Scripten
2017-09-18, 04:07 PM
Pretty much what it says on the tin. I've seen a lot of different opinions among my RL friends, so I'm interested to see what the GitP opinions are. As of right now, I've found roughly the following four general classifications:
1) Early Campaign: The campaign's major arc is introduced either in session 0, or anywhere up to roughly level 5 (in D&D) from a lvl1 start, or within the first five to ten sessions, depending on the speed of progression of the system. This is probably the second-most common answer I've heard so far.
2) Mid Campaign: The campaign's major arc is introduced after the players have made a name for themselves, with regard to the system and setting. That could mean they are now known to corporations in Shadowrun or have begun taking audience with the King or whatnot. This ranges from around level 6 to 11 in 5E D&D. (Heroes of the Land or something like that?) This is what I usually use and the most common among my RL networks.
3) High-Level/Late Campaign: The campaign's major arc is revealed as the players are becoming legendary heroes. I don't see this one run very often, as BBEGs usually start either at epic level from the early stages of the campaign and lord over the players throughout, or build up over time and become more powerful as the players do as well. Might be more common in other systems than D&D, though.
4) Epic/Max-Level: Probably the least common among campaigns that don't start at high levels, these have the major arc begin once the players have reached their full potential and are either no longer leveling up or are using epic tier supplements. I've heard of these, but I've never seen one.
How about you all? What do you like to run or play in?
1) Early Campaign: The campaign's major arc is introduced either in session 0, or anywhere up to roughly level 5 (in D&D) from a lvl1 start, or within the first five to ten sessions, depending on the speed of progression of the system. This is probably the second-most common answer I've heard so far.
2) Mid Campaign: The campaign's major arc is introduced after the players have made a name for themselves, with regard to the system and setting. That could mean they are now known to corporations in Shadowrun or have begun taking audience with the King or whatnot. This ranges from around level 6 to 11 in 5E D&D. (Heroes of the Land or something like that?) This is what I usually use and the most common among my RL networks.
3) High-Level/Late Campaign: The campaign's major arc is revealed as the players are becoming legendary heroes. I don't see this one run very often, as BBEGs usually start either at epic level from the early stages of the campaign and lord over the players throughout, or build up over time and become more powerful as the players do as well. Might be more common in other systems than D&D, though.
4) Epic/Max-Level: Probably the least common among campaigns that don't start at high levels, these have the major arc begin once the players have reached their full potential and are either no longer leveling up or are using epic tier supplements. I've heard of these, but I've never seen one.
How about you all? What do you like to run or play in?