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Session Design Diary - 12A
Posted 28th August 2009 at 11:40 PM by fba827
So the current group for this campaign is about to come to an end due to time and energy constraints on the part of the DM (me). I am hoping to have one to two more sessions (session 12 and 13), but then that leaves the question ...
I could drop not so subtle hints about where to go and just hope that the party goes there
Else, I could just let the party continue to go as they please (as they have been doing up until now) and just when I need to say "enough we need to stop" have a way/excuse to have the various bad guys come to them wherever they are.
Whatever way I go, I want the players to continue a sense of control (whether they really have control or I am just making them think they have it is irrelevant)... and I also don't want to do anything that seems forced/unnatural since I have made a conscious point of making sure any/all actions on the part of the 'bad guys' fits with their schemes and motivations and knowledge -- they wouldn't do something stupid like attacking the PCs for no reason.
To add in to the mix, I have a player who isn't able to attend, as well as a guest-player to fill out the party due to the one absence. So factoring in a 'clean' way to have one PC not participate and have another PC meet the party and have a reason to stick with them are other things I'll have to work in.
I have told the players to expect one to two more sessions, though in retrospect the way I phrased it has led some people are expecting the next session to be the last one -- which wouldn't be a bad thing either considering my grad school schedule ... So a lot to play by ear to see how fluid/unobtrusive I can make it, but still end on a high note!
I could bluntly direct them towards the secret hideout of the bad guys and have an epic fight with everyone they have been searching for ...
How to wrap up plots and the group in a limited time when using a very player-driven campaign style?
I could drop not so subtle hints about where to go and just hope that the party goes there
Else, I could just let the party continue to go as they please (as they have been doing up until now) and just when I need to say "enough we need to stop" have a way/excuse to have the various bad guys come to them wherever they are.
Whatever way I go, I want the players to continue a sense of control (whether they really have control or I am just making them think they have it is irrelevant)... and I also don't want to do anything that seems forced/unnatural since I have made a conscious point of making sure any/all actions on the part of the 'bad guys' fits with their schemes and motivations and knowledge -- they wouldn't do something stupid like attacking the PCs for no reason.
To add in to the mix, I have a player who isn't able to attend, as well as a guest-player to fill out the party due to the one absence. So factoring in a 'clean' way to have one PC not participate and have another PC meet the party and have a reason to stick with them are other things I'll have to work in.
I have told the players to expect one to two more sessions, though in retrospect the way I phrased it has led some people are expecting the next session to be the last one -- which wouldn't be a bad thing either considering my grad school schedule ... So a lot to play by ear to see how fluid/unobtrusive I can make it, but still end on a high note!
What have your "end of campaign AND end of group" sessions been like?
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