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Eearthsea_wizard reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General Kitchen sink setting or narrow genre focus for long-running campaigns (2,5,10+ years) with
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I've run campaigns for decades in the same world, many of them up to the highest level. I don't know why you think I'd run out of... -
Eearthsea_wizard replied to the thread D&D General Kitchen sink setting or narrow genre focus for long-running campaigns (2,5,10+ years).I think that's probably the truest answer underneath it all, coupled with DM investment in whatever the setting is. But kitchen sink vs...
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Eearthsea_wizard reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread D&D General Kitchen sink setting or narrow genre focus for long-running campaigns (2,5,10+ years) with Like.
@earthsea_wizard Fair enough, I get that you wanted to leave the question open for people to bring their own definitions. But even...
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Eearthsea_wizard replied to the thread D&D General Kitchen sink setting or narrow genre focus for long-running campaigns (2,5,10+ years).Sure, it was thin on purpose because each answer is going to be really subjective no matter how I spun the question. 1. Whatever...
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Eearthsea_wizard reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Kitchen sink setting or narrow genre focus for long-running campaigns (2,5,10+ years) with Like.
In my experience, whether a campaign is breadth-first or depth-first is not super important for campaign longevity. Instead, the two...
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Eearthsea_wizard reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Kitchen sink setting or narrow genre focus for long-running campaigns (2,5,10+ years) with Like.
Whichever. I’ve used FR, Exandria, Eberron, Ravenloft (Dread Metrol Domain) and now we are plane hopping all over the Multiverse...
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Eearthsea_wizard replied to the thread D&D General Kitchen sink setting or narrow genre focus for long-running campaigns (2,5,10+ years).Which setting?
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Eearthsea_wizard reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Kitchen sink setting or narrow genre focus for long-running campaigns (2,5,10+ years) with Like.
Not only kitchen sink, but lots of plane hopping and genre hopping for me. My campaigns typically last about 3 years.
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Eearthsea_wizard posted the thread D&D General Kitchen sink setting or narrow genre focus for long-running campaigns (2,5,10+ years) in *Dungeons & Dragons.Do you personally feel that one or the other lends itself to the health of a long-running campaign? Kitchen sink settings of course...
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Eearthsea_wizard reacted to greywulf's post in the thread What's the "Perfect" medieval setting? with Like.
I'd go for early Medieval with a heavy dash of Ars Magica and Ravenloft. Lots of political intrigue + superstition. Have people afraid...
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Eearthsea_wizard reacted to jmartkdr2's post in the thread D&D General Why Do You Prefer a Medieval Milieu For D&D? + with Like.
Think of the lengths Frank Herbert went to make sure there were still knife fights in the distant future. Or E. R. Burrows's need to...
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Eearthsea_wizard reacted to MGibster's post in the thread D&D General Why Do You Prefer a Medieval Milieu For D&D? + with Like.
I don't care for it myself because it feels like something we'd see on the Flintstones. In Eberron, I half expect that if I opened the...
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Eearthsea_wizard reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General Why wouldn't you run a Dark Sun game? with Like.
Pretty much the same here. Just not my favorite theme. Even more importantly, my players wouldn't care for it. Especially right now -...
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Eearthsea_wizard reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Why wouldn't you run a Dark Sun game? with Like.
Three key reasons. 1. Tone, not morality You've mentioned the moral element, but tonality is separate from morality. I have found Dark...
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Eearthsea_wizard replied to the thread D&D General Why wouldn't you run a Dark Sun game?.Interesting. Pulp sword and sorcery very much inspired Greyhawk, and arguably Known World, which you liked. If you aren't into any of...