Campaign for a Paladin [Archive] - Wizards Community

Campaign for a Paladin [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Eagle Vision
08-17-04, 04:32 AM Okay, I am running a campaign for a paladim and need some help. The Paladin has NPC allies ( Cleric, Ranger and Celestial) Low level, and the campaign just started. I have figured out the main story will be somehting like: First, Paladin and allies go to help town. On the way, they get waylaid by raiders. They may kill the raiders, but anyway they will arrive and help the town. After that, they'll track down the raiders ( I hope... knowing my player though, they will) Then, when they finish off the raiders they will eventually return to town to become demon hunters. After that, I plan on running a few adventures on demons. I need help on the adventures, suggestions, Ideas and such.
Bait the Bard
08-17-04, 07:35 AM I don't have time for extensive ideas (which would probably take up to damn much space too), but I'll leave you with a link to the DM's Advice Thread (in my signature). It's a whole great bunch of reources. :)
Joe Khol
08-17-04, 07:42 AM I find that a single thread running through a campaign is a good way to keep things moving. Some ultimate enemy linked to many of the things (but not everything) the party encounters. The find letters with just a name, initial or symbol which they hear later somewhere apparently unconnected.

Maybe the raiders were being paid by cultists to try to clear the town which is built on some ancient site of evil power, where they want to carry out a great ritual to summon their master (some great daemon or minor god). Now the party has got in the way the cultists have to try to deal with them (with a whole variety or tricks, red-herrings or direct attacks). Bring in a couple of side quests which have nothing to do with this (though maybe the appear to at first). Build up to a big finish where the cultists launch a final desperate attack on the village which the party have to hold off until the moment the ritual has to be carried out has passed.

Mmm, not bad for an idea off the top of my head.
TeenageGodDM
08-17-04, 01:36 PM The previous idea is very good, and it leads me to think of another idea.

Same kind of thing, but opposite direction. The raiders and demons are attacking the town because they know the ancient ritual of binding takes place there at X Day, which is approaching soon. The local town fears that they will not survive to the date of the ritual, and so the PC's are recruited to guard the clerics/preists as they complete the ritual, leading to a climactic battle in the midst of a giant magic circle when the Demon leader comes to solve this himself.
Silimaure
08-17-04, 02:56 PM I would suggest you picking up the Book of Exalted Deeds, and sharing it with the paladin character. It provides guidelines on how to be good, what not to do, and some nice feats to take.
Eagle Vision
08-18-04, 04:07 AM Thanks to everyone who posted, sadly I am lacking a BoED. Thanks, could anyone add anything?

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Eagle Vision 08-17-04, 04:32 AM	Okay, I am running a campaign for a paladim and need some help. The Paladin has NPC allies ( Cleric, Ranger and Celestial) Low level, and the campaign just started. I have figured out the main story will be somehting like: First, Paladin and allies go to help town. On the way, they get waylaid by raiders. They may kill the raiders, but anyway they will arrive and help the town. After that, they'll track down the raiders ( I hope... knowing my player though, they will) Then, when they finish off the raiders they will eventually return to town to become demon hunters. After that, I plan on running a few adventures on demons. I need help on the adventures, suggestions, Ideas and such.
Bait the Bard 08-17-04, 07:35 AM	I don't have time for extensive ideas (which would probably take up to damn much space too), but I'll leave you with a link to the DM's Advice Thread (in my signature). It's a whole great bunch of reources. :)
Joe Khol 08-17-04, 07:42 AM	I find that a single thread running through a campaign is a good way to keep things moving. Some ultimate enemy linked to many of the things (but not everything) the party encounters. The find letters with just a name, initial or symbol which they hear later somewhere apparently unconnected. Maybe the raiders were being paid by cultists to try to clear the town which is built on some ancient site of evil power, where they want to carry out a great ritual to summon their master (some great daemon or minor god). Now the party has got in the way the cultists have to try to deal with them (with a whole variety or tricks, red-herrings or direct attacks). Bring in a couple of side quests which have nothing to do with this (though maybe the appear to at first). Build up to a big finish where the cultists launch a final desperate attack on the village which the party have to hold off until the moment the ritual has to be carried out has passed. Mmm, not bad for an idea off the top of my head.
TeenageGodDM 08-17-04, 01:36 PM	The previous idea is very good, and it leads me to think of another idea. Same kind of thing, but opposite direction. The raiders and demons are attacking the town because they know the ancient ritual of binding takes place there at X Day, which is approaching soon. The local town fears that they will not survive to the date of the ritual, and so the PC's are recruited to guard the clerics/preists as they complete the ritual, leading to a climactic battle in the midst of a giant magic circle when the Demon leader comes to solve this himself.
Silimaure 08-17-04, 02:56 PM	I would suggest you picking up the Book of Exalted Deeds, and sharing it with the paladin character. It provides guidelines on how to be good, what not to do, and some nice feats to take.
Eagle Vision 08-18-04, 04:07 AM	Thanks to everyone who posted, sadly I am lacking a BoED. Thanks, could anyone add anything?