AgentPaper
2008-12-10, 07:51 PM
Okay, so I'm still relatively new to DMing, and I'd like some input into the next part of the campaign I'm making. I'm still not confident of my DMing skills, so I'd like to take this chance to get some input from the more experienced members on this board to improve the next part of my campaign and my own skills. one of the troubles I have is how much I should plan out, and how much I should make up as I go.
First off, Zeta Kai was nice enough to make me this awesome map of the continent that the next part of the campaign will be taking place on:
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s228/zetakai/PT5b.jpg
The basic idea is that, long ago, there used to be 4 main empires on this continent, the humans, to the north, the minotaur, in the mountains to the east, the illithid, in the swamps to the south-west. There was also going to be another race to the south-east, but I'm not sure what race to use. Probably another bestial race.
At any rate, the empires were mostly destroyed in some calamity that killed ALL of the humans, and most of the illithid. The minotaur fared the best, but are disorganized and have fallen to centuries of in-fighting, which still rages even now. What happened to the last empire depends on what we use for them.
One thing that I know this continent has to have is "the tomb of an ancient elven king", which the players have come here to explore. They heard rumors about it that may not be entirely correct, but I don't want to make it flat-out false. Another thing that is there is a expedition from their home continent, which is made up for humans, dwarves, dragonborn, tieflings, halflings, and a few elves. (pretty much all PHB races but eladrin, though they do exist)
The party is currently level 12, and heading for the continent on an airship they stole from the military. Right now they're stuck in the feywild, but will soon be out and back on their ship, or possibly somewhere on the continent. They recently escaped a conflict between 2 empires on the other continent, which ended badly for them. They were betrayed by a dragonborn noble who had adventured with them for a bit, and were accused by the empire they served for treason and imprisoned for 2 years. Afterward, they escaped the prison with a halfling rouge, and decided to steal a airship and investigate the tomb they'd heard about in prison. The dragonborn will likely be a recurring villain, showing up on this new continent to expand the influence of the empire he's working for. (He's a high-ranking general by this point)
Anyways, anyone willing to help me plan out the next part of this campaign? If you have any questions or need more info, feel free to ask. Thanks in advance! :smallsmile:
First off, Zeta Kai was nice enough to make me this awesome map of the continent that the next part of the campaign will be taking place on:
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s228/zetakai/PT5b.jpg
The basic idea is that, long ago, there used to be 4 main empires on this continent, the humans, to the north, the minotaur, in the mountains to the east, the illithid, in the swamps to the south-west. There was also going to be another race to the south-east, but I'm not sure what race to use. Probably another bestial race.
At any rate, the empires were mostly destroyed in some calamity that killed ALL of the humans, and most of the illithid. The minotaur fared the best, but are disorganized and have fallen to centuries of in-fighting, which still rages even now. What happened to the last empire depends on what we use for them.
One thing that I know this continent has to have is "the tomb of an ancient elven king", which the players have come here to explore. They heard rumors about it that may not be entirely correct, but I don't want to make it flat-out false. Another thing that is there is a expedition from their home continent, which is made up for humans, dwarves, dragonborn, tieflings, halflings, and a few elves. (pretty much all PHB races but eladrin, though they do exist)
The party is currently level 12, and heading for the continent on an airship they stole from the military. Right now they're stuck in the feywild, but will soon be out and back on their ship, or possibly somewhere on the continent. They recently escaped a conflict between 2 empires on the other continent, which ended badly for them. They were betrayed by a dragonborn noble who had adventured with them for a bit, and were accused by the empire they served for treason and imprisoned for 2 years. Afterward, they escaped the prison with a halfling rouge, and decided to steal a airship and investigate the tomb they'd heard about in prison. The dragonborn will likely be a recurring villain, showing up on this new continent to expand the influence of the empire he's working for. (He's a high-ranking general by this point)
Anyways, anyone willing to help me plan out the next part of this campaign? If you have any questions or need more info, feel free to ask. Thanks in advance! :smallsmile: