Campaign title [Archive] - Wizards Community

Campaign title [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
TmonsterD
07-28-03, 08:16 PM Okay, I've been working on a campaign/setting and I want to give it a name. I know that I don't want to refer to it with a place name or use the word "campaign", like "The Greyhawk Campaign" or some such. I'm trying to think of something that would be a suitable title for a book or series. The problem is that my brain has stalled and I can't come up with anything. And because I can't think of anything, it's going to become an itch I can't scratch that will drive me crazy.

Do any of you have original titles for your campaigns? Could you post them here, please? I'm hoping others will inspire me.

TD
Fixxxer
07-28-03, 09:52 PM Are you asking for a title for your campaign or for the world?

Either way, we're gonna need some background information.
Furion Thamior
07-28-03, 10:22 PM My campaign title is 'In the Shadow of Sol-Ra', although this means absolutely nothing, side from the fact that the setting happens 10000 years after the ancient empire Sol-Ra was destroyed, and now the world is but a shadow of the might of Sol-Ra. The world itself is called Marivar, but extraplanar creatures still call it Sol-Ra, since 10000 years isn't much for immortal beings.
Riznar
07-28-03, 10:26 PM My campaign names are as follows:

Divinity and Steel (Divine Casters VS Evil Technocrats)
Pirates! Arr!!! (Pirate game, players demanded it be called that)
Smooth Criminal (Thief game, very Ocean's Eleven, lots of fun)
Xeven the Mighty
07-28-03, 10:46 PM My last campaign had the twelve God Swords from Fred Saberhagen's The Complete Book of Swords so I called it "The Twelve".

My rule for campaign titles is K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid.)
BobtheMighty
07-28-03, 11:06 PM Topheth -- It's Hebrew (I think, if not hebrew, then another one of those Über-cool sounding biblical languages) for Valley of Slaughter.
devinmdp
07-28-03, 11:24 PM My Runequest campaign was called "The Word" as it revolved around a Word of Power.

My 9 year 2nd edition campaign was called "The Quest of the Gem" because it involved finding and using a gem to save the world.

My current 6 month 3 Ed campaign is called "The Riverine Campaign" because the PCs are employed by House Riverine, a merchant house of the Empire.

My suggestion to you is that you should have in a campaign a single campaign-spanning overarching storyline that is not present in every scenario but snakes in and out of stories from 1st level through high levels. Once you have such a storyline, then na,ing the campaign is easy. However, you don't want to name the campaign right away or you may give away secrets.

Devin

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
TmonsterD 07-28-03, 08:16 PM	Okay, I've been working on a campaign/setting and I want to give it a name. I know that I don't want to refer to it with a place name or use the word "campaign", like "The Greyhawk Campaign" or some such. I'm trying to think of something that would be a suitable title for a book or series. The problem is that my brain has stalled and I can't come up with anything. And because I can't think of anything, it's going to become an itch I can't scratch that will drive me crazy. Do any of you have original titles for your campaigns? Could you post them here, please? I'm hoping others will inspire me. TD
Fixxxer 07-28-03, 09:52 PM	Are you asking for a title for your campaign or for the world? Either way, we're gonna need some background information.
Furion Thamior 07-28-03, 10:22 PM	My campaign title is 'In the Shadow of Sol-Ra', although this means absolutely nothing, side from the fact that the setting happens 10000 years after the ancient empire Sol-Ra was destroyed, and now the world is but a shadow of the might of Sol-Ra. The world itself is called Marivar, but extraplanar creatures still call it Sol-Ra, since 10000 years isn't much for immortal beings.
Riznar 07-28-03, 10:26 PM	My campaign names are as follows: Divinity and Steel (Divine Casters VS Evil Technocrats) Pirates! Arr!!! (Pirate game, players demanded it be called that) Smooth Criminal (Thief game, very Ocean's Eleven, lots of fun)
Xeven the Mighty 07-28-03, 10:46 PM	My last campaign had the twelve God Swords from Fred Saberhagen's The Complete Book of Swords so I called it "The Twelve". My rule for campaign titles is K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid.)
BobtheMighty 07-28-03, 11:06 PM	Topheth -- It's Hebrew (I think, if not hebrew, then another one of those Über-cool sounding biblical languages) for Valley of Slaughter.
devinmdp 07-28-03, 11:24 PM	My Runequest campaign was called "The Word" as it revolved around a Word of Power. My 9 year 2nd edition campaign was called "The Quest of the Gem" because it involved finding and using a gem to save the world. My current 6 month 3 Ed campaign is called "The Riverine Campaign" because the PCs are employed by House Riverine, a merchant house of the Empire. My suggestion to you is that you should have in a campaign a single campaign-spanning overarching storyline that is not present in every scenario but snakes in and out of stories from 1st level through high levels. Once you have such a storyline, then na,ing the campaign is easy. However, you don't want to name the campaign right away or you may give away secrets. Devin