Alright! So I got to run this campaign this weekend for a good two and a half sessions in person. It went great. In fact, it went so great, that I'm going to actually write this as a campaign to put on the DM Guild when it's finished. It's a pretty big one, but I think it'll be awesome!
What I've decided to do with it is include all my favorite things about DND that never get played with, so the bosses will be way over your head, and hordes of creatures will be coming at you. If you die, you become a greater undead (like a Death Knight or something like that), and are now a bad guy working against the rest (and I'll actually start a Evil Thread for those people).
I'm actually going to start you at level 6, not level 1. If I start you at level 1, you won't make it past the first encounter.
Also, I will be including a buttload of magical items, many of which will be legendary. Because let's face it, a level 6 party should not beat what I have in store for you. You will still have to earn said items, but they will help to even the playing field just a little.
Word to the wise, people always say Champion Fighters are the weakest form of Fighter, but give them a Vorpal Sword, and all of a sudden that 19 crit becomes EPIC. This weekend, my brother decapitated a Dracolich on his first hit. And when it reformed in a new body later, he did it again...and he had disadvantage. He rolled a 19, and then a 20. Crit either way. Decapitated on first hit. And he was level 7.
So basically, if you play the game right, you could be equipped with the best weapons and items in the game. I will be including artifacts. I will be including Sentient Weapons. And they will be tailored to your character's strengths.
The point of this game is not treasure hunting. It is fighting back the Undead Apocalypse and helping to rebuild civilization. But, instead of earning Rare loot, then Very Rare, then when you get high enough getting Legendary, we're just going to skip the middle man and let you get the good stuff.
But you will have to earn it. It's possible to do what the group this weekend did, and grab all of it on the first adventure, which helps tremendously on the rest, but it's going to be hard as crap to actually do.
Also, those two characters look great so far. Update them to level 6, and let's see if we can get a few more people! The more join, the more likely you'll survive!
