Campaign Ideas

[Zankafen]

Hey everybody, I've been selected by my gaming group to GM out next campaign and I'm having a hard time coming up with ideas. I have the world figured out (we'll be playing in the World of Warcraft) but I'm not sure on what I want to do for my plot.

Any ideas?

 

[Ry]

What you need is Situation, maybe the Amusement Park method. Check this link:

http://rycanada.livejournal.com/613.html

 

[Ry]

Big questions: Who will the PCs be? When will the game be set? Where do you want to start?

 

[PoeticJustice]

If it's your first time DM'ing ever, I recommend using a published adventure. The Burning Plague is a great one, for instance: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/BurningPlague.pdf

 

[RangerWickett]

How long do you want the campaign to last? Do you want to do a lot of prep work yourself, or would you want to buy a prepackaged campaign?

 

[The Ubbergeek]

If it's your first time DM'ing ever, I recommend using a published adventure. The Burning Plague is a great one, for instance: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/BurningPlague.pdf

Nice... but where is thge map? o.o and is it 3,0, or 3,5?

 

[Zankafen]

Big questions: Who will the PCs be? When will the game be set? Where do you want to start?

The setting is the World of Warcraft, right after the end of the Third War. My PCs are a Shaman, a Warlock, a Hunter, a Rogue, a Warrior, and a Druid. I'm using the World of Warcraft campaign book from Sword and Sorcery. Most of the group is Alliance with the exception being the Warlock who is undead.

 

[Zankafen]

If it's your first time DM'ing ever, I recommend using a published adventure. The Burning Plague is a great one, for instance: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/BurningPlague.pdf

This isn't my first campaign but it is the first one in several years, and the players have a different style than the one I used to DM, they prefer role-playing for the most part so I'm looking for an interesting story.

 

[Zankafen]

Nice... but where is thge map? o.o and is it 3,0, or 3,5?

The map is Azeroth, as seen in the games, and the rule set is basically 3.5.

 

[Zankafen]

How long do you want the campaign to last? Do you want to do a lot of prep work yourself, or would you want to buy a prepackaged campaign?

I'm not entirely sure on how long I want the campaign to last, it depends on how long it takes the players to get to the level needed to finish it, I'll probably leave it up to them when they wish to face off against the Arch-villain. Probably at least level 15. The world isn't original, but I want the story line to be as original as possible. One of my players is very familiar with the world and is a very experienced player. One of the other players is moderately experienced and the rest are just about new to the game. I want to be able to throw curve-balls for the more experienced players and give the newer players a unique experience.