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die_fledermaus

07-20-07, 01:08 PM
I believe I saw someone post in this forum a while back, a list of questions they give to players before starting a campaign to get an idea of what type of campaign they would like: high vs. low magic, combat heavy vs. alot of roleplaying, etc. I have some ideas, but I was just looking for a little more input and I thought that the list of questions was spot on. Anyone remember this or can give me some ideas on what to ask? Thanks in advance.
Thanuir

07-21-07, 03:13 AM
Serious or homorous?
Railroad, sandbox or players' story?
Gritty or high heroism?
Black and white or shades of gray?

Things the players definitely don't want to see?
Things they won't play without?
Forfeit

07-21-07, 02:02 PM
There is a much bigger list. It must be in the next few pages of topics.

Edit: Found these ones:

http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=854352
http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=857269
Heros_Backpack

07-21-07, 02:28 PM
Or there's this list, originally posted by Oakspar77777 in his Lessons from DMing with my GF (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=471897) thread.


So, here are the questions I ask (and you might think of others):
All of the questions are ranged on a scale
1) Role Playing --- Mix --- Roll Playing (GF picked Role Playing, likely because it was the least rule intensive, making it the easiest to jump into cold)
2) High --- Mid --- Low Fantasy (Think high as Narnia, where animals talk and everything is exotic, mid more like classic D&D, and low being more like Robin Hood or King Autur) She picked Mid
3) High --- Mid --- Low Magic (She picked Mid)
4) High --- Mid --- Low Power (She picked High)
5) Dark --- Average --- Light Tone and Mood (She picked Light, so no "Night of the Living Dead" or Serial Killers in the Town, instead, more "rescue the child from the Ogres, who have not killed or molested it")
6) G --- PG --- R Rated descriptions and content (She picked PG13)


Is this what you're thinking of?