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<blockquote data-quote="Jack7" data-source="post: 5166098" data-attributes="member: 54707"><p>Weem, rather than giving specific game or adventure details I thought I'd just list or categorize a bunch of Theme Types and let you work out the specific game, adventure, and campaign details. Most of these campaign types it seems to me are self-explanatory. If not I included a little note.</p><p></p><p><strong>Historical Campaign </strong></p><p><strong>Alternative History Game</strong></p><p><strong>War or Wargame Campaign (Offensive Warfare)</strong></p><p><strong>Invasion Campaign (Defensive War)</strong></p><p><strong>Ethnic Cleansing Campaign (Genocide)</strong></p><p><strong>Quest Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Personal or Character Driven Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Psychological Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Thriller Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Criminal Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Law and Order Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Hunt Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Monster Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Geographic Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Political Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Mystery/Detection/Investigative Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Academic or Scholarly or Research Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Transferable Skills Campaign</strong> - relate game to real world interest of players</p><p><strong>Achievement Campaign</strong> - first one ever to do it, or one of few to ever do it</p><p><strong>Mythological Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Status (Kingmaker) Campaign</strong> - where one of more players seek power, status, wealth, or influence</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/257415-where-has-all-history-gone.html#post4822461" target="_blank">Legacy Campaign</a></strong> - fulfilling a personal or family legacy</p><p><strong>Heirloom Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Religious Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Ritual Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Occultic Campaign</strong> - hidden or secret knowledge</p><p><strong>Horror Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Diplomatic Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Agency Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Clash of Forces Campaign</strong> - clash between opposing groups, powers, interests, or parties</p><p><strong>Nemesis Campaign</strong> - campaign against your nemeses</p><p><strong>Illusion Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Magic or Change in the Nature of Magic Campaign</strong>, also called an <strong>Arcane Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Nature or Environmental Change Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Fate Campaign</strong> - one or more party members has a particular Fate to fulfill</p><p><strong>Scientific or Technological or Invention Campaign</strong>, also called a <strong>Progress Campaign</strong> - where some scientific, technological, magical (a new spell or device or artifact is created), or invented machine, device, artifact, or discovery threatens to fundamentally transform or alter the world</p><p><strong>Geographic Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Relical Campaign</strong> - involving some ancient and powerful relic, artifact, or ancient device</p><p><strong>Disaster or Catastrophe Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Discovery or Exploration Campaign</strong> - discovery of some new area of the world, or of some ancient yet unknown/little known section of the world</p><p><strong>Heroism and/or Self-Sacrifice Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>Disintegration Campaign</strong> - slow disintegration of a structure or system or government or a nation</p><p><strong>Rebirth or Renaissance Campaign</strong></p><p><strong>New Race or Species</strong> - discovery of a new race or species</p><p><strong>Weird Campaign</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jack7, post: 5166098, member: 54707"] Weem, rather than giving specific game or adventure details I thought I'd just list or categorize a bunch of Theme Types and let you work out the specific game, adventure, and campaign details. Most of these campaign types it seems to me are self-explanatory. If not I included a little note. [B]Historical Campaign Alternative History Game War or Wargame Campaign (Offensive Warfare) Invasion Campaign (Defensive War) Ethnic Cleansing Campaign (Genocide) Quest Campaign Personal or Character Driven Campaign Psychological Campaign Thriller Campaign Criminal Campaign Law and Order Campaign Hunt Campaign Monster Campaign Geographic Campaign Political Campaign Mystery/Detection/Investigative Campaign Academic or Scholarly or Research Campaign Transferable Skills Campaign[/B] - relate game to real world interest of players [B]Achievement Campaign[/B] - first one ever to do it, or one of few to ever do it [B]Mythological Campaign Status (Kingmaker) Campaign[/B] - where one of more players seek power, status, wealth, or influence [B][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/257415-where-has-all-history-gone.html#post4822461"]Legacy Campaign[/URL][/B] - fulfilling a personal or family legacy [B]Heirloom Campaign Religious Campaign[/B] [B]Ritual Campaign Occultic Campaign[/B] - hidden or secret knowledge [B]Horror Campaign Diplomatic Campaign Agency Campaign[/B] [B]Clash of Forces Campaign[/B] - clash between opposing groups, powers, interests, or parties [B]Nemesis Campaign[/B] - campaign against your nemeses [B]Illusion Campaign Magic or Change in the Nature of Magic Campaign[/B], also called an [B]Arcane Campaign[/B] [B]Nature or Environmental Change Campaign Fate Campaign[/B] - one or more party members has a particular Fate to fulfill [B]Scientific or Technological or Invention Campaign[/B], also called a [B]Progress Campaign[/B] - where some scientific, technological, magical (a new spell or device or artifact is created), or invented machine, device, artifact, or discovery threatens to fundamentally transform or alter the world [B]Geographic Campaign Relical Campaign[/B] - involving some ancient and powerful relic, artifact, or ancient device [B]Disaster or Catastrophe Campaign Discovery or Exploration Campaign[/B] - discovery of some new area of the world, or of some ancient yet unknown/little known section of the world [B]Heroism and/or Self-Sacrifice Campaign Disintegration Campaign[/B] - slow disintegration of a structure or system or government or a nation [B]Rebirth or Renaissance Campaign New Race or Species[/B] - discovery of a new race or species [B]Weird Campaign[/B] [/QUOTE]
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