DontEatRawHagis
2013-09-21, 09:09 PM
I got really into preparing my adventures for my players a few campaigns back. This time I have been running more light on the background information that they won't see and have been focusing mostly on the improv.
Example from my new game:
All I had prepared for my introduction was that a Goblin Tribe was in disarray after death of their leader and have been raiding a village that they used to trade with. Amount of info I had written down on this was about one paragraph if that and had only info on the three would-be goblin leaders and how the original leader died.
What resulted? A scenario that involved the players flagging down an Orc hunting party, summoning a flock of ducks to defecate on top of the goblins, take a dead mercenary's sword to return it to his family, and the setup for a mission involving a harvest festival.
I created several characters on the spot, I only have a small understanding of who and what they want. Created a new type of deer called the Ridgeback, instead of having antlers on its head they grow down their back as if a stegosaurus. As well as created a Lady and the Tiger mission on the fly.
Know I can't keep this up indefinitely, but just wanted to see if anyone else likes to DM with the story evolving from player actions on the fly?
Also if anyone has any suggestions on how to run a Harvest Festival that might be the next session, and would be helpful.
Example from my new game:
All I had prepared for my introduction was that a Goblin Tribe was in disarray after death of their leader and have been raiding a village that they used to trade with. Amount of info I had written down on this was about one paragraph if that and had only info on the three would-be goblin leaders and how the original leader died.
What resulted? A scenario that involved the players flagging down an Orc hunting party, summoning a flock of ducks to defecate on top of the goblins, take a dead mercenary's sword to return it to his family, and the setup for a mission involving a harvest festival.
I created several characters on the spot, I only have a small understanding of who and what they want. Created a new type of deer called the Ridgeback, instead of having antlers on its head they grow down their back as if a stegosaurus. As well as created a Lady and the Tiger mission on the fly.
Know I can't keep this up indefinitely, but just wanted to see if anyone else likes to DM with the story evolving from player actions on the fly?
Also if anyone has any suggestions on how to run a Harvest Festival that might be the next session, and would be helpful.