TPK last time out. In the first hour of a three hour session. But the last two hours were a fun session of character building for the NEXT campaign. Players wanted a little more political intrigue, maybe a military invasion, in a traditional campaign setting. That exists! Northern hemisphere. Bucolic forests and beautiful rivers, nestled between a stereotypical Celtic culture and the eastern edge of a bunch of wood elves.
A ranger. A warlock. A wizard leaning toward Hexblade. And a fighter leaning toward Battlemaster. With a high level rogue waiting in the wings. A little short on the healing arts but the players know how to work as a team.
Ready to rework the econ system just a tad. Modifying the spreadsheet to account for the presence or raw materials and manufacturers. Might have a two month breaking hitting which will allow for those changes. Also need to incorporate the political struggles of a bunch of lordly houses. Know I have a book coming which will result in the addition of a crap-ton of resources. And I need to look into that whole military campaign thing.
The map was largely made. Took me an hour to rough out the infrastructure. I need to start dropping POI's. Come up with a "system" - already incipient. The last two campaigns were plotted out 20-step mega-campaigns. This one? One step at a time. I'll put together 2-3 plot lines each week and see which hook they bite. And where the story takes us.
Almost forgot - The Boy (part of my Kitchen Cabinet) pointed me to this youtube video. I watched it a few years back but had forgotten.
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