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<blockquote data-quote="Stormtalon" data-source="post: 4725560" data-attributes="member: 5541"><p>Aye, Epic might be where I'm going to have to get really creative with Monsters, as it's going to deal with trying to stop and reverse a major attempt by the Far Realm to engulf a significant chunk of the world.</p><p></p><p>My mid-epic level titles, though (for amusement's sake):</p><p></p><p>24-25: An Elemental Concept</p><p>25-26: The Primordial Bargain</p><p>26-27: By Your Powers Combined....</p><p></p><p>Yes, those titles are just a form of shorthand for what I need to happen in each encounter set. So, at least for that section I'll be able to get by with mostly elementals. It's also going to be perhaps heavier on skill challenges than most, as it's going to revolve around recruiting/awakening/bargaining with a Primordial to gain aid in the fight against the Far Realm. It's going to be one of those, "Yes, we actually <em>are</em> this desperate...."</p><p></p><p>I did have a bit of an issue with figuring out how to manage the tier transitions, but in the end decided to make the 10-11 & 20-21 encounter sets into "Interludes" in which something <em>big</em> happens which sets up the next tier's worth of adventures. Those I'm definitely going to be putting extra effort into, as the events & NPCs I have planned for those two sets of encounters are what actually inspired the entire campaign.</p><p></p><p>Ideally, each tier should feel sorta like a trilogy of novels, with a kicker/twist at the end of each tier. This really is such a great structure to work within. Can't wait to start working on each level's encounter sets....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stormtalon, post: 4725560, member: 5541"] Aye, Epic might be where I'm going to have to get really creative with Monsters, as it's going to deal with trying to stop and reverse a major attempt by the Far Realm to engulf a significant chunk of the world. My mid-epic level titles, though (for amusement's sake): 24-25: An Elemental Concept 25-26: The Primordial Bargain 26-27: By Your Powers Combined.... Yes, those titles are just a form of shorthand for what I need to happen in each encounter set. So, at least for that section I'll be able to get by with mostly elementals. It's also going to be perhaps heavier on skill challenges than most, as it's going to revolve around recruiting/awakening/bargaining with a Primordial to gain aid in the fight against the Far Realm. It's going to be one of those, "Yes, we actually [i]are[/i] this desperate...." I did have a bit of an issue with figuring out how to manage the tier transitions, but in the end decided to make the 10-11 & 20-21 encounter sets into "Interludes" in which something [i]big[/i] happens which sets up the next tier's worth of adventures. Those I'm definitely going to be putting extra effort into, as the events & NPCs I have planned for those two sets of encounters are what actually inspired the entire campaign. Ideally, each tier should feel sorta like a trilogy of novels, with a kicker/twist at the end of each tier. This really is such a great structure to work within. Can't wait to start working on each level's encounter sets.... [/QUOTE]
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