play outside of their comfort zone?