BootStrapTommy
2014-02-06, 05:51 PM
Attempting to start a new campaign which I've been planning for a while. I have the setting well fleshed out, I have plot loosely in mind, and I have a cast of players ready for action.
What I'm missing is the drive and motivation to find the mobs to populate the campaign.
Some help? The campaign idea is simple. Players are part of a mercenary operation which serves to protect the smaller habitations of the local geography from creatures of a more than notable size which might seem to wish them ill. But I have to say that I'm not well versed in monsters of unusual size nor possess the time nor patience to look up a dozen different large beast to have the party hunt down.
Geographically the setting is in two places. The first is cold, wet, swampy ocean coast populated by Milanese/Venetian Polynesians, ruled by competing merchant city-states. Arrgh, pirates, storms, and water and such. The other is a wild, frigid, arid plain ruled by Viking/samurai. Horses, bows, longboats, and raiding! There's plenty of mountainous terrain in the vicinity of both regions and I need relatively appropriate monsters to populate both.
Dragons are right out. For me, they're end game material, which is exactly what I planned for this campaign. Krakens comes to mind. Some giants shall make appearances, as will a plentiful supply of "mini mobs" of the "larger than a person" variety (ogres, trolls, etc.). But I have to say I'm finding myself lacking in knowledge of what other large variety killing machines might be available to me. Especially for the lower level portions of the campaign.
TL;DR I need big mobs to populate a cold, wet, and sometime mountainous monster hunting campaign.
What I'm missing is the drive and motivation to find the mobs to populate the campaign.
Some help? The campaign idea is simple. Players are part of a mercenary operation which serves to protect the smaller habitations of the local geography from creatures of a more than notable size which might seem to wish them ill. But I have to say that I'm not well versed in monsters of unusual size nor possess the time nor patience to look up a dozen different large beast to have the party hunt down.
Geographically the setting is in two places. The first is cold, wet, swampy ocean coast populated by Milanese/Venetian Polynesians, ruled by competing merchant city-states. Arrgh, pirates, storms, and water and such. The other is a wild, frigid, arid plain ruled by Viking/samurai. Horses, bows, longboats, and raiding! There's plenty of mountainous terrain in the vicinity of both regions and I need relatively appropriate monsters to populate both.
Dragons are right out. For me, they're end game material, which is exactly what I planned for this campaign. Krakens comes to mind. Some giants shall make appearances, as will a plentiful supply of "mini mobs" of the "larger than a person" variety (ogres, trolls, etc.). But I have to say I'm finding myself lacking in knowledge of what other large variety killing machines might be available to me. Especially for the lower level portions of the campaign.
TL;DR I need big mobs to populate a cold, wet, and sometime mountainous monster hunting campaign.