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Skritz_the_Lizardmen 09-17-07, 04:57 PM	So, i got a big campaign about to begin. And by big i mean around 4-6 players. I know it sound small, but its my biggest and most serious campaign so far. Not a mere stand alone adventure, a CAMPAIGN! It will be about the bad guy i made in another thread, Adkar. Here is the motivation made by another player. Now this may sound a little crazy but bare with me. See as a youth Adkar never really felt like he fit anywhere, never had his nitch or what have you. Mainly because of his abilities to to change to whatever he wanted to to fit any social scene, thus he never felt left out but never really felt conformed to one thing. This could have even spiraled into multiple personalities to fit whatever identity he was currently using. Over time the personalities took a toll on poor Adkar. Who at one point in time could have had been a really good person. Eventually Adkar started having a breakdown. Different personalities would manifest at different times. As a self preservation mechanism, to prevent suicide from one of his depressed personalities, Adkar was born. An unusaully evil fellow, made up of all the negative energies brought on by his multiple personalities. Now with Adkar in control he can finally see what his goal in life is. Turn the world upside down till it destroys its own self. This guy could go way beyond just the mere PCs. He could appear as powerful political figures. Waging war from kingdom to kingdom, causing everyone to turn on each other, and just as Adkar came about to save his own life from his own personalities, he can to come in and save the world. He would become a hero to the world. Now, the player would face him like, 3-4 time before the final confrontation in the "Temporal Energy Plane"! Yup, this guy is so crazy and desperate that he wil attempt to screw up time itself!!! After his "death", he would probably pop back into existence in an almost impossible manner. Anyway, this guy is a Dopplerganger Sorcerer1. He manipulate people by taking various role. He turn them against eachother and so on. For more info, just check the thread! http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=923182 Now, how the HELL do i start the campaign?
yellowdingo 09-18-07, 07:17 AM	So, i got a big campaign about to begin. And by big i mean around 4-6 players. I know it sound small, but its my biggest and most serious campaign so far. Not a mere stand alone adventure, a CAMPAIGN! It will be about the bad guy i made in another thread, Adkar. Here is the motivation made by another player. Now this may sound a little crazy but bare with me. See as a youth Adkar never really felt like he fit anywhere, never had his nitch or what have you. Mainly because of his abilities to to change to whatever he wanted to to fit any social scene, thus he never felt left out but never really felt conformed to one thing. This could have even spiraled into multiple personalities to fit whatever identity he was currently using. Over time the personalities took a toll on poor Adkar. Who at one point in time could have had been a really good person. Eventually Adkar started having a breakdown. Different personalities would manifest at different times. As a self preservation mechanism, to prevent suicide from one of his depressed personalities, Adkar was born. An unusaully evil fellow, made up of all the negative energies brought on by his multiple personalities. Now with Adkar in control he can finally see what his goal in life is. Turn the world upside down till it destroys its own self. This guy could go way beyond just the mere PCs. He could appear as powerful political figures. Waging war from kingdom to kingdom, causing everyone to turn on each other, and just as Adkar came about to save his own life from his own personalities, he can to come in and save the world. He would become a hero to the world. Now, the player would face him like, 3-4 time before the final confrontation in the "Temporal Energy Plane"! Yup, this guy is so crazy and desperate that he wil attempt to screw up time itself!!! After his "death", he would probably pop back into existence in an almost impossible manner. Anyway, this guy is a Dopplerganger Sorcerer1. He manipulate people by taking various role. He turn them against eachother and so on. For more info, just check the thread! http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=923182 Now, how the HELL do i start the campaign? A smart time traveller like him is going to look at alternatives...maybe the first time the PCs Meet him is the last time He meets them... TIME INTERACTION CHART ADKAR------------------------|--------> <-----------------------------|-THE PCS THE MENTOR "Greetings...I am ADKAR!" "Might I speak with thee?" Provides them with a map to a cave location... "Others are on their way to this cave...If you have a heroic heart then you must go there and find what they seek before they do...fail and your village will burn and your families die." "Fair well." DM BRIEFING: ADKAR decides to set the PCS down their path to destiny that he might journey on his. He provides them with a map (which includes the unknown back door that avoids a base camp where their rivals have set up).
taradusis 09-19-07, 01:16 AM	This is quite workable and is the plot of Final Fantasy I.Try to focus on minions and organizations that Adkar works thru.Try to make up good mini plots that are consistent with a reversed time flow.Try to game out what will happen if the party composition changes over time,will Adkar still oppose the party even if the original party has all died?If the PCs all belong to some organization then party composition can change without Adkar losing focus.Are the PCs willing to commit to a long term campaign?RANDOM THOUGHTS.