golgariprince
2016-09-15, 09:57 AM
Hey, I'm new to these forums, though I've read and referenced things from here on occasion in the past. I made an account because my players want to try something new, and I have no idea how to start going about it. I was talking to my players about starting another game up and after discussing it, we all decided it would be really fun to try an episodic campaign based on the Crusades.
I agreed that it sounded fun, but the problem is this: I'm struggling where to figure out how to start creating it.
We've already discussed the possibility of using a tabletop system outside of D&D that might be better suited for this type of play, but I don't really know any off the top of my head, and google wasn't giving me the results I wanted. They also want to maintain the fantasy element- playing as elves, dwarves, etc, and being able to use magic. But I guess I'm just someone who doesn't deviate from their comfort zone too much because I'm completely lost on how to start writing this. I know one of the first things I wanna do is read up on the Crusades- I haven't learned anything about them since high school, but I was also hoping for some helpful ideas or sources that might inspire me.
I agreed that it sounded fun, but the problem is this: I'm struggling where to figure out how to start creating it.
We've already discussed the possibility of using a tabletop system outside of D&D that might be better suited for this type of play, but I don't really know any off the top of my head, and google wasn't giving me the results I wanted. They also want to maintain the fantasy element- playing as elves, dwarves, etc, and being able to use magic. But I guess I'm just someone who doesn't deviate from their comfort zone too much because I'm completely lost on how to start writing this. I know one of the first things I wanna do is read up on the Crusades- I haven't learned anything about them since high school, but I was also hoping for some helpful ideas or sources that might inspire me.