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<blockquote data-quote="Scrivener of Doom" data-source="post: 6183081" data-attributes="member: 87576"><p>We're currently in the middle of a campaign inspired by the <em>Neverwinter Campaign Setting</em>, or a at least a version of the <em>Neverwinter Campaign Setting</em> with anything inspired by a R A Salvatore novel expunged, that had Graz'zt as the BBEG.</p><p></p><p>The really great thing about the <em>Neverwinter Campaign Setting</em> is th<em>a</em>t the section of themes at the front is perfect for handing to players for them to read up on what character theme they might use and, as a result, what goals in Neverwinter their PCs might have. It is working really well for us. In the past I have always worked with the players to do something similar but, for some reasons, seeing it in print and also seeing it reflected in the character theme on their character sheet seems to exert a stronger hold over them than just simply including it in the PC's backstory.</p><p></p><p>One thing I try to do each session is make sure I "reward" each of the character themes. Obviously, sometimes one PC is more the star of the show than the others, but I make sure there's a nod or easter egg for each theme regardless.</p><p></p><p>As for <em>Night's Dark Terror</em>, my next campaign is inspired by that and the character creation session will begin with, "You hate drow and Zhents [as an analogue for the Iron Ring] and you're off to Shadowdale because both are there. Why do you hate them and which one do you hate most?" OK, that's a gross over-simplification but it's still essentially true and it will hopefully make the introductory adventure, which will proceed a more sandbox approach to the campaign, work that much better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scrivener of Doom, post: 6183081, member: 87576"] We're currently in the middle of a campaign inspired by the [I]Neverwinter Campaign Setting[/I], or a at least a version of the [I]Neverwinter Campaign Setting[/I] with anything inspired by a R A Salvatore novel expunged, that had Graz'zt as the BBEG. The really great thing about the [I]Neverwinter Campaign Setting[/I] is th[I]a[/I]t the section of themes at the front is perfect for handing to players for them to read up on what character theme they might use and, as a result, what goals in Neverwinter their PCs might have. It is working really well for us. In the past I have always worked with the players to do something similar but, for some reasons, seeing it in print and also seeing it reflected in the character theme on their character sheet seems to exert a stronger hold over them than just simply including it in the PC's backstory. One thing I try to do each session is make sure I "reward" each of the character themes. Obviously, sometimes one PC is more the star of the show than the others, but I make sure there's a nod or easter egg for each theme regardless. As for [I]Night's Dark Terror[/I], my next campaign is inspired by that and the character creation session will begin with, "You hate drow and Zhents [as an analogue for the Iron Ring] and you're off to Shadowdale because both are there. Why do you hate them and which one do you hate most?" OK, that's a gross over-simplification but it's still essentially true and it will hopefully make the introductory adventure, which will proceed a more sandbox approach to the campaign, work that much better. [/QUOTE]
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