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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gundark" data-source="post: 3419774" data-attributes="member: 6148">A while back (last week, havn't been present too much lately) there was a discussion about over-arching plots vs. self contained plots. I myself prefer to the over-arching plot method (currently running the AoW). The problem is that I NEVER can seem to come up with a decent idea (which is why I default to published stuff). So if I use published stuff what's my problem? Well we are on the downhill slide of the AoW (age of worms) and I'm looking for the next campaign. I know that there are some "campaigns in a box" out there (SC, STAP, mongoose stuff). However none of them are really grabbing me as something of interest. Shakled city is out cause some players own the hardcover. Savage tide, is well....I can't put my finger on it, I'm just not inspired by it. Mongoose's stuff well... If I did anything if would be the drow wars (switching drow for another race). Even still, I'm not sure about the Drow warsSo I wanna do my own. I thought I would tap the enworld population for over-arching plot ideas. Partly for me and also I've hung out here long enough to see that others suffer from this problem too. I'll start with something I have done in the past. Evil creature (wizard, commoner, figther, monster or whatever) has plagued the party from the start of the campaign. The BBEG is an artifact gatherer (prehaps the PCs have worked for him/her/it). These items have given the BBEG power over the campaign. It has come to the BBEG's attention of a manual that was stolen long ago from the gods. Servants of the gods pursued the thief and a fight ensued. The thief was slain and the book lost (gods IMC weren't all knowing). The BBEG came in possession of the book. The book gives details for a mortal to assend to godhood. IMC there were only so many "divine seats" to be had. If a mortal assended then he displaced an existing diety (who became mortal). Over the course of the campaign the PCs had to stop or disrupt the BBEG from ascending. The climax of the campaign was (or would have been as we never finished) fighting the BBEG when he was a "near deity".What are your big plot ideas?</blockquote>

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