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<blockquote data-quote="Frozen DM" data-source="post: 4585077" data-attributes="member: 35841">I'm pretty sure that WOTC has the overall plot defined (at least at a high level). I'm not sure why they refuse to provide details for DMs who want to plan out a more structured campaign, and not be caught by surprise when certain events occur. In the latest adventure several NPCs rise to prominence in the story-line. They were mentioned in passing in previous adventures. Had the DMs known that before hand, it would have made it easier to foreshadow their importance. The one thing I've learned in my years as a DM is players do not react well to NPC's that show up just before they become important. For the players to really be involved, you need to lay down some groundwork. I'm really hoping WOTC eventally provides an overview of the campaign, because at this point I can't run the campaign for at least another year (until the last part is released). This isn't too bad since we're finishing off Age of Worms at the moment, but we'll be done that before the Scales of War AP is done, and I really don't feel like starting it without an idea of where it leads.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Frozen DM, post: 4585077, member: 35841"] I'm pretty sure that WOTC has the overall plot defined (at least at a high level). I'm not sure why they refuse to provide details for DMs who want to plan out a more structured campaign, and not be caught by surprise when certain events occur. In the latest adventure several NPCs rise to prominence in the story-line. They were mentioned in passing in previous adventures. Had the DMs known that before hand, it would have made it easier to foreshadow their importance. The one thing I've learned in my years as a DM is players do not react well to NPC's that show up just before they become important. For the players to really be involved, you need to lay down some groundwork. I'm really hoping WOTC eventally provides an overview of the campaign, because at this point I can't run the campaign for at least another year (until the last part is released). This isn't too bad since we're finishing off Age of Worms at the moment, but we'll be done that before the Scales of War AP is done, and I really don't feel like starting it without an idea of where it leads. [/QUOTE]

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