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Stormreach campaign

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#1
esuom
Sep 09, 2010 14:48:12 I wanted to start a 4.0 campaign taking place in Stormreach and Xendrik. I wanted to know if anyone has done one yet and I am looking for ideas to incorporate. I have the book and I'm looking through, I'm just mind blanking for ideas. I am a fairly new DM and this will be my first campaing using an actual book places and names. Any and all help please. Players will be starting at level 4, if anyone needs that. I'm just not sure how to run in a predesigned city with places and npcs. I know it sounds silly but I'm lost. Lol
Thanks all
#2
naturax
Sep 09, 2010 15:48:23 You've come to the right place!

My advice: have all of the PCs shanghaied by (sky) pirates. They don't need to know each other, but suddenly they'll be in very close quarters fighting for their very lives. It gives you a chance to introduce one faction at a time: first they meet the pirates, then they meet whoever they are stealing from / running from / etc. and eventually when they make their way back to Stormreach, they'll have a copule of allies/enemies that will link them to future plots.

Don't forget about House Lyrandar, the sahuaghin tribes, the native giants of Xen'drik, or the Riederan colonists.
#3
ski2060
Sep 09, 2010 16:48:16 I'm running a new campaign in Xen'drik/Stormreach. It's a blend of Indiana Jones and the Ring Trilogy. They are chasing some high power relics in Giant cities that are also being sought by several other factions.

There are a ton of things that PC's can run afoul of in Stormreach. All of the national factions, outcasts, Dragons, Dreaming Dark, you name it.
#4
esuom
Sep 09, 2010 17:44:32 How I was gonna start was having gem leave shard being new recruits in the military and theta re vein sent Herero a shared reason, they have both killed someone in there past and lied on ther recruitment papers so they are being kicked out. Although they are in good Standings the general is trying to help them escape before there secret is found out and sentenced to death. Now onthe way to stormreach they are attack by pirates you kill everyone on the military shop and thy are captured. The pirates take the chestfrom the boat before burning it and there are 2 letters one for them and one for the pcs. There's is a note saying this gold is a payoff from the general. The other note explains all this to the pcs. They are then told to swim to shore and that is then there first step on stormreach. I am thinking of having them meet Nalia fro
Dagowafss apothecary to rest and Hal and get cloths Ben thu will meet Lord Gerald Goodblade. He will give them small missions to get there gear and money. And also in the meantime set them up against the Bilgie rats gang there i the harbor. So I wanna start small and meet them All to the silly and crazy things that the harbor has to offer. But I can't think of an overall general idea for heroic tier.
I do like those ideas though thank you keep them coming.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 esuom Sep 09, 2010 14:48:12	I wanted to start a 4.0 campaign taking place in Stormreach and Xendrik. I wanted to know if anyone has done one yet and I am looking for ideas to incorporate. I have the book and I'm looking through, I'm just mind blanking for ideas. I am a fairly new DM and this will be my first campaing using an actual book places and names. Any and all help please. Players will be starting at level 4, if anyone needs that. I'm just not sure how to run in a predesigned city with places and npcs. I know it sounds silly but I'm lost. Lol Thanks all
#2 naturax Sep 09, 2010 15:48:23	You've come to the right place! My advice: have all of the PCs shanghaied by (sky) pirates. They don't need to know each other, but suddenly they'll be in very close quarters fighting for their very lives. It gives you a chance to introduce one faction at a time: first they meet the pirates, then they meet whoever they are stealing from / running from / etc. and eventually when they make their way back to Stormreach, they'll have a copule of allies/enemies that will link them to future plots. Don't forget about House Lyrandar, the sahuaghin tribes, the native giants of Xen'drik, or the Riederan colonists.
#3 ski2060 Sep 09, 2010 16:48:16	I'm running a new campaign in Xen'drik/Stormreach. It's a blend of Indiana Jones and the Ring Trilogy. They are chasing some high power relics in Giant cities that are also being sought by several other factions. There are a ton of things that PC's can run afoul of in Stormreach. All of the national factions, outcasts, Dragons, Dreaming Dark, you name it.
#4 esuom Sep 09, 2010 17:44:32	How I was gonna start was having gem leave shard being new recruits in the military and theta re vein sent Herero a shared reason, they have both killed someone in there past and lied on ther recruitment papers so they are being kicked out. Although they are in good Standings the general is trying to help them escape before there secret is found out and sentenced to death. Now onthe way to stormreach they are attack by pirates you kill everyone on the military shop and thy are captured. The pirates take the chestfrom the boat before burning it and there are 2 letters one for them and one for the pcs. There's is a note saying this gold is a payoff from the general. The other note explains all this to the pcs. They are then told to swim to shore and that is then there first step on stormreach. I am thinking of having them meet Nalia fro Dagowafss apothecary to rest and Hal and get cloths Ben thu will meet Lord Gerald Goodblade. He will give them small missions to get there gear and money. And also in the meantime set them up against the Bilgie rats gang there i the harbor. So I wanna start small and meet them All to the silly and crazy things that the harbor has to offer. But I can't think of an overall general idea for heroic tier. I do like those ideas though thank you keep them coming.