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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr_Ruminahui" data-source="post: 5503904" data-attributes="member: 81104">If you are going to run a military based campaign, and are willing to look at third party materials, you may want to look at the Soldiers of Fortune book that is being sold by Kobold press.  You can find 2 related EN links here:<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-discussion/301784-soldiers-fortune.html" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-discussion/301784-soldiers-fortune.html</a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-discussion/302554-video-review-soldiers-fortune.html" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-discussion/302554-video-review-soldiers-fortune.html</a> I've ordered it (even if it doesn't fit my needs, its only 10 bucks, so given that it sounds really well made I thought it was worth the look), but haven't gotten my PDF yet.  I can comment further when I've got it in my grubby paws.  Personally, I really like the sound of what you are doing - it sounds like you've got a really good mix of letting the PCs feel like heroes while making it amply clear that there are things out there happening that are way out of their league (for now, anyway...).  If you can keep that balance, I think you;ll be able to get a flavourful campaign where player progression really feels like it means something within the game itself.  So, be sure to keep up with the stories/rumours of what is happening elsewhere - dire rituals, clashing titans/dragons/war machines, the wiping out of regiments with single spells, grand villains with interesting character quirks and vast powers... and I would present them as rumours, which you would then follow up with later on, confirming them (or not) as you go along to provide a nice sense of continuity to the setting and letting the players feel like they are really part of something. For literary inspiration, I recommend the Black Company books by Glen Beck (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Company" target="_blank">The Black Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a>) and the Malazan Book of the Fallen (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malazan_Book_of_the_Fallen" target="_blank">Malazan Book of the Fallen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a>), particularly the first 3 books or so in each series... both give very good portrayals of elite units that are outclassed by the forces around them and yet still make a difference - the former has particularly interesting characters (especially for the "villans"), while the second is great at communicating the epicness of those around.  However, both read rather more like modern special forces units than medieval ones... however, given the level of magic in most parties, that may be appropriate for the a D&D military campaign.</blockquote>

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